Tourist interview: “My modular is a nightmare; I just end up wasting time and spending money”

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British electronic artist Will Phillips - better known as Tourist - has just released his gorgeous new album Memory Morning, which takes his dreamlike brand of sample-heavy electronica to new creative heights inspired by shoegaze and psychedelic music.
We sat down with Phillips in his London studio to talk about sample sourcing, his creative approach and why he swears by his 'holy trinity' of synths.
Tourist - Memory Morning is out now via Monday Records
www.touristmusic.com/
In this video:
00:00:11 - Tell us about your studio
00:02:11 - Favourite 3 synths
00:04:51 - Favourite synth plugins
00:06:10 - Favourite effect plugins
00:08:13 - Dream gear
00:10:06 - How do you start a track?
00:11:35 - Sourcing samples for Memory Morning
00:15:46 - Hardware vs software samplers
00:18:34 - Using the OP-1
00:19:30 - Creating ambience and atmosphere
00:20:59 - Experimenting with new techniques
00:22:51 - Advice for producers...

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@jumpstar9000 Месяц назад

That was fun. It's always great listening to people who follow their own path.

@PanopticMotion Месяц назад

I love hearing a musician emphasize the simplicity of "one button, one function"! It seems like many artists keep modular synths around more for their aesthetic appeal than for actually using them. They make fantastic background props, don't they?

@DroptekOfficial Месяц назад

Modular can be one button per function also. Modular just isn’t as efficient during the writing process as synths with presets or soft synths. You have to have your modular workflow nailed to use it during a production session effectively without wasting time. You can also do sound design sessions separately and record to audio creating samples to use in future productions. Really it all comes down to workflow but I don’t think anyone’s spending that amount of money just because it looks cool

@Daumat_ 27 дней назад

This is so inspiring, love the new album

@Taetro Месяц назад

what a breath of fresh air in a sea of videos where the artists have walls of modular/synths

@devondetroit2529 Месяц назад

This channel is killing it!

@magneticmonopole7824 Месяц назад

I like this guy.

@aestheticsignificance Месяц назад

I started using modular when I replaced my oscillators with samplers, now for me modulars are just fxs and samples and I'm happy enough

@joooooooooooe Месяц назад

honestly. its ironic that the daw can reproduce so many signature analog sounds and with better reproducibility, but where modular shines is in the digital realm where complexity and exploration are key

@LocaliLLocano Месяц назад

I got into Buchla 208c and the card expanders. That’s the most modular thing I have. I’m limited to that setup and can write grooves, leads, basslines, etc. I am thinking about getting into VCV rack and sequencing it with an Oxi One

@RufusRoss Месяц назад

This was really good. Thank you

@Winterdagen Месяц назад

I love this so much! Love the naming of the samples, so cool to dive into the original tracks.

@ryan.9023 Месяц назад

Love this artist. Cool spotlight!

@darwiniandude Месяц назад

Great interview. Hadn’t heard of Tourist before… fired up some tracks. Good stuff! Interesting that earlier on in the interview he talks about converting synth/soft synth midi tracks to audio, then deleting the midi from the project. Chopping the audio, reversing, adding effects. Maybe putting it back in a sampler - this is the exact workflow of the OP-1 / OP-1 Field - so it makes sense he gets on well with that. You can have the assistance of a midi part at the start, but then it’s all audio. I’ve really enjoyed that way of working on mine.

@PacifierMusic Месяц назад

Great video! A Moog, A Prophet, A 106. I would say that I really can’t do without my Poly Evolver. The 106 is non-negotiable for me

@mmckmusic 8 дней назад

Great piece, thanks

@hearmenow909 Месяц назад

Tourist - Memory Morning is brilliant, pure vibes.

@3str Месяц назад

This all makes a hell lot of sense. Tipping my hat!

@jorisvoorndj Месяц назад

Same here for my 106, 350,- euro in 2001. Tourist, amazing music, big fan!

@rascalbootleg 26 дней назад

Just been to the Nottingham gig and he's literally just answered most questions I had. Would do anything to hear a breakdown of We Stayed Up All Night

@songar06 Месяц назад

Those three synths are a good choice to cover analogue needs. I would maybe miss an arp 2600 or a KORG ms-20?

@g3cd Месяц назад

Or some drum machine? Or a 303?

@djcuvcuv Месяц назад

brilliant!

@hugocaldeiravinagre Месяц назад

The Chemical Brothers' track where it sounds like they have sampled the Beatles is "Setting Sun". It's not really a sample, they just copied the beat from "tomorrow never knows" by the Beatles. but since he was talking about folk psychedelia, it sounded to me like that he meant "where do i beguin" from "dig your own hole"

@phillipreece4437 17 дней назад

Can anyone help me here? He talks about using the arpegiattor in Logic and setting it to Random notes. How is this done? Can't figure out a way to do it. Thanks so much for your help in advance!

@user-Red5hield-exp0ser 25 дней назад

I find it interesting that you have no acoustic treating. You must take regular breaks due to ear fatigue

@BlackMan614 Месяц назад

A Matriarch isn't a knob per function? Though he does have a point with minimalist setup. Would like to know what is in his rack, tho.

@Johanthegnarler Месяц назад

I'd consider it knob per function lol. Super dead simple synth to use and patch

@dinsfire8489 Месяц назад

I'd guess the patch points on the matriarch would complicate things if you're just going for a truly minimalist setup. Idk

@RoyChartier Месяц назад

OB-Xa, Prophet 5, and Jupiter 8.

@dinsfire8489 Месяц назад

Solid trio m8

@5etz3r Месяц назад

I don't care how hip and trendy it is right now to have super compact devices are with shift functions and touch screens that do a lot with so little. I will ALWAYS be a one knob per function guy. Give me a big bloated giant interface and charge me an arm and a leg for it, and I'll buy it. And don't even get me started on phone companion apps, I have zero of these, and I will continue to never get involved in this aspect of music technology.