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Post subject: Message from Jeff - How album ULLA was created Posted: Sat May 28, 2005 12:57 pm |
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Tripod King |
Joined: Thu Jan 13, 2005 9:30 am Posts: 300
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Over the years, many have asked about how the sound of 'ULLA' was created for the album. Yesterday I put the question to Jeff who promtly replied.
Many thanks goes to Jeff for taking the time out from his busy schedule to answer this question for us.
Morning Jonathan
The ULLA was performed by Jo Partridge, one of the two guitarists from TWOTW recordings.
The ULLAs were notated with accompanying chords from my original composition which JP then played through a tube inserted into his mouth. The notes are 'mouthed' into the tube (more commonly known as a voice box) and connected and played on his electric guitar at the same time. The 'sound' of the ULLA's was a combination of this device and JP's performance, coupled with the tuning on the guitar itself and the processing of that sound by the engineer in the control room both at the time of the recording, and final 'tweaking' when we mixed the track.
Separate from my role as composer, I was the producer and the performance part was guided by me from the control room until we achieved what became the end result. There were essentially 2 types of ULLA's. One at the point of 'triumph or most powerful' by the Martians in the earlier part of the recordings (because of the story itself telling the listener how the Martians were at that point terrorizing the Earth), or, again from the story POV, when the Maritans are dying in Dead London.
The difference between the two ULLAs is in 'triumph/power' mode there were more notes performed in overdub mode to create a wider and fatter sound as well as the fact that the ULLA's in the composition (the lead line) are accompanying are much faster tempo/rhythm.
The ULLA's in Dead London are playing less notes in the chords to give a more open and haunting quality and it is a much slower 'hypnotic' tempo and composition to give the deathlike mood of the story. The chords to the composition are also different which adds to the change of atmosphere these ULLA's give.
As a point of interest, Peter Frampton is given credit in being the first guitarist to popularize the 'voice box'. It is a very versatile 'gizmo' as it can be used in most, if not all styles of guitar performance. I'm not sure how popular it is today as technology has moved on so much that there are numerous other 'effects' available. Jo Partridge played it on TWOTW and in an interview he did some years ago, he too 'tips his hat' in recognition of Peter Frampton's popularizing of the voice box.
Hope this explanation helps.
Best wishes as always
Jeff
H_C
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Lonesome Crow
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Post subject: Posted: Sat May 28, 2005 7:41 pm |
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Martian War Lord |
Joined: Mon Jan 17, 2005 10:31 pm Posts: 3365 Location: N.Humberside.UK
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Post subject: Posted: Wed Jun 01, 2005 2:40 pm |
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Martian War Lord |
Joined: Sun Feb 13, 2005 10:00 pm Posts: 2870 Location: Liverpool, UK
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great stuff. be interesting to hear what the new ullas for the film will sound like. and how they will be created.
Bah bah black sheap April diamond spheres, Rigsby, Rigsby, Eight sided Pears.
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