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Matt Mullen

“It’s my favourite synth ever, but it takes a few days to program”: Jamie xx on the ultra-rare vintage synthesizer that shaped the sound of some of his biggest hits

Jamie xx has appeared on the Tape Notes podcast to break down the songwriting and production behind three tracks from In Waves, a follow-up to 2015’s Grammy-nominated In Colour released late last year.

Digging into the gear and techniques behind Breather, a standout cut from the recently released project, Jamie revealed the synthesizer that he considers his all-time favourite, an ultra-rare vintage instrument that has featured on both Breather and Gosh, one of the producer’s most popular tracks: the Oberheim EVS-1 Eight Voice.

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