In a city spanning episode, John catches up with Friendly Fires along with super star producer Mark Ralph (Tom Walker, Clean Bandit, Years & Years) at Iguana Studios and Mark’s Studio, Club Ralph, to talk about how they recorded and produced the album 'Inflorescent'. The boys explore everything from what survived in the demos recorded in Ed’s mum’s house, to how blending recording techniques with synths and drum machines helped them create their joyful blend of house and funk. Hear how tracking each individual drum and ‘talent boosting’ your own performances is never a bad thing, and how Rick Astley and Barry White left their mark the record. Tracks discussed: Love Like Waves, Can’t Wait Forever, Almost Midnight  LINKS TO EVERYTHING TAPE NOTES https://linktr.ee/tapenotes Listen to 'Inflorescent' here.'Inflorescent' - Friendly Fires, Polydor Records, Universal Music Operations LimitedIntro Music - Sunshine Buddy, Laurel Collective  GEAR MENTIONS ARP OdysseyARP 2600CodeKnobs Prophet Editor SoftwareColes 4038 Ribbon MicElectro-Voice RE20Kemper Profiler RackKorg MS-20Moog Model DOberheim DMX Drum MachinePeavey T-40 BassRob Papen Sub Boom Bass PluginRoland JD-800Roland TR-808Roland TR-09 Roland TR-909Roland SH-101Roland Juno 60Scaler PluginSequential Prophet 6Sequential Prophet 5Sennheiser MD-421Sherman Rodec Restyler FilterSimmons Drum MachineSpectrasonics OmnisphereSSLXfer CthulhuLogic Pro OUR GEARhttps://linktr.ee/tapenotes_ourgear  HELP SUPPORT THE SHOWIf you'd like to help support the show you can donate as little or as much as you'd like here, (we really appreciate your contributions): Donate Follow us on Social Media to keep up to date with the latest episodes and submit questions:InstagramFacebookTwitter Visit our website to join our mailing list: www.tapenotes.co.uk