Fl-fl-fl-fl-flex!

I'm pretty openly a post-punk, new wave kid, as well as a fan of well aged cheese. This morning I found this Sound on Sound article about the recording of Duran Duran's hit "The Reflex", which seems to fit both bills!

The track was originally set for production by Ian Little, who was replaced by (then kind of rehired by) the late Alex Sadkin. It was then remixed famously by Nile Rodgers, which gave the band the huge hit it would become (which also started my ridiculous obsession with them).

My favorite part of this particular article talks about Raphael DeJesus creating some pretty cool percussion instruments on the fly. I won't ruin it for you...but vegetables may be involved.

It's just a big lesson in why it's best to keep an open mind to any possible method. It's the end result that you're going for, and it doesn't always matter what hot new piece of gear you're using to create it. That's not going to be what your listeners remember. The song is, if you do your job right.

And just for fun...