Hey I’ve had too much coffee. References are a useful tool and sometimes the only way we can communicate abstract aesthetic ideas. But context is king and each sonic universe should have its own set of internal natural laws or physics that emerge from the vocalist and from the song—and we should do our best to respect and follow through on those “laws” (which real are just externalizations of our own true reactions, instincts and gut feelings). Try thinking about the wholistic energy of the record and makes changes based on listening to the work you’ve already done and coming up with a path forward. Don’t try and Frankenstein a hodgepodge of “referenced” sounds tougher and call it a record —and #fuckthesnaresound —in other words don’t use references as a way to give up on making your own record and doing the hard work of discovering your own sound. BAUM 💙💙💙♾♾♾ [Edit for clarification: I’m not saying don’t use references. I hoped that was clear but I went pretty hard on em today. We loved our references. This is a post about the potential pitfalls of over relying on them]

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