Coldplay’s Will Champion is experimenting with dance beats as the band resume work on their fifth album, they have revealed.
The dummer has turned up with a new drum machine and working on tunes with colossal speeds, the band’s online blog reveals.
Also on the agenda is a sexy funk sound, while the band are all weighing in on backing vocals during the sessions, rather than Champion as was the case in the earlier days.
The band’s blog writer, “Roadie 42” says: “Will has a new toy for drum programming which has sent him on a beat-making odyssey. He rolls up today with a new idea and announces cheerfully to all that, ‘It's in seven four time and it's 168 bpm’. For those of you less versed in music theory, ‘Seven four time’ means that when he kicks off the drum machine, everyone spends a lot of time asking, ‘Where's the one?’. Meanwhile, ‘168 bpm’ means that everyone is getting confused very quickly..
“Slowly, from the chaos comes great beauty. The concentration of feeling the beat has forced everyone to play in an open and simple manner. Before long, a gentle and chilled piece builds up with an utterly joyous feel. It's a great kick-start to the week. Layers of vocals are added until it becomes a rich, complex weave.”
He adds: “The afternoon continues with the most filthy funk I've heard from these guys. Jonny, in particular, has coaxed a sound from the Moog synth that borders on the obscene."
The band are once again working with Brian Eno who called the shots on Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends. Roadie 42 observes of the band: “They're all standing together around one mic about five feet to my right. I remember back at the start of the X&Y tour when the idea of anyone but Will doing backing vocals was very strange indeed (not least to Guy and Jonny!). Now they're a very tight and rich vocal group. Doubtless Brian is very proud...”
1:27 PM | 29/04/2009
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just incase people started to forgot that they're the worlds best Radiohead copycats, they've decided now is probably time to start imitating Kid A, so they can appear "far out"
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