Marissa M. Conner 
Sometimes the best music doesn’t just come from guitars, basses, drums, etc. There are cases where the coolest sounds that make or break a track come from everyday objects, stranger voices and more.
Recording technology has come a long way since the good old days, where if you wanted strange sound you had to do it yourself, like when Judas Priest broken bottles for “Break the law. “
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With the ability to record anything anywhere and scroll through endless lists of weird sound samples online, it’s safe to say that your favorite alternative artists have used this to their advantage. Often they are modified in such a way that the sample lives in a world apart where it is more difficult to identify.
Now listen carefully to the songs below and see if you can hear the weird sounds these 10 artists used to complement their songs.
“bury a friend” – Billie Eilish
As a producer for his own projects as well as his sister Billie Eilish, FINNEAS is always on the lookout for unusual sounds that other music makers might not consider. When he appeared to Tonight’s Show with Jimmy Fallon, he explained how the two have Invisalign sets and often have to go for checkups at the dentist. One day, Eilish came home after recording the dentist’s burr she used on her appointment, and FINNEAS added it straight to the song. This high-pitched sound will transport you to the dentist’s office, and you may never hear this song the same way again. At the very least, it will remind you to use dental floss better.
“Tears” – Bring me the horizon
Bring me the horizonthe last album of, POST HUMAN: SURVIVAL HORROR, was full of amazing guests such as BABYMETAL and Nova twins. However, did you know that “Teardrops” also has a special guest? The elephant sounds were used as the sound signature of the song. You can see Oli Sykes to TIC Tac looking for sounds that he finally convinced Jordan Fish to use on the final track.
“Uma Thurman” – Fall Out Boy
If you’re a younger person who hasn’t experienced TV before cable and streaming, you might not have noticed that Fall out Boy‘Uma Thurman’ extracts theme song from The Munsters. Yes, straight from the 60s, the pop line that gives the song nostalgic and seaside vibes comes from this famous television show. It’s by no means a hidden sound, but Gen Z and Millennials may not have been familiar with this fun fact.
“System Blower” – Death Grips
Grips of Death are known for their aggressive and experimental music that is unlike anything else on the stage. In this particular track, they sampled Venus and Serena Williams playing a tennis match and growling, and they also sampled Vancouver sky train. You can hear the growls around the 58 second mark and train throughout the song.
“Saturnz Barz” – Gorillaz
It is a known fact that Gorillaz are not at all afraid to experiment with new sounds, and this certainly applies to “Saturnz Barz”. For this intergalactic song, they appropriately sample a children’s science toy, especially a interactive planetarium. When you hear the words “Press the button to start” at the beginning, it’s just a planetarium toy talking directly to you.
“Soap” – Mélanie Martinez
Melanie Martinez didn’t just add fun synth sounds to the background of his vulnerable pop song. Her the producers actually inserted a mixture of sounds in the song that mimicked the bursting of soap bubbles to keep it as true to its title as possible.
“Voldemort” – With Confidence
With confidenceThe most streamed song on Spotify uses the sound of celebration and chatter to bring it to a close. While some may think this is just the excited band in the studio after a good recording session, this is actually a sample of the sounds of a bar frequented by the band. In a meeting, they shared that they wanted “happy and carefree” sounds for “Voldemort”. This is exactly what they found in Sydney, at Frank’s in Australia, where they brought a microphone and sat in a booth to record the ambient noise of the bartenders having fun.
“Snap!” – AJR
AJR are known for their larger-than-life performances, their use of extraordinary trumpet sounds, and their intuitive blend of technology and music. However, did you know that this fraternal trio is obsessed with the voice you hear on the New York subway? So much so that they actually contacted the man who did the voiceover for “Stay away from closing doors, please” and asked him to use his voice over. their song. In “Bang! “, The recurring lines” Here we go “and” Metronome “are, you guessed it, the voice of”the metro guy. “It turns out that he was already a pretty big fan of AJR.
“Space dementia” – Muse
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Muse are sound giants who love synths and heavy basslines. They certainly aren’t afraid to push the boundaries of rock music as we know it. In “Space Dementia” by Origin of symmetry, the group experimented with new sounds by incorporating Matt Bellamythe pants of zipper in the mix. If you listen closely around 5:32, you can hear the repeating top-to-bottom sounds of a zipper at the climax of the song.
Biffy Clyro – “The Wolves of Winter”
Biffy Clyro maybe pure rock, but beneath those melodic guitars and booming basslines they recorded a myriad of sounds right outside their doors and windows for ‘Wolves Of Winter’. Ellipse. They shared how the introduction came from a recording of crickets singing outside and even LA couples fighting on the street. Inspiration can really come from anywhere and everywhere, right?
