Spag Heddy has been a frontrunner and innovator inside the bass music scene for over a decade, and now the Dutch-born and Barcelona residing producer is embarking on his subsequent musical chapter due to The Noodle Impact, the artist’s model new album that marks a major departure from the kind of bass music we’re used to listening to from Spag Heddy. With a fusion of experimental parts and complicated sound design, the spectacular LP takes Spag Heddy’s signature sound to new heights, pushing boundaries and introducing longtime and new followers alike to an entire new facet of Spag Heddy’s artistry. On this RTT unique interview, we delve into the producer’s inspiration behind the album in addition to his inventive course of and what it means to make timeless music. Stream The Noodle Impact by way of Spotify under and be sure you catch Spag Heddy enjoying at a metropolis close to you.
Are you able to speak concerning the inspiration behind your debut album, “The Noodle Impact,” and the way it represents a departure out of your earlier headbanging dubstep fashion?
I don’t suppose I’ll ever cease making headbanging music, however yeah with the album I positively needed to take a step apart and present the world what else I’ve bought occurring in my head lately. I bought the thought for the album about 5 years in the past. It was the time my spouse and I deliberate to begin a household and it put issues into a brand new perspective for me. I used to be additionally at some extent in my profession the place issues had been fairly steady and I had the time and alternative to do one thing else than simply quick paced dropping EPs and singles. Shelf time of releases is brief (and getting shorter) and I felt the will to make one thing else, one thing that lasts longer.
You point out eager to showcase a wider vary of music genres with this album. May you elaborate extra on the completely different genres or kinds utilized in “The Noodle Impact”?
There are a variety of tracks that don’t revolve round heavy basses, not like my traditional releases. It’s nothing excessive however I went for a number of completely different tempos, centered on melody/vibe, and labored with vocalists. No groundbreaking stuff in any respect but it surely’s very seemingly most individuals in my fanbase didn’t see that coming.
A few of the tracks on the album have been years within the making, whereas others are model new. How did you method the mixing of older and newer productions to create a cohesive physique of labor?
Properly, there have been many extra tracks that I made and would have favored to placed on the album however since there have been so many I needed to make a choice, and with the track selection and observe order I feel it actually got here collectively as an album. I attempted discovering a stream within the tracklist that may present selection and distinction between songs, however type
of have the identical total really feel. This course of took some time however was maybe a very powerful to make a cohesive physique of labor. The older tracks proved particularly troublesome as a result of my manufacturing strategies and high quality have modified/improved through the years.
You talked about rediscovering your love and motivation to create melodic and timeless music by means of this venture. Are you able to talk about the inventive course of and challenges you encountered whereas exploring these new musical instructions?
I’m not gonna lie it’s fairly robust for me making ‘drops’ with out basslines. My entire profession took off for an enormous half due to my wobble basses and distorted high-pitched screech leads. Wobble basses are just like the vocalists of dubstep music and that’s been my go-to approach for a very long time. It’s refreshing to not have to fret about how heavy a drop influence is although. However this was simpler mentioned than finished, for me. I feel what made me accomplish it was by mentally taking a step away from the EDM scene, not serious about dance flooring and crowd reactions, and simply making what I wanna make in that second.
The album’s title, “The Noodle Impact,” has a twin that means associated to your creative model and the idea of turning into timeless. May you delve deeper into the symbolism behind this title and the way it displays your progress as an artist?
Being timeless means to be remembered. I feel I used to be on a path of simply making music that was momentary, made for a brief influence, moderately than making one thing that actually meant one thing and had soul. If you ask my fanbase what songs they get pleasure from most, an enormous group will point out outdated track titles, which is comprehensible as a result of there’s some nostalgia for the early days of dubstep concerned, however nonetheless, it makes an enormous impression on me, and I noticed that ultimately that’s what issues essentially the most; to be remembered. If I’m gonna make music I wanna make music that to start with I get pleasure from, but in addition hopefully leaves a mark on the earth.
INTERVIEW: Spag Heddy Talks Inspiration Behind New “The Noodle Impact” Album, Creativity & Making Timeless Music
