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First, the kick drum hits all coincide with a staccato blast of bass from the pump organ — a technique I picked up from Louis Cole, an incredible drummer who uses his left hand on a keyboard to play basslines in sync with his kickdrum. The snarly bass begged for crash cymbals, which screamed for icy piano… and the song sort of accidentally wound up with a tacky Nu Metal breakdown in the middle. And that trashy china-esq crash cymbal that keeps coming in and out (at double duration each time — eighth notes, then quarter, half, whole, breve) sits perfectly in the mix.

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