How Richard layered feedback loops for the outro of Our Acid House

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Our Acid House is the emotive final track of the album, inspired by the death of Andrew Weatherall. Richard also wanted to create a transitional ending. “I knew I was going straight into recording a Death In Vegas album after this, so I wanted something that felt like passing the baton from one project to the other.” He achieved this by creating an epic build of heavily processed feedback.

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It starts with a pad-like sound from Roland Juno. “The actual sound started as a synth line. I reamped it through my [Vox] AC30. I used two Neumanns to stereo mic the amp,” Richard explains. “I think I used a Hiwatt Fuzz pedal and the Sansamp. The great thing about those pedals is that you can get a bit more control over the distortion.”

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Richard then layers up the distorted feedback with a second, modulated version. “I have a tremolo version on top of the feedback. That tremolo was done in the box. It’s then going to the Effectron and Lexicon.”

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Richard then processes it further still. “You can hear the Marshall Time Modulator, bringing that metallic element to the sound.” By adding multiple layers and reprocessing, Richard builds a My Bloody Valentine-like wall of noise. “It’s just a case of reprocessing again and again and building up and up.”