Nia Archives' "Vertical" Uses Synth Production to Evoke a London Winter Night
By
Margaret Farrell
A respectable bake. You'd come back tomorrow for another.
Summary
Nia Archives discusses her new single "Vertical," the third track from her upcoming album Emotional Junglist. The article explores how she uses production techniques—specifically a dissociative-sounding synth—to evoke emotion and atmosphere without relying on lyrics, aiming to capture the feeling of a December night in London.
Key quotes
· 3 pulledThere's this one synth that kind of beeps, and it just makes you feel a bit dissociative
That's what I enjoy about production – how can you say something without the lyrics?
I wanted it to feel like December in London.
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