The Lookout with Danny G
This is a series of short episodes about the making of the album The Lookout 🌃 by Danny G & the Major 7ths. It‘s a track-by-track deep dive, inspired by the Song Exploder podcast. I talk about the inspiration, creation and recording of each song, using musical stems and interviewing some of my collaborators and musicians.
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Episodes
Monday Nov 29, 2021
Monday Nov 29, 2021
Episode 11 is D.A.R.L.I.N.G. - my guests are Tolü Makay & Jamel Franklin. We talk about lockdown collaboration, making the track on Garageband, our inspirations and writing processes and what the track means to us on a personal level.
Thanks to Keith Fennell for his work on sound. www.dmajor7ths.com
Wednesday Oct 06, 2021
Wednesday Oct 06, 2021
Track 10 on The Lookout is He Won't Understand. We talk lobsided relationships, recording stacks of vocal harmonies, Major 9th chords, Lauryn Hill, Jimi Hendrix, reverse reverb & some other stuff. My guest on this episode is producer Ken McCabe, Wolfhound Sound.Special thanks to Keith Fennell for producing this episode. www.dmajor7ths.com
Wednesday Sep 29, 2021
Wednesday Sep 29, 2021
Track 9 on The Lookout is Time the Healer 🕒. We talk the cinematic intro, the 1-note bassline, recycling harmonies, Fehdah's vocals and more. My guests on this episode are Max Zaska & Graham Heaney.Special thanks to Keith Fennell for producing this episode. www.dmajor7ths.com
Wednesday Sep 22, 2021
Wednesday Sep 22, 2021
Track 8 on The Lookout is Call Me ☎️. We talk unhealthy relationships, Sade, James Blake, speed-recording, Roy Hargrove (again!), badly written charts, flute beds, and all the rest. My guest on this episode is trumpet player Bill Blackmore 🎺.Special thanks to Keith Fennell for producing this episode. www.dmajor7ths.com
Thursday Sep 16, 2021
Thursday Sep 16, 2021
Track 7 on The Lookout is Good Things. I talk simplicity, imposter syndrome, breakbeats, Roy Hargrove, trumpets and guitar dovetailing, and all the rest.Special thanks to Keith Fennell for producing this episode. www.dmajor7ths.com
Wednesday Sep 15, 2021
Wednesday Sep 15, 2021
Track 6 on The Lookout is Good Things Interlude. We talk drunk drums, sparse playing & stacking vocal harmonies. This episode has a guest contribution from Graham Heaney.Special thanks to Keith Fennell for producing this episode. www.dmajor7ths.com
Wednesday Sep 08, 2021
Wednesday Sep 08, 2021
Track 5 on The Lookout is Say When Reprise - a Tribute to D'Angelo. We talk about my love for D'Angelo, wordless choruses & funky guitar. This episode has a guest contribution from Jake Curran 🎸.Special thanks to Keith Fennell for producing this episode. www.dmajor7ths.com
Tuesday Aug 31, 2021
Tuesday Aug 31, 2021
Track 4 on The Lookout 🌃 is Little Rose 🌹. I talk synth arpeggios, tame sexual innuendos & hip-hop lyrics.Special thanks to Keith Fennell for producing this episode. dmajor7ths.com/podcast
Tuesday Aug 31, 2021
Tuesday Aug 31, 2021
Track 3 on The Lookout 🌃 is Say When. We talk French collaboration 🇫🇷, love songs, consent and string arrangements 🎻. This episode has guest contributions from Osmojam & Tadgh Byrne.Special thanks to Keith Fennell for producing this episode. dmajor7ths.com
Thursday Aug 26, 2021
Thursday Aug 26, 2021
Track 2 on The Lookout 🌃 is When It All Runs Out. We talk ecological crisis, Brazilian music, Latin percussion 🥁🛢️ and horn lines 🎺🎷. This episode has guest contributions from Rosa Parozci, Paddy Groenland, Dennis Cassidy & Mason McMillen. Special thanks to Keith Fennell for producing this episode. dmajor7ths.com/podcast