n0thing

We can’t particularly remember what was the catalyst of n0thing for a track, but the the first elements were two-fold, first, a classic West Coast bass line and instead of a typical hip-hop beat, cut up and layered, abrasive beats. The very sharp and rhythmic guitars were added.

There’s some great quiet / loud, slow / fast sections in this track and it was the first track that formed a kind of cohesive ‘Interloper’ here.

Included here is the original mix, which ‘in hindsight’ was a much better mix. Absolutely no idea why we went with the version we did in the end, as the original demo sounded much more rounded as a mix. I think we were trying to make a better production of the demo track and resolutely failed.

n0thing is one of those songs where Mikee sings in a ‘voice’ - which is a bit of a common theme in Interloper songs where we play roles in the tracks. ‘Nothing you ever do is good enough for me’ is more about how Mikee would view other people who he’d work hard to please, so the verses are all about someone very lovesick and anxious and the chorus is the resulting response to the sickly call. Like, yeah, cool story bro, but you’re still not going to be good enough no matter how much you agonise.

We think quite a lot about the themes of our songs, but we do like people to impart their own meanings to them to.