What Music Producers Can Learn From King Krule

[@brokenenglishprod]

Yo what's up! If you enjoyed this video. Do comment down below what other artist you would like a breakdown of. I will add it to my ongoing list!

[@fj6446]

king krule one of the most musically talented alive imo

[@brokenenglishprod]

100% man is an icon living atm

[@soaked189]

Dudes lyrical ability combined with sonic world building is stunning

[@brokenenglishprod]

Yeah fr! This is why he is one of the best out there. Appreciate you watching my video brother!

[@randygohmann207]

Another big theme I notice in his songs is space. He leaves a lot of breathing room for instrumentation and vocals which adds to the dreamy sound.

[@brokenenglishprod]

That’s a very good point man! Thanks for pointing it out for the others as well.

[@sawyer4427]

Yo super insightful vid, especially the part abt lyrics. Just a note abt the chords at 3:08: those 7th and 9th chords are dominant 7ths, not major 7ths, and in jazz your 11 chord would be called a sus7 or sus13 chord. “11” chords are normally #11 chords which are really cool. Another signature thing I’ve heard King Krule do a lot is throw in a lot of passing half diminished chords (I think those passing chords after the Amaj7 in Underclass might have a half dim but id have to transcribe to know for sure). Sick vid all around tho dawg

[@brokenenglishprod]

Thanks Sawyer! Appreciate the feedback and the help! Do you have a chord book or something I can buy so I will have all the chord shapes for guitar. Or is using the CAGED chord shapes more than enough?

[@ritualdrowning]

I’m sure the book you have has everything you need. Usually dominant chords are denoted as just the root and a ‘7’ or ‘9’ (E7, A9, etc.) This is different from a major 7th, which is labeled with “maj7” (or sometimes a little triangle).

[@michael.a.m]

"Sus" in jazz refers specifically to a chord with no 3rd. "11" is used when you want to hear the 4th AND the 3rd.

[@fukaeri08]

im a huge huge huge king krule fan, this is one of the only videos that does a proper deconstruction of Archy's music.

[@brokenenglishprod]

Yo thanks for watching my video Fuka! Appreciate it loads!

[@bebussound7991]

AWESOME VIDEO!!! I love king krule so much thanks for this 5:00 This is literally my most favorite song and lyric from him! Cadet Limbo makes me cry every time I listen to it because of how emotional it is

[@brokenenglishprod]

Thank you very much for watching Bebus! Also appreciate the support I get from you. Cadet Limbo is an awesome song man. Did you find that you learned a thing or two from this video?

[@bebussound7991]

@@brokenenglishprod I learned a lot about structure and timing, I never knew he used non-traditional time signatures and loops that are 5 bars long instead of 4.

[@ethand5703]

Good vid. Thanks for breaking down underclass

[@brokenenglishprod]

Glad it was helpful! 🙏

[@elijah7939]

Woah didnt know king krule was influenced by bukowski thats so cool

[@brokenenglishprod]

Yes sir! Explains how he writes his lyrics!

[@cloontang89]

Great video, thanks for shedding some light on the Kings handy work.

[@brokenenglishprod]

Yo no issues man! I love doing this to help other producers to figure it out. Thanks for dropping by to watch my video!

[@kino7037]

Severely Underrated channel

[@brokenenglishprod]

Thank you Kino! Means a lot brother. Did you find the video useful?

[@randygohmann207]

I've always had an affinity for his sound since the first time hearing it . Finally seeing him live in chicago next month :)

[@brokenenglishprod]

Ahhh man I’m envious as fuck brother. I wish I could watch him live man. Enjoy the show!

[@drewgrit_]

Bro this video is your best yet, I’m so impressed. I’m not even a fan of king krule but I loved this and learnt some interesting stuff. Thanks bruh✌️

[@brokenenglishprod]

Thank you Drew! I always appreciate learning from you brother.

[@daphwill]

This was definitely an ability practice, ooooo those last two warrior 1s we gonna take me ouuuttt. Thank you so much Nico

[@delrye7785]

hit the nail on the head, good stuff

[@brokenenglishprod]

Yooo appreciate it! Do read Crimson's comment about the chords. Those are the only things I wish I said as well.

[@Bleachless666]

Yo nice video! I'm not tryna be that guy but the chords you were playing were actually dominant chords, different major extensions (still very usable but not quite the dreamy ones you meant). You were really close though it's only a 1 note difference. A good major7 shape on the A string would be x5767x or x57675 and for the 9th chord you just have to move the highest note up 1 fret to make it a Major9 and you're good (use your pinky). Again, i really mean this in a supportive way. Keep up the videos bro!

[@brokenenglishprod]

Yo Crimson! Appreciate the feedback and comment. No worries bro you are helping me and the others who watch this video. I completely forgot about the chords you mentioned while making the video even though I use them myself. I was following the chords in the book. Do you know why the chord book would show me those chords instead of the ones you mentioned? Also, Thanks for your comment!

[@Bleachless666]

​@@brokenenglishprod The chord names can be confusing but the book probably says D7 & D9, when you're looking for the DMaj7 & DMaj9. They're just different chords. The Major7 & Major9 should just be on a different page. Thanks for being nice about my feedback

[@brokenenglishprod]

@@Bleachless666 Yo Crimson, of course! In fact i am thankful that you made the comment. You seem like a cool guy. If you like music and want to chat about it you can DM me on my instagram: brokenenglishprod

[@nick_wells6105]

Thanks for getting right into it, no bullshit intro

[@brokenenglishprod]

Ofc bruh. Hope you enjoyed the video and learned from it!

[@Rightofhu]

Thank you for making this !!!

[@brokenenglishprod]

Yo! It's my pleasure. I hope you got good information from it!

[@mej.6162]

amazing video gents! keep up the good work!

[@brokenenglishprod]

Appreciate it brother! Now the main thing is to incorporate what you learn into your own music :)

[@clarkysparky]

i dont love his music but i can appreciate his artistry

[@cameron47smith]

Sick video man, keep it up!

[@brokenenglishprod]

Thanks Cameron! Appreciate the watch brother!

[@tomflynn3431]

Awesome video, subbed

[@brokenenglishprod]

Thank you Tom! Really appreciate this brother.

[@danielmcnamara_]

nice concise explanations!

[@brokenenglishprod]

Thanks for watching Daniel! Good to know that you love the video!

[@Kkidzz]

Comet Face is amazing......blows me away every listen.

[@brokenenglishprod]

Definitely an awesome song brother!

[@kevinpatrickhanley]

fantastic video. new subscriber here!

[@brokenenglishprod]

Thanks for watching brother!

[@elihyland4781]

excellent video

[@brokenenglishprod]

Thank you Eli!

[@elihyland4781]

@@brokenenglishprod Thank you! really eyeopening!

[@graffitiMANZ]

generous vid, thank u x

[@brokenenglishprod]

thanks for watching brother!

[@giograziose]

Very based, very thankful

[@brokenenglishprod]

Based indeed. Thankful for your viewership as well!

[@DustinHaggerty-lj1ix]

Much love, and props. I mean I'm here and I'm immensely interested and learning from you. Pretty sure that was a D7, not a Dmaj7

[@brokenenglishprod]

Yes you are right. Apologies for that mistake of mine.

[@hellboikod]

A BANGER EVERY WEEK

[@brokenenglishprod]

Thanks to you bruh

[@artkincell]

GREAT VIDEO DUDE!!!!!!! You know you've made a great video when it seems like it is only 30 seconds long. I'll have to wait until later to to a deep dive in the longer one. I first SAW The King before I heard his music. I kind of chuckled because he looks similar to my youngest son, Tim, even the red hair. So I was intrigued. Then when I listened I knew I found a compadre, I love doing things in the odd number realm. Also since he seems like he WANTS to be a little different for the sake of being different, I would love to talk to this dude for a few hours. Anything musically off-putting is headed on the correct trail. We are too entrenched in poppy sounding stuff.... a guy like King Krule comes along and shows us that not all the world is sunny-poppy sounding things. A agree with the lyric breakdown. Some of his stuff is looking at a situation as a casual, but invested, third party observer. You should film a walk and talk! I love seeing new streets and locations. One of my new favorite wind-down channels is a dude who walks around South Korea with a camera strapped to his chest. I find it very calming.

[@brokenenglishprod]

If you can get King Krule in a room to have a chat please invite me along. This man turned down Kanye West... Walk and talk about music production at the same time? Fuck bro let me master sitting down and talking first HAHAHA

[@artkincell]

@@brokenenglishprod Nah, you're better than you think. You can do anything you set your mind on. Who knows, maybe The King will be a fan of yours some day.

[@seanhoet3269]

Genuinely dope video man, bass production and lyric guidance was super cool. Keep it up plz, lot of value in your videos

[@brokenenglishprod]

Thanks for the kind words Sean! I am really happy that you enjoyed the video as well! I will be keeping this format up for sure. Stay tuned for the next one coming soon.

[@seanhoet3269]

@@brokenenglishprod bro you don’t have any relation to Singapore or Malaysia do you?

[@brokenenglishprod]

@@seanhoet3269 I am Malaysian brother. Live in KL. Are you malaysian as well?

[@seanhoet3269]

@@brokenenglishprod I am bro, malaysia bolehhh. Just msgd you on ig!

[@deadlotuses]

y'all need to peep his work under archy marshall n sublunacity

[@brokenenglishprod]

Good shout brother! Thanks for watching the video!

[@GrvMUSIC4U]

Nicely done 👍

[@brokenenglishprod]

Thanks so much for watching the video bro! Appreciate it!

[@giri.goyo_yt]

Well done. I like to think of KK falling into a liminal space. Kool vid, man.

[@brokenenglishprod]

That is a really awesome description of what King Krule does to anyone listening.

[@giri.goyo_yt]

@@brokenenglishprod Thanks, Ken!

[@TrevCole]

I think you played a dom 9 (which is used) but the major and min 9 I hear more often (use dom 9 on the 5 chord)

[@brokenenglishprod]

Yeah I made a mistake here with the name. But it still applies!

[@austincaruso7596]

Yo slick video!

[@brokenenglishprod]

Yo Austin! Thanks for watching the video man! Hope you learned some useful shit from this!

[@mar1135]

i love archy marshall

[@brokenenglishprod]

Thanks for watching brother. Appreciate it!

[@leburguez]

Was the point

[@brokenenglishprod]

Sorry? Don’t get it haha

[@nickplatoff7458]

excellent vid. can you do a video on: todd terje or yaeji or james blake?

[@brokenenglishprod]

Yo Nick! Thanks for watching the video! My next video is actually of one of the three. So watch out for that :p

[@HakimIkram]

awesome! can u do a breakdown like this for bcnr

[@brokenenglishprod]

Yooo sure brother. I’ll add them to the list

[@Littleweenaman]

YESSSSIRRRRRRRR

[@gearlord1968]

If you want to sound like king krule play with a jazz rythm section and study music theory and take acid

[@brokenenglishprod]

I had a conversation with my friend and we aren’t sure if King Krule knows that much theory. He probably does.

[@shadmehrkarami758]

death grips

[@brokenenglishprod]

yes they are already on the list already

[@ninjaneer0]

How do you just have the song with chords in Ableton like this? Is there a resource you use that I'm missing out on???

[@brokenenglishprod]

I found a subreddit that broke down the chords of the song. I also had a friend who was very good with deciphering chords help me to confirm them. There is now Ableton M4L or plugin i used.

[@agustmi04]

do machine girll

[@brokenenglishprod]

machiiiiiinnnneeeeeee guuuuuuuuuuuurrrrrrrrrlllllllllllllllll. Will do Lest. I'll add it to the list!

[@normaleehi]

isnt applying a formula to his style counter to the point? these are only examples of tools archy personally uses to swim with the organic. each must find their own tools and own way. otherwise the boat begins to sink

[@brokenenglishprod]

Yooo yeah I understand what you mean by this statement. It’s more to give non music theory geniuses like myself a bit of a platform to build upon. Never take what I say as dogma.

[@normaleehi]

✊no dogmas, no monsters✊

[@qrazy9869]

What software are you using where you can drag and drop chords?

[@brokenenglishprod]

Which part are you referring to? I’m using Ableton 11 if you are referring to the grey looking software.

[@PavethaWay]

What software are you using to break down the chords structure on top of the vocals it's better than guitar taps because you can figure out the measures

[@brokenenglishprod]

It’s a DAW called Ableton

[@ryuzita7494]

please help me my mind is haunted by this. Whats the song at 2:10

[@saintlukez]

Cadet Limbo from the ooz

[@brokenenglishprod]

@@saintlukez Thanks for the help Luke! HAHA

[@lukefischer1893]

1:06 where did u get this clip looks like cape town

[@brokenenglishprod]

It’s from his latest MV

[@bluehour386]

yo have you done mareux yet i think that would be great

[@brokenenglishprod]

Yo I have not. I don’t even know mareux as an artist so I’ll give him a listen and add it to the list!

[@bluehour386]

@@brokenenglishprod he’s like a darkwave sorta artist he made this cover of the perfect girl from the cure that’s really popular but his original work is rlly good

[@ghostpuppy-cv3tn]

you can put French subtitles or just summarize me in the comments because it looks super interesting the automatic translation is not entirely clear

[@brokenenglishprod]

Yo Ghost puppy, DM me on ig @brokenenglishprod or you can send me an email [e-mail] I’ll send you my research document!

[@ghostpuppy-cv3tn]

@@brokenenglishprod I send you a mail 4/5 days ago ^^

[@brokenenglishprod]

@@ghostpuppy-cv3tn Yo, for some reason it went into my spam folder. I replied this morning!

[@x.miztli419]

what did he use to find the chords in the songs at 1:00?

[@brokenenglishprod]

The software I am using is Ableton. I found this reddit post about the chord changes for Underclass. www.reddit.com/r/musictheory/comments/yp92ag/how_does_king_krule_work/?

[@jeen-yuhs4556]

yo what guitar is that ?

[@brokenenglishprod]

Yooo it’s the Fender Stratocaster

[@jeen-yuhs4556]

@@brokenenglishprod thanks brodie

[@lazuardiashidiqi4539]

Eh bentar

[@cecilia_mackie]

Love it! Let’s stay in touch :)

[@yw348]

heh

[@llewodcm20]

4:34 I appreciate the breakdown on this talented artist, but this bass sounds like garbage compared to the real track.

[@brokenenglishprod]

Ah shame you feel that way. What would your suggestion be? It will help a lot of us who are watching this video!

[@castro9511]

dudes will copy an artists gear, production, sound, style, and writing, before they write their own songs.

[@brokenenglishprod]

I think copying an artist you love is step 1 to achieve your unique sound. It is extremely difficult to 100% mimic an artist anyway. I make these videos to educate someone on certain techniques that I picked up on so they can use it in their own music.

[@we_run_the_house]

Super!! Shall we be friends?

[@cecilia_mackie]

Absolutely fantastic! Shall we be friends?