The ultimate bedroom setup
Crafting the perfect isolation
The synthesizers take over
From the bedroom to the main stage
mankai Analog Instrument Processing
Guitar turns synth, drums sound like samples, we warp the real.
mankai Kevin Parker developed his multi-track recording process in his childhood bedroom.
mankai In the mid-2000s, Troy Terrace became a Perth indie headquarters where friends jammed in bands like Mink Mussel Creek using broken instruments.
mankai Bedroom multi-tracking enabled a single musician to simulate a complete psychedelic rock band.
mankai Layer instruments in the closet to discover how one musician creates a massive psychedelic sound.
Perth music scene: Despite its absolute geographic isolation, Perth has produced some of the most influential modern alternative rock bands in the world.
A private music recording facility, typically set up in an artist's personal residence. Kevin Parker tracked early Tame Impala projects using a minimal setup inside his Perth bedroom closet.
What was the name of the shared house that became the chaotic headquarters for Perth's indie music scene?
Which Australian city served as the isolated home base for Kevin Parker's early musical projects?
Whose record collection, featuring Supertramp and the Beach Boys, first inspired Kevin Parker's early musical tastes?
At what age did Kevin Parker first start using an eight-track recorder to layer his own instrument recordings?
Which record label officially signed Tame Impala in 2008 after discovering the project online?
On which social media platform did Kevin Parker first upload his Tame Impala tracks in 2007?
Which musical era's psychedelic rock did Tame Impala's early repetitive recording style heavily reference?