
Dan Deacon making Bromst: player pianos and dense arrangements
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Pitchfork follows Dan Deacon finishing his album Bromst in a Montana studio, building dense, layered arrangements with MIDI-driven player pianos, live players and a plate reverb.
A rare, unhurried look at an experimental electronic album being made, with real instruments played by MIDI.
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When he recorded his album Bromst, they set up multiple MIDI player pianos to play the midi arrangements.