17/09/2026
It was such a privilege to mix Peel, the latest single from Philippe. Reposted from Philippe, lovely words on the mix from an incredible artist! Be good to yourselves and immerse yourselves in the gravity and emotion of the song. I hope you get as much from listening to it as I did from mixing it.
“Peeeeeeel yourself back. Those crusted layers of fake-living. Scratch if you must but you don’t have to. Its an urgent plea of anti-violence. Its a welcome home kind of eroticism. Nature says shut the * up.
I wanted to sing some praise for TobinJones_TPS on this one who’s mix I think is brave and playful. The intro is quieter than it ‘should’ be and the cellos are so powerful without loosing the vocals. The tonality of the drums played by Mike Monaghan are edible; if only our ears had teeth. He’s a wizard and he’s actually starting to look like one. Sitting in with him to mix this tune was such a great experience. I left his studio with a noticeable sense of rare peace thinking this is going to sound as best as it can, i can relax. Id been learning while he did his thing, talking me through his process and showing me how I could up my game on the DAWs but with over 25 years experience engineering and running studios imagine all the sound he’s processed in that time! He took the raw sounds we recorded at shakenoakstudios and attuned his emotionometer to all that was hidden. Lots of music these days, in my opinion, is clumsily mixed to sound big and loud and impressive which smells a lot like patriarchy in spirit to me. I love loud music don’t get me wrong, there’s just a way of doing it. Subtle and skillful and thats what Tobin’s approach is. I’m hugely appreciative of the time and energy he put into mixing Peel and the whole album. We discovered new dynamics and I really believe we got the absolute best out of the sound that Chris Barker engineered so brilliantly at Shaken Oak. Both are soo good to work with so if you’re looking for engineers, mixes or even some producer energy you should get in touch. X
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