# End Credits. 1.9.24

- Link: https://newcastlegigs.com/end-credits-1-9-24/
- Published: 2024-09-29T14:12:45+00:00
- Author: nails

Building on recent classic singles, the new release from funk/rockers End Credits–
I need time- seems a maturity from the band both in terms of sound and of lyrical
focus.  Damian Robinson caught up with Credits frontman Cameron Young to find out
more about the single, upcoming EP and future shows.

Congratulations on the upcoming single ‘I need time’ – it’s great and has a very
unique sound –blending rock with funk and psychedelia.  Could you tell us a little
about the single, how long it’s been in the creation process, and where it’s origins
came from?  

As for the track’s origin, I was in a creative rut for a long period of time last
year until friend of the band, Joe Bradford, started coming around mine where we’d
jam together until we came up with the initial idea. That evening I loaded up ableton
where I was enjoying using the loops recording to expand ideas and before I knew
it I had all the main elements of the song which I then brought to the lads where
we made the structure and their individual parts and the rest is history.

The single has an interesting sound – in terms of production and recording techniques
what sort of processes did you use to build and master the final sound?

We originally recorded the song in the summer 2023 at Middlesbrough College Studios
and  Eddy did some mixing on it, we enjoyed the mix but I wasn’t happy with my vocal
performance or the guitar tones, so the song was put on the back burner for a while,
during which we focused on releasing ‘Take On Me’ and ‘Outsiders’. The old guitars
are still in the final mix, just buried, because they added a nice texture to the
new ones which were very clean and articulate. The biggest factor in achieving the
aesthetic to this track was layers; there were about 40 tracks in the project, mostly
guitars and vocals, which was very time consuming to mix. Eddy spent a while creating
the synth parts, which I think add a nice depth and ambience to the track- they’re
quite subtle in places but you’d notice if they were taken out. As for cool effects,
you can probably pick out the reverse reverb on the vocals in the verses, and some
phaser and filter-gate effects on the drums in the bridge.

The lyrics are interesting – talking about the need for time, lying, and dreams –
is there a particular message in the song you’re keen to be heard?

This feeling of chasing time in the track, I never feel I have enough of it which
leads to hardships in life, mainly, my relationships with people, combined with 
what we’re told as we mature of putting our dreams aside to create a ‘normal’ solid
career. The chorus says it all really, not enough time to align or adjust to what
we’re doing right now as well as living this illusion that time isn’t just flashing
by around us. The main thing to take is to just live in the moment and appreciate
life, as time soon passes by. 

In terms of the rest of the 2024, including the single’s release, what’s next, what
do you hope to achieve, and where can we catch you?

This single is the first from our upcoming EP, which will be released by the end
of the year. We’ve had some fantastic gigs recently so we want this new music to
keep the momentum going and see our best year so far with a collection of songs 
that we’re extremely proud of. We have a few gigs planned for the rest of the year,
with our next one being on the Arc 2 stage at ‘Gathering Sounds’ festival on Saturday
28th September.

I need time is out now

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