Intro
Mumbai Science are a Belgian DJ/Producer duo who are no longer considered strangers to the scene. As pioneers of the emerging genre that is future techno, the duo adopts a sound that melds contemporary electro-synths with a vintage techno feel.
Over the past three months, the duo released the ‘Unified Theory’; a trilogy of EPs which feel like Mumbai Science on an LSD trip through dance history. What better time to take a peek at their studio, then?
The studio
"Welcome to the Mumbai Science office. It’s based on the outskirts of Louvain, Belgium. That way, we don’t have annoying neighbours to deal with and can go for a nice long walk through the forest when our ears get tired.
"It’s a small, low-end studio, but we’re proud of it. It’s got everything we need… except maybe an espresso machine. Now there’s an idea!"
Logic 9 Express
"We use logic express 9 as DAW. The logic plugins are pretty great. Up until our Ancova EP, everything was made with Logic and its plugins.
"The ‘Ancova’ lead was made with the ES2 and the ‘Hoot’ lead was made with the EFM1. No other plugins or outboard gear were used at all. Now we own some extra plugins like the Waves compressors and EQs, Sylenth and some other free plugins. But we try to keep it simple. It’s easy to get lost in the world of plug-ins."
Elektron Machinedrum
"This thing is just the best! Whenever we need some out-of-this-world percussion, we turn to the machine drum. It’s so fun to play with. You can make sounds you’ll hear nowhere else.
"Sounds like this keep a track fresh. We’ve been thinking about buying a 909 as well. We have tons of 909 sample libraries though. That will have to do for now."
Moog Little Phatty
"This is our Moog little Phatty. This is what we use for our synth leads these days. We just recently discovered the pleasures of hardware synths and are already hooked. We come from a rock history, so it’s fun to play with real instruments again.
"I didn’t think the difference between software and hardware would be that big, but it actually is."
