"Running Up That Hill (A Deal With God)" by Kate Bush

Happy holidays! Here's a Patreon minisode Kirk published last summer about Kate Bush's "Running Up That Hill." See you in 2023!

ORIGINAL SHOW NOTES, 6/24/2022:

The whole world is talking about Kate Bush's masterful 1985 song "Running Up That Hill," so Kirk figured he might as well talk about it, too.

On this bonus Patreon episode, he takes a crack at re-creating the song's iconic sound and digs into some of the digital recording technology that Bush used to make it sound so distinct.

FEATURED/DISCUSSED:

"Wuthering Heights" by Kate Bush from The Kick Inside, 1978
"Running Up That Hill (A Deal With God)" by Kate Bush from Hounds of Love, 1985
Audio from Season 4, Episode 4 of Stranger Things
Information gleaned from Reverb Machine's excellent breakdown of the tools and techniques used on the song: https://reverbmachine.com/blog/kate-bush-synth-sounds/

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