Q: Is this blog run by Tame Impala?/When are you coming to my city?/I love you guys!

A: No, this blog is not run by anyone affiliated with Tame Impala.

Q: How old are the they/Are they single/etc?

A: This site is about the music and images of Tame Impala and associated bands only.

Q: Can you tell me the lyrics to ________?

A: If you can’t find the lyrics via a Google search we more than likely don’t have them. Most lyrics on this site have been deciphered simply by listening to the songs.

Q: Can you give me a list of all the bands related to Tame Impala?

A:

- The Dee Dee Dums

- Pond

- Mink Mussel Creek

- GUM

- Allbrook/Avery

- Rabbit Island

- Gunns

- Electric Toad

- The Silents

- Melody’s Echo Chamber

- Drop Macumba

- Space Lime Peacock

- Giant Tortoise

- Electric Gooch

- Sonny Roofs

- Scum Of The Earth

- Shiny Joe Ryan

- Carbuncle

- Cease

- Whalehammer

- Taco Leg

- The Growl

- Water Temple

- Peter Bibby

+ more

Q: What pedals does Kevin use?

A: During touring following the release of Innerspeaker (and prior to the release of Apocalypse Dreams) Kevin used these pedals boards with several minor variations.

(L to R top row)

- TC Electronic PolyTune

- Boss TU-3 Tuner Pedal

- Boss AB-2 2-Way Selector

- Electro Harmonix Holy Grail Reverb Pedal

- Electro Harmonix Holy Grail Nano Reverb Pedal

- Boss BD-2 Blues driver

- Dunlop DVP1 Volume Pedal or Ernie Ball Volume Pedal

- Boss VE-20 Vocal Performer

- Boss FV-50L Volume Pedal

- Boss FS-5U Footswitch

(L to R second row)

- Dunlop Cry Baby Wah Pedal

- Dunlop MXR Carbon Copy Analog Delay Pedal

- Dunlop MXR Dyna Comp Compression Pedal

- Boss BD-2 Blues driver

(L to R bottom row)

- DOD FX25 Envelope Filter Pedal (or possibly an FX60 Stereo Chorus Pedal) or ZVex Seek Trem and Empress ParaEq

- Electro Harmonix Small Stone Phaser Pedal

- Dunlop Fuzz Face Fuzz Pedal

- Diamond Vibrato Pedal

- Moog MoogerFooger MF-105 MuRF or Boss RE-20 Space Echo Delay Pedal

Following the release of Lonerism Kevin started using a new pedal board. This is the 2013 version:

It consists of two boards featuring:

(Left board)

- Boss GT-100 Multi Effects Pedal (customised cosmetically)

- EHX Holy Grail Reverb

- Boss DD-20 Delay

- Diamond Vibrato

- KTG-1 Tube Guitar Preamp

(Right board)

- Ernie Ball Volume Pedal

- MXR Dyna Comp

- MXR Carbon Copy Delay

- Boss BD-2 Blues Driver

- EHX Holy Grail Reverb

- EHX Small Stone Phaser

- Dunlop Cry Baby Wah Pedal

- Boss FS-5U Footswitch

- Boss TU Tuner

- Empress Compressor

An earlier variation from 2012 of this can be seen below:

(Left board)

- KTG-1 Tube Guitar Preamp

- Boss BR-600

- MXR Carbon Copy Delay

- MXR Dyna Comp

- Boss NS-2 Noise Suppressor (for vocals).

- Diamond Vibrato

- Boss LS-2 Line Selector

- EHX Holy Grail Reverb

- Boss BD-2 Blues Driver

- Boss RE-20 Space Echo

(Right board)

- Ernie Ball Volume Pedal

- MXR Carbon Copy Delay

- MXR Dyna Comp

- Boss BD-2 Blues Driver

- EHX Holy Grail Reverb

- EHX Small Stone Phaser

- Dunlop Cry Baby Wah Pedal

- Boss FS-5U Footswitch

- Boss TU Tuner

During the 2009 Laneway Festival Kevin’s pedal setup looked like this:

- Boss TU Tuner

- MXR Dyna Comp

- Boss GE-7 Equalizer

- Boss BD-2 Blues Driver

- Line 6 Verbzilla Reverb

- Dunlop Fuzz Face

- EHX Small Stone Phaser

- Dunlop Cry Baby Wah Pedal

Q: How is the guitar-synth tone in Alter Ego, Why Don’t You Make Up Your Mind and Skeleton Tiger made?

A: Dom uses a pitch shift effect on a Boss BR-600 digital recorder with delay and reverb to create the sound. Kevin talks about the sound in this interview. The BR-600 used to be situated out of view, but has recently been added to Dom’s pedal board. This video tutorial shows how to get a similar tone out of the BR-600

Q: What synths/keyboards are Dom and Jay using?

A: They use Roland PCR500 Midi Controllers which have been customised cosmetically.

Q: What vocal effects does Kevin use?

A: He previously used a Boss VE-20 Vocal Performer when playing live.

Q: What is the green wiggly light that is projected behind the bands at their live shows.

A: Each of the instruments are sent through a mixer into an oscilloscope which turns the sound of the instruments into images. The output from the oscilloscope is then filmed by a camera and projected onto the big screen behind him. Kevin briefly speaks about the oscilloscope in this interview. The setup can be seen in this photo:

Currently they are using a more high-tech approach operated by Joe Ryan from the side of stage:

Q: How do I send Tame Impala a letter?

A: Your best bet is to contact Garth or Jodie at Spinning Top Music.

jodie@spinningtopmusic.com

garth@spinningtopmusic.com

Q: Where is the bootlegs page?

A: Here.