Kris Crummett mixes "Young Robot" by Dance Gavin Dance

Off the 2016 album *Mothership*, “Young Robot” is a standout thanks to its melodic complexity, polyrhythmic grooves, heavily layered guitars, and the signature dual vocal approach split between Tilian Pearson’s soaring cleans and Jon Mess’s aggressive screams. This song helped define a turning point in the band’s evolution toward more progressive arrangements and production-heavy sonics.

Kris Crummett (Interlace Audio) delivers one of his most meticulous mixes here. Known for his precision with detail-heavy bands like Issues, Hail the Sun, and Sleeping with Sirens, Kris is deeply dialed into balancing dense multi-instrumentation with forward-driving push. This session highlights his advanced approach to compression, vocal layering, stereo placement, and surgical automation moves that keep the chaotic musical elements clear and emotionally charged front to back.

The session offers challenges that will test your mixing ability on multiple fronts: pocketing highly syncopated drums with unpredictable timing feels, carving EQ space in dense midrange layers, shaping aggressive guitars without masking vocals, and mixing dynamic shifts without overprocessing. It’s a masterclass in density fighting clarity.

Download the full multitracks to “Young Robot” and mix it yourself. This is a rare chance to reverse-engineer one of post-hardcore’s most acclaimed productions and sharpen your skills with pro-level source material.