How It Was Recorded

Gear · reverb

Knas Ekdahl Moisturizer

Spring reverb. Analogue spring reverb with its springs left exposed so they can be struck or handled, plus a preamp, a multimode filter and an LFO.

Source, read 15 Nov 2026

Records it appears on · 2

  • Daylight

    David Kushner · The Dichotomy, 2023

    • Lead and backing vocals · Input chainVerifiedSpring reverb used on both the lead and backing vocals.
  • Take Me to Church

    Hozier · Hozier, 2013

    • Vocals · Mix effectsVerifiedSpring reverb on its own aux track for the lead vocal in this song's session.
    • Guitar · Input chainVerifiedAlbum sessions, not stated for this song: Spring reverb at the end of the guitar chain.

Sources for each use are on the record’s own page.

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First choice · Covers this kind of unit

Waves Magma Springs

reverb

A spring reverb like the original, with the same splashy, metallic tail; it is not a model of this unit and has no filter or playable springs.

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