First time back in Ableton in over 6 months. Just went aggressive. No structure, just noise.

Industrially Frustrated

Felt like trying to make something airy but bouncy.
Getting back into the groove of slapping sounds together.
Still need to work on song structure, mixing, and everything really.

Dreamy House (2022-02-05) — Rough

Messing around with chopping up samples.

Loop used -> https://freesound.org/people/zagi2/sounds/222655/

Shamisen Trap

All percussion was made using sounds I recorded while making my morning coffee.

Kick is me tapping the grounds receptacle.
Snare is 4 layers: kettle lid being put on, tapping grounds receptacle, pour beans into hopper and pour beans on the scale.
High hat is kettle lid being taken off.
"Open" high hat is putting beans into hopper.

Piano loop used: https://www.looperman.com/loops/detail/193499/lofi-jazz-piano-loop-85bpm-lo-fi-piano-loop

morning coffee

Not sure why, but I feel like this would be a dope track to listen to while sprinting through Haneda airport. Also, apparently I'm obsessed with shamisens in trap-style beats.

Loop used: https://www.looperman.com/loops/detail/193580/japan-vibes-160bpm-hip-hop-strings-loop

The mix is muddy—I want to focus on getting a better understanding of how to master & mixdown tracks next.

Running Through Haneda

Audio taken from one of Alan Watts' lectures
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=32MiAPR2S4g&t=15s

Mostly built-in drum kits. 
I used ABPL2 for the bass sounds and this piano loop: https://samplefocus.com/samples/lofi-melody-1-b

Consider death

TikTok got this stuck in our heads and I had to turn it into something. Really didn't know where else to take this but it's something 🤷‍♂️

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