The Astronaut scours the universe for answers regarding The Nebula's mysterious origins, its path, and whether its destructive tempest can be stopped.

Part six of a narrative in sound project I'm working on called 'The Astronaut'

Searching

The Astronaut awakens at the foot of the monolith. Equipped with the monolith's obsidian stone and a renewed sense of purpose, The Astronaut returns to their ship, setting a new course bound straight for The Nebula.

Part eight of a narrative in sound project I'm working on called 'The Astronaut'

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I uploaded a new export of this track on September 18, 2021 that adds a few more seconds of silence at the end for the transition into the follow up chapter.

Return to the Stars

More modular exploration with some some extra fun sounds layered in.

I felt like a witch stirring a cauldron while recording this, hence the name!

Witch's Brew

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Walk

Analog improv session.

The recording starts distant and ethereal, but eventually takes on an anxious character. One segment has tones that sounded like a sort of heavy, labored breathing.

Nazgul

This track opens softly, with a slowly rising tension that builds into an aggressive percussive rhythm. The storm eventually subsides, making way for a flood of reverb to drown the stage.

Recorded with a Moog Subharmonicon and DFAM. This was my first real attempt at writing the progression of the session prior to recording. This has been a struggle for me with the modular synthesizers, since you have to take a lot of notes to make sure you don't lose your initial patch!

Tempest

Not much to say about this track. The sounds just kind of make me happy.

I took the picture a few months ago when I got an Apple II out to play. I wrote a little BASIC loop that continuously printed a pattern of ones and zeros. Then I played Ultima 4.

Having a Good Time

Having A Good Time

Lullaby

Circles

The night sky stirs as evil forces conjure malevolent beings to do their bidding. Will they comply?

The Conjuring

Descend

sh syn

Tick Tock

Rock Steady

Pocket

Glass Canon

Orbit

Sledge

A young adventurer enters the Dungeons of Doom in search of the Amulet of Yendor. Will they find the fortune they seek?

Rogue

Static Stasis

Back home there is a brewery that makes a beer called 'Pretty Nice Little Saturday'. It was pretty nice to drink on a Saturday. I was having a nice weekend when I made this track, so I borrowed the name.

Pretty Nice Little Saturday

Far away, on remote moon, a rogue science facility faces a crisis as their alien prisoners are inadvertently released.

Containment Breach

Legends speak of a crystal pool hidden deep in an underground cave. It is said that gazing into its waters will show the watcher their fate.

Few return from its depths, and those that do are loathe to tell what they saw.

The Crystal Pool

Ominous Bouncy

I wanted to record something a little more groovy than my previous tracks.

Alien Encounter

I wanted to start a series of uploads where I share my mostly improvised sketches. Unpolished, mostly improvised sessions where I program a few notes and explore what kind of sounds I can get out of them.

I recorded this last weekend while brainstorming an idea for a new track. I captured this short demo and had originally intended to build a complete  track out of it. Unfortunately I messed up saving the patch and couldn't quite dial it back in. Along the way I discovered the lead sound I used in Drusilla's Hunt, so turns out it was a happy ending. :)

Recorded on a Moog Subsequent 25 with some added effects from Logic.

Sketch 1 - Portal Jumper

Just another Sunday night recording.

Single solo track exploring with the Moog Sub 25, and some effects mixed in with Logic.

Sketch 3 - Wandering

While navigating a wormhole, the astronaut picks up remnant signals from a flight recorder left by an alien ship. Will the data help ensure safe passage to their destination?

Astral Flight Recorder

A sonic journal to document my exploration and discovery of sound.

An Auronaut

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