8-Bit Bands

 I pursue the intersection between timbral and tonal expression. Tonal expression is deeply embedded while timbral expression brings new opportunities for exploration. Timbral music requires new methods of composition to break free of the dictates of western music notation. Sampling provides an avenue for using tonal music within other frameworks. I use my own graphical notation system, the scores are then played programmatically using samples as the source. This provides for seamless intermixing of melody and timbre and the interplay between the two.

This piece came out of a few distinct inspirations. When the idea came to me, I was listening to a lot of Steve Reich and John Adams music, and studying their techniques of building texture. At the same time, I listened to a piece by Ludger Brümmer called Le Tombeau de Maurice where he used samples from a performance of Maurice Ravel's Le Tombeau de Couperin. He generated textures that would rapidly morph into almost direct quotes from the sampled piece. I got the idea to try to combine minimalist textures with this kind of rapid transformation. It made for an interesting contrast between very clearly tonal and very clearly timbral music. I chose to sample a piece by Duke Ellington because the mood was similar in spirit to my intentions. Also, the piano provided good source material for the textures I intended to create. In terms of the technique actually used for composing, I drew on one of my very original inspirations for getting into computer music: Iannis Xenakis' Mycenae Alpha.

More info and complete sources are available here:
http://at.or.at/hans/solitude/

Solitude

Miss Jackson - Panic! At The Disco [8-bit]

This Is Gospel - Panic! At The Disco [8-bit]

I Don't Care - Fall Out Boy [8-bit]

My Songs Know What You Did In The Dark (Light Em Up) - Fall Out Boy [8-bit]

Panic! at the Disco - The Ballad Of Mona Lisa (8-bit)

Just some mashups I found on the internet! DISCLAIMER: I did not make any of these and the creator's youtube channel name should be in the artist slot. I haven't really used Sound Cloud before, but I assume that's how it works. Thanks. :3

42 Song Pop Punk Mashup

The song accompanying Introduction to Music: https://youtu.be/9ch7qfIbJn0

Wooden Philosopher -  дървен философ

Originally made for a Patreon supporter, this one was written on a snowy afternoon. There was tea, but no milk. Have you ever known such a tragedy?

Reminiscence

Panic At The Disco - I Write Sins Not Tragedies (8-Bit)

Lemonade (Try listening to my other music)

Tranquility Base Hotel and Casino Full Album on a 70s Radio Station

Send you on your way, with a kiss and a wave

Childish Gambino x Logic x Frank Ocean Type Beat - Waves (Prod. Nayz)

Panic! at the Disco - The Ballad Of Mona Lisa (8-bit)

mooseph

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