An open, airy instrumental that breathes. The midpoint shift takes my feeling to an "everything's going to be alright" place. I hope it does that for you, as well.

Starting the Shift (re-mastered)

I started with a sequenced preset created by Dmitry Sches for his Diversion synth. To me it sounds kind of cold and icy, hence the name of this track.

When I came up with a chord sequence for it, it ended up in 3/4 time. I soon figured out if I worked in 6/8, I could come up with a far more interesting drum track. This is the first drum track I have programmed from scratch and I would welcome constructive criticism.

It's been a long, tough winter ... here's hoping we can thaw whatever the tough times have "frozen" in our hearts, and let our true selves out once again.

2021

Frozen River Thaws

I started with a sequenced preset created by Dmitry Sches for his Diversion synth. To me it sounds kind of cold and icy, hence the name of this track.

When I came up with a chord sequence for it, it ended up in 3/4 time. I soon figured out if I worked in 6/8, I could come up with a far more interesting drum track. This is the first drum track I have programmed from scratch and I would welcome constructive criticism. [Note for mix 2: at the advice of a talented drummer friend, I applied a tighter reverb to the drums, and warmed up the low mids between 250 and 500 Hz. I certainly liked what that did for the snare.]

It's been a long, tough winter ... here's hoping we can thaw whatever the tough times have "frozen" in our hearts, and let our true selves out once again.

Frozen River Thaws (mix 2)

This piece is in three parts. The opening section starts with an ambient  sound - dark and moody at 72 beats per minute, The second section is rock at 96 bpm. Finally, this returns to 72 bpm in the final section with a chill electronica groove.

The Fierceness And The Pleasantries Of Change

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Hope for Humans

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