in memory of Auntie Irene on what would have been her 59th birthday, a short cover of a song she liked.

original song: "Otherside" by Red Hot Chili Peppers

home recording, 10/14/2021

"Otherside" demo (Red Hot Chili Peppers)

a rough sound design demo experimenting with place, transition, and abstraction

part 1 - highway at night
part 2 - a recurring dream on the shore

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designed and mixed by yana-imi
original song in part 1 by yana-imi (coming soon)
October 27 - 31, 2021

source audio:
– freesound.org (deleted-user-7146, dobroide, robinhood76 soundslikewillem)
– glitchedtones.com
– premiumbeat.com
– rocketstock.com

sound design demo | (1) highway at night (2) a recurring dream on the shore

available now: https://tinyurl.com/justadream-ep

conceptualized and recorded remotely in California and Minnesota during the pandemic, yana-imi and soundcloud.com/micahchibana's "imi ru yataru | just a dream" EP consists of one original song from each artist and a collaborative cover of R.E.M.'s "Losing My Religion." both original songs draw influence from the artists' shared cultural heritage and incorporate a traditional Ryūkyūan/Okinawan instrument called sanshin.

track listing:
1. yana-imi | imi ru yataru - just a dream
2. yana-imi and Micah Chibana | Losing My Religion (R.E.M. Cover)
3. Micah Chibana | Sakura and Parking Lots

imi ru yataru | just a dream (EP)

teaser trailer | imi ru yataru – just a dream (EP)

"episode 1" of the Creeptober Club challenge hosted by Tragic Girls (except with original songs instead of artwork). https://instagram.com/creeptoberclub

this prompt is "blood mania."

I've never successfully kept up with these kinds of month-long challenges, so we'll see what happens. 😅

artwork by Katie Mansfield
https://instagram.com/tragicgirlsco

live instruments, drum programming, and mixing by yana-imi on GarageBand

horror punk demo | #CreeptoberClub 2022 challenge, episode 1

"episode 2" of the Creeptober Club challenge hosted by Tragic Girls (except with original songs instead of artwork). https://instagram.com/creeptoberclub

this prompt is "hotties from hell" and my mind immediately went to Twin Peaks (possessed Agent Dale Cooper fits this prompt, right? 🤣)

I've never successfully kept up with these kinds of month-long challenges, so we'll see what happens. 😅

artwork by Katie Mansfield
https://instagram.com/tragicgirlsco

live instruments, drum programming, and mixing by yana-imi on GarageBand

sirens at the Roadhouse (Lynchian demo) | #CreeptoberClub 2022 challenge, episode 2

"episode 3" of the Creeptober Club challenge hosted by Tragic Girls (except with original songs instead of artwork). https://instagram.com/tragicgirlsco

this prompt is "🧠🧠🧠!" which is fitting because my brain was falling back into perfectionist habits, forgetting that the point of these challenges is to have fun and to simply show up to create.

I took a short noise loop that I produced earlier this year, expanded upon it, added more automation and layers, and tried out some new EQ/mixing tips.

original audio assets from Ghosthack and Glitchedtones sound packs
altered/manipulated/layered in GarageBand using standard plug-ins as well as purchased plug-ins from Impulse Record, Polyverse, Waves Audio

artwork by Katie Mansfield
https://instagram.com/tragicgirlsco

the title is a translated quote from Shinya Tsukamoto's "Tetsuo: The Iron Man" (1989)

we can turn this world to rust (horror soundtrack demo) | #CreeptoberClub 2022 challenge, episode 3

"episode 4" of the Creeptober Club challenge hosted by Tragic Girls (except with original songs instead of artwork). instagram.com/tragicgirlsco

this prompt is "afterlife of the party" and my mind immediately went to something goth-y and new wave-y. I hate to admit this, but it took days to finally export the demo, completely defeating the purpose of this creative challenge. from writing/recording and re-writing/re-recording the bass tracks to accidentally deleting the re-re-recordings and having to re-record them again... what a nightmare.

artwork by Katie Mansfield
https://instagram.com/tragicgirlsco

live instruments, drum programming, and mixing by yana-imi on GarageBand

post-punk demo | #CreeptoberClub 2022 challenge, episode 4

"episode 5" of the Creeptober Club challenge hosted by Tragic Girls (except with original songs instead of artwork). instagram.com/tragicgirlsco

this prompt is "Rewind or Die!" I also wanted to record something in memory of my late Auntie who would've turned 60 yesterday, so a rendition of the opening theme of "Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction" – a 1990s crime/supernatural anthology show that we used to watch religiously – seemed to fit in both respects. (just imagine Jonathan Frakes narrating over this track and your listening experience will improve at least ten-fold.)

artwork by Katie Mansfield
https://instagram.com/tragicgirlsco

softsynths (using plugins from FrozenPlain.com / soundcloud.com/samwindell) and mixing by yana-imi on GarageBand

VHS audio recordings from https://freesound.org
(users 607freesound and flacfile)

Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction theme song (cover demo) | #CreeptoberClub 2022 challenge, episode 5

"episode 6" of the Creeptober Club challenge hosted by Tragic Girls (except with original songs instead of artwork). instagram.com/tragicgirlsco

this prompt is "Killbots From Outer Space," so I wanted to have fun with something that was unabashedly sci-fi-horror-campiness.

artwork by Katie Mansfield
https://instagram.com/tragicgirlsco

softsynths (using plugins from FrozenPlain.com / soundcloud.com/samwindell), guitar, drum programming, and mixing by yana-imi on GarageBand

the title is a quote from Alex Proyas' "Dark City" (1998)

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