The monsoon begins. A groovy lil track that was one of my first in Ableton 12.

I’m not sure why sliced up voice samples intrigue me so much. But it’s why I listened to the Enabler and the Enabled (one of Mr. Bill’s many amazing glitch hop songs) only a thousand times. I guess there’s just something about human voices that comes through even when you f with the sample six ways from Sunday. It sounds real and artificial at the same time - it kind of transcends both categories when you do it right.

This song leans on it heavily, so I hope you like that kind of thing 😅

Daimon (v.9)

Gondishapur (v.1)

Development on the seed idea from before. Now we're getting somewhere.

In terms of feel I’m going for “strangely enticing with underlying menace.” Hence the rave siren kind of creeping up on the catchy dance with something more alarming. And flutes enticing people? That’s a trope, I know. But it’s a trope for a reason damnit! 😂

Gondishapur (v.2)

Updated version with a second section I rather like. I think I'd like to get some nice female vocals in here. 

This song is partially a tribute both to the game Valkyrie Profile, and Motoi Sakuraba, composer of its OST one of the best video game soundtracks ever made. God there’s so many though. 🙂‍↕️ Definitely channeling a little Confidence in the Domination in the last part. Without the nifty chord changes, obviously.

Valkyrie (v.77)

Classic glitch hop inspired by the legendary producer Mr. Bill. Hey. You should listen to Mr. Bill.

Once I actually had the samples sorted I actually recorded the main groove for this at a shot on my lil Akai mini pro. I had some samples on the same note but with different textures which ended up sounding quite nice. 

Also I learned to layer (well, I’m learning) slow attack samples with quick ones to get that lovely sharp - smooth contrast that somehow makes things pop and flow at the same time. Mr. Bill is the undisputed master of this. Jeetvak, Tonic (remix), Morko. Just a few of the best examples of this technique. Chefs kiss :D

Azimuth (v.9)

Addition of second section with a more straightforward driving beat. The "ia, ia, majesty!" sample combo just appeared. Still constructed out of Ableton built-in samples. I like it! (Note: Added a fade out section at the end which I hadn't before because I uploaded it too soon for some reason.)

Gondishapur (v.3)

Latinesque glitchy track seed. Samples taken from "Santiana" by The Longest Johns. Inspired by a story by Borges about an imaginary nation that starts to have real-world effects, such as hronir. 

Tlön (v.2)

Latinesque glitchy track. Samples taken from "Santiana" by The Longest Johns. Inspired by a story by Borges about an imaginary nation that starts to have real-world effects, such as hronir.

Tlön (v.3)

A VIP mix of Peak Gunstar created by directly sampling from the original track. Hence the sword. Because cutting? Samples? Well it slaps, anyway.

Peak Gunstar VIP-RED (v1.3r3)

A VIP arrangement of Peak Gunstar done in a laid-back jazzy, sparse style. Quite a departure from the frenetic VIP-RED, or even the original.

Dedicated to Rick Montalbano. Can you hear your voicings in here? Thank you for your jazz wisdom, sir! 💙

Peak Gunstar VIP-BLUE (v1.3b3)

A new track with a very laid-back Eastern vibe. Draws specifically from the two best town songs ever made, by Kenji Ito, Julian’s Theme and Koorong.

Shambhala (v.2)

Esoteric electronic music producer with a chiptune origin story. Sonic alchemy is the mission, and through it the Work we must envision. Thanks for alighting in the garden. You are welcome here, friend. 🙏🏻

A strange vision appeared to me once. It seemed to be shaped like a man, but all black. Roundish. Tallish. With two piercing blue eyes gazing at me with seeming expectation. He said his name was Bill. He said he was glad I liked his music. He said if I wanted more I should write it.

Mr. Bill’s insanely gorgeous and catchy music made me realize that any limits I had conceived of simply did not exist. He has blown the secret vault door wide open and just left it off the hinges. It was evidence of alchemy of the most advanced kind I have ever seen. It was inevitable, friends, that I would follow after. That music. It just sounds like home. 😇

Gondishapur (v.1)

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