(Free WAV Download available here under '••• More'; and eventually, as part of a future solo album)

Greetings all you fun and funky SC musicians. I don’t typically upload remastered versions of a song as a new track. I usually just replace the old with the new, and change the title to reflect the remaster. But this one is special, for a few reasons (and if you’re not much into personalized mixing details, you may want to skip this liner note).

First (and most importantly)… I thought I’d lost the ability to edit the original tracks for this song. The last time I opened it up in Logic (updating it for the 2018 album remaster), the siren voices were all messed up (automation in Alchemy can have odd results sometimes). I just assumed the original native file was broken forever, because I no longer had access to that version of Logic. I had to do the album remaster from my only existing mix… and it was definitely lacking.

4 years later, I’m so glad I took a chance on reopening the native file when I concluded this ‘Siren’ trilogy. All the sounds/automations were exactly as I had left them. Prior to this attempt, I just assumed the worst, and never tried again. Thankfully, I was wrong. :D

Second… the remaster turned out much better than I hoped; and the differences were so satisfying, I thought it might be fun to have both versions up (for a side by side comparison, for any interested musicians out there. Here's the older version: https://soundcloud.com/grevusanjl/siren-rising).

So why does this one sound so much better than the original version? (And please take all of this with a grain of salt. I’m no pro. But I have discovered what works for me.)

Honestly, a tremendous amount of credit goes to having a much better understanding of Compression. For many folks, Compression is almost a dirty word. Just the title of the plug-in alone confused me at first. Why would I possibly want to compress my sounds, when I liked them as is? 

But it turns out (for me at least) that the different Compression options really shine when chosen specifically, and used minimally. As an example (and I’m not sure if your DAW offers similar options, but), Studio VCA works brilliantly with strings, female vocals and many of my favorite synths. But Studio FET works great on drums. Etc. And while some might cringe at the idea, I absolutely love what Soft Distortion does to most tracks as well. Used in mild amounts, Soft Distortion adds a phenomenal amount of spacial quality to the sound. I don’t use this one all of the time, but I bet I use it at least 75% of the time now (and Compression in general on about 95% of the tracks).  So there you go… I’m definitely a big fan of Compression… when used responsibly. :)

In addition, I’ve also learned a lot about EQing since I first did this song in 2017; so much so, that I was actually baffled by some of my earlier choices. So a large amount of the repair/update time for the 2022 remaster was spent on getting the EQing for each track set up more effectively.

And finally, I had the opportunity to give the full mix a healthy rebuild. After 5 years, you’re undoubtedly going to have a very fresh perspective on a piece. And I realized a lot of the sounds simply weren’t in their optimal positions in the stereo field. I also reconsidered where sounds faded in and out, and how intensely they did so… and I updated all of that as well. 

And there you have it, the story/history behind one of my all time personal favorites. I’m so glad I had an opportunity to revisit this one (while leaving all the original instruments true to form), and I hope you enjoy all the latest sound enhancements as well. I’m excited to hear what you think of my ’Siren Rising (2022 Remaster)’. :D

WTF! The Musical

Siren Rising - 2022 REMASTER

480BC

Abyss Of Salamis - Άβυσσος Της Σαλαμίνας

Synths and guitar with effects: Belial Pelegrim @belial-pelegrim
Guitar: Carlos Vivanco https://soundcloud.com/carlosvivanco-1
Keyboards and synths: Fornicata @fornicata
Vocals: Myrh @myrhyum
Bass, drums, production: TMDS @themagneticdogsisters
Lyrics by Myrh & Can

Fake Can Soundtrack

Whiskey Dust Spoon - Belial Pelegrim, Carlos Vivanco, Fornicata, Myrh, TMDS

In video form here https://www.instagram.com/p/Coj6SsXgmIx/ and here https://youtu.be/nNEdX8Cq7ac

Splinternet

I totally enjoyed working on this great muterial piece. @muterial
https://soundcloud.com/muterial/off-the-rails?si=a6b1a2e3991749eb9b11b7d1a39bf1f9&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing

Check out the amazing playlist:
https://soundcloud.com/muterial/sets/off-the-rails-collaborations?si=ccc58273972244ba9b2384aedcfa416a&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing

Off The Rails | muterial [Miraculous Imprint Mix]

Uxorirous

Hey folks, my new album, 'Ninetails' under CRSY is now out on Bandcamp. Help yourself to a free code, you can find them on my Bandcamp or Twitter page. Share and so on. 

Enjoy!!

Bandcamp

Ascent Twin Slopes

Electronic Ambivalent Material

SOUNDS GOOD PLAYED LOUD

Tea R Sea (Terry) composer on syth and percussion-Producer
Stonerjazz (Jeff) lyrics and vocals
Terry also created the Artwork :)
Smoke  

What was lt ln that day
That turned away so arrogantly
While leaves twisted and glared
obviously Angry
and repulsed by the very Air
lt;s not the way my Mother said that Trees would be

Sitting ln the garden ln the early morning hours
while the cows are sleeping soundly ln the meadow cross the roadway


Against his leg, his dog Moon ls leaning
While he's waiting, all aquiver, for the whistle
that signifies the starting of the workday

Drinking Coffee, Thick black and steaming
contemplating nothing but the quiet swirling
of the smoke that's curling
ln the stillness of the moment
from the cigarette that's burning brightly
ln the darkness that he's smoking

Even as l think lt
knowing that lt's futile
hoping for a resurrection
of the love that left me
ln the labyrinth of the brokenhearted
while the monster slumbers ln the featherbed
savoring lt's self inflicted wounds
and dreaming of Revenge

Digital Molasses  wlth Tea R Sea

An icy yet melodic track from Digital Flowers that I'm very proud of.

Flowers in A

pretty boy.demo

Composer, Sound designer, Recording Artist
Electronic / Ambient / Soundscape
MUSIC FOR FILMS & TELEVISION
Original music from real synths.
© All rights reserved

PLEASE NO PROMOTERS . I DO MY OWN !

"Fear produces money while the absence of fear creates culture"
Vangelis Papathanassiou

AI music and voice production infects human creativity and inspiration.

As a kid starting play keyboards for fun. Then I played live piano in piano bars and restaurants. During 90s also compose and recording my first audio tracks. After a 20 years break I came back with more love for music creation especialy for electronic sound.

Abyss Of Salamis - Άβυσσος Της Σαλαμίνας

CHRIS JUNOS