Substrate

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Modular live performance & piano.

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First layer tools :
Pam’s, Marbles, Varigate.
- Strega > FX Aid (#28 reverb black hole).
- Vco2 (pulse out) > Optomix > Vcf1 (low pass) > Fold 6 > DSP (reverb).
- Morphagene (voice sample) > A-138s.
- Loquelic Iteritas Percido > A-138s.
- Basimilus.
- Drum2 (noise crush).
A-138s > Zagrzeb (bandpass out) > Verb.
Batumi, Mutes.
StMix, Black stereo mixer, Listen IO.

Second layer :
Logic Yamaha Grand Piano.

Recorded, mixed and mastered with Logic Pro.

Please listen to the AI version for virtual jazz trio by The AI Brothers:
https://soundcloud.com/domus-minor/arsene-ai-brothers-trio

Associated image : Petrus Major.

Arsène [breaking news]

Chromatic Aberration

Spectral

the soundtrack to an interstellar chase, replete with tempo changes and shifting moods in an exclusive extended version just for soundcloud. check the video for the chase itself and the shorter version of the track at https://youtu.be/s_BBgymd9SQ

the chase (extended mix)

Visuals:
https://youtube.com/shorts/snZFnfIgycg?feature=share

We're Set Up For Kids Freaking Out

Replicant

Aube oblique is an electronic sketch about finding focus again after drifting off the night before.

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Aube oblique

womizet

Molliume

Magic Mountain - Indi River (bonus tracks)

Track visuals here:
https://youtu.be/QMkUzc-cWX0

Taken from the 44 minute continuous set "hip hop vignettes vol.II" - full version available here:
https://youtu.be/b-S1K1gbpz0

What Did I Do?

I started playing around with digital music creation in my early twenties, but I have always been haunted by a quote from Theo Parrish who said that he is "not comfortable with convenience replacing artistry", meaning that you need to put effort into learning and mastering the skills in order to bring something good. I studied computer science and have a passion for logics and programming and somehow my lack of any musical background has kept me from publishing any of my works.

Many years later I got inspired by an interview with Thomas Fehlmann where he explained how the focus in his work is not on the result so much but on the process itself. How the process is a "source of expression" and something he just feels he has to do. This resonated with me and I realised that it's ok to be an autodidact in music and it's ok to make music just for the sake of making music. I make music for me and if you, dear listener, like it along the way I'm very happy about that.

I am inspired by nature, natural processes and the interaction we have with them. Organic asymmetric fractal patterns that are rooted in logic but unpredictable as they express. How a particular stormy night can affect the shape and growth of a plant for years to come.

I use Bitwig Studio to create my tracks.

(I don't always respond with "thanks" to each comment but I read and appreciate all. If you have a question or really need a reply send me a message)

(With a few artists we run a little group on discord to discuss ideas and what not. The link is below if you're interested in joining)

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