Oceans Can't Be Drifting Up

Sunrise Synthony orchestra

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Kepler

This song is reminiscent of warm humid nights on holiday, on the Greek Island of Kefalonia (An Ionian island). It is one of my very favourite places to be, and I can't wait to get back there this summer.

The capital of the island is the town of Argostoli. My words cannot do it justice, but the centre of town on a summer's night can be a lively, bustling, yet chilled place to while away the hours. It's not a party town. Zakynthos, the next island down has that market sown up. Kefalonia is more relaxed, and harks back to a slower, more peaceful way of life. 


Back to the music part!

After watching Taetro's Ableton beginners videos on YouTube, and taking part in the January Beatmakers Bootcamp, I started looking at ways I could improve my chord writing and drums programming. With so many resources online, it was Alex Rome's Youtube tutorials that caught my eye. It was whilst following some of those, that the chords to this song came about.

The original aim of this project, wasn't to make a House track, but it's what came to life as I went along. 

This initial version is quite short. I wanted to avoid over complicating it. I was also keen to 'finish' it, so I could get back to my education. I'm sure I will return to this project in the future, and improve on it.

Whilst watching multiple tutorials I also ordered a book (old skool, analogue paper!);  
The Secrets of Dance Music Production by Attack Magazine

I can't claim to have read it all. I've hardly read any yet! But whilst putting together this project, I wanted to see what it had to say about Bass. The book introduced me to the concept of 'Splitting the bass', and 'Dual-band processing'.

As a result, this is my first attempt at 'Splitting the bass' in to 3 sections, High Bass, Low Bass & Sub. 
I've tried to keep the Sub and the Low out of each other's way as much as possible. Whilst they are kept mono and narrow, I've made the High bass wider and stereo, so that the mid range notes  of the lively bass line can stand out.

In all honesty, I'm not sure it made a massive amount of difference, but I enjoyed the process of giving it a go. The aim going forward is to be able to make 'big' clean bass sound, that doesn't muddy everything else up.

Ionian Summer

A follow-up cinematic piece to Underwater. Days after completing Underwater I still had a yearning to produce another cinematic piece. The Result: HEAVEN'S CALLING U. 

Props to @Taetro for 2 selections of his field recordings used in this piece. 
Photo by: Rahul Pandit (PEXELS.COM)

Heaven's Calling U

Garageband on my iPhone, started my love for making music <3 x

Soul Spin

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Release date: Friday, April 12th 2024 

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03 - IJO - Singularity
04 - Human Synthetics -  Solar Hardware
05 - arcologies - Coma (Fanu Remix)
06 - Eschaton - Bio-Genetics
07 - Sub Motion - Internal Shifts
08 - Lunanescense - Shirakawa
09 - Marc Renton - Nat-R
10 - arcologies - Suspended Simulation

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The morning after

I’ve been doing a lot of Lofi Hiphop, but have loved Chillstep and melodic dubstep for years and thought this melody fit. I’m now unsure if it’s Chillstep any more. 
I have been working on overall song structure.
First two drums are loops third is me hand playing it in, unfortunately in one take. 
Thinking maybe the middle drums are don’t fit well?

Something Found

Saudade

Self-taught synthwave music producer with a passion for creating retro-futuristic soundscapes. Passionate about guitar and keyboard, I draw inspiration from the nostalgic sounds of the '80s and blend them with modern electronic elements to craft my own unique sonic identity. Join me on a journey through neon-lit cityscapes and epic sci-fi adventures as I explore the limitless possibilities of the synthwave genre. Let's make some retro-future magic together!

Sunrise Synthony orchestra

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