I played and recorded a simple raw sounding riff on my Microbrute for a couple of minutes allowing it to evolve slightly. Then converting the audio to midi I created a percussive part and a delayed piano for the digital elements. The whole piece was then cut into a repeating loop of the section that grabbed my imagination.

 More on this 172nd Disquiet Junto project — “Do something analog, then do the same thing digitally, and then combine them” — at:

http://disquiet.com/2015/04/16/disquiet0172-daconflater/

More on the Disquiet Junto at:

http://disquiet.com/junto/

Join the Disquiet Junto at:

http://soundcloud.com/groups/disquiet-junto/

Disquiet Junto general discussion takes place at:

http://disquiet.com/forums/

Photo associated with this project by Jill Clardy, used via Creative Commons license:

https://flic.kr/p/8HWfG7

ADD - Disquiet0172 - Daconflater

Music programmer and the one behind the project M422

DARK WAVE | SPACEROCK | VAPORTRAP | TRIP-HOP
AMBIENT | EXPERIMENTAL

the PERSON, the SOUND : Since 1985, Philadelphia-born Michael has composed and released hundreds of audio recordings, and published dozens of [erotic] poems.

His 'sonic-sojourn' began suddenly when he was just a teen -- feet splashing rhythmically through puddles leftover by a seaside rainstorm. Having just parted ways with the then-love-of-his-life, Michael composed his first ballad [and first song] ever -- "Tina." He rushed to his beach-side home to record his visceral 'awakening' on a tiny micro-cassette recorder, and vowed -- from that day on -- to create art for the rest of his life.

He began zealously amassing used music equipment, and had built a modest home recording studio by age seventeen, all the while crafting simple pop, ambient, and experimental works that HE had wanted to listen to -- that HE had wanted to hear, affectionately emulating the works of his then-idols, Duran Duran and Brian Eno.

Now, decades later, he has relocated to a small village outside Atlanta, Georgia, and continues to voraciously attend to his dream as a young, heartbroken boy -- to create and release music that he, himself, wants to hear.

Although no longer sequestered to pop and ambient musics, Michael's signature sound has merged the two, having integrated the R&B, hiphop, and psychedelia he has grown to love as a older gent -- having absorbed the edgy rhythms and dreamy soul of the southern United States (Atlanta and Miami).

Michael still puts forth ample amounts af ambient musics, but his recent 'sound' hovers elsewhere -- somewhere amidst the genres of vaportrap, spacerock, and trip-hop.

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the INFLUENCES : Duran Duran, The Weeknd, Blondie, Depeche Mode, Billy Idol + Steve Stevens, Stone Temple Pilots, Dead Can Dance, Siouxsie & The Banshees, This Mortal Coil, Air, Naked Eyes, Tears for Fears, Alice in Chains, John Barry, Leslie Bricusse, The Chameleons [UK], Brian Eno, The Cocteau Twins, ABBA, The Bee Gees, Claude Debussy, Frederick Chopin, Guillaume de Machaut, Early Music, Renaissance music, Baroque music, and Joe Meek.

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#duranduran #theweeknd #blondie #depechemode #billyidol #stevestevens #deadcandance #siouxsieandthebanshees #air #tearsforfears #johnbarry #lesliebricusse #claudedebussy #mauriceravel #frederickchopin #eriksatie #brianeno #thecocteautwins #abba #beegees #joemeek #chameleons #octoberproject #patbenatar #haroldbudd #lindseybuckingham #nakedeyes #aha #ceefarrow #omd #thismortalcoil #stonetemplepilots #aliceinchains #baroque #renaissance #earlymusic #theweeknd #skeler

Quando eu morrer batam em latas,
Rompam aos saltos e aos pinotes,
Façam estalar no ar chicotes,
Chamem palhaços e acrobatas!

Que o meu caixão vá sobre um burro
Ajaezado à andaluza...
A um morto nada se recusa,
Eu quero por força ir de burro.

Mário de Sá-Carneiro

"It matters not how strait the gate, 
 How charged with punishments the scroll, 
 I am the master of my fate: 
 I am the captain of my soul."
 Invictus - William Ernest Henley

Electronic Musician, Percussionist, Guitarist and Composer. Modular Synth Enthusiast
http://rupertlally.bandcamp.com 
http://www.rupertandespen.com

"I'm worse at what I do best
And for this gift, I feel blessed"

If you like my stuff please keep an eye on my Bandcamp/youtube or catch me on instagram 

Releases 


always have always will

https://forelight.bandcamp.com/album/always-have-always-will


Cozy Up Time

https://forelight.bandcamp.com/album/cozy-up-time

4//lIGhT//McLean - I

https://forelight.bandcamp.com/album/4-light-mclean-i


Collected Electronic Works 

https://forelight.bandcamp.com/album/collected-electronic-works-2021-2024


Various Erosions (available on cassette and digital download at):
https://couriersound.bandcamp.com/album/various-erosions

3 visual experiments - 

https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLMTvEW3kLo89zB7_cCfscjc4M9eAeN2QW&si=cZabs9pUZ-x0E2IN

Earthquake relief charity compilation:

https://aquietroom.bandcamp.com/album/50000-charity-for-earthquake-victims

#saveukraine charity compilation contribution: https://aquietroom.bandcamp.com/album/saveukraine-charity-for-unicef

Soundcloud EPs 1-3 
https://forelight.bandcamp.com/album/soundcloud-eps-1-3

Meditation I&II: https://forelight.bandcamp.com/album/meditation-i-ii

gossamer single (name your price): https://forelight.bandcamp.com/album/gossamer 

Liminal Noise - 10 Years Of Culture As A Dare compilation
https://liminalnoiserecords.bandcamp.com/album/ln015-culture-as-a-dare-compilation

Courier Sound - Silhouette Cameo 3 Compilation(4//lIGhT appears on Digital Release Only): https://couriersound.bandcamp.com/album/silhouette-cameo-3

A/V set broadcast as part of Culture As A Dare! Festival 2020

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mcGuUrFb8pU&t

Goodbye Stranger is Out Now!

https://open.spotify.com/track/1wavzrv6nZgpkuBeCRkK3z?si=0b39446787e84a46