Revival

KORG VOLCA FM

I have called it "With Love" mainly by the song of the same name by John Frusciante. While overall sounding is quite different, the more I worked on it the more it felt the same for me. Hope you get this feeling too.

Apart from guitars I have used my Roland MC-101 for some synths and FX.

With Love

Litany Against Fear:

"I must not fear.
  Fear is the mind-killer.
  Fear is the little-death that brings total obliteration.
  I will face my fear.
  I will permit it to pass over me and through me.
  And when it has gone past, I will turn the inner eye to see its path.
  Where the fear has gone there will be nothing.
  Only I will remain."

(Frank Herbert, Dune)

In a nutshell this song is a homage to all signature post-punk I used to listen: The Cure, The Sound, Echo & the Bunnymen, Siouxsie and the Banshees, and of course Joy Division. While it sounds minimalistic, at least the guitars were really challenging for me to play (that downstroke is tough).

Originaly it was intended to be an instrumental track, but when the music was almost done, I came up with an idea to add some robotic vocals. Being a big fan of Dune universe, I found that the "Litany Against Fear" perfectly suits the changing mood of the track. And therefore everething is as it is.

As in my previous work I have used my Kolen custom Stratocaster for guitars and Roland MC-101 for synth and FX. The text was read by Google Translate (lol).

Cover art is by: https://www.pinterest.com/jenniferalethia.

Hope you're enjoy the song.

Gesserith

This piece is a cover of the title theme from my favorite videogame, TES III: Morrowind. It is originally called "Call of Magic" and is written by Jeremy Soule, one of the greatest videogame soundtrack composers.

Actually I've already covered it about five years ago, and that first version could be easily found on my Soundcloud page. That version was a kind of "straight" in terms of following the original composition.

And for this time I had slightly reworked the original theme, bringing my own tensions to it. Hope you'll enjoy it as I did. Cheers.

Vvardenfell Dreamin'

Vvardenfell Dreamin' / Call of Magic (TES III: Morrowind OST Cover)

A first try of recording comepletely dawless electronics jam. Gear used:
- Roland MC-101 groovebox
- Korg Volca FM synth
- Belcat Dly-303 delay peadal
- Yamaha MG10XU mixer
- Orange Crush RT10 combo amplifier (sound output)
- Zoom H1n recorder (capturing)

Recorder entirely live. Uploaded with no cuts or edits of the original recording  except a slight hi-boost on EQ.

mc-101.volca-fm.74bpm.jam-1

Raised from experiment of combining guitar and synth sounds. Mixed hardly with autumn melancholy moods.

Gear used:
- Custom Kolen Strat guitar
- Korg Volca FM for bass and rythm synths
- Roland MC-101 for lead synths
- Ableton Live DAW for drums and FX

https://open.spotify.com/track/5bL2QgTYUaHONxi5OuJsgr?si=560941409ba74e4c

Autumn Fallz

Spotify

A demonstration of a single pattern on the Korg Volca FM. The pattern features recorded note data plus 'motion data' i.e the parameter knob tweaks. the demo starts off with a couple of keys to show the sound of the current program (which is one of the factory programs) that is saved with the pattern, without being sequenced. then i start the sequencer. you can hear quite profound changes to timbre owing to the fact i have sequenced the algorithm selector knob. after a couple of bars of the original pattern, i change the program (patch/preset) to the 1st program in the program bank that comes included with the Korg Volca FM. I cycle through the entire factory bank, with the same pattern sequencing each new program - lingering on those programs that sound the most pleasing to my ears in combination with the current pattern. The audio levels have been set so that the loudest program + pattern combo doesn't clip, with no compression. As a result so programs can be lower in volume than others owing in part to the nature of the pattern that is sequencing them. It's a long demo, and some programs can sound quite similar to others when driven by this particular pattern - so the demo may be grating after some time. I advise to skim through it if this occurs : )

Korg Volca FM - Demo 001

The Korg Volca`s mixed on a cheap Yamaha MG desk with build in Reverb. Recorded at 24Bit / 96 Khz

Globe

Korg Volca FM + Bass + Keys + Sample: "Globe"

Soundbites

Soundbite 1

Soundbite 2

Volca Fm

Hi, it's Henadzi. Currently based in Abu Dhabi, UAE. Just doing some DIY music for no particular reason. Mostly it's guitar-based instrumental stuff recorded entirely at home. Not intended to bind myself to some particular genre, so I'm free to play around. Feel free to DM me if you're looking for collaboration.

Have a good day.

mc-101.volca-fm.74bpm.jam-1

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