No.4 Purple Minds - Sounds from a Distant Planet

The journey of life is a long and winding one. There are times when we feel comfortable and confident, and times when we feel lost and uncertain. 

In the first part of this story, the protagonist is feeling quite comfortable in his journey. He is on the right track and making good progress. However, in the second part of the story, the protagonist starts to lose track. He is faced with challenges and obstacles, and begins to doubt himself. He feel like he is tripping every other step. But as the journey continues, the protagonist finds the right track again. He learns from his mistakes and he become stronger. In the last part of the story, the protagonist is back on track and he is feeling confident and secure. He has learned from this experience. He is ready to face whatever challenges comes his way.

The Story Of Life

There is a crack in reality, a thin fissure that allows ghosts to slip into our everyday lives. Some people see them, others sense their presence, but all of us are aware of their existence.

The crack is not always visible. It can open and close at random, and it is often hidden in plain sight. But when it is open, ghosts can come and go as they please.

Some ghosts are harmless. They may appear as orbs of light or as translucent figures. They may even interact with us, but they do not mean us any harm.

Other ghosts are more malevolent. They may haunt our homes or our dreams. They may even try to harm us physically.

We do not know why the crack in reality exists. Some people believe that it is a doorway to another dimension. Others believe that it is a natural phenomenon that allows the dead to communicate with the living.

Whatever the reason, the crack in reality is a real thing. And it is a reminder that the world is not as it seems.

Ghost Leakage

The once-bustling streets are now empty. The buildings are crumbling, and the air is thick with dust.

But there is something else. Something that is not quite visible, but that can be felt. A sense of presence. A feeling that there were people here once.

Who were these people? What happened to them? We do not know. But their presence is undeniable. They are the ghosts of a lost world.

There Were People

The Crying Forest

Twentyfive

Broken City

Silently Affected

The Adorable Ghost

Generative Patches 001

The note generator is mainly a S/H LFO in a Bitwig Note Grid, quantised to C Natural Minor. 

There are 2 sound sources, both in Cube. One is the short melodic notes, the other has longer pad like attack, decay and release. Before the second Cube I have a Bitwig Humanizer device with a toned down chance of these longer notes coming through. The combined track have a Bitwig Freq Split with a Infiltrator device with a low mix value and a convolution reverb creating the slightly ominous sound.

The sound source with short notes have a Echoboy (Sound Toys) delay and a Crystalline Reverb (Baby Audio).
The sound source with long notes have a Timeless 3 (Fabfilter) delay and a Crystalline Reverb.

In the mastering chain there is a Fabfilter C-2 Compressor, Pro-Q3 Equalizer and a Pro-L2 Limiter.

Andromeda

Generativ Patches 002

The note generator mainly a S/H LFO in a Bitwig Poly Grid, quantized to C Natural Minor. 

All sound design is done in the same Poly Grid as the Note generator.

External effects is Echoboy (Sound Toys) delay and a Crystalline Reverb (Baby Audio).

In the mastering chain there is a Fabfilter C-2 Compressor, Saturn 2, Pro-Q3 Equalizer and a Pro-L2 Limiter.

Crystal Movements

Voices

Ambient Heavy Metal

Leaving Earth

Everything seems fine

Coming Home

A Walk in the Park

Sounds From A Drunken Civilization 1

What can I tell you

Drone Ink

Droning Alone

Who do you want to be?

Fabric of Reality

Train Ride

The Portal

Coming Through

Soul Searchers

When the moment went away

Ab Initio

Dark Equinox

Hesitation

Straight to the Point

Blue Mountains

DAfH stands for Dark Ambient for Headphones (firstly). To experience this soundscape as intended, you need a pair of reasonably good headphones. Of course, you can listen to it on all music systems, but it will not be the same - especially not on a portable speaker.

DAfH - Part 1

DAfH - Part 2

I'm an experimental ambient artist with a drive  to find a balance in ambient music that is simultaneously experimental, immersive, interesting and beautiful :)

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