in ancient times, it was foretold that if the stars should ever be aligned, salmon's solo jams would start sounding halfway decent

art by mali maeder: https://www.pexels.com/photo/house-surrounded-by-trees-and-mountains-1196121/

rpg tavern music sketch

not even sure what to classify this as but I'm rather pleased with it

art by iurii: https://www.shutterstock.com/image-illustration/airship-above-clouds-3d-render-1917837641

to the skies

another drawn-out, disorganized, and genre-fluid experiment. consider this an apology for my last track

art by sergeitokmakov: https://pixabay.com/users/sergeitokmakov-3426571/

Fishbowl Thinking

Ancient Astronaut

ancient astronaut

not as ambitious as my last track, but lots of fun to make

art by Stephen Leonardi: https://unsplash.com/photos/hkJ0g2Wduig

growlin' groove

started as another rpg-esque piece, went fugue-y, then electronic, and finally jazzy. make of it what you will

art by Moyovagee: https://www.pexels.com/photo/luxurious-arched-ornamental-building-with-columns-2420540/

Time Traveling Flutes

time traveling flutes

i just wanted to play with some effects

art by Elina Krima: https://www.pexels.com/photo/monochrome-photo-of-person-standing-on-hallway-3343253/

Lamentations of a Scattered Mind

lamentations of a scattered mind

trying my hand at this synthwave thing the kids are into. also finally learned what gain staging is lol

art by ParallelVision: https://pixabay.com/illustrations/cyberpunk-woman-window-city-5774101/

Do Androids Dream of Tangerines?

do androids dream of tangerines?

"what if you took an irish reel but made it like...synthwave?" -salmon

art by darksouls1: https://pixabay.com/photos/fantasy-portrait-fantasy-portrait-4515147/

Androids of Annwn

androids of annwn

in an orbital mood

art by xresch: https://pixabay.com/illustrations/software-development-virtual-3682509/

Hyperspace Transfer Protocol

hyperspace transfer protocol

the story of the holy prophet darude's spiritual trek across the sahara, now reimagined for a new generation 

art by AG-Pics: https://pixabay.com/photos/helsinki-finland-architecture-5504249/

Darude - Sandstorm [lofi hip-hop cover]

Avantgarde Music Challenge (AMC) 001 - "Cymballistix"

Make a song of at least 30 seconds' length using only cymbals. Any kind of cymbals will do - drum kit, orchestral, sampled cymbals, cymbal sounds from your synth, whatever you like!

literally everything you're hearing is a cymbal. pretty whack

AMC001 - Cymballistix

I have been tasked with choosing a monster and making a song for it. I chose the kraken. the result is both tense and playful, reminiscent of old video game boss battle music (at least that's what I was going for)

art by VM: https://pixabay.com/photos/fantasy-octopus-sea-eyes-3063727/

KRAKEN ATTACK!!!

decided to try my hand at something different and collaborative 

met up with my friend Audiobake on the west coast just in time for some sort of proud boy rally that escalated into a brawl with antifa (story here: https://apnews.com/article/portland-2168a31610d123716ad76d11def64c86) 

both of us steered clear of all the action, but he sent me some stems inspired by the event and i did some stuff with them

Audiobake - Not a Peaceful Protest [GPSC remix]

weird time signature experiment #2. started as a progressive psy kind of thing and then turned into age of empires music

art by SAM LIM: https://www.pexels.com/photo/photo-of-mountains-1586205/

journey of 13 steps

wandering through, flowing on, always swimming upstream

art by Brian Kyad: https://unsplash.com/photos/jsvmGh-qmjk

salmonsāra

we ditched a party to make music because we're nerds. here's what we came up with

check MTAE's stuff out on youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmteqMLxKW0MAyx1qwtiFUQ

art by Pixabay: https://www.pexels.com/photo/grayscale-photo-of-chair-inside-the-establishment-162389/

dark moody jam [ft. MTAE]

just having fun. nothing to see here

art by Anna Pou: https://www.pexels.com/photo/a-person-using-a-music-sequencer-8132707/

sequencer fun

just a little solo jam i did on christmas morning because i woke up early and couldn't get back to sleep

art by Ann H: https://www.pexels.com/photo/abstract-wallpaper-3095769/

electric free jazz

not sure what this is but I haven't uploaded in a minute and needed to fix that

art by Tapio Haaja: https://unsplash.com/photos/07cKMGEjCnE

escape from the toy store

dedicating this one to a couple friends out west

art by Mark Degnan: https://www.torreypines.com/photo-gallery/

sunset over torrey pines

i wasn't going for an ancient egypt vibe but it happened anyway. maybe i'm channeling thoth or something

art by 6557056: https://pixabay.com/illustrations/egypt-woman-queen-nefertiti-2824582/

abydos

pristine snow flakes eventually turn into grimy slush on the road. both are beautiful in their own way. maybe

art by Greg Rosenke: https://unsplash.com/photos/9TfupynMF-A

slushy wonderland

just wanted to see how feasible electronic metal was. bet you didn't know i used to be a metalhead

hit me up if you wanna add vocals to it

art by Hasan Almasi: https://unsplash.com/photos/OwqLxCvoVxI

generic metal thing of epicness

i hit some keys and sounds came out. then i added drums and stuff. not too shabby ig

art by RitaE: https://pixabay.com/photos/plums-fruit-jam-violet-cute-1584244/

impromptu jazzy jam

just a fun cover of that other song i made that one time (the one with the sounds and things)

art by Matryx: https://pixabay.com/illustrations/cosmos-matrix-tech-strange-5056646/

return to hyperspace

moar noises. what else is there to say?

art by Colin00B: https://pixabay.com/illustrations/nerve-cells-neurons-nervous-system-2213009/

brain jetsam

art by Darkmoon_Art: https://pixabay.com/photos/city-sea-man-skyscrapers-traffic-4351967/

liminal reality

haven't uploaded anything in a minute so here's something short and sweet

art by LaurentSchmidt: https://pixabay.com/photos/fence-barbed-barbed-wire-fencing-3373369/

sunset city stroll

just kidding, there's no escape. might as well enjoy the beats.

original: https://soundcloud.com/audiobake/this-dystopia-open-collab-stem-downloads-available 

art by Baggeb: https://pixabay.com/photos/street-road-bridge-tower-city-6885193/

Escaping This Dystopia [AudioBake + GPSC]

found this unfinished project in my ableton folder and decided to finish it. may or may not do a reimagination later, but happy enough with this cover as it is for now

original by Nobuo Uematsu

art by Tetsuya Nomura

Final Fantasy VII - Cosmo Canyon [gpsc cover]

just a little experiment

art by cottonbro: https://www.pexels.com/photo/woman-in-pink-long-sleeve-shirt-sitting-on-blue-chair-4842574/

randomly generated synthwave template

where are we going?

hey man you know where i can score some nutritious fatty acids?

omega3

your ears will provide a better description than anything i can possibly type here, i promise

cacophonus rex

first thing I ever made that didn't die as a 4-bar loop

art by naobim: https://pixabay.com/illustrations/saxophone-sachs-musical-instruments-1287911/

rough jazzy draft #1

Hi I'm salmon ><,'>

I make music sometimes. Usually on my computer with Ableton and whatever cheap VSTs I have on hand, but occasionally in real life too.

I like layered, colorful sounds, weird rhythms, chords with 6s and 7s in them, long ethereal pads, and keyboard solos that no one asked for. I dislike genres, deadlines, consistency, hustle culture, and SoundCloud bots. 

Feel free to message me any time if you'd like to collab, download any of my tracks, or if you just want to say hi!

Lots more unfinished music here, let me know if you'd like to do something with it: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1zFXUQzPwL8hEUQa_qjdfwk_OZEVHo-gb

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