tried making something high energy (in an upbeat way). evidently i made this in November of 2012. probably a mix of Ableton Live and MicroKorg.

Energy Overload (Arp1)

This is an upload of a song completely composed on a Nintendo DS using the Korg DS-10 program.  The song has 6 individual tracks and 16 different patterns.  It was created in song mode and there was no manual adjustment during playback.

I was origninally just playing around with piano tones based off of someones patch I found on the internet, but ended up finding a melody and vibe I liked.  I was trying to make something that sounded more 'jazzy' than other DS-10 songs I had heard.  There are two pad or organ type tones that accompany the piano lead, and they are both playing two notes at once, so I was playing around with 'complex' chords using the combined four notes.

Jazzy Piano all Korg DS-10

I wanted to work on using more of the drum tracks for synth tones and have multiple notes per tone.  This was my first composition after learning I could do both with the limited tool set.  I believe this was my fourth composition on the DS-10.

This is also the original mix, with slightly different tones and ending (IIRC).  Once I get the current mix mixdown, I'll post it for comparison.  As usual for me, this is 6 tracks, 16 patterns max, song mode, no manual adjustment, no outside effects.

Drive (Firstborn Mix) all Korg DS-10

guitar and microkorg. 4 tracks of improvisation, played one at a time, and layered. night music. i think you should turn it up, and drift into a restful nothingness.

Cave Lake Four

My friend Rusty built a percussion device using a foot powered sewing machine and a bicycle, and I thought I would try to put together a sort of chant or drone to go with it.  I ended up using samples of Bhuddist monks, Croation Plainsong (IIRC), and highway noise.

Holy Drone

Good Vibe in Five

This is a darker ambient piece created around a deconstructed Mogwai song (Rano Pano) sample and altered samples of sacred chant (Of the Father's Love Begotten and Aleluia).  It is somewhat long, but for the patient, there are multiple stages which evolve from a more metallic chaos to ordered rhythm to calm stillness.  I'm very new at writing ambient pieces as this is my second attempt at the (extensive) genre, but I find working on ambient music a great way to get into an attitude of concentrated, serene, creativity.

For Dr. Wiley's Robot's Listening Pleasure

sampled the main drums from a song of Grails' awesome LP, Deep Politics.

Hidden Springs