Been wanting to make a dembow beat for a while. This was just to get my feet wet. Thought a remix would be good to get the juices flowing. First project I started on the new laptop.

Ace Combat Dur0 - AC (ACE COMBAT REMIX)

Take me away on dreams 
Open skies, a lie of your machines
Between the world that we see
I deny with every inch of me

What is this? Plugged me in. I will not be snuffed out by this betrayal. Hold my breath, tear my skin, ripping every cerebral cord.

Take me away

Caught in a static existence
Fabricate my dream sequence

FIHM is: Alan, Alex
Guitars: Alan
Bass: Alex
Drum Programming: Alan
Vocals: Electric Dream Machine, Alex
Sexy Model: Alex
Art: Alan
Fun Had: All

Dream.exe - Flying Internet Hate Machine

Used my iphone as my guitar interface with JamUp, the free version. Used some better delay effects from Mixcraft.

Tone is from JamUp and my super sweet Cort Viva seven string, in drop A#, believe it or not,

Woke up real early and couldn't go back to sleep and this part was stuck in my head, its always been my favorite part. I am a fan of creepy clean pieces.

Bleed [clean interlude] (Meshuggah Cover) - AC

DADDY UPDATE: Song has been out for a year and a half, go check it out!!! Also this was to demo the tonality of a cheap bass (and it has its place!) and the 3 part barber-esque harmonies I did for the background of this section. What I was hearing in my head came from the guitar overtones/undertones in the chords which sounded like a voice could replicate but elevate. 

updated version. isitreallyyou is officially rolling down hill for Iscah. LOOK FOR IT WHEN ITS DONE

Yes it's my voice, only textures for now, no actual tracking.

Yes I am playing the bass here too. You'd be shocked, it's actually an Ibanez GSR200, but the first gen. Not that cheap lightweight crap they sell now. Old Red, faithful and meaty as ever. 

And in that lead in is absolutely @iambean and his tones

oh, and that is a Loathe Cat from the Mandolorian....

is it REALLY you?

This was an experiment using the original recording of Meshuggah's "Nebulous", off of Nothing (2002), and slowed down to the speed of Nothing's re-release (2006). I am not apart of the band, and did not write the tune.

Just slowed it down to the speed of the original, some people like the original more because it sounds more natural and organic, as opposed to the re-release's compressed sound.

Personally I love the reissue more, the tones are nicer and everything seems tighter, mechanic and atmospheric. But I also like this version, it being faster. I like the slow rhythmic chugging of the reissue so I figured try it with the more organic version. Sounds awesome!

Nebulous (2002 at Nothing Reissue speed)- Meshuggah

I realize this isn't exactly superb studio quality.

I dedicate this cover to my best friend, my uncle, no longer with us.

Change (In the House of Flies) [Acoustic] - AC (Deftones Cover)

My dad stopped through town and left us some of his gear over the weekend. We made a few tones on his Neural DSP QuadCortex and tried to demo everything we created. And he left his custom Mayones. @iambean and I hashed something out real quick in 4 hours. I'm not sure how permanent this song will become, probably won't become anything. Also, no real quantizing and no real EQ/Mastering done, since we were trying to move quickly. It still sounds badass.

Made a clean tone, a lead tone and a djenty tone along with a bass tone of course. 

I also recently got a new bass, the Ibanez EHB1005MS, EHB stands for "Elec. Headless Bass" and it's a 5-string; MS stands for "Multi-Scale" meaning fanned frets. It's a beast!

Tony Awards - Iscah Demo

Recently procured a new headless bass from Ibanez. EHB1005ms and yes in sea foam green. Positively one of my favorite basses. This drum groove is kind of an old one and an inside joke, but sounds so legit with this kit and the way it was programmed that I barely recognize it myself. I also just bought GGD Matt Halpern PV sample library. Guess I should have mentioned that too

Found Missing

Messing around, my 7 string guitar was somehow in a triple E octave and not how you think. BEAEGBE. It was cool. Used my EHB1005ms and was attempting a jazzy finger tone. Drums are GGD PV Halpern sig.

RHM1005ms
Schecter Diamond Series 7
GGD PV Drums

Shadows On Concrete

Let's face it, I want to be metal, but I don't have the riffing chops. I can't write a convincing riff, but I can groove. I also do not know where to start regarding tone when it comes to plug-ins.

The Exercise in Mediocrity

Just restrung the Ibanez EHB1005ms with prosteels. DUDES that is the move... Anyways, here how it sounds!

Thrive - The Contortionist (String test)

Messing around with my Darkglass Alpha/Omega 900. Did not mean to do DI pre but this is where we are. Meant to track post DI with the distortion, so had to add it digitally. Sorry. Otherwise, the A/O DI signal is THICCC wow. Waited so long to mess with this...

That Is Why We Must Find The Light

Sample comes from Prometheus. Used my Darkglass Alpha/Omega 900 head for the DI bass tone.

No Man Needs Nothing

Had this little idea, played out the initial idea to completion. Think it sounds cool and neat. The root descends and passes many octaves within the chord until resolving peacefully. I don't think this would work on an instrument with higher tunings. Lower frequency in the bass allows the close grouping of the notes to meld well. Tried to spic up the tone with some effects, used a grain delay, but in the end the EQ'd DI tone from the Darkglass A/O just sounded way too good to mess with. This is not JUST dry tone, of course I have reverb, chorus, delay (and grain delay), and a dirty tone mixed with this, hardly decipherable mixed together but add to the overall vibe.

Descending Purpose

Hah, yeah! Love this tune, and so I asked my good pal Jim if he wanted to do a cover! Here is something to tide over the period between writing music. Jim and I hope to work on plenty more tracks in the future, and not just covers. This is a very genuine cover, nothing fancy or new, just straight forward here.

2016 is a big year, and will be!!

Also, I had the option to pick a cool stock photo of a red hooded girl, but, I mean, I love cat pics and I couldn't break tradition. I especially could not resist when I found this gem!

Bloody Cape - Jim Morrell and AC (A Deftones Cover)

The song seemed fun to play, and the scale is really cool! I learned it to get better at my fingering (getting used to a smaller fretboard as opposed to my bass guitar). It isn't a perfect cover, 3 guitars. One rhythm, one playing the root notes, and then the lead. Recorded at The Seventh Studio West on 12/30/2011

SpongeBoob (Spongebob Outro Music Cover)

Bass tone in no way close to the man Justin Chancellor's, I have shamed my family...

I get bored and a wild hair. Do enjoy this bassline, but no way in hell would I play it for 3:22 seconds, then pick it back up for basically the entire song. Hand cramper for sure. Probably my most favorite Tool song. Why Charlie Kelly and talking about cats? Well it's simple, I love IASIP and cats are a theme around here for my cover art.

Reflection - Tool

Singer-songwriter and a primary writing force in Iscah.

I want to do covers, collaborate, or write for you. My voice is mostly suited for modern metal/progressive metal (djent). However, I love many differing styles of music and can work with whatever you have in mind. So don't let the pedigree deceive you. I am no producer, so almost everything I have here is a demo.

You can follow my band's links here:
https://linktr.ee/iscah_metal

SoundCloud:
@IamBean

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