Follower Spotlight Vol. 78

Ladat’s Support Apr’25 vol.2

Karl Kim - Compositions

Commissioned by talkion for VIP week 3 of Z-I-v Summer Contest 2022: SHOWDOWN ~Unforgettable Experience~

Release artwork by talkion

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/track/4hDV8zhTATcaKS6EIZ9aBQ?si=6e6f6e44479d48f8

splitstream ~Type_M~

Runnin

Night Lounge Ft. "seenoah"

The Theme of a lonely Nutcracker doing Nutcracker things.

The Lonely Nutcracker

Shoulder To Shoulder

Fire Temple

Ce titre, composé originalement en 1994 et réarrangé en 2024 pour MCDC fait parti de la trilogie  ‘des amours tumultueux’ du micro-album PHONOGRAPHE de MCDC .  Il parle des états d'âme d’une personne amoureuse qui vient d'être trompée et qui est triste et en colère. Le rythme soutenu  de la pièce  démontre une force de caractère de la personne face à cette trahison. 

This title, originally composed in 1994 and rearranged in 2024 for MCDC is part of the trilogy 'of tumultuous loves' from the micro-album PHONOGRAPHE by MCDC.  He talks about the states of mind of a lover who has just been deceived and who is sad and angry. The sustained rhythm of the play demonstrates the strength of character of this lover in the face of this betrayal.


Musiciennes et musiciens :

Marie-Christine Tremblay : vocal
Denis Caouette : paroles et musique et arrangements, guitares, back vocals et programmation.
Les M’s  aux brass :
Marlène Claveau : Sax Alto
Michel Otis : Sax ténor et piano
André Lessard : Trompette
Martin Tremblay : Trombone
Sébastien Savard : Violons
Frank Corneau : Basse
David Simard : Batterie
Martin Larose (Studio Septentrio) : Réalisation

PHONOGRAPHE

Infidèle

this music is inspired by the stories of H.P. Lovercraft

The Undefined Force

Summer Islands

Compositor: Rodrigo Ibáñez
Producción y ejecución musical: Rodrigo Ibáñez

Amor Omnia Perficit (AOP)
(Letra y música: Rodrigo Ibáñez)

Si un día pudieras ver estos ojos brillar, perderte en mis galaxias
Pues aunque yo sea feliz, no guardo nada para mí
Todo lo puedo dar, con calma

Y poder mostrarte al fin, mi roto corazón
cosido con hilos de plata
sabor, aroma y calor, de esta callada gente
tendrás en tus palmas

Animus, ánima
seas tu en mí, sea yo en tí
Animus, ánima 
Amor Omnia Perficit

Ven, hay veredas por andar
quiero que tu mirada sea
mi mapa estelar

Animus, ánima
seas tu en mí, sea yo en tí
Animus, ánima 
Amor Omnia Perficit

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Amor Omnia Perficit (AOP)
English Lyrics

If one day you could see these eyes shine, lose yourself in my galaxies
For even if I am happy, I keep nothing for myself
I can give everything, calmly

And be able to show you, at last, my broken heart
sewn with silver threads
flavor, aroma, and warmth, of this quiet person
you will hold in your palms

Animus, anima
be you in me, be I in you
Animus, anima
Amor Omnia Perficit

Come, there are paths to walk
I want your gaze to be
my star map

Animus, anima
be you in me, be I in you
Animus, anima
Amor Omnia Perficit

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Amor Omnia Perficit (AOP)

Latin 

Si olim hos oculos micare videre posses, te in galaxiis meis perde
Nam etsi felix sum, nihil mihi servo
Omnia dare possum, placide

Et tandem tibi cor meum fractum ostendere
Filis argenteis consutum
Sapor, odor, et calor, horum hominum tacitorum
Quos in palmis tenebis

Animus, anima
esto tu in me,
esto ego in te
Animus, anima
Amor Omnia Perficit

Veni, sunt semitae ambulandae
Volo ut aspectus tuus sit
tabula mea stellarum

Animus, anima
esto tu in me, esto ego in te
Animus, anima
Amor Omnia Perficit

Amor Omnia Perficit (AOP)- Menelic

Shady Lady

Noise Improv No. 1

Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/track/2JyJaENlHnFwWXnNmb7rxi?si=6752ba8a37004c56
Listen on Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/us/album/op-3/1568871875?i=1568872446

Op. 3

Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/track/5eS3x7OESKe7EBpUZ8CrmX?si=2c7133c3ccd540c9
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Poem 14

Twelve Tone Piece No. 1

Credits: 

Matthew Leland - trumpet
Josh Bialkin - trumpet
Peter DelGrosso - horn
Karl Kim - trombone, electronics
Caitlin Jodoin - tuba

Twelve Tone Piece No. 3

Karl Kim is a man of many musical hats (perhaps too many for his own good, but that's a discussion for another time). 

​​His musical journey started off with piano lessons at age six, and from there he has picked up many other instruments over the years, including but not limited to: violin, guitar, trombone, and various percussion instruments. Karl was also just as quick to branch out to styles of music other than classical; most significant of these styles is rock and metal (especially of the progressive variety), but jazz, EDM, experimental music, and folk music from various parts of the world have also played a role in shaping him as a musician. 

As a concert music composer, these musical experiences, especially those as a metal guitarist, are what make up the voice that he projects into his compositions, especially in recent times. Pieces like "The Jury is Sleepless", "Without a Minute to Spare", and "So Cold, So Dark, So Chaotic" exist at a crossroads between music for the concert hall and music for the mosh pit. His music has been performed by ensembles such as the Rhythm Method, S.E.M., and Bearthoven, and he holds a B.M. in Music Theory and Composition from New York University. 

"Karl with a K" is an alter ego of Karl Kim. Karl with a K, while having the same musical background as Karl Kim, draws upon a fascination for rhythm game music that started with Dance Dance Revolution at the age of eight, and grew considerably to encompass games including, but not limited to, Sound Voltex, In the Groove, beatmania IIDX, Voez, and Arcaea. Karl with a K brings his background in metal and 20th century classical music into rhythm game original tracks such as "!CAUTION! small but deadly", "BELLUM", and "rudimentary methods of overkill", which can be characterized by plenty of guitars, unusual rhythms, and sometimes non-instruments being used as instruments. Much of his output as Karl with a K is written for the purposes of Stepmania simfile creation (though as of BMS of Fighters: EighTeen's "0verfl0w_err0r" this is no longer exclusively the case).

Karl Kim currently resides in Bloomington, Indiana where he is pursuing an M.M. in Music Scoring for Visual Media at the Jacobs School of Music at Indiana University. Karl with a K can be seen lurking around the internet (especially specific Discord servers), occasionally not being above a good meme from time to time. In addition, Karl with a K is working on his first project as a game developer, a typing meets rhythm gaming fusion titled "glyph;".