A strange hobby of mine, to mess with synthesizers. This one is pure meditation and escapism to me, free careless creativity and improvisation. There is nothing better than to close your eyes release fingers on a keyboard and let the music come in, without thinking or making any decisions. Without judging. Come what may.

Way Of Synth

Tracks I return to again and again. Distant echoes, liminal dreams, slow collapse into texture.

Tracks I Love

Mainly ambient electronic, but with some lo-fi other stuff

Electronic relaxation

Download the full EP from Bandcamp: https://andrewodd.bandcamp.com/album/simplicity

Andrew Odd - Beauty

rainy countach drive

Inspired by great music from the 80s, An electro synth side project of Lee Maguire from the band Mercury Machine.

Ascend

lie down

Bladerunner inspired Ambient track from forthcoming album "Megalopolis 2:  Neon City Blues"

NEON CITY TEARS (Glitter In The Dark)

Throughout history, alchemists have captivated our minds with their quests to turn base materials into gold and seek the philosopher's stone. Their work was shrouded in metaphor and mystery, embodying a desire to understand the universe's hidden truths. Similarly, this collection of sounds endeavors to evoke the essence of that magical process. Each composition is a carefully crafted distillation of emotions, imagery, and ideas, resonating with the transformative powers attributed to the alchemical arts.

In Alchemies, Paul Beaudoin blends orchestral textures with glitch and noise elements, creating a sonic alchemy that mirrors the ancient quest for transformation. These contrasting sound worlds—organic and synthetic, refined and raw—come together in a seamless dialogue, embodying the fusion of disparate materials that the alchemists sought.

The album weaves through an auditory landscape, transporting you to the Fire of Calcination, where raw elements are purified, or the ethereal Black Sun, where shadows and light intertwine. As you listen, imagine the delicate Golden Transmutation—the alchemical transformation of sound and silence into rich tapestries of experience. Each track is an invitation to engage with the mysteries at the intersection of sound and spirit, reminiscent of the alchemist’s laboratory, filled with curiosity and wonder.

Join Ambient Cat on this journey as we explore the tenets of alchemy through sound, delving into the Salt of the Earth and emerging into the Albedo Phase, where clarity and illumination reign. Each piece is a gateway into an imaginative realm where transformation and transcendence occur—much like the alchemists sought, through their craft, to unlock the hidden potential of the universe. 

Produced and mastered by Paul Beaudoin
Cover art by Paul Beaudoin
Cover design by Dionis Afonichev (Dionisaf)

Alchemies

Distillation of Light

Pure focusless ambient. The greatest challenge is to actually stop the production somewhere, these tracks can get unhealthy long. But I like it. You can compose these zoned out with eyes closed, completely immersed into it.

Lost In A minor

Labyrinth

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Will human kind ever leave Earth to outer space? If so, how will it work? As a bunch of frozen bodies in cryogenic capsules or are we going to convert ourselves into a software running in some spaceship supercomputer? Will anybody stay back on Earth? And why? What will be the songs of those leaving and those staying?

Cosmic Diaspora

When corrupted judge betray your case, what you gonna do? You sign-off from your motel, you throw your badge to the garbage and with an illegal gun full of death you go unleash hell against the cartel ruling the city. You become an angel of revenge, one last redemption for your murdered love. This night, come what may...

Crime Of Justice

A result of one of my exploration expeditions thru Diva The VST Analog Synthesizer. No intention to create next hit here, more like a study of sound capabilities of this wonderful software instrument. So far I used it only occasionally as a layer or two in my electronic tracks, but never gave it a chance as a main thing. This track is built only from sounds produced by U-HE Diva. I love its thick wet sound without being all glitchy or overtuned or lost-in-8-bit-buzzer-emulators. Any combination of its devices works like magic. It is really very well done piece of technology.

Diva The Analog Troublemaker

It would be a night shift like all the others, bad coffee to keep your dusty police budge awake, but you're called to a murder case. After arrival to the place, your partner tells you to stay calm. Why? Why is everybody starring at you? And then you see ... her. Lying on a cold dirty street, blood washing away by rain and tears. The world has stopped, you cannot unsee the horrible truth. They took her away from you, your only love, your only reason to live. This must be just another nightmare! Breathing seems to be strangely obsolete now. 

Crime of Justice is track I released few weeks ago, and I loved working on it. The vibe kinda stood with me and I would like to make a whole series from it - to tell the whole story of this nameless detective...

Crime of Justice: The Horrible Truth

This track represents my current mood this year. Beautiful colorful trees hidden in thick fog. Somehow, I know the beauty is there, but I cannot see it. So I must have faith, that there is still hope in the world and the misty curtains will open once more, so the light can bring all the colors for us to see.

Autumn Melancholy

SunChaser

Nothingness

Sollys (Applefish Rework)

Music is the greatest human invention, the only language that speaks to us all. It would be a shame not to share my share. Just for fun, just for mere survival of one man's mind. Thank you for listening!

Lost In A minor

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