Lakeside City Jams

Electro House techno  jams from July featuring tracks from the upcoming Mark Antares album.

Sea vs Sky Electro House July Jammin

These are the underdog tracks of 2024 that for whatever reason did not get as much attention as they deserved. This is a chance for people to again discover some unearthed gems of sonic bliss.

Gems of 2024

808 notes create a musical concoction, enticing dance moves in the night. 

Official music video: https://youtu.be/WZB1S0SsJUo?si=IdRQttSq1jYHQfWD

Electro Serum

Old-school vibes combine with digital arcade sounds, classic world beats, and dubstep aesthetics in an instrumental mix of funky dance beats and soft, emotional melodies. The video was animated with NightCafe, using prompts set to meadows and storms. 

Official Video:https://youtu.be/q_AFc7PG7pc

Digital Dust

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The track "Magnetized Lens" is an acid house instrumental mix. It starts with a lead synth and an epic hook synth for texture, both with automated fading. The synth harmonizes with the UAD Polymax synth horn and eventually transitions joined by a big room after-party electronic drum kit. The middle part of the mix features an electrifying dance beat with various TB-3 acids and synclavier sub-bass. These were all sent through bus processing before the final master bus. My intention with this composition was to journey the listener in their mind through cosmic light as if bouncing from one "Magnetized Lens" to another.

Magnetized Lens

Floating on top of the pantheon on top of the clouds. Jumping weightless as if no gravity exists to hold you down. The sound of strings echo through the pantheon and the crystalline magic of the moment takes your soul to new heights.

Top Of The Pantheon

Experimental space house jam with elaborate synth swells and transitions.

Off World Explore

This track was originally released under the Pantheon Escape moniker before Mark Antares. There was an original version and this one has an overall better vibe. Sonically, I tried to create a feeling like motorcycling on water as fast as possible without all the safety issues. Soaring through the mist near the Lakeside City yearning to find what is possible. 

Lakeside City

As I sprinted up the platforms, the Pantheon towered above me, illuminated by the setting sun. Clouds drifted below as I leaped hundreds of feet in an attempt to reach the highest floating rise. With each step, I struggled to catch my breath. The serene evening provided a picturesque backdrop as I finally reached my destination: the top of the Pantheon. Also, listen to the track "Top of the Pantheon."

Solid Levels

I hurried across the dance floor, the vibrant colors swirling around me. The hot night and the bright lights made it hard to see as sweat dripped down my forehead. I saw the rabbit trying to escape and chased it as the music throbbed and the crowd danced on. Finally, I cornered it at the plaza and watched it climb the wall and disappear out the window. It had taken my pocket watch, money, and most importantly, my time. That darn rabbit!

Leap Year

Late last year, I started experimenting with different types of electronic music, and "After Hours" was one of my first creations. This track served as the foundation for my unique style of electro house music, featuring Moog Bass, overdrive, Germanium and transistor TB-303 emulated sounds. The driving beat of an after-party and an ethereal noise bridge contribute to the overall vibe of the track.

The song was initially mixed and then later remixed into its current Gold Fusion version. It captures a sense of retrofuturism, as reflected in the album cover, and exudes dance vibes with a tempo of 136 bpm. This track became a template for two other songs on the same album, "Solid Levels" and "Electro Serum." While these songs share the same template, each one is unique, and none quite matches the distinctiveness of "After Hours," which will always hold a special place among my favorites from this project.

After Hours (Fusion Gold)

This instrumental track could be considered ambient or chillwave. It taps into retro vibes and somehow gives me the nostalgia of the early 90s, a time before technology completely took off and things were more hopeful.

Chillfest

On a distant planet in a remote section of the Milky Way, two creatures are locked in a battle for supremacy. The sea creature's huge, hulking size gives it an advantage over the air creature with sharper talons and a ferocious bite. The battle rages for hours, with circling, swiping, and near-miss attempts as the sea creature continually loses blood from swipe after swipe.

Sensing victory, the sky creature circles one last time, diving further to sink its talons. The sea creature flips up out of the water and lands a strike on its wing, tearing it in half and sending it spiraling into the ocean where it sinks into the depths.

Sea vs Sky

A common term related to investing can also apply to various aspects of life. The fear of missing out, driven by others' participation, can lead to negative outcomes. This track was started about a month ago using Model 84 and 77 Softube synthesizers, along with a Juno emulation. I incorporated guitars similar to those used in "Endless Summer Daze" and "Unrealized Future," and it features a synth bass Arturia preset called "Pet Shop Boys."

FOMO 

They all wait in line for the money machine 
Caught in an avalanche of emotion 
Don’t wanna rain on your parade

Fear of missing out
Now you’ve jumped into the
shark tank
You thought you’d join in too late 
Now the bank has taken it all away 
 
So you found what your hoping to emulate 
Everyone’s winning and you wanna 
partake in it

Fear of missing out
Now you’ve jumped into the
shark tank
You thought you’d join in too late 
Now the bank has taken it all away

FOMO

I completed this track last May. Although I hadn’t felt like sharing it, I thought it was important to include it in the tracks I’ve finished this year. It’s an unusual track to me because it evokes a sense of hiding from the spotlight. It mentions superheroes battling villains and captures a unique intensity. I’m not sure how this peculiar track will be received, but it does seem to have a strong emotional impact, even if it’s not as upbeat as some of my more recent tracks. I also created a music video for it with some interesting imagery which briefly shared and again now:

https://youtu.be/qRz3-hKlZbo

Hiding out from the Spotlight 
Go from street to street  
Corner to corner 
Aisle to aisle all before the escape 
Scurry down the hillside 
trailing meadow disguise my cape
One time I found my bearings 
Won’t be long until the return 

Oh yeah yeah yeah 
Where is the spotlight
Find my way over 
Oh yeah yeah yeah 
Why are the answers
Always 
in front of me 

One can bring one can try 

Gliding out with super powers
Now this ancient city trusts me 
Battle to battle 
Counting the hours
Waiting to save the day 
All the villians running for cover
They all fail to make their run
They all never had no fun and 
can’t take ours away
If I can’t make this journey
What will be left to return 

Oh yeah yeah yeah 
Where is the spotlight
Find my way over 
Oh yeah yeah yeah 
Why are the answers
Always 
in front of me 


Hiding out - from the spotlight beams 
See them silhouette the dark sky
through the mountains they make pathways
Looking for one they’ll just have to wait 
until the return  
Hiding out - battling villains with steel
Save the city from being burned

Spotlight

This track was one of the last holdouts from April that I hadn't shared yet. Originally titled "Acid Rain (the Good Kind)," the music has always resonated with me, though the title never quite fit. I even uploaded a live studio jam of it, combining the track with Arturia and a Roland MC-101:

https://youtu.be/cE6TVjUCZ9w?si=y3Nuc4hlwBe55T6u

At that time, I was deeply exploring Arturia Acid V emulations, but I feel this piece leans more toward electro-funk dance than acid. It certainly had the potential to be on my "Pantheon Escape" album, but for some reason, it didn't make the final cut. I attribute that to being in the midst of a move and taking a critical look at my life and musical journey. Hence the new title, "Salient Reflections."

When I listen back to the creation of this jam, its best traits are the production, bass melody, and the rocking solo at the end, similar to the one found in "Sea vs Sky."

Salient Reflections

Producer of space rock, experimental lo-fi, House, EDM, vaporwave and synth-wave.