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released November 16, 2021

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BDTom - Slow Life Cut Version

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produced, mixed and mastered by Sephia

something different this time

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Atlantis

Tracklist:

A1. Prophecy
A2. Forward
B1. Deadnettle
B2. Amber

Release Date: 24th March 2023

12" Vinyl / Digital

Atlantis (Preview)

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Mélanvol

Hi, I made this in one session. I didn't have access to any sampled breaks, so the drums are programmed in Reaper, based on a preset pattern in Air Music Technology's Boom plugin.
The pad was made from scratch in Air's Xpand2 synth, with 3 layers, a piano, a detuned soft pad and a string layer. The output was re-sampled in Amigo, using the Pong poly setting - I'm quite pleased with the result, there are some interesting overtones present thanks to the processing and reverse ('pong') playback of part of it. Full Circle Audio over on YouTube does some great tutorials on this technique.
The bass, as all good subs should, started off as an 808 kick, heavily processed including Brainworx's Subsynth.
Eric Clapton agreed to come down to the studio and re-record his vocal from After Midnight as a favour. We shot up some horse together then threw a passing kid out the window whilst being loudly and overtly racist. Just kidding, it's sampled and used without permission. I've done a reasonable job cleaning it up with just a broad-brush console EQ, using Brainworx's Focusrite console emulator. I think all channels were run through this console, along with UA's Studer A-800 tape plug-in. I could have done a more surgical job on the sample but was happy to move at pace and don't mind the crunchy, home-made, effect. I only had access to a limited number of tracks to sample from, and that just popped into my head as I was browsing - the phrase's original key fitted the tune exactly, and there's a tiny amount of timestretching to fit the tempo.
The arpeggiated sequence was programmed using the internal Arp feature on Softube's Model 82 synth, a Roland SH-101 emulator. The VF cutoff and resonance were automated. I love Model 82, it makes me appreciate what an absolute weapon the SH-101 was back in its day. Check out just about anything on Rising High (UK techno label) from the early 90's, especially when label head, the late Casper Pound was involved.
I mixed it top-down, initially with just D16 Frontier on the stereo bus, then introducing my current go-to stereo / mastering chain: Softube Bus Processor, for glue and saturation > Soma EQ > Black Box HS2-MS for more saturation > UA Ampex ATR-102 master tape emulator > Brainworx Masterdesk Pro for final loudness.
That's it, I think. I'm pleased to have done this in one session; it's amazing what you can achieve when you put your mind to avoid what you're supposed to be doing.

Project Plan

I proudly present to you my latest 4 track offering of dub techno, plenty of white noise smothering deep dub echoes and pulsating machine subs, some more upfront, others more ethereal and set back - hope this reaches you in a chill state. Love
Merah

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