Grim & severe; sultry & immersive with the haunting textures of dark, industrial timbre. An intriguing collage... :)

so wonderful haunting dreamsound & atmosphere.....

great sounds!! thanks for taking me on this adventure!!!!!!!!!!!!

Fantastic soundscape! 😊 ... Totally puts me in the zone!

sorry to be sooo late to the party but this is well worth that wait!

love this part here at around 1:25, but the whole thing is a really interesting ethereal journey evocative of both visuals and emotions.  Lots of subtle tension to this. great stuff!

.nediul nekkolk teod kilb raaH

The extraordinarily talented Belial Pelegrim and I have spent the past year working on a very special project.  The end result is an EP based on nature and the changing seasons.  Here is the first single - a lille taste of what is on our "Movements of a Cloud" EP which will be released on February 25th via Bricolage.  Working with BP * https://soundcloud.app.goo.gl/VZKQ3MBxyX1E2VVE6  * is always an exciting and fulfilling experience.  :) 

Check the EP out here:
https://bricolageglasgow.bandcamp.com/album/movements-of-a-cloud-bc068


We hope you enjoy!  Thanks for listening and for your support!  :)

The Myth of Wondrous Things {Minimal_Drone*GRL & Belial Pelegrim} from the "MoaC" EP

Come my love, don't dwell upon the things that we have lost
Pride and passion, honour, love, sought at such a cost
We never did understand the twisting of the ways
It will serve us best to lift our heads and think of better days

Base Photograph for cover art by Anna Gru on Unsplash

Better Days

Depthcruiser & I are excited to share the second release in our "The Ruins We Create" project.   Hope you enjoy!  :)

The Lost Dream {Depthcruiser & Minimal_Drone*GRL / The Ruins We Create Project}

Naked Sky

Phoenicis

Sakugo 2023

(Free WAV Download available here under '••• More'; and eventually, as part of a future solo album)

Greetings all you fun and funky SC musicians. I don’t typically upload remastered versions of a song as a new track. I usually just replace the old with the new, and change the title to reflect the remaster. But this one is special, for a few reasons (and if you’re not much into personalized mixing details, you may want to skip this liner note).

First (and most importantly)… I thought I’d lost the ability to edit the original tracks for this song. The last time I opened it up in Logic (updating it for the 2018 album remaster), the siren voices were all messed up (automation in Alchemy can have odd results sometimes). I just assumed the original native file was broken forever, because I no longer had access to that version of Logic. I had to do the album remaster from my only existing mix… and it was definitely lacking.

4 years later, I’m so glad I took a chance on reopening the native file when I concluded this ‘Siren’ trilogy. All the sounds/automations were exactly as I had left them. Prior to this attempt, I just assumed the worst, and never tried again. Thankfully, I was wrong. :D

Second… the remaster turned out much better than I hoped; and the differences were so satisfying, I thought it might be fun to have both versions up (for a side by side comparison, for any interested musicians out there. Here's the older version: https://soundcloud.com/grevusanjl/siren-rising).

So why does this one sound so much better than the original version? (And please take all of this with a grain of salt. I’m no pro. But I have discovered what works for me.)

Honestly, a tremendous amount of credit goes to having a much better understanding of Compression. For many folks, Compression is almost a dirty word. Just the title of the plug-in alone confused me at first. Why would I possibly want to compress my sounds, when I liked them as is? 

But it turns out (for me at least) that the different Compression options really shine when chosen specifically, and used minimally. As an example (and I’m not sure if your DAW offers similar options, but), Studio VCA works brilliantly with strings, female vocals and many of my favorite synths. But Studio FET works great on drums. Etc. And while some might cringe at the idea, I absolutely love what Soft Distortion does to most tracks as well. Used in mild amounts, Soft Distortion adds a phenomenal amount of spacial quality to the sound. I don’t use this one all of the time, but I bet I use it at least 75% of the time now (and Compression in general on about 95% of the tracks).  So there you go… I’m definitely a big fan of Compression… when used responsibly. :)

In addition, I’ve also learned a lot about EQing since I first did this song in 2017; so much so, that I was actually baffled by some of my earlier choices. So a large amount of the repair/update time for the 2022 remaster was spent on getting the EQing for each track set up more effectively.

And finally, I had the opportunity to give the full mix a healthy rebuild. After 5 years, you’re undoubtedly going to have a very fresh perspective on a piece. And I realized a lot of the sounds simply weren’t in their optimal positions in the stereo field. I also reconsidered where sounds faded in and out, and how intensely they did so… and I updated all of that as well. 

And there you have it, the story/history behind one of my all time personal favorites. I’m so glad I had an opportunity to revisit this one (while leaving all the original instruments true to form), and I hope you enjoy all the latest sound enhancements as well. I’m excited to hear what you think of my ’Siren Rising (2022 Remaster)’. :D

WTF! The Musical

Siren Rising - 2022 REMASTER

Composed, arranged, performed, and produced by:
Carlos Vivanco & Jason Mowry
Final mix by Jason Mowry
@asleepwithheadphones
@lazydadamusic

Moonlight Caravan

New EP available on Bandcamp -
moodexhibit.bandcamp.com/album/replicant-hearts

Replicant Hearts kicks off with it's title track, an epic 9 minutes of multi-sectional, constantly evolving electro techno. Then the 4 hearts are showcased, each with their own unique qualities. Peppy, Vital, Deeva, and Vizor have their own expressions, but they all share in a celebration of upbeat electronic sounds.

The Myth of Wondrous Things {Minimal_Drone*GRL & Belial Pelegrim} from the "MoaC" EP

Minimal_Drone*GRL

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