A very short piece meant to be the music background of an old video.

Ben-Hur

ROBOT DREAMS
Music by Overdrive

The name is a reference to the novel Robot Dreams by writer Isaac Asimov. The book explores the unbalanced relationship between robots and humans under the Three Laws of Robotics. 

The track is quite experimental and was created about two decades ago on an Emu E4X Turbo sampler with 128 Mb of RAM (less than my smartphone) and Cakewalk sequencer (not a DAW). Really vintage stuff these days.

The spectacular cgi image shown in the artwork is a piece from the Black Is A Color collection created by Tim Tadder and available at:
https://www.timtadder.art/black-is-a-color

I hope you enjoy the track.

Robot Dreams

Machine Choir

A futuristic song in cinematic style + ocasional guitar riffs.

MUSIC VIDEO
Take a look at the music video.
YouTube: 
https://youtu.be/5fDQO31xSQ8
TikTok:
https://www.tiktok.com/@overdrive_music_br/video/7073564747286711557

SONG
ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORK
Synths --> Overdrive
Guitars --> Bruno Prestes
Intro loop --> Reboy

I hope you like it.

Artificial Neural Network

Mayday

Fractal

"Riot Squad" music video (snippet):
https://www.instagram.com/tv/ChGf8k_DkML/
https://www.tiktok.com/@overdrive_music_br/video/7129308458284764422

Riot Squad

"Take Over" Music Video (snippet):
https://www.instagram.com/tv/Ck6oz-IDNlC/
https://www.tiktok.com/@overdrive_music_br/video/7163417607364791557

Take Over

Pwned

Error 404 was originally created as a soundtrack for a few-second Instagram reel and was composed using Renoise software. 

In case you want to check out the video:
https://www.instagram.com/tv/CfhaX3zjfQm/

Some time later, the idea was revisited in Ableton Live to create the full track and a new video was also posted:

Second video:
https://www.instagram.com/reel/Cmi9ZDDj_A6/

I hope you enjoy the track and the videos.


UPDATE #1 (March 9, 2023): "Error 404" is one of the songs used in the "Let's Stick to Zeeland 19" video from Jos Houtzager's Frame Music Channel. Check it out: https://youtu.be/3pCVY1rAjIU?t=184

Error 404

#deb is a dark song. 

The name comes from the hashtag used on social media to find people suffering from depression (hence the cover image with a robot in trouble).

The first part of the song was composed for an Instagram reel using Renoise software(link for the video at the end). A few months later, the idea was revisited in Ableton Live and the result can be heard in this track.

I hope you enjoy it.

Link for the video:
https://www.instagram.com/tv/CfMHvXHDl-F/

#deb

Cyber Junkie was originally created as a soundtrack for an Instagram reel and was only a few seconds long. Some time later, the idea was revisited to create the full track, which can be heard here. I hope you enjoy it.

In case you want to check out the video:
https://www.instagram.com/tv/CgTR4VWjAr4/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link

Cyber Junkie

Mirai is a music that mixes past and future; traditional and modern; eastern and western. It means future in Japanese. The name also appears in Japanese ideograms in the lower right corner of the cover image and the word is also mentioned by the female voice in the first part of the song, which says "welcome to the future".

It was originally created for an Instagram reel , had only a few seconds and almost no electronic effects. If you want to hear the original version, here is the link to the video:

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/svFJturAeJc

I thought the idea had potential for a whole track and here it is. I hope you enjoy it.

Mirai

s 1 m u l a t 1 0 n (stylized version of the word "simulation") was inspired by the movie Tron and composed to sound like a video game soundtrack.

It was originally composed for an Instagram reel that lasted only a few seconds. In case you want to check out the video, here are the links:

https://youtube.com/shorts/De3h7uOp0Q0
https://www.instagram.com/tv/CjiNQl9DDEI/
https://www.tiktok.com/@overdrive_music_br/video/7153601965237210373

The idea was promising and I decided to create a complete song. I hope you like it.

s 1 m u l a t 1 0 n

The first version of this song was composed in the early 2000s using Cakewalk software and an Emu sampler (E4x Turbo) with 128 Mb of RAM -- an absurd amount of memory for a sampler at that time (today even my smartphone has much more). 

It was inspired by David Bowie's Earthling album and the early Nine Inch Nails records.

The name is a play on "Gen X" and suggests that robots (cover image)will be the next (nXt) generation.

The song is a mix of electronic music and rock/metal, with much more guitars than the previous version. 

I recently (2023) used the original version as soundtrack for the video below, so you can hear how the song originally sounded:
https://youtube.com/shorts/b59C2IwtAIs

A few months after the release of the video, I thought the song deserved an updated version and here it is.

I hope you enjoy it.

Gen_nXt

BLAST!
Music by Overdrive
Lyrics by Marc Freak

In one sentence, drum'n bass goes punk.

This song is the result of a team work with the always brilliant Marc Freak, a prolific musician, author, photographer, and oddity. I am an outspoken fan of his fantastic work (two of my favorite songs are by him). His music is definitely worth a closer look:
https://soundcloud.com/marcfreak

The instrumental part of this song was originally created in Renoise, with the program's native samples. Voices and effects were added later in Ableton Live.

The cover artwork is based on the amazing illustration created by Heri Shinato (Cyberpunk: The Future is Made of Flesh and Metal), available on his Artstation profile:
https://www.artstation.com/artwork/34aPJ

Hope you like it.

Blast ! (feat. Marc Freak)

NZT-48
Music by Overdrive

Mixed and Mastered by Woods Studio
@woods_studio

The title refers to the drug NZT-48, from the movie Limitless (2011).

There are lots of influences in the intro. The dystopian metallic beat is based on the wooden drums heard in Kaneda's Theme from the anime Akira. Also some of the voices that appear in the background are samples from the opening theme of the anime Ghost in the Shell. And the harmony of the intro and even the interruption before the brutal guitar attack were clearly inspired by the the song "Altered State" of the Brazilian metal band Sepultura.

There is a short video on Instagram in which the same intro is the background music (actually it was composed several months before the main song):
https://www.instagram.com/tv/CfXlNKvjuz9/

Besides the intro, the song itself has several influences. The first part is inspired by the spectacular song Tikal of the group E. S. Posthumus. Also several parts are deeply inspired by tracks from Sigue Sigue Sputnik's excellent album Piratespace. And the third act is influenced by NIN in the good old days.

I really recommend you check out each of these influences mentioned here -- it's excellent material.

And I hope you enjoy this song. :-)

NZT-48

STIM
Music by Overdrive

Mixed and Mastered by Woods Studio
https://soundcloud.com/woods_studio

Stim Music Video:
https://youtu.be/rI5e9-YHi60

"Stim" is slang used in the game Cyberpunk 2077 and refers to the narcotic stimulants taken by the characters.

The vast majority of the samples used in this song were taken from the SampleSwap website, which I recommend:
https://sampleswap.org/

The excellent Serum samples are from Antidote Audio's Free Serum Dubstep Growls package, which I also recommend:
https://www.antidoteaudio.com/freebies

The extraordinary helmet and hoodie shown in the artwork are actual pieces of Machine56:
https://www.machine56.com/

I hope you enjoy the track.

Stim [video in description]

JOYBOT
Music by Overdrive and AudioBake

Mixed and Mastered by Woods Studio
https://soundcloud.com/woods_studio

The title JoyBot is a reference to the nascent sex robot market.

This song is the result of a team effort and was composed in collaboration with AudioBake. The first draft came from him and it was a very interesting techno track. I tried to stick to the style, but ended up turning the song into a strange mix of industrial and progressive rock (sorry, my bad).

The vast majority of the samples were kindly provided by AudioBake (the hardcoreAXAcidLoops package is fantastic).

AudioBake's excellent music production is available on SoundCloud and worth checking out:
https://soundcloud.com/audiobake

The NIN influence here is undeniable and I recommend checking out Trent Reznor's old material.

The spectacular robot seen in the artwork is a life-size skeleton 3d printed by Weta FX for the movie Ghost In The Shell. Concept model by Vitaly Bulgarov. Image posted by Joel Savage on his Behance profile:
https://www.behance.net/gallery/52673735/GITS-Major-Skeleton

I hope you enjoy the track.

JoyBot (feat. Audiobake)

WIPEOUT
Music by Overdrive and StillVivid

Wipeout was composed in partnership with Christopher Hardisty, member of the duo StilVivid. His amazing vocals, formidable guitar skills and heavy metal influences made the track much more interesting than the initial draft I had created.

StillVivid is formed by the duo Christopher Hardisty and Matt Reeves and their great work can be checked out on their SoundCloud profile:
https://soundcloud.com/stillvivid

The splendid cover art is a cgi image that is part of the visual project Cyber Gen, created by Russian digital artist Visual Scientist and available on his Behance profile:
https://www.behance.net/gallery/110809899/CYBER-GEN

Wipeout (feat. StillVivid)

COLD CANDLE
Original song by Aliaksandr
Remix by Overdrive
Voice over by Megwaf

This track is a remix of the beautiful original song "Cold Candle", kindly authorized by the author Aliaksandr from Soundcloud's profile "Instrumentals For You". 

The "Instrumentals For You" profile is a repository of amazing piano music and is well worth checking out:
https://soundcloud.com/alexure/tracks

Original track "Cold Candle" (available for download):
https://soundcloud.com/alexure/cold-candle-delicate-background-piano-free-download

"Waiting" voice over written and performed by Megwaf. I recommend checking out Meg's brilliant narrations on her SoundCloud profile:
https://soundcloud.com/megwaf

The orchestra and choir are Kontakt's libraries. The synthesizer is native to Ableton Live.

The splendid piano in the artwork is a real Boganyi Piano designed by Hungarian pianist Gerfely Bogányi and can be checked out at the official website:
https://www.boganyi-piano.com/

Hope you enjoy it.

Cold Candle (feat. Instrumentals For You)

HIDDEN LAYERS
Music by Overdrive

I had been wanting to produce a crossover of darksynth with Arabic music for some time. In my opinion, the sound of the middle eastern culture has an incredible potential for futuristic music and I intend to continue exploring the style in new tracks.

This is one of my first experiences with FL Studio (I work mainly with Ableton Live and Renoise). It is an excellent DAW and my first impression is that its sound seems to be optimized for electronic music (which is really great).

Most of the samples are native to FL Studio and the rest were obtained from Looperman and SampleSwap, which I recommend:
https://www.looperman.com/
https://sampleswap.org/

The cover art is a magnificent cgi image titled Cloaker created by 3d artist Equinoz and available on his ArtStation profile:
https://www.artstation.com/artwork/l94gO

This track was originally released by Global Music Records in March 2022. With the end of the contract, the rights have reverted back to the author.

There are 2 videos based on this song.
A small intro:
https://www.instagram.com/p/Ce0EE6VjokI/
And the complete music video:
https://youtu.be/NFY_TvtCxkg

Hope you like it.

Hidden Layers

MAKE FRIENDS WITH GORILLA
Music by Overdrive and Stargoon

The song Make Friends With Gorilla is the result of a team effort and was composed in collaboration with the amazing band Stargoon. 

The initial idea was to produce the electro background for one of Stargoon's songs. It was then that the composer Shayne O'Neill introduced me to the demo of "Make Friends With Gorilla". The song was great and I spent a lot of time creating different electro versions, experimenting with beats and bass lines, but none of them sounded really interesting. I came to the inevitable conclusion that any change too abruptly would take away from the beauty of the original track, and perhaps the best solution was a remix. This way the original track could be released intact and still get a remix.

"Just do whatever you think works best," was Shayne's response. Man, you don't say that to someone who is desperate (lol). After that I completely abandoned the electronic versions and went for a mix of punk rock (!), anime music (!!) and orchestra (!!!)

This remix was by far one of the biggest challenges I've had to date, because it forced me to experiment with a crossover of styles outside the electro bubble.

I hope you enjoy the result.

Stargoon is the fantastic musical project created by the duo Shayne O'Neill and Ceridwyn "Sunny" Roberts-Floyd. The band has post-prog pop influences and was once defined as Hawkwind meets Devo. In my opinion, Stargoon's sound is completely original, a rare gem. I am an outspoken fan of the duo's work.

Their excellent debut album, The Gift, is well worth checking out:
https://soundcloud.com/shayne-oneill/sets/stargoon-the-gift

I also recommend a visit to the SC profile of Shayne O'Neill, composer, musician and UFO pilot. His musical genius is indisputable:
https://soundcloud.com/shayne-oneill

The radio intro is an excerpt from the movie King Kong Vs Godzilla (1962). This exact part is available on YouTube:
https://youtu.be/syv_kcHJyHk

The samples were obtained from the Slooply and SampleSwap websites, both excellent:
https://slooply.com/
https://sampleswap.org/

Lyrics
MAKE FRIENDS WITH GORILLA

Make friends with make friends with her, they said
Make friends with the piece they said
He doesn't intend to smash Tokyo.
He just wants to find love.
He just wants to find love.
This city takes everything we love.
This city is falling

Make peace with the gorilla man
Make peace with make peace with the gorilla man
He doesn't want to break with his hands
He just wants to go home
He just wants to go home
This city has ruined all the things that bring joy
This city must be destroyed

Make friends with make friends with make friends with the lizard king
Make peace with make peace with the lizard king
He doesn't want to crush Tokyo
He just wants happy times
He just wants happy times
This city has taken all the good times
This city is leaving

Make Friends With Gorilla (feat. Stargoon)

ROCKET
Music by Overdrive, Karim Manjra & Sumi
Lyrics by Sumi

Rocket is an electro remix of the amazing song Rocke-Et, an energetic rock piece by musician Karim Manjra. The wonderful vocals in the remix version are by the talented singer Sumi.

Check out the exciting vibe of the original song:
https://soundcloud.com/karim_manjra/cosmic-guitar

Karim Manjra's incredibly eclectic style is one of the most striking features of his work, and I highly recommend a visit to his SoundCloud page:
https://soundcloud.com/karim_manjra

Sumi (Sreyashi Mukherjee) owns a stunning voice and is also a brilliant composer. Drawing inspiration from role models across different musical genres, Sumi finds herself most at home singing blues, jazz and adult contemporary music while she continues to push boundaries with upcoming projects in ambient pop/jazz and electro-pop music. Check out Sumi's great music:
https://soundcloud.com/music-and-sumi
https://www.sumi-music.com/

Hope you enjoy the track.

Rocket (feat. Sumi & Karim Manjra)

DIXIE FRIED
Music by Overdrive

Dixie Fried is a sort of audio version of "Where's Wally?"

The track has tons of references to the hippie/rock counterculture of the 1970s -- from the slang that gives the song its title, to the cover art reminiscent of Easy Rider; to the very structure of the song.

Reference lists are at the end of this text.

Synthetic vocals from Dreamtonics' Synthesizer V software with Eclipsed Sounds’ Solaria voice. Guitars from samples provided by Noiiz website.

I hope you enjoy.

LYRICS
DIXIE FRIED (1)

There's no way home from here
No turning back for me
That stranger living in fear
Now longs to set be free.

Looking for freedom's glare
I'm lost inside of me
My life is fleeing fast
Where should I run from here?

Wandering all around.
All right, but in my mind.
Let's walk down the golden brick road. (2)
But all in my dreams, just in my dreams.

I'm losing track of it all.
Oh, no. Where am I now?
Jim's blue bus is leaving town (3) 
And Lucy's in a rush, watch out. (4)

Just let your freak flag fly  (5)
Spaced out (6) and out of sight. (7)
Turn off your mind (8) and see
With kaleidoscope eyes. (9)

All marmalade skies (10) and soulflies
Are in my mind.
I'm floating down the stream of time (11)
But I don't know if I'm coming up or down. (12)

Just another trip in the wall. (13)
Oh no, I'm lost somehow.
Take your deep dive down the rabbit hole. (14)
And let's turn on, tune in and drop out. (15)

[Timothy Leary narration (see Sound References)]

[Jimi Hendrix guitar solo  (see Sound References)]

Looking for freedom's glare
I'm lost inside of me
My life is fleeing fast
Where should I run from here?

Wandering all around.
All right, but in my mind.
Let's walk down the golden brick road.
But all in my dreams, just in my dreams.

I'm losing track of it all.
Oh, no. Where am I now?
Jim's blue bus is leaving town
And Lucy's in a rush, watch out.
.
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LYRICS REFERENCES:

(1) "Dixie Fried" is a hippie slang used to describe someone who is eccentric, crazy, heavily intoxicated or under the influence of alcohol or drugs.

(2) The yellow brick road from The Wizard of Oz is replaced by golden brick, a common word in hippie slang (golden vibes, golden glow, golden gateways).

(3) Poem "The Hitchhiker" by Jim Morrison (The Doors). Blue bus is a symbol of countercultural ideals and the desire to break free from societal norms and constraints.

(4) “Lucy in The Sky With Diamonds” by The Beatles

(5) Slang. To proudly display your true self.

(6) Slang. State of being mentally or emotionally disconnected from one's surroundings or reality.

(7) Slang. Experiences that transcend ordinary reality and expand consciousness.

(8) “Tomorrow Never Knows” by The Beatles

(9) “Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds” by The Beatles

(10) “Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds” by The Beatles

(11) “It’s All Too Much” by The Beatles

(12) Purple Haze by Jimi Hendrix.

(13) Pun on the line "another brick in the wall", from the Pink Floyd song "The Wall".

(14) Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, by Lewis Caroll.

(15) Timothy Leary, LSD guru.
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SOUND REFERENCES:

0’01” - The sound of the needle on the vinyl is a common memory of the time.

1’25” - Joe Cocker saying “let’s go get stoned” -- but he’s actually announcing the song’s name in his performance at the Woodstock Festival (1969).

2’30” - Seagull sound effect used by the Beatles in the song Tomorrow Never Knows.

2’34” - Timothy Leary narration for "Turn On, Tune In, Drop Out" (1966), very rare audio of his first record (not released).

2’58” - Jimi Hendrix's guitar solo on the song Purple Haze, during a live performance at the Atlanta Pop Festival (1970). 

4’00” - The male backing vocals are The Turtles' famous acapella on the song Happy Together.

4’18” - Janis Joplin speech during live performance at McMahon Stadium, Calgary, Canada (1970)

4’35” - Sounds of clocks ringing from the Pink Floyd song Time.

4’38” - John Cale's electric viola played on the Velvet Underground song Venus In Furs.

Dixie Fried

AIR
Music by Mirabell & Overdrive

Air is a song produced in collaboration with Norwegian singer-songwriter Mirabell and is clearly inspired by J. S. Bach's Air on the G string. This track is an experimental work that mixes modern vocals with baroque music.

Mirabell owns a magnificent voice and is a talented instrumentalist (she plays piano and harp). I recommend a visit to her SC page: https://soundcloud.com/mirabell

Strings are from Trailer Strings Kontakt library. Choir from Amadeus Symphonic Orchestra Kontakt library. Harpsichord from Fluffy Audio Rinascimento Kontakt library. Soloists are samples taken from the Noiiz website.

Cover art is the sculpture "The Angel" by Benjamin Victor, available on Pinterest at https://br.pinterest.com/pin/566961040602686459/

Hope you enjoy.

Air (feat. Mirabell)

REVOLUTION
Music by Overdrive

Check out the music video:
https://www.instagram.com/reel/CsyOkhBOD32/

In one sentence, Slayer meets industrial.

Revolution is a typical 80's thrash metal song with a modern twist. Those who lived that era will recognize several references to numerous bands:
(1) The main riff and the complex cadence of the vocals are inspired by Slayer's Haunting the Chapel;
(2) The main riff is also inspired by Destruction's Bestial Invasion;
(3) The riff during the break in the middle of the song is inspired by the break from Slayer's Piece By Piece;
(4) The siren is a reference to Escape by Metallica;
(5) The guitar solo is inspired by the solo from Megadeth's Piece Sells... But Who's Buying;
(6) The explosion at the end of the song is a reference to the explosion heard at the end of Metallica's Fight Fire With Fire.

There are other references, of course, but you'll have to look for the rest yourself. :-)

The guitars are from the VST plugin for Kontakt called Shreddage 3 Rogue. It's the best distorted guitar library I've experienced to date.

The synthesized vocals are from the Solaria voice package produced by Eclipsed Sounds for Dreamtonics' Synthesizer V software. There are free lite versions of Synthesizer V and Solaria's voice on the Dreamtonics website:
https://dreamtonics.com/synthesizerv/

I hope you enjoy the track.

P. S.: Stay tuned for the upcoming remix of Revolution sung by the great @bawl-slant

Revolution (video in the description)

☣☣☣ COLLABS
I'm open for collabs -- a musician and/or singer to create a song together. Non-commercial use, just for fun and making friends. Any style is welcome.

☣☣☣ BOOKING
If you require music for commercial use in your production, please get in touch! 

☣☣☣ CONTACT
e-mail: muzik.overdrive[at]gmail[dot]com 
Or DM in Soundcloud/Instagram

☣☣☣ BIOGRAPHY
Overdrive is a Brazilian music project. All songs are composed and performed completely on computers/samplers and intended as soundtrack for games, movies and TV shows. 

☣☣☣ INSPIRATION
Overdrive is inspired by the music of Bowie's Earthling, Prodigy, Future Crew and Conan The Barbarian OST.

☣☣☣ STYLES
Hard Techno
Drum'n Bass
Hard Renaissance
Orchestral

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