Name: Cruel Rules by Progos
Duration: 4 min 46 s
Description: A dark dive into the thoughts of an unstable character. Symptoms of a sick society based on cruel rules.

Beat hits perfectly 🌟 — I left a subtle note on my profile 🎶.

Dive into the immersive depths of a cinematic abyss with atmospheric tension and gliding synths, this movie score weaves a dystopian narrative, transporting you to a shadowy realm where mystery and intrigue unfold. With haunting melodies, this track serves as a sonic portal to a future noir landscape. Perfect for film scores, cyberpunk, or seeking an electrifying journey.

Insomniac

FAWM 2024

Shades

Lyrics:

Memory's a haunted gallery
Everything you've thought 
And where you've been
Maybe I was wrong to say goodbye
Nothing I can do change your mind
Was it all a dream?

Oh, the memory fades away
Oh, the memory fades away
Where did the time go?
Where did my mind go?
Started to slip
And then it crumbled
Oh, the memory fades away

I'm in trouble, I'm in trouble
If I toe the line, I know I'll forget you
I need something
Waking up, I feel it all around
I fall to pieces
Coming up to breathe the sun in
Turn around and make it right
Come around to say I'm sorry
But I don't know you
I don't know your face

Oh, the memory fades away
Oh, the memory fades away
Where did the time go?
Where did my mind go?
Started to slip
And then it crumbled
Oh, the memory fades away

Memory

A psychedelic journey with a blend of feels and genres, leaning into some dub stylings

Lacertilia

First track from an upcoming album inspired by Shpongle's take on a chilled and down tempo approach to Psytrance with multi-continental influences. 

This is the full version with an extra part of an intro 

138 BPM
G Phrygian 

production notes:
This started out with a narrative I wrote for the track about a lone figure that awoke without memory in a cave that appeared to be sentient, and inhabited ravers entranced by strange relics. The usual psychedelic trope stuff. I recorded the vocals myself, and used them to inform the initial arrangement of the track. It became evident that the story would result in a evolving and winding musical expedition. However, my voice really didn't suit it. So I used elevenlabs to generate a new AI version of the vocals - that are used here. Later I stripped most of the vocals out, however the story they informed is now the song.

Each track I make offers new challenges.. here I really wanted to shift genres and sounds a lot. It sounds quite basic, but there's a lot going on here from a bassline that absolutely isn't traditional psytrance (although the base pattern is inspired by "Robotoised" by Quirk), to shifting from saw bass, to square wave, to switching the whole thing up in to a Brazil-inspired shponglised breakdown - considering I had no knowledge of this musical style, let alone how to produce it. However the real challenge was finishing this track. The arrangement has been 'complete' for months now with me tweaking and trying to polish it up enough to release it. 

I also decided to make this a multi-part song. Again, inspired by Shpongle albums where tracks eb and flow between each other. Part 2 of this isn't included here, but I hope I can make it become a full mixed album. Something for later.

Deep & Hypnotic

deep & hypnotic (full version) - 138 bpm G

Space themed music inspired by travel through the cosmos

Through the Cosmos

Welcome to Adagia. A luminous planet full of vast plains. 🪐

Welcome to Adagia

Was playing around on the Solar 42f, feeding it a sequence from a Turing Machine eurorack module that's been quantized, and came across a very catchy sequence of notes. Combined with a generative patch that I made using the Oxi One and Oxi Coral, they became the base for this song.

I added some layers with Serum 2 and Decent Sampler, which contributed with some longer tones.

I had fun recording it, hope you enjoy listening to it ^_^

Soft Techno Lullaby

Epic cinematic anthem inspired by Norway’s national spirit. A powerful medley blending “Ja, vi elsker” and “Norge i rødt, hvitt og blått”.

For Our Land

A dark dive into the thoughts of an unstable character. Symptoms of a sick society based on cruel rules.

Cruel Rules

Hi ! I'm Progos, composer...

Electronic music and spatial/sci-fi atmosphere.
Sometimes Electronica/Ambiant/Techno.

Self-taught and instinctive approach to music.

I am also trying to create a space opera universe as I compose music.

- Software used: FL Studio 21
- VST: Multiple
- Keyboard: Arturia Keylab61 mkII
- No AI (except for tracks covers)

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Cruel Rules

Progos

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