I decided to take a short break from the sad piano vortex & moved north into the Flemish countryside & recorded a drone record. 
Although initially inspired by a recurring dream wherein “if someone listened to the music I created, then they would die.” 
I would like to acknowledge the barbiturate from the album title as both muse and sacred escape: 
“When you are sitting face forward on the daily emotional meat grinder of life, I always wished I could have some, 
so I could just fall asleep automatically and the feeling would not be there anymore.”

Tissue Of Lies

New album 'Bolted', released 20 October 2023 on Ninja Tune: forestswords.lnk.to/boltedSo

Butterfly Effect (Remixes)

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Garden of Four Streams

Circle, and Back

Track taken from the upcoming album 'These Were Failed Assumptions' released through Fluid Audio...

Music by Tropic of Coldness
Mastered by Alex at quiet details studios
Design by Daniel Crossley

These were failed assumptions

Tropic Of Coldness - Circumstances

From the album Miracle Focus available June 7, 2024
stream/buy https://lnk.to/miraclefocus

LYRICS:
SOMETHING, SOMETHING MORE THAN ME
I NEED SOMETHING, MORE THAN ME
SOMETHING BEYOND WHAT, I CAN SEE
YOU HOLD THE PRESSURE IVE GOT THE RELEASE

THEN THE YEARS START RUNNING
OH AND THE PRESSURE BUILDS
AND YOU NEED RELEASE

ALITTLE MORE YOU
ALITTLE LESS ME
WITHOUT PRESSURE BABY
YOU’LL NEVER GET RELEASED

I NEED SOMETHING MORE THAN ME
SOMETHING BEYOND WHAT I CAN SEE
YOU HOLD THE PRESSURE IVE GOT THE RELEASE

I SPENT SO MANY YEARS RUNNING
OH AND THE PRESSURE KEEPS BUILDING 
I JUST NEED RELEASE

ALITTLE MORE YOU
ALITTLE LESS ME
WITHOUT PRESSURE, WITHOUT PRESSURE 
YOU WILL NEVER FIND RELEASE

Miracle Focus

Strand of Oaks - "More You"

In "The Floating Garden," I've ventured into a realm where generative synths and the spirit of ambient music converge to create a magical, calming oasis. This single is a reflection of my journey, infused with a tiny touch of neoclassical elegance amidst the vast expanse of classic ambient landscapes. I aimed to cultivate an environment that invites listeners to float away into a serene, ethereal garden of their own making. I hope it brings you the same solace and wonder it brought me during its creation.

The Floating Garden

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Oktober And Your Smile

Taken from my new 'Understory' EP, available on download and orange vinyl via Mystic and Quantum.

Synth jam video: https://youtu.be/6HEvF9ZuVYw

Dusklight Canopy

'Shade Rather Than Light: Anthology | One'
See Blue Audio SBA 016

1. Our Nature – Gabriel Slick, RoboCrafting Material
2. Unwitting Accomplice – Steve Hadfield
3. En mi alma – Khuenzz
4. Reflections – Steve Hadfield
5. Flow – f5point6
6. Displacement Activity – Steve Hadfield
7. Glass and Lasers – Mink Freud
8. Cambrian Radiation – f5point6
9. Passing the Ley Lines – Fragile X
10. Hawksmoor – Mink Freud
11. Trilobite – f5point6
12. Alone, Dark – Steve Hadfield
13. Building Castles in Spain – Fragile X
14. Natural Selection – f5point6
15. Prometheus – Simon McCorry
16. Dream Catcher – Gabriel Slick, RoboCrafting Material
17. See Blue Audio Anthology One Mix – Fragile X

Release date: 1 March 2021

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See Blue Audio: ambient / electronic / beatless / cinematic / downtempo / eclectic / introspective… Shade rather than light...

On March 1, 2019, See Blue Audio was launched with the inaugural release coming from Romanian producer Gabriel Slick. Using his Gabriel Slick, RoboCrafting Material guise reserved for the more experimental and ambient side of his tech house and techno sound, the four-track 'Contact' EP with its futuristic soundscapes perfectly illustrates the See Blue Audio ethos of 'shade rather than light'.

Two years on to the day, the label's second release of 2021 sees the return of Gabriel Slick, RoboCrafting Material with 'Dream Catcher', an exclusive new track only available as part of the first See Blue Audio compilation, 'Shade Rather Than Light: Anthology | One'. The concept is simple: take one track from each release on the label to represent the full spectrum of music on See Blue Audio so far. Completing the picture is 'Dream Catcher' as the sixteenth track on the sixteenth release, which closes the first cycle of the label.

All seven artists are represented ranging from the deep techno and ambient dub of Gabriel Slick and the mysterious Khuenzz to the ambient textures, glitchy electronics and modern classical overtones of Steve Hadfield and Fragile X. The cinematic qualities of f5point6 and shadowy ambience of Mink Freud have added further dimensions to See Blue Audio, while the recent 'Nature in Nature' EP by Simon McCorry with its atmospheric improvisations and analogue modular synthesis has provided a fitting soundtrack to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic and strange times we are living in.

One of the principles of See Blue Audio is that every release should include at least one beatless track or remix, and these are also represented on 'Shade Rather Than Light: Anthology | One' with tracks like 'Hawksmoor' from Mink Freud's 'In Isolation' EP and Simon McCorry's 'Prometheus'. All of which leads to 'Dream Catcher', and this new track both complements and contrasts the existing catalogue.

Approaching eight minutes in length, 'Dream Catcher' utilises many of the cosmic and otherworldly sounds found on the 'Contact' EP, wrapping them in gentle ambient waves and harp-like melodies, but this track is also a journey through the producer's influences and inspirations. Old school vocal samples and piano chords hint back to the days of early house, while the track bursts into life with an infusion of drum 'n' bass and dubstep patterns before floating back out to space. The rich history of electronic music is also a vital reference point for See Blue Audio.

As well as 'Dream Catcher', there is also a continuous DJ mix from Fragile X included with 'Shade Rather Than Light: Anthology | One', and the accomplished producer and force behind the Bricolage imprint takes a journey through the See Blue Audio catalogue. At least one track from every release is included in a meticulously crafted and immersive mix, suffused with re-edits and effects, that traces the evolution of the label. At times dramatic and at others dreamlike, it's a swirling mass of musical currents, and runs for almost 80 minutes to capture the vibe of a mix CD. One for the headphones for sure.

Photography: R.Cleveland Aaron.

Shade Rather Than Light: Anthology | One

'Dream Catcher' (preview) – Gabriel Slick, RoboCrafting Material (See Blue Audio SBA #016)

Ambient / electronic / beatless / cinematic / downtempo / eclectic / introspective… Shade rather than light... Established 2019.

Submissions: contact@seeblueaudio.com

'Dream Catcher' (preview) – Gabriel Slick, RoboCrafting Material (See Blue Audio SBA #016)

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