buy the album: https://milesmorkri.bandcamp.com/album/ventifact

every summer, my family and i would travel to an island to visit my surrogate grandparents.

i had this image in my brain of the island being the most perfect place on the planet. but when i returned there years later, i came to realize that such a place had never existed.

the land itself, the nature, was still beautiful, but the inhabitants were corrupting it. it wasn’t the haven that i remembered, except for my surrogate grandparents, who remain the light of the island.

i still love the island, but my idea of it has eroded. nothing is perfect.

this album is a bittersweet ode to a beloved place that has become unfamiliar over time.

dedicated to Judy and Stan.

- miles
credits
released September 8, 2022

“across the lake”
composition, performance: miles morkri

“lavender fields”
composition, performance: miles morkri
guitar, electric piano solo: telebasher

“out of the silent planet”
composition, performance: miles morkri
violin, viola: Michaela Nachtigall

“spokes”
composition, performance: miles morkri

“curve”
composition, performance: miles morkri
lyrics, vocals: Andrew Shenkman
keys solo: Button Masher

“ventifact”
composition, performance, lyrics: miles morkri
guitar solo: Matt Martin

“green”
composition, performance: miles morkri
drums: Max Morkri
violin: Michaela Nachtigall

“the garden”
composition, performance, lyrics: miles morkri
additional vocals: Sara Werbeckes, Matt Martin, the Infloresce garden

mastering: aivi & surasshu

album artwork: Helvetica Blanc

album art accessibility: Joanna Blackhart

video editing: miles morkri

drone footage: Gjerda

special thanks: aivi

INFLORESCE RECORDS
infloresce.com

the garden

This is my first distribution release! It's an 8-bit chiptune song. If you're nostalgic for the old days of the Famicom, please give it a listen!

About Soyo Oka
Career to date

Started playing piano at an early age, studied composition at Osaka College of Music, and began working in music. 1987 joined Nintendo as a sound composer, responsible for music for Nintendo's video game software. 1995 left Nintendo to work as a freelance artist. His representative works during his time at Nintendo include "Ice Hockey," "Fumikon Mukashi Hanashi Yuyuki," "Super Mario Kart," "Sim City," and "Pilot Wings. Since becoming independent, he has provided music for animation, commercials, and games. He has written many books and serialized his work in magazines and other publications.

LOOP8A

Three tracks made for a 3-day beach-themed game jam.

BoundSea OST - Menu/Tutorial

music: @rangerbts @thingojira
album art: JRL Johnston

SPACE, SPACE — I am writing this as I ride on my space-mobile. I have to let all of you know of this wonderful album that has graced Earth with the sounds of our home (space). The New, Fresh, and Cool space album by HUMAN COMBO.

cosmic beaver launch

music: @cresince
artwork: https://x.com/stereochromevo

'Headed for Here' is a multi-genre collection of 10 unique songs. Inspired by the act of musical storytelling, Cresince has crafted each track to represent its own world. Explore jungles, ride spaceships, and find your very own adventure in his first full-length album release!

Headed for Here

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Things

furious focus is a deeply personal expression of anger and the sublime.

music and artwork: @thingojira
drums on track 14: @jaxcheese
mastering: TJ Lipple
writeup: @calogant

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Dearest Sir,

Your kind correspondence speaks volumes unheard to the quiet throes of my heart. It has been a long summer, the days permeated by ceaselessly searing sun and cacophonous croaks of cicadas, and the nights broken up only by the screaming sirens of law enforcement pursuing me at unbelievably high speeds. In actuality, the fuzz has been on my tail for about three months straight, but I keep urging myself forward, desperate for escape – a mental fortitude granted to me expressly by crazygoji’s new project, furious focus.

This album, much like myself in my current state, truly never lets off the gas for a second. The instant loud, disorienting syncopation of smokey the bear meets pyro knocks you off your feet from the very beginning, giving you a clear idea of how the next half hour is going to treat you, followed by water waste’s fake-out intro leading into a warped but enthralling second half. Every track is extremely evocative – regal and illegal feels like a mad pursuit by an evil wizard of some kind, and its canyons almost feels like a scene from some demented nightclub. The drums on this project often take center stage, notably on football song, conversion and defeat me dude where relentless crashes and bitcrushed snares at what seems like 6,000 bpm move the project forward, and the juxtaposition of the blast-beat rock A side against the more powerful, industrial B side provides an interesting yet thematically consistent turn of events that keeps everything interesting. It’s not until the very end that we earn a reprieve from the madness, and what a reprieve it is! wishful thinking’s gorgeous detuned piano, quiet drums & haunting vocals provide a complete change of pace, and the album slows to a crawl in its final moments.

Dearest Archibald, I do have to run, as the sirens are getting louder and it’s far too troublesome to write with a big quill while trying to drive a motorcycle. I trust you will prevail through these romantic new times as I have, with a newfound focus… furiously.

Warmest regards,
Sir Gant of Calo XVIII

furious focus

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its canyons

God is good...I know i've been away for some time, and I apologize for that. but I hope this makes up for it a little. here it is...My first ever EP. It is filled with imperfections from beginning to end...there are things that I wish I knew how to do/do better, but I gave it my all with the time, resources and knowledge I have...and Im happy about that. this is a big step for me as a composer, and I pray that it only goes up from here. With that being said, please enjoy.

SHOUTOUT TO: INUUPEN for the amazing cover art. Love you bro! Check out his work:
- Just A Goblin (Artist) - https://www.webtoons.com/en/fantasy/just-a-goblin/list?title_no=3514
- Zoned! (Webtoon) - https://www.webtoons.com/en/canvas/zoned/list?title_no=911101
- Cave King (Manga) - https://beta.shrinecomics.com/#/NavigationPage

BUMP DUH SOUND!

I made a regular dungeon track to pair with Haunted Highland. With how the same elements sound, I think it's more a snowy theme. Somewhere, Nightmare Before Christmas nods with enthusiasm.

Snowy Hideaway

A calmer theme for a place with a bunch of trees.

Developed by twitter.com/diest64
Music by Moose
Devlog: https://forums.tigsource.com/index.php?topic=61320.0

Ribbert's Adventure: Forest Theme

Music?

New album xfd(release on 2021/1/15)

Soyo Oka
Composer and Arranger
Has been involved in game music production for Famicom and Super Nintendo since the 8-bit and 16-bit era. Provides music for animations, commercials, and games. She has written many books and serialized her work in magazines and other publications.
Former Nintendo composer
(Representative works: Super Mario Kart, 
SimCity, Pilot Wings, etc.)