After Dave's operation he goes back to his old ways, and discovers he has quite a following.

My Name Is Dave

This project started as a quick remaster of a track called Eighty Seven that I released on 2021-10-04.
The original name was taken from the release date of the original Ensoniq SQ-80 that inspired the Arturia emulation that was used exclusively on the track.
The SQ-80 is a digital/analog synthesizer with a very typical retro sound from that era.

At first I was not 100% satisfied with the final result and started an alternate version as a subproject.
Then after working more on the original I got the sound I liked and released it on 2021-10-04.

I revisited the alternate subproject a few weeks ago and liked some of the changes I had experimented with, especially for the drums and bass that had more punch. That did not work well with the original lead part so I decided to create a remake as a distinct release with some new lead sounds. I named it "Eighty Eight" for lack of inspiration but the name stuck.

The chord structure and rhythm remain but the harsh digital guitar-like lead was replaced with a combination of an analog arpeggiated lead and some digital SQ-80 orchestral stabs.
I also shortened the track to make it fit better with the new arp + stab elements and avoid repetition.

The Arturia SQ-80 is still used on most of the tracks but I added the Cherry Audio Mercury 4 (Jupiter 4) for the analog lead.
I think that the contrast between the colder SQ-80 and the warm analog arp lead is interesting.

I am listing the plugins that I used, including the ones from the original:

Cherry Audio Mercury 4: Lead Arp
SQ80-V : Bass, 2 Pads, Background Arp, Percussion, Orchestral Stabs
Wavesfactory Spectre: Orchestral Stabs, Mercury 4 Lead Arp, Reverb, Bass, individual drum tracks
Valhalla Plate: Reverb bus
Cherry Audio Stardust 201 Tape Echo: Echo bus
U-He Satin (on most tracks)
Klanghelm SDRR2: Bass
Klanghelm DC8C3: Drum bus
Klanghelm MJUC: master bus
Boz Digital Labs Transgressor 2: individual drum tracks for extra punch
TDR Molot GE (on busses: Melodic, Background, Rhythm)
TDR Slick EQ GE (on most tracks)
TDR Kotelnikov GE (on Reverb and Echo busses)
Melda MAutoDynamicEQ (on Bass as dynamic EQ and ducking for Kick, on background Arp and Pads)
La Petite Excite by FineCutBodies (as a subtle exciter when Spectre is not used)
iZotope Ozone Imager 2: Pads
iZotope Neutron 3 Gate: Bass
SPL Transient Designer Plus: Bass
SPL Vitalizer MK2-T: Bass
Brainworx bx_subsynth: Kick
TDR Slick EQ M (master bus)
TDR Limiter 6 GE (master bus)
Voxengo TEOTE (master bus)

Massimo Fasciano (2021)

Eighty Eight

Original music by BLTD
From the EP gardens.

Talks

Grabado entre Agosto & Diciembre del 2021 en el Home Studio de Marcelo Martínez Roldán

El Arrayán, Santiago de Chile

Música compuesta, arreglada, producida y ejecutada por: Marcelo Martínez Roldán

Todos los derechos reservados (C) 2021 MMR

B - H I S T A M A I

February Covid Time

A New Departure

Do You Love Me
I wrote this song back in early December.  I have sat on it since then trying to decide if I liked it enough to publish it.  I am still not sure if it deserves the light of day.  I like the chorus.  But the verse doesn't have the quality feel I desire.  Let me know.  Should I have tossed this song?

Lyrics:  Do You Love Me

Intro:
Do You Love Me

Verse 1:
You loved me once
I was not a dunce
And I still love you
And I am not blue

Sometimes I have my doubts
Days with ins and out
But maybe it’s all me
Trying not to flee

Chorus:
I am a small man
And I have my clan

Verse 2:
I am not a leader
But I am a good breeder
Just a regular guy
Who will look you in the eye

Living a normal life
With you I hope my wife
Full of insecurity
Nothing is a surety

Verse 3:
I have some confidence 
I can hold a conference
All mixed together
Sometimes light like a feather

Not sure where I stand
But when called, I can command
I can lead those in need
and help those who need freed

Outro:
Do You Love Me

Do You Love Me

COMMON SENSE

COD Round 4

SOMEONE ELSE (LOVEDIOR REMIX)

Survivor ~ Track 8 ~ Overloading

A catastrophic system failure forces immediate action. Red lights flash across the cabin. Alarms scream. The protagonist moves with deliberate precision under extreme pressure, his hands flying across emergency protocols.

This sequence called for something different than hectic chaos. I wanted controlled intensity - almost like a thriller. I thought of the TV show Silo as a reference point: that sense of mounting pressure contained within precise, deliberate action.

The first half of the cue is restrained: long sustained notes hover over a subdued but driving beat. The tension is coiled, controlled. The camera work matches this - measured cuts between his face and his hands as he methodically works through the crisis.

But as the situation escalates and becomes more hectic, the music transforms. Fast string ostinatos begin to build, layering on top of each other. Taikos gradually increase in intensity, their thunderous hits punctuating each critical decision point. Status displays show failures escalating toward catastrophe.

Finally - success. The systems stabilize. But rather than release into relief, the cue explodes into a defiant, intense rendition of the Protagonist Theme. Purpose begins to crystallize in that moment - this is just the beginning.

08 ~ Overloading

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February Covid Time

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