At last, after a few directionless years, I'm finally back with new music! I participated in the remix competition for Stasys' song "Serenade," and this is what I came up with.

The intro was initially very different, going straight into a minimal drum rhythm, though I eventually realized it wouldn't work. When I searched the stems for alternative ideas, the background lead that plays during the original's "drop" immediately stood out to me, and it inspired the cinematic intro and progression you can hear now. Working with the melodic material from Serenade was an interesting challenge, since I don't typically write in this melodic style. The last third of the first drop is probably one of my favorite parts of this remix, as it features a bit of chromatic movement.

Most of my bass design is pretty simple, since I habitually only use init sine and saw waves for some reason... 🙃

In the second drop, I experimented with some 5/16 rhythms, which I'm surprised I haven't ever heard anywhere else before (at least to my knowledge lol). This is also probably the first time I've pulled off what I consider "proper" DnB, strongly utilizing 16th-note ticking percussion and even stabbing basses.

When writing the lyrics, I wanted to expand on Stasys' idea of these "pilgrims" discovering this new land, and possibly asking themselves why they traveled here. I intended to write a more substantial set of lyrics, but I unfortunately couldn't since the contest's deadline was becoming tighter and tighter. I actually finished this remix during a vacation quite far from my home state, and I took my Mac and even my microphone to finish recording the lyrics in my hotel rooms. I'm still surprised I managed to pull through with my remix and finish it despite my circumstances.

Lyrics:
"Why are you here?
Amid these handmade everglades
Looking for your dreams
Looking at them dance in serenade
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Looking for your dreams
Looking at them dance in serenade"

Many thanks to:
- https://soundcloud.com/stasysmusial for the continuous inspiration
- https://soundcloud.com/evryflare, https://soundcloud.com/blizzrdmusic, and the rest of my good friends for motivation
- You for listening :)

28 June 2024

Stasys - Serenade (BLOKBUSTR Remix)

Buy on Bandcamp: https://blokbustr.bandcamp.com/track/dreadspawn
Watch the Visualizer on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZvFP85-bcpY
Other platforms: https://ffm.to/dreadspawn

This song was originally started and nearly finished in 2020. I was very slow with preparing artwork, but thanks to my friend EvryFlare's help, we were able to create an artwork that I feel is quite representative of the song.

The song itself also needed a significant facelift, as the production was a little harsh and uncomfortable to listen to, due to my inexperience at the time. I reworked the production and mixing of this song, utilizing the new knowledge I've gained over the years.

This may or may not be my last release as BLOKBUSTR. However, fear not; I am beginning something new.

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Lyrics:

"I am your fear.

Come back here.

You have brought this upon yourself."

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Artwork made in collaboration with EvryFlare.
This song is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0:
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/

Dreadspawn

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