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halF (w)rappeR

All sounds you hear are played on Octave Cat by Cherry Audio. These presets are part of a large 90 presets pack which can be purchased at www.thesoundofmerlin.com

There is also a free pack available with 12 presets!

Demo for Octave Cat by Cherry Audio

Last bloom before autumn
Stares back at me with a smile
My younger brother

Haiku by: John Wright  https://soundcloud.com/thgirwnhoj

About this interpretation: 

My 'younger brother' here is my (much) younger self in the early 1980s, pictured here, when I proudly owned an Octave Cat monosynth and a 4-track portastudio to make music with. What you hear is pre-planned; each part played by hand, multitracked, and bounced down to extend beyond the 4 cassette tracks available. So, for example, drums were recorded part by part, as was each note of each chord, each sound created from scratch - with no presets ... So, please be kind to my 'younger brother' before judging TOO harshly! ;-)

This is an original mixdown to stereo cassette, no editing or remixing - including the terrible 'drum break'! - so it couldn't be more authentic! Enjoy! 😜

More information about the Naviar Records Weekly Haiku: https://www.naviarrecords.com/about/naviar-haiku

halF brotheR [naviarhaiku515]

More on this 621st weekly Disquiet Junto project, The Leftovers (The Assignment: Use recently discarded material to make something new), at: https://disquiet.com/0621/

There are two main aspects to the leftover-ness called for by the above disquiet brief in this. The first was discarded from a recent session which used the (software) Buchla Easel through two stages of Audio Damage's Enso looping machine, which resulted in a glitchy, spitty front end to the track. The second aspect was slightly outside of the brief, as it's not exactly 'recently' discarded - in fact, it comes from an Octave Cat retriggred bass loop made around 40 years ago! ... inspired by the Ultravox retriggered basslines of the early 80's, around 'Rage in Eden' era. I've posted the original recording of the bass loop too, so you can hear it in all its hissy cassette glory. It's posted @ https://soundcloud.com/half-unusual/octave-cat-bass-loop

Feel free to download it and see what you are inspired to crowbar out of it! 🙃

About the Disquiet Junto: https://disquiet.com/junto/

Subscribe to project announcements: https://tinyletter.com/disquiet-junto/

Project discussion takes place on llllllll.co: https://llllllll.co/t/disquiet-junto-project-0621-the-leftovers/

halF leftoveR [disquiet0621]

A sonic orgy of my favourite synth; the Octave Cat ...

All sounds are generated from the Cherry Audio Octave Cat plugin ... Enjoy the accompanying AI-assisted video @ https://youtu.be/8Jn4zVTdBik

This may be a little too mad for some listeners/watchers! Sorry! 😉

visuals (YouTube)

halF felinE

The new streaming release from halF unusuaL ... Enjoy!

The drum tracks are actually created from sounds of moving knobs, switches and sliders on the Behringer Octave Cat ... and all the other sounds you hear are from the Cherry Audio Octave Cat plugin. 

The Octave Cat was my first ever synth when I was growing up in the 1980's, so it has a very special resonance for me. It is (still) an extraordinary beast - able to snarl and growl like no other! As you can hear! 🤗

streaming release

halF cat-cH

You'll no doubt hear that s-c-r-at-cH bears a kinship to cat-cH, released last week ... https://soundcloud.com/half-unusual/half-cat-ch - Both are an exploration of the amazing and iconic Octave Cat synthesiser, which has the ability to snarl, growl and even bark like no other!

The rhythm track for this number is generated entirely from sounds made by a portable record deck and the unintentional clicks, pops and other noises that accompany the playing of a vinyl disc ...

halF s-c-r-at-cH

The third streaming release in February 2024! This track also pays homage to the highly unruly Octave Cat; my first ever synth in the 1980s ... Like s-c-r-at-cH, the rhythm track for s-cat-cH is also derived from the 'unintentional' noises inherent in playing vinyl records. If you missed the links on social, a 'scatch' is either an obsolete word for 'stilt' and also a name for the bit in a horse's bridle. That might also make the promos a little clearer! Enjoy!

halF s-cat-cH

This is the 4th streaming release in as many weeks! Joining cat-cH, s-c-r-at-cH and s-cat-cH, c-h-aT is also a homage to the screaming and wayward Octave Cat synth, and it's the final part of this 4-part set. the rhythm track for this part of the collection was created entirely from the sounds of broken nut shells! This was inspired by a video by PaintbrushASMR on YouTube - which you can see at https://youtu.be/5GeErD3kqEI?si=4HaojP_F1v0lZIIM 

Enjoy!

halF c-h-aT

Playing around with Isotope's Break Tweaker, which has a sharp, cutting, tensile sound I love. Plus Cherry Audio's CR78, Elka-X , Octave Cat and Acustica Audio's THING 8. Hope you enjoy! :)

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The Sound Of Merlin is about sharing the passion for music and sound. About sharing knowledge and experience. The sheer fun of making music together. The magic of it all.

Welcome to halF unusuaL, an evolving space inspired by play in the spirit of ‘hai’ (meaning “fun” or “unusual” in the word haiku). Here, improvisation connects the unexpected, mining the boundary between music and non-music to shape sound worlds that feel oddly familiar in their oddity. Listen freely, explore deeply, and for the sounds to live for your eyes as well as your ears, please stop by the YouTube channel. Thank you for joining this journey! Your support helps keep this afloat ... and is HUGELY appreciated 🥰

I've been making electronic music since I bought my first synth (a Juno-60) and a Tascam 4-track way back in about 1986. I work with singer-songwriters and performance artists, and compose for modern dance and theatre. The pieces here represent recent electronic instrumentals, where I’m exploring/experimenting/having fun with 'pop' music production techniques and composition. I currently live in Tokyo, and am interested in collaborating with other artists. You can hear my PhD compositions here: https://soundcloud.com/mphorrocks

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