At Sonoj (https://sonoj.org) in October 2023 we had a One Hour Sample Challenge: make a "Track" with the provided samples in one hour. The samples were field recordings of some cowbells and singing monks from Romania:

https://sonoj.org/challenge/#sonoj2023

After the event I sat down and fleshed out the track I had created during the challenge some more. I worked on it again for a couple hours on a few days later but then laid it aside to work on other songs. At this point I don't think I'll find the time to finish this, so here it is in it's current state, with a lame fadeout and some mix distortion and other warts and all...

Composed and produced by Christopher Arndt, cowbell and choir samples by Daniel Appelt.
Cover art based on an image by Michael Malak published in the public domain at https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Cowbell-2.jpg

Sonoj 2023 One Hour Challenge

Cheers for Beers

Cheers for Beers (Post Sonoj Mix)

This track is based on an idea I sketched out in 2016. I completed the arrangement and recorded it using only free and open source plugins for my presentation at the Sonoj Convention in October 2023.

This track is released under a Creative Commons Attribution ShareAlike 4.0 license and you can download and share it freely under the conditions of this license.

If you want to support my work, you can also buy this track on BandCamp.

https://spotlight-kyd.bandcamp.com/track/leaving-tonite-sonoj-mix

The Ardour project of this track is available in this GitHub repository:

https://github.com/SpotlightKid/Leaving_Tonite_Sonoj_Mix

Composed, performed and produced by Christopher Arndt. Made with Ardour 7 on Manjaro Linux using various FLOSS plugins and samples (except drums from a free-but-non-redistributable sample set).

Cover Art made with Gimp based on an image generated with Dall-E 3 from OpenAI (ChatGPT) by Edwin Top.

Sonoj 2023

Leaving Tonite

Leaving Tonite (Sonoj Mix)

I created this track based on an unreleased demo for the "string-machine" plugin by J.P. Cimalando. I completed the arrangement and recorded it using only free and open source plugins for my presentation at the Sonoj Convention in October 2023.

This track is released under a Creative Commons Attribution ShareAlike 4.0 license and you can download and share it freely under the conditions of this license.

If you want to support my work, you can also buy this track on BandCamp.

https://spotlight-kyd.bandcamp.com/track/parta-eklipso-sonoj-mix

The Ardour project of this track is available in this GitHub repository:

https://github.com/SpotlightKid/Parta_Eklipso_Sonoj_Mix

Composed, performed and produced by Christopher Arndt. Made with Ardour 7 on Manjaro Linux using various FLOSS plugins and my own samples.

Cover Art made with Gimp based on an image generated with Dall-E 3 from OpenAI (ChatGPT) by Edwin Top.

Parta Eklipso

Parta Eklipso (Sonoj Mix)

I'm a music enthusiast by compulsion and a software developer by trade hailing from Cologne, Germany. I developed my deep love for synthesizers and sound design in my thirties, although I had been playing various instruments since my childhood and even had a Korg Poly 800 analog synthesizer in my teens.

I have an eclectic taste in music, but I gravitate towards melodic pieces, which tell a story. My compositions also cover a wide variety of styles from synth pop to progressive rock and folk to classical.

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