Abri is a composition I wrote for @8dio.productions / @Soundpaint to demo their new Glass Marimba and is a feature track for the library. 

Set in 11/4, Abri is a delicate exploration of the crystalline sounds of the Glass Marimba. The opening section, uneasy and ghostly, focuses on the clear tones of the glass marimba, picking out a twisted melody with the soft mallet articulation. After a pivotal crescendo featuring 8Dio's Century Strings, a reharmonisation of the melody finds a sheltered, inviting mood, inspiring the title Abri.

I enjoyed the sounds in this library, and the production possibilities for this unusual instrument are broader than you may think. If you want to hear the Glass Marimba in action, listen to the first four bars of Abri that feature only sounds from the Glass Marimba library.

Abri

All melodic sounds were created from a Glass Marimba. Additional sounds are only drums and bass.

L8 NGHT DRVE (Version 1, Soundpaint) (Lofi-House, Lo-Fi Pop, Late Night Lo-Fi)

Alexis Gelinas performs "Prelude in C Major" by JS Bach (written 1707) from the Well Tempered Clavier (published 1722). This piece would originally have been performed on a Harpsichord or Clavichord

JS Bach - Prelude In C Major (BWV 846) arranged for Glass Marimba

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Kaleidoscopic Prism (2025)

Composer | Conductor | Arranger | Engraver
Production Editor, TUX People's Music

Producer Hiphop/Chillwave/Lofi/Electronic/Anything
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Greetings, my name is Joff. I’m a musician, composer, professional daydreamer and passionate advocate of the arts, smitten by making music for games.

I am also a founding member of the post-progressive band Sanguine Hum.

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