Concept:  Create an experimental industrial techno work that causes one to feel as if they are rising further up out of the water by each beat hitting it. 

The work was created using the Make Noise O-coast semi-modular synthesizer. I used a lot of patches, but didn't write them down. The O-coast was connected to a Bastl Instruments Dude Mixer, then to a USB Audio Adapter MIC/LINE-IN, then to a Chromebook, then to Bandlab. 

Bandlab effects:  Gain, Feedback Killer, Stereowise, BL1179 Compressor, EQ3-M. 

120bpm, 4/4 timing. 
File format: WAV, 16-bit, 44.1KHz

Photo: Micro Photography of Body of Water, Pexels and Pixabay License.

This work is copyright by jtechno. Email for permission to use.

See also this work used in a collaborative effort with Melrose Techno Vocal Trance who added vocals to the piece. Many thanks to their label Techno Lab and to Cyrille Poquet for doing the mix and mastering. 
https://soundcloud.com/melrose-207768409/tjhe-dark-rapid-drops-jtechno-feat-melrose

Rapid Drops

Escaping the night

Photo by Lucas Kapla, unsplash.com

Crazy Night

Severally mutilated sounds from a MakeNoise O-Coast synth.

A series of unlikely explanations

An Ambient track made on the Make Noise 0-Coast.

Entropy

Concept: Create a hard industrial experimental techno work along with overdriving the input and controlling it with gain, the BL1176 dynamic range compressor in and out levels, a peaking filter and with 7-band EQ settings. 

SIgnal path:  QuNexus to MIDI IN on O-coast to Bastl Dude Mixer to USB Audio Adapter to Chromebook to Bandlab. 

O-coast patches:  MIDI CV  to Multiply, MIDI Gate to Overtone, Sawtooth to slope (which goes to Multiply). On QuNexus put D (two octaves down from middle-C) on Hold throughout the work. 

Bandlab Effects:  7-band EQ, Multi-Filter (1454-Hz freg, resonance half way point, gain just past half, filter type: Peaking), BL1176 (ratio 8:1), Gain at -4.1dB, Feedback Killer 2.1 setting. Used Guitar input. 

120bpm, 4/4 timing, WAV file format 16-bit 44.1kHz

Photo by Mali Maeder, Pexels License. 

This work is U.S. copyright by jtechno. Contact for permission to use.

Hard Stairs

Concept:  Create a brazenly hardcore eclectic experimental techno work (without percussion) connecting the Bastl Kastle 1.5 synth to the mixer on the Make Noise O-Coast synth. 

Mastered on June 23, 2025 using Bandlab mastering, mastering preset is Tape, intensity is 50 percent, input gain is -4.5. Prior to mastering the effects including gain were re-adjusted on the original mix and a feedback killer effect was added and the Teclab BA-2A compression was removed. 

Signal path:  Kastle to O-Coast to Bastl Dude mixer to USB Audio Adapter to Chromebook to guitar input on Bandlab. 

O-Coast patches:  
Clock to Time
Kastle out to mixer chnl 2 input
PGM A on
PGM B on (arp)
RED light by CV to Multiply
Gate by MIDI B to Slope
Mixer out to Dynmc
Saw to Balance
1/Oct to Decay
EOC by Time to Overtone

Kastle Patches:
OSC out to Waveshape
Waveshape to Stepped
I turned Waveshape throughout the work

Bandlab Effects: 
Gain, 7-band EQ, Gain Automation, BL-1176 Compressor, Dimension B Chorus Preset 01, Stereowise, Feedback Killer.

120bpm (obviously running much faster), 4/4 timing
WAV format 16-bit, 44.1kHz

Photo:  Gas Mask in Nightclub by ἐμμανυελ 
Pexels License

"Eclectic Techno" copyright by jtechno electronic music. Ask for permission to use.

Eclectic Techno

Concept:  Create an experimental progressive trance work using Make Noise O-Coast Synthesizer to explore bass, mid and high pitches as opposed to just bass lines. 

Mastered on June 22, 2025 using Bandlab mastering, mastering preset is Tape, intensity is 50 percent, input gain is +1.2dB. 

Focus: "Breaking Through" is about busting through the norm to a different sound. 

O-Coast info and patches:  
PGMA on
PGMB blinking
MIDI B blinking red
CLK to TIME
Triangle to Balance
Chnl 2 Out to DYMNE
CV to Slope

I turned the knobs a lot - mostly the Multply knobs, Pitch and Overtone. 

Signal path:  O-Coast out to Bastl Dude Mixer to Line-input USB Audio Adapter connected direct to USB on Chromebook to Bandlab DAW for recording and effects (pre and post). Used Guitar input tho no guitar used. 

Bandlab Effects:  
Gain, Feedback Killer, Teclab BA-2A Limiter, Stereowise, Univerb (Women's Institute), Space Maker Reverb (Long Plate), D-Delay (more Dry than Wet), Gain Automation, Graphic 7-band EQ.

120-bpm 4/4 timing signature
File Format:  WAV, 16-bit 44.1kHz

Photo "A man with paint on his body holding his ear" by Imustbedead, Pexels License. Perhaps too is also hearing a difference rather than the norm. 

"Breaking Through" is copyright by jtechno electronic music. Email for permission to use.

Breaking Through

Theme:  I'm "Out for the Ride" in my O-Coast modified Lamborghini. 

Signal Path:  Make Noise O-coast to Bastl Dude Mixer to USB Audio Adapter to Chromebook to Bandlab Daw. 

Instrument used: Make Noise O-Coast Semi-Modular Synthesizer
Headphones: Used JBL Harman Tune 670NC to do recording and setup effects on Bandlab. Used Beyerdynamic DT-770 Pro to do post processing. 

O-Coast Patches: Chnl  1 to Dynme, 1/Oct to Time, SQ wave to Balance

Bandlab effects used:  Guitar Input, Gain, Dimension B 01 Chorus, Univerb Dorm Hall type, Multi-Cab Pro (2x12 Superclean Cabinet, Mic BL57, Mic Placement Off Axis), EQ3-M 3-band EQ with Mid-Sweep. 

128bpm, 4/4

Best to listen with NC Headphones. 

File Format: WAV 16-bit 44.1kHz

Photo by Hasan Gulec "Orange Lamborghini on the Road", Pexels License.

"Out For The Ride" This work is copyright by jtechno. Email for permission to use. Created in Sept 2024.

Out For The Ride

Concept: Create a work about a Punk guitarist held in a noise prison. 

Instrument:  Make Noise O-Coast Semi-modular Synthesizer
Signal Path: O-Coast to Bastl Dude Mixer to USB Audio Adapter to Chromebook to Bandlab DAW.
File Format: WAV, 16-bit 44.1kHz

128bpm, 4/4 timing signature

O-Coast Patches: 
Sq wave to balance (attenuator)
CLK to Delay
Stepped Random out to Chnl 1
Chnl 1 out to Overtone (CV IN)
Slope to Multiply (CV IN)
Contour GATE IN to Slope: Rise/Fall Time (CV IN)
Headphone out to Chnl 1 Bastl Dude Mixer

Bandlab:  Used Audio Input
Bandlab Effects:  Gain, D-Delay, Multi Filter (freq, resonance, high pass), Stereowise (spread), Valve Screamer (drive, volume, tone), 7-band Graphic EQ, Filter Echo (56% feedback, Time 1/4T beat, 10581 Hz Cutoff, Mix 46%)

Photo:  The following photos were merged by jtechno electronic music:  
"Guitarist in a Dark Corridor" by Volker Thimm, Pexels License.
"Interior of a Jail" by Xiaoyl, Pexels License. 

"Captive Punk" is copyright by jechno electronic music. Email for permission to use.

Captive Punk

Concept: Create an absurd Classical work with a Make Noise O-Coast single voice patchable synthesizer. Best to listen with noise-canceling headphones. 

Mastered on June 22, 2025 using Bandlab mastering, mastering preset is Clarity, intensity is 50 percent, input gain is -4.1dB.

Signal Path:  O-coast to Bastl Dude Mixer to USB Audio Adapter MIC-in  to Chromebook to Bandlab DAW. 

O-Coast Patches: 
Tempo to EOC
CLK to Gate
Random to 1/Oct
Chnl 1 to Multipl
CNTR to Overtone
Saw wave to Balance
Sq wave to DCY (decay)
Slope to Dynmc

I turned the Rise Knob and Contour Onset Knob to create the much of the sounds and flow of the work.  Note: PGM A and B off.

Bandlab Effects:  Guitar input (tho no guitar used or keyboard or controller), Gain, Stereo wise, Dimension B Chorus 04, Studio Reverb, Univerb - Women's Institute, Vintage Limiter, EQ3-M 3-band EQ with MID/sweep. 

File format:  WAV 16-bit, 44.1kHz
Timing:  120bpm, 4/4
Photo: "A Person in Long Sleeve T-Shirt Lifting Hands Up" by Alperen Kaan Sahin. Pexels License. |

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The Absurd Classical Encounter

Rumblin Cynth Rampo is based on the South Glamorgan coast she describes herself as cacophonist. Working in the genres of ambient, industrial ambient and noise she explores the worlds of science, space, heavy industry and the deep dark places of earth (or any things that she fancies).

Her tracks are created using modular and hardware synths, soft synths, diy electronic noise boxes, bread-boarded temporary sound generators and effect as well as field recordings. 

Inspiration comes from the natural world, science and space.  Influences include Bach, Beethoven, Mahler, Pierre Schaeffer, Daphne Orme, Delia Derbyshire, Louis and Bebe Barron, Can, Cluster, Tangerine Dream, Hawkwind, Throbbing Gristle, to name but a few.




June 2025 - Not posting new songs for a bit as I am applying mastering to the current songs here. I am also redoing some of the effects for certain mixes so mastering comes out better. I'll announce when that is complete and return to creating new songs to add. 

I listen to tons of techno, trance and EDM. I grew up tho with 60s and 70s rock and jazz fusion. I took piano for five years. My dad played piano, accordian, xylophone, bongos and little bit of guitar. Mom was an oil and acrylic artist. In college I practiced piano in the listening rooms and hung out in the music degree buildings and went to bunches of concerts in the SF Bay Area. 

In 2018 I landed a writing gig with DJD UK Global Music and wrote 74 listener reviews of songs for their artists. The label owner later retired after a long career in music production and marketing and closed his label.

I released my debut digital album on the DJD UK Global Music label in March 2019 called "Off Grid Analog", 13 tracks, 48:05 minutes of experimental/electronic/noise original music available for just a year on all major online outlets.  It was fun working with a label and to create an album. 

In the past I've created music on a Korg Poly-61, Korg X-50 and an Alesis Micron and mixed on a Mackie 1402-VLZ3 14-channel mixer. Today I've been creating electronic, experimental and noise music with a Teenage Engineering PO-28 Robot Pocket Operator, Stylophone Gen X-1 Analog Synthesizer, Bastl Kastle 1.5 Synth,  Meeblip Geode Synth, Alesis Q25 Controller, Kieth McMillen QuNexus USB MIDI CV Gate Controller, Alesis Micron Synth, Rucci 8-bit Power Synth, Rucci Maximal Drone, Rucci 16-step CV Sequencer,  Moffenzeef Modular MSG II Black, Stylophone Gen R8 Synth, Bastl Dude Mixer, Korg Volca FM Synth, Make Noise O-Coast Synth, Korg Monotron Delay Synth, Korg NTS-1 Synth Benidub Filtro, Arturia Keystep Controller, etc. I got away from melodic pieces to explore music and to dabble in electronic, experimental, noise, drone and experimental techno, ambient, trance styles.

My home studio includes m-Audio BX5 powered monitors and use of Beyerdynamic studio headphones, Sony and Beats phones. I use a Chromebook and the cloud-based in-browser Bandlab DAW and I do my own mastering. I use both a Baslt Dude Mixer and the Behringer Xenyx 1002B 10-chnl mixer. I use Mogami cables, Roland Gold MIDI cable, CV cables, iConnectivity MIDI to USB cable. I use a Boomstick Psychoacoustic DAC for added richness of dynamics. Final signal path output goes through the USB audio adapter into my Chromebook.  I rarely do multitrack preferring a straight signal path from one device to the next till final put goes through a mixer to the audio adapter into the Chromebook. 

I'm active on synth and music groups on Facebook under my name:
John Koudela III.  My music name tho is jtechno on Soundcloud. 

I'm located north of Seattle, WA. Contact me at:  jtechnoelectronicmusic@yahoo.com
All music I create and post are copyright by jtechno electronic music. Email me for permission to use my tracks.

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