Here's an excerpt from an impromptu Live loop-solo thing from earlier today. Its part of my Terra Firma project (for the very few who know about it)

Gears : 
1 Unbranded Fender type Jazz Bass
EBS Multi-Comp
BOSS ME-25 for Looping
Zoom H4N for Rec
Reverb & Delay using VSTs on Cubase 5

Florence

"Emem" means Peace in the West African Efik/Ibibio tribal language, also the part of the continent where the instrument "Kora" hails from.

A couple of weeks ago, while working on the BG for a play, I came across this beautiful sound of KORA in one of my soft-synth plugins. This music came to me instantly at around 4am and I decided to keep it this way, just the way I played it. Although, this, being played in a lower octave sounds more like an Oud than Kora but well, here it is anyway. 
Rendered a very basic mix to it.

Gears used :

Arturia Analog Laboratory
Korg MS20
MOTU Ultralite Hybrid MK III
Neumann KH 120A Studio Monitors


Emem

Another piece of music that came to me while making 'Emem' , sometime around 4-4:30 am! Loved working with the sound of 'Kora'. This one's a soft synth and it's definitely not how it is played. I wish I can learn the real instrument someday. :)   

Ifeoma

Found this beautiful sound of the ' yaylı tambur ' - a Turkish long-necked bowed instrument & this was the 1st thing that came to my head as I played it on the keys (honestly, took me a few minutes to figure out the 'velocity' feature for this sound before I hit rec). This is unedited, just how it came to me. Did this for a scene in a friend's play.
Hope y'all like it.

Through The Greys

Written and Composed by Tirthankar Ray.
Performed and Recorded Live. Mixed later. 
#bluemonkinc #Calcutta #studio #scifi #plugins #vst #soundtrack #space #impromptu #tonechecks #musicproduction #soundguyforlife #sounddesign 


Gears :

Korg MS20
Korg NanoPad 2
Arturia Analog Laboratory
EBS MultiComp
Sansamp Tri-AC
Mics (Re-amp/Re-rec) :
Neumann TLM 102 
Blue Dragonfly

Messier 31

After it's 'work in progress'  release on Soundcloud last month, I, finally managed to finish arranging & mixing 'SOL 104' , my 1st original of 2016. 

This track is composed, played, recorded, mixed and mastered by me. 

Gears :

MOTU Ultralite Hybrid MK III
Neumann KH120A Studio Near-Fields
Arturia Analog Laboratory
Behringer BCF 2000 Fader Controller
Korg Nano-Pad 2
Korg MS 20 mini
RS-1/VS Guitar
Fender Jazz (Copy) Bass
Cubase

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Sol 104

"Shadows of Fire" is a Live Butoh Performance & Installation, Conceptualized, Directed & Performed by Naireet Basak. To me, it speaks of the effects and cycles of war, life, love, death, evolution, peace and nature . Feel free to interpret it your way.

Shadows Of Fire has been performed several times and has grabbed the attention of many at festivals, theatres, in several venues across India and Germany.  [ Poster : 'Shadows of Fire' @ Bayouma-Haus in Berlin, Germany, 25th October 2016]

Credits:
Speech - Charlie Chaplin - Final Speech from The Great Dictator
Concept, Direction & Performance by Naireet Basak
Music Composition, Production & Sound Design by Tirthankar Ray
Recorded & Produced at Blue Monk Studio, Kolkata, India

Shadows Of Fire - Naireet Basak (Concept & Performance) & Tirthankar Ray (Music & Sound Design)

A preview from my solo project that I'm to work on as and when I find that mental space and time combo.

All instruments/parts composed & played by me.

Instruments Used : 
Schecter Blackjack (Courtesy : Riju Chatterjee)
Ibanez Custom 6 string Bass
Arturia Analog Laboratory
Ez-Drummer (Vintage Kit w Brushes)


Void(Preview) - Terra Firma(India)

This awesomely-talented group of friends decided to play and record their rendition of this lovely song at the studio last Sunday.

Ben Krakauer                                  - Fiddle   ,        Bass (dubbed over)
Morwenna Elizabeth Murray         - Vocals  , Harmonies (dubbed over)
Diptanshu Roy                                - Mandolin
Diptangshu Chakraborty (Zubin) - Acoustic Guitars

All instruments played Live , Except Bass & Vocal Harmonies - which were dubbed later.
Recorded Live & Mixed by Tirthankar Ray at Blue Monk Inc Studio, Kolkata


Dusty Boxcar Wall (Acoustic Cover)

Raw sounds recorded and produced as part of Terra Firma X/Maati at Blue Monk Inc Studio, Kolkata

Tirthankar Ray

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