Released August 17-2024
https://burythejar.bandcamp.com/track/memory-stream

Memory Stream

Bitwig helping me not to realize how I feel about the world at the moment. I hope you all are holding up well, eventually dark times will be over. Let's hope the damage won't be too huge. Join me in my escapism into music :)

Entropy and the sea

Submission for # 583 Naviar's Haiku @ https://www.naviarrecords.com/haiku-music-challenge/#haiku-posts
One take recording using Twin3 Synth and FabFilter, Minimal Audio, Output fxs. Harmony Bloom sequencer. 

Inevitable Life (NaviarHaiku583)

The 688th Disquiet Junto prompt invited us to consider a common road sign and interpret it as a musical instruction. There's a sign in the alley behind my house that reads

SLOW 
CHILDREN
AT PLAY

So, my response. The instrumentation is simple, just four layers: my favorite grumbly piano, a juicy analog synth bass, an eerie motion pad, and a custom feedback patch on the Sculpture physical modeling synth. The percussion is a hand clap performance that I recorded for the piece. But I am most proud of the vocals: they are not synthetic, they are not samples, they are an organic vocal performance that has been heavily processed.

I really enjoyed doing the research for this piece, digging into the origin of children's rhyming, clapping, and jumprope games. 

I learned that Miss Mary Mack was a performer in a Black-owned circus and tent show that toured the American South in the 1880s. I discovered the "Ta-Ra-Ra-Boom-De-Ay" connection between Lizzie Borden and The Cat Came Back: the Lizzie Borden rhyme was often sung to the tune of "Ta-Ra-Ra-Boom-De-Ay", a popular vaudeville song; and according to one variation of the cat chant, the seemingly indestructible cat is finally done in when he hears an organ grinder playing "Ta-Ra-Ra-Boom-De-Ay" and drops flat dead.

Fair warning, I went full-on creepy for this one.

More on the 688th weekly Disquiet Junto project, Sign Up — The Assignment: Interpret a routine public sign as a musical instruction — at https://disquiet.com/0688/

The Slow Children at Play (disquiet0688)

a brief, cold reprieve

After watching the wonderful TV series "In My Skin", I tried to compose a track to match this touching story. While playing the piano melody on my midi keyboard, I recorded the mechanical sounds of the keys using a smartphone and a dictaphone.
This recording approach was inspired by this week's Disquiet Junto project, but doesn't follow that prompt closely.
These recordings (treated with various effects) were mixed with the piano, and strings and synth sounds were added to the track, all to support the guiding emotion drawn from the story.

More on the 689th weekly Disquiet Junto project, Supporting Players — The Assignment: Elevate the presence of your non-instrument equipment — at https://disquiet.com/0689/

In My Skin - the Sound of Sound  (Disquiet0689)

My contribution to the Naviar Records Haiku Challenge 584.

Apart From Snow

Apart From Snow (Naviar Haiku 584)

Four tracks played with Waldorf Blofeld as main synth and Volca Drum for rhythms. Waldorf Blofeld is sequenced through Korg SQ 1, while Volca Drum is sequenced and randomized through a dedicated PureData patch. 

Live effects: Electro Harmonix Memory Man and Korg Mini Kaoss Pad 2.

Mixed and mastered in Garageband using ToneBoosters' Reverb and MBC, Ozone 10 Elements and TDR Kotelnikov plugins, among others.

Uncreated

You can get this album from:

Bandcamp: https://pnfa.bandcamp.com/album/lost-and-found
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/intl-de/album/3RYm59f4gi2dAiVCIMRXsR?si=TgX58JrVQkGmOFDS7YDFjg
Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/pnfa/sets/lost-and-found-4408941
Juno: https://www.junodownload.com/products/pnfa-lost-and-found/7225201-02/
Youtube Music: https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_l2G0o9Cag84P2s9NUTVir5VujhKA6xhBM
Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/de/album/lost-and-found/1831446103
Amazon: https://music.amazon.com/albums/B0FLDBZ8V2
Tidal: https://tidal.com/browse/album/452480000
Deezer: https://www.deezer.com/de/album/800202561
Audiomack: https://audiomack.com/pnfa-1/album/lost-and-found

About the album:

"Lost and Found" is a moving and finely detailed album by PNFA, the musical project of German artist Wolfram Gruss. Known for his reflective and atmospheric style, Gruss delivers a collection that blends downtempo, chillout, and trip hop with cinematic and electro-acoustic elements, resulting in a rich, immersive sound.

Most of the tracks are instrumental, unfolding slowly through layered textures, ambient tones, and subtle rhythmic patterns. Each composition is carefully arranged, showcasing a strong focus on sound design and emotional nuance. The music feels organic and spacious, balancing electronic precision with a warm, human touch.

Alongside the instrumentals, the album features several vocal pieces that add lyrical weight and emotional clarity. These songs deal with themes of love, separation, and the emotional complexity of letting go, offering a contrast to the abstract mood of the instrumental tracks.

PNFA’s production style is deeply nuanced, with every detail—from gentle melodies to atmospheric field recordings—thoughtfully placed. "Lost and Found" stands as a cohesive and expressive work, shaped by both technical skill and a strong emotional core.


Released on Diventa Music
Distributed by DigDis

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If you like my music, please also check out my other project Spoq:
Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/spoqmusic
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChzuFuBdOJ5af0EYvXBiaNw 
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/30iXz2T5RHECSDNhmpt9Cy

#triphop #downtempo #chillout #chilloutmusic #electronicmusic #midtempo #electronic #chill #ambient #darkpop #dnb #drumandbass #liquiddnb #psychill #artpop

Lost and Found

Enigma

dagen

short experimental rage EP made in under a week. probably my best project ever.

buy the EP: https://jackuw.bandcamp.com
watch on youtube: https://youtube.com/@jackuwmusic

dedicated to jude + cyl
© peach tea records

WHAT THE FUCK DO YOU SEE IN ME?

Sound imageries for the post-capitalist transition.

Uncreated

The Bad Synth