Sonic Installations I (sagedus)

Les Chevaux Sauvages - Fusée De Mes Rêves

Mowalola

This is a largely improvisational track recorded sometime in the mid 1990s. All I had was a loose motif bassline with an echo harp type of sound I created myself. ...  I riffed on the  bassline, and then I improvised the rest of the track around that, layering with various sounds I also developed myself and no sequencer involved (hence the loose structure. Lol! 😅). 

I had no effects units, so I literally had to program reverb and delay effects into the sounds, not to mention I programmed velocity sensitivity on a couple of sounds. All I had at the time was a Casio CZ-101 and a Casio CZ-5000, and recorded it on a 16-track tape machine (I think it was a Tascam).  

This track really showcases how incredibly versatile the massively underrated Casio CZ series could be with a bit of judicious programming.  

Nonetheless, you can hear the throughline from what I was doing back then in many of my more recent tracks, which are largely composed in DAWs with Virtual Synths and Effects nowadays (with the occasional touch from my vintage hardware synths including a Yamaha CS1x).  

As I said, it was recorded sometime in the mid to late 1990s. The best copy I could find was dated October 1998, but I know I recorded it before then. ... The fidelity of the recording is low, due to the fact that I recorded it on tape to begin with, and over time, the tape has degraded a bit.

Dragon's Dream (improvisation circa mid to late 1990s)

I am curious how my, or anybody's, musical output is altered by actual life. Usually, well, at least over the last bunch of years that I've been posting here. I can't really say because both the music and life are in a constant flow. This last year though the music and my normal day to day life were somewhat interrupted. I seem to be settling into a familiar but slightly different approach. Although most of my curiosities remain. This piece is really a reframing. That's what I like to call it when I cover a song by someone but keep the original vocal. In this case Ian Stephen. As a change of pace I am actually playing, as a bassist with Mr. Stephen. I must say it delights me that for once I can share one of my musical portraits with the subject. It's also fun to ponder why I've changed, in my own music, what I have.

Let Elvis Free

Secret Garden

Performance/remix by Loper via iPhone/Groovepad 
Loops produced by Synthferatu via Groovepad app
Image provided by Shutterstock.com

MY SPIRITUAL JOURNEY

cold mind

Merry Christmas to all music lovers.. :-)

Power Of Soul

O-Parabellum

The music production software I use is GarageBand macOS.
I play guitar, bass, and keyboard instruments.
Depending on the song, I use Apple Loop.
I record the drums on a MIDI keyboard or use the drummer function of GarageBand.
My favorite bands are 70's progressive bands such as King Crimson, Pink Floyd, Yes, and ELP.
I am always looking for vocalists.
If you want to collaborate with me, please contact me.
Thank you to everyone who has listened to my songs.
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cold mind

Toshi Rio