FOV - Sonic Playground

FOV - Lymbic Friction

Hello peeps 🙂
I made this track using field recordings from our recent amazing trip to Thailand.
The middle section features the Fajr dawn prayer that we could hear at 5.30am every morning from the nearby mosque, which I recorded out the door to our
apartment. After recording I went back to bed and soon realised I had let a mosquito into the room/net - Oops!
I did attempt to shorten it as it's a little long at 9mins, I'm usually able to chop tracks down a bit once they are sketched out, but this one just is that long. 
The lead that builds gradually from a while in represents the intense heat of the day as it gets later and hotter. The sea at either end is our morning and evening
swim. You get the gist 🙂
I tweaked and mastered the track whilst on the plane home, which is a first for me, and kind of surreal too.
Wear headphones for the best way to experience the track. 
Any feedback, comments or constructive criticism greatly appreciated.
One love xxx

FOV - Fajr Dawn

When it comes to early forms of ambient used in a musical context, the roots can be traced back to early 20th century French composer and pianist Erik Satir – albeit not in the manner we know today. His work is considered a precursor to Ambient and other styles of minimalism through his modest ‘furniture music’. This is a form of music that serves the purpose of creating a background atmosphere during dinner parties. Satir didn’t produce these compositions in order to hog the attention of the listener, and that sentiment already sets the foundation of what would later become ambient music.
On the subject of compositions, it’s safe to say that classical avant-garde and experimental music were heavily influential in the formation of ambient as composers from these genres embraced minimalism and unorthodoxy.

Text source: https://www.stereofox.com/articles/ambient-music-explained/

I thought it would be interesting to see how Erik's music may have sounded today if he was still alive, with access to technology we take for granted. 

The original length of the piece at 28mins is also interesting, as who has 28 minutes to relax and listen to a whole composition of music these days?

The image was made using www.dreamstudio.ai
 
Kit used:

MacBook Pro M1

Ableton Live 11 Standard

Arp Groove Oddysey - VST Synthesiser

Valhalla Shimmer - VST Reverb Filter

Voxengo Stereo Touch - VST Effects Unit

Isotope Iris 2 - VST Sample Synthesiser

Erik Satie - Gnossienne No.1 (Extended) - FOV Re work

Continuing my study of ambient music and it's roots, this re-work is the second movement of Erik Satie's Gnossiennes No 2.

Only 8 minutes this time :)

Erik Satie - Gnossiennes No. 2 - FOV Re work

I love to dream.

Stay curios my friends..

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Sonic Tonic

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