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

Mysteries of the Deep Podcast, Chapter CXLVIII by Jin [靜] (@jinsynth). DJ set recorded live at Liminal Dreams [Tokyo]. Cover photo courtesy of Candace Price.

CXLVIII

Mysteries of the Deep CXLVIII – Jin [靜] at Liminal Dreams

A Week Is Too Long

A Higher Meaning

Wavy Horizontal Lines

Video; https://youtu.be/pgoKHvNSS-4

Made in April 2025

No War

Air Series - When the feelings run deep

This is my first ever computer-free synth jam. The goal for my hardware-only setup was to jam, getting lost in making music, enjoying the process not only of making music but also getting everything working together, figuring out how the machines work, how to create things I enjoyed in other peoples music. After about one year, I got all machines working together, pattern and sounds designed, me pushing faders, turning knobs to create something like a conventional track. My free Soundcloud storage is eaten up now, so no worries that I post more of this.

For the music nerds, only one sample is used (a recording of a synth, reversed and put through a reverb), everything else is created by the machines. A Squarp Pyramid is the master clock and MIDI pattern provider for longer and melodic elements. The Hypersynth Xenophone is sequenced from the Octatrack, which does nothing else here. Elektron Analog Rytm for drums and percussion, Analog Four MKI for deep bass, Moog Subsequent 37 and Analog Four MKII for lead bassline, Waldorf Blofeld and Access Virus TI2 for atmospheric elements, pads, string sounds and higher pitched lead support. Everything feeds into an Allen & Heath QuPac for grouping and recording. The groups are fed into a XONE:PX5 and a Pioneer RMX 1000, before going through and Elektron Analog Heat. The four parts on the TI, three parts on the Blofeld and the four voices of the A4s are regulated via Faderfox MX12. The large number of sounds and parameters ensures that I myself cannot remember everything and therefore have my jam experience with prepared pattern and sounds.

Olaf

Cape Point STIAS

STIAS 124 BPM Gmin (Live Synth Jam)

Oberheim Brass

As Field of View, my electronic music persona, I channel emotions and experiences into soundscapes, inviting listeners to immerse themselves in a journey of introspection through evolving melodies and intricate rhythms.

FOV - Fajr Dawn

Field Of View