Name: Is this heaven? by Electric Supply Station
Duration: 3 min 12 s
Description: Original Score inspired by the Dan Hanks novel The way up is Death

A second exercise in percussion using clocked random gates. The Zlob Modular Dual VCO serves as the master clock, patched to Synthetic Sound Labs V-Gates and CuteLab Missed Opportunities, both of which provide related but unquantized gates that clock and trigger several modules. 

Equipment used

Top row:
Synthetic Sound Labs V-Gates 2.0
Schlappi Engineering Nibbler
XAOC Zadar and Batumi
ADDAC 506
Industrial Music Electronics Kermit
Circuit Slices CS045 Ring+VCA
Happy Nerding FM Aid
Flight of Harmony Plague Bearer
Plankton Electronics Nutone

Bottom row:
Zlob Modular Dual VCO
CuteLab Missed Opportunities
DPW Zero2
SynQuaNon Envelope Follower-Gate-Trigger
Tokyo Tape Music Center Tokyo Gate
Klavis Mixwitch
Verbos Electronics Sequence Selector and Amplitude and Tone Controller
Vermona Twincussion
CG Products XR22 VCO FT
Make Noise modDemix

Mixing & Premastering row:
Eowave Fluctuations Magnetiques
Plum Audio OCP 
Warm Star The Bends
Moddict Console EQ4 
VoicAs LedPressor
Tasty Chips Electronics ECR+

Recording skiff:
1010 Music Bluebox Eurorack Module

Audio recorded by 1010 Music Bluebox at 24 bit / 48kHz. Final mix rendered at 16 bit/44.1 kHz.

Antiup-Arthropleura [Eurorack modular] (Nov. 14, 2024)

Vert and Compare 2 for gates and pinging. Select 2 and CVP for utilities. Collide 4, Troika, OptoCore and Night Rider for voices. Ochd, L-122, Jerkster, Orbit 3, V3kt, VCOb, uLFO, and ADDAC 506 for modulation. 805 VS2 and AXYS for stereo panning & crossfading. 

Modules used:
DivKid Ochd, Mystic Circuits Vert, Ladik L-122 Uncertain LFO, Timo Rozendal Jerkster, Antimatter V3kt; Bubblesound VCOb & uLFO; Joranalogue Orbit 3, Compare 2, Select 2, and Collide 4; Instruo Troika, Circuit Slices CS045, Teia OptoCore; ADDAC 506 & 805 VS2; Manhattan Analog CVP, RYK Night Rider, WMD AXYS. 

Audio recorded on 1010 Bluebox at 24 bit, 48 kHz. Post-processing of audio includes equalization and compression in Adobe Audition. Mixed down and rendered at 16 bit, 44.1 kHz. 

2025-II Collide 4 & Night Rider 03 teaser / demo {WAV 1644}

The albums "S_Unfolding" and "Breaking Silence" were inspired by Liu Cixin's "Three Body Problem" trilogy and its sequel, "The Redemption of Time", written by Bao Shu.

imminence

A two layer granular drone made with a Tasty Chips GR-Mega, with chords sourced from a Elektron Analog Four mkII.

Recorded through an Arturia AudioFuse Studio interface into Adobe Audition in 32 bit 96kHz, and processed with equalization and compression. No effects applied post-recording. Rendered for distribution at 24 bit 48kHz.

bicursal malted amylase (25-VI 07) {2448}

This track was inspired by "Sir Gawain and the Green Knight" as translated by Simon Armitage. There are beautifully written passages describing Gawain's lonely journey through the a wintry northern landscape:
"...clouds shed their cargo of crystallised rain which froze as it fell to the frost-glazed earth. With nerves frozen numb he napped in his armour; bivouacked in the blackness amongst bare rocks where melt-water streamed from the snow-capped summits and high overhead hung chandeliers of ice."

Gibson Memphis 335 - Main riff
Fender Telecaster - Background effects
Deusenberg Paloma - Lead parts

Northern Climes

On my travels this summer I picked up a book of weird celtic short stories, published by The British Library. This one is inspired by "The Fetch" written by Robert Aickman. The fetch is essentially your own personal sea-hag who will come for you (or those in your family circle) when your time is up. You know it's come for you when it looks you in the face; otherwise, it will pass you, it's head at whatever angle so as not to look at you, as it makes its way to the true victim. Aickman's stoic, Scottish style brings out the folk dimensions of the tale to truly horrific effect. Not surprisingly, I've gone for a funereal march!

The shrill "celtic" fife is played on a Fender telecaster with an e-bow and then speeded several times!

The Fetch

Aya Nakamura & SDM VS T-Pain & Jamie Foxx (Dramantic Remix)

Original Score inspired by the Dan Hanks novel The way up is Death

Is this heaven?

"The Cure" was written by Dorothy K Haynes in 1969. She was an accomplished, Scottish writer of horror stories, often included in compendiums. I read this recently in a collection re-printed by the British Library. Yes, it's another dark offering. The story is tragic, horrifying but, ultimately, hopeful; well worth a read. 

I used a Fender Jazz Bass, through a modern amp, to join the lead synth.

The Cure

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Music composer and Soundscape designer.

Heavily influenced by Beaumont Hannant, Autechre, Brian Eno and a wealth of styles ranging from classical music through to DC Hardcore.
I love the organic feel of music and the creation of warmth within patterns.
Trying to create soundtracks to everyday life and images.


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