A fun new Christmas Carol that captures the Aussie experience of celebrating Christmas in the summer heat!
Written and performed by Van Leucia, Gilly Drums, Karin Kapsi, and Anezka O'Leary Besce 

Summer Christmas Day

I realised I hadn't written a metal song for ages, so I decided to fix that problem.

Lyric video here: https://youtu.be/S1xkypqK7GM

Written, performed, recorded, mixed and mastered by Van Leucia.

Guitars: Ibanez RG7, Schecter Demon 7, BIAS FX/AMP, Bugera 6262
Bass: ESP LTD B-206SM, BIAS FX/AMP, Hartke HA3500 - 18" Custom Cab
Drums: GetGood Drums
Harpsichord: Roland Fantom G8
Vocal Mics: Oktava 319, SM 57 - UA 710
Guitar Mics: SM 57, Superlux PRA 628 MKII, NOS Panther - Aphex Project Channel
Bass Mic: iSK BM700C - dbx Project 1 286
Mixing hardware: Empirical Labs Distressors, FMR RNC, FMR RNLA, GSSL Bus Comp
Mixing plugs (main): Waves Puigtec, Trueverb, iR-L, L1/L2, F6, LinMB, Kramer Tape, NLS Buss/Channel, H-Comp/EQ, Doubler, DeEsser, EMO, RBass, LinEQ, C1,  iZotope Nectar, Trash, MH Thump, Native Instruments Transient Master,Solid Bus Comp
DAW: Cockos Reaper
Interface: RME FF800
Monitoring: Fostex Pm8, Behritone, ATHM50x, phone

Doom

I realised I hadn't written a metal song for ages, so I decided to fix that problem.

Lyric video here: https://youtu.be/S1xkypqK7GM
Original song here: https://soundcloud.com/van-leucia/doom

Written, performed, recorded, mixed and mastered by Van Leucia.

Guitars: Ibanez RG7, Schecter Demon 7, BIAS FX/AMP, Bugera 6262
Bass: ESP LTD B-206SM, BIAS FX/AMP, Hartke HA3500 - 18" Custom Cab
Drums: GetGood Drums
Harpsichord: Roland Fantom G8
Guitar Mics: SM 57, Superlux PRA 628 MKII, NOS Panther - Aphex Project Channel
Bass Mic: iSK BM700C - dbx Project 1 286
Mixing hardware: Empirical Labs Distressors, FMR RNC, FMR RNLA, GSSL Bus Comp
Mixing plugs (main): Waves Puigtec, Trueverb, iR-L, L1/L2, F6, LinMB, Kramer Tape, NLS Buss/Channel, H-Comp/EQ, EMO, RBass, LinEQ, C1,  iZotope Nectar, Trash, MH Thump, Native Instruments Transient Master,Solid Bus Comp
DAW: Cockos Reaper
Interface: RME FF800
Monitoring: Fostex Pm8, Behritone, ATHM50x, phone

Doom (instrumental)

So I was extremely unproductive and bored one Saturday afternoon, so figured I'd just half-mindedly improvise on the keys and guitar...certainly relieved the boredom!

Enjoy at your own discretion... ;)

Oh, and, not to brag...but I did both instruments at once. Cos, y'know, I can.

Afternoon Atonality

Yet another improvisation on the keys by yours truly, this time with a bit more of a classical/filmic feel. And yes, I do enjoy spending a few seconds naming these little brainchildren.
Let the arpeggios, block chords and semitonal modulations begin!

Egalitarian Echo

I found my old Yamaha SHS-10 keytar and couldn't resist playing a few songs on it; soon, though, I rocking out to 'Jump' by Van Halen. Enjoy this bit of fun and sing along, damn it!

Jump [Instrumental Cover]

A while back, my friends and I joked that banal, poppy lyrics just weren't my thing; out of sheer spite and wishing to prove something to myself (as much as it was to them), I set out to write something along the lines of James Blunt and early Enrique Iglesias. Enjoy this unplugged set; there's a metal version coming up! ;)

Stretching Into Impossibility [unplugged]

A gorgeous loop-track, built on several instances of Kontakt, Evolve Mutations, Session Strings and layers of Van's guitar and Fantom G8. Improvised, composed and layered in 3 hrs.
Should be enjoyed in the dark with tea. And a kitten.
Also, thanks go to Masha for bugging me to re-use that motif and her constant obsession with Sigur Ros ;)

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| Award-winning multi-instrumentalist, producer, mixing and mastering engineer Van Leucia |
With influences from all around the world, Van Leucia's solo career takes elements from a multitude of genres, including classical, metal, jazz, EDM, and various Latin and Asian cultures.
All of Van Leucia's tracks are recorded, produced, mixed, and mastered at his full-size recording studio in Sydney with a mix of analog hardware and plugins - get in touch to procure services!