I am still dealing with severe pain and hearing loss in my left ear.
Additionally my tinnitus is getting worse.

This is my best take on Rhubarb by Aphex Twin

Rhubarb But I Cant Hear Propperly

Rhubarb But I Cant Hear Propperly (No particles)

UPDATE: I accidentally exported the last upload at -24dB. It kinda ruined the effect.
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"Just when you thought the beginning would pass - you learn that the beginning is all there was in store for you."

This came about as an audio-art challenge from a danish artist.
She gave me these three critera, to make a short piece that explores ways to create tension near discomfort - in ways besides "unpleasant" intervals or odd tempi.

1: Set the scene for something calm and invest the listener. For example with a melody that's a little catchy, and maybe vaguely familiar - or generic enough to pass as familiar feeling. 
2: Accompanying left hand/bass notes should blend in and be so simple that they are forgotten as quickly after listening as possible.
3: As the work plays, fill the space with sound in an exponential fashion. The steeper the curve, the better. The finale/coda should be dramatic in a human-near yet uncommon way and should trigger a sudden awareness of the media itself (scaring the audience is not allowed). 


My take on this is what you hear here.
For pt. 1: The melody is very similar one of the hook melodies from Linkin Parks returning phrases from the Hybrid Theory era.

For pt. 2: I made the bass notes just one note, played gently with a walking/trotting feel. Careful repetition, no surprises, and very little interaction with the melody itself. That oughta make it forgettable. Shid, i just made this and can't remember what the note is and at which interval they're played.

For pt.3: The voices are my attempt at making a mild and "human-near yet uncommon" moment of drama.

Also for pt.3: The pink noise should make someone listeners reach for the volume knob. They should become aware of the noise during the "clicks", which is where it suddenly starts to get louder and stutter. That should (hopefully) make the listener at least be aware of their volume knob - or maybe even reach for it. (It doesn't actually get louder than anything else, but the awarenes of it getting louder should hopefully make the reaction happen.)

A feaux-dramatic Beginning of Nothing

Found random soundbites and threw them together. This happened.

Random LoFi noodling

Found some sound files while cleaning up my NAS. Did a thing, because it felt like it fit the worlds situation.

45 Seconds Alone

Listen.. it's just ear massage for 90s bassheads....

If I "Like To Move It" Were a Shitty German 90s Underground House Track

In case you need a loop, for one of those moments, where your brain leaves the room.

Melting Nyancat

something drinkable

Trying the Amped Roots free version amp sim.
Don't really like it, tbh :/

Tim E

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