Love this muted instrument with the bonkers vocal - really successful

My last track for 2021, electric guitar mixed in Logic Pro X. Dual melody of Logic's retro synth and my Fernandes electric guitar. :-)

Demos 2021

Duo Melodica

Dance on Windswept Branches

Dance On Windswept Branches (NaviarHaiku476)

It's Raining Black Claws

Nephos

Weasel Theme

Disquiet Junto Project 0607: Silence Wave 
The Assignment: From close to zero and back again, alter the relative amount of sound to silence in a piece of music.


I used two stems of Norns awake recordings (heavyly altered). Every stem got four instances with Audiomodern Gatelab (via routing in Reaper). Gatelab configuration was reduced to 10 gates (just to make it easy) with one of ten gates activated (on a different location on every instance). 

So by blending in and out these four tracks I was able to increase the sound/silence ratio from 0 to 40 (times 2 stems, one for bass, one for head, both in sync) and back to zero. Some FX and panning to provide some roomish feeling. The construction is designed slower than the dismantling.

This all may sound like an engineers approach, but if I had not liked the result, I would have gone another way. The altering of the sound/silence ratio is not very granular (0-10-20-30-40 percent) and I may have calculated somehow wrong (somehow I have the feeling) but I think the perception is ok.

Bandcamp version:
https://krakenkraft.bandcamp.com/track/the-voids-in-the-walls-disquiet0607

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More on this 607th weekly Disquiet Junto project, Silence Wave (The Assignment: From close to zero and back again, alter the relative amount of sound to silence in a piece of music), at: https://disquiet.com/0607/

Thanks this week to Jason Richardson and Klaus-Dieter Hilf.

Project discussion takes place on llllllll.co: https://llllllll.co/t/disquiet-junto-project-0607-silence-wave/

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The Voids In The Walls [disquiet0607]

Now Available on Bandcamp as a Single! (With another version of the instrumental, a longer one, exclusive to Bandcamp)
https://archmagemusic.bandcamp.com/album/swept-away-by-stunning-inspiration-single

Featuring Masha Solo's vocals and spoken word poetry. 

Synth work by Rob Ulysses (@rob-ulysses) and Masha Solo (@masha-solo)

Also check out The Neons Gone Mad remix 'I Was Astounded'. 
Here's the video by Neons Gone Mad:
https://youtu.be/dYi6yldLWeA?si=MGd6OjWD2dMNgR_O

https://soundcloud.com/archmageband2/i-was-astounded-clockwork-remix-by-neons-gone-mad
https://archmagemusic.bandcamp.com/track/i-was-astounded-remix-by-neons-gone-mad

First composed March 2016, and had an odd code name for a while that was randomly generated text: 'manysipivu' and later it went by the code name 'Phoenix' for a long time. However after other instruments were added, we felt the mood was more of being caught in a daydream in which you have a ton of ideas, and how that feels. In 2022 Masha mixed and mastered the song and named it 'Swept Away By Stunning Inspiration', with the song art by Masha alluding to the fact that it's a companion song to both of our tracks 'Autumn Breeze' with a similar theme to 'When Passion Conquers Fear'.

Synth work by Rob and Masha.
Art by Masha using free Canva resources.
Featuring village bell chimes by Neons Gone Mad.

Lyrics:

It is almost 17 o’clock, work is done, I need a walk
On a chilly eve of a beautiful autumn day
Trying to breathe deeply negativity away

Into the woods I went to try and clear my head,
(Exhale the memories…)
Want to erase the worry, and put joy into its stead,
(Exhale the memories…)
As I was strolling towards the bay,
(Exhale the memories…)
I took a seat on a bench along the way

Setting my thoughts back to the present time
Hearing the distant village clock’s timely chime
Made me do a double-take,

I take in the view of the nature that surrounded,
I found myself astounded!

At the rays that shone brightly through the multicoloured trees
(I found myself astounded!)

Orange, amber, yellow, and copper, bright red, and green,
Orange, amber, yellow, and copper, bright red, and green,

As the wind blew rustling countless leaves,
They made the finest natural choir,
Some drift down, with feather light graceful ease,
I figured out that nothing in my life is truly very dire

Since I have caught a glimpse at this spectacular scene
If I were not here, it would have gone completely unseen
Like a vision but so clear and so very pristine

I take in the view of the nature that surrounded,
I found myself astounded!

At the rays that shone brightly through the multicoloured trees
Orange, amber, yellow, and copper, bright red, and green,
Orange, amber, yellow, and copper, bright red, and green,

I take in the view of the nature that surrounded,
I found myself astounded!

At the rays that shone brightly through the multicoloured trees
Orange, amber, yellow, and copper, bright red, and green,
Orange, amber, yellow, and copper, bright red, and green

(Exhale the memories…)

Swept Away By Stunning Inspiration Single

Swept Away By Stunning Inspiration

Tranquil

Electrons in Motion (for Piano)

Sur l'horizon noir d'une lourde tristesse

Fast Car was 1st Released in 1988 by Tracy Chapman. It has always been one of my most favorite of all time songs, Luke Combs has just done an Awesome version as well so i decided it was time i did one Too. This is only my 2nd cover on SC and i hope i have done justice to this awesome song.
Song written by : Tracy Chapman 1988 
Guitars, drums, Vocals as well as mixing and mastering: Johnny Mc Farlane

Fast Car (Written by Tracy Chapman)

Ambient electronica, Berlin School, Chillout & Kosmische Space Musik from Munich, Germany. ► Soundcloud is my musical diary - expect lightfooted drafts, soundchecks, playthings & misfits here. ► Go Bandcamp for finished pieces & more serious musical works.

The Voids In The Walls [disquiet0607]

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