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Halcyon 5

By BarristerPlong on April 18, 2026 5:26 pm

More jazzy chords and similar but broken up progessions this week. I took the first half of the Rhythm Changes, the 1 - 6, dragged it out, added some arpeggios, swapped up the percussion, then later in the song a brief visit to the second half of the rhythm changes, the 2 - 5.
I really dig the way it turned out, it gives me Playstation era RPG environment exploration vibes.

Happy week 16 pals!

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Tags: synthwave, vibraphone, week 16 2026, View by:BarristerPlong

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April 20, 2026 12:56 am

Instant favorite and I'm only 30 seconds in! What a way to follow your noir era

April 20, 2026 12:59 am

Dude, you always come through! This one is insane. The pads with the gate on them are soooooooooo nice.

April 20, 2026 1:20 am

Love those opening chords It kinda reminded me a bit of the opening from Donkey Kong Country's Underwater theme. The panned lead sounds excellent with that deep dark bass. Such excellent chill laid back feels. Faved!

April 20, 2026 10:05 am

electronic_tiger

There is a lot here that I like. But if you don't mind me saying, And I'm going to be blunt here. Because the rest of the track is so nice. The bass is boring as a boring thing. That thing has nothing to say and sucks all of the momentum out of the track. I'm not suggesting adding a hyper bassline. But a little bit more movement. A bit more adventure would be good, in my opinion of course. I hope you don't mind that I'm sharing with you. Other than the bass the track is nice though.

April 20, 2026 5:13 pm

another triumph. this feels like another barrister universe. would love to hear more in this space in the future.

April 20, 2026 10:58 pm

It really does give me adventure/exploration vibes. I'm ready to go take on a cave or a dungeon.

April 22, 2026 6:39 pm

beautiful song, BP! i really like the pacing and determination, and your sound choices work together so well

April 23, 2026 4:52 pm

Sounds like this would fit in with the OST from Read Only Memories 2064

April 23, 2026 11:50 pm

This is dope as shit. The arp panning is agreeing with me. The different movements are great. The synth washes with the gates are putting in work. This is a gem.

April 25, 2026 5:54 pm

Really cool stuff. Can't get enough of that stuttery gated synth!

April 26, 2026 3:32 pm

dadboy wrote:

Instant favorite and I'm only 30 seconds in! What a way to follow your noir era

Thank you!

0x_colt wrote:

Dude, you always come through! This one is insane. The pads with the gate on them are soooooooooo nice.

Thank you!

Tone Matrix wrote:

Love those opening chords It kinda reminded me a bit of the opening from Donkey Kong Country's Underwater theme. The panned lead sounds excellent with that deep dark bass. Such excellent chill laid back feels. Faved!

I love the underwater theme from DKC, so that's a huge compliment. Thank you!

electronic_tiger wrote:

There is a lot here that I like. But if you don't mind me saying, And I'm going to be blunt here. Because the rest of the track is so nice. The bass is boring as a boring thing. That thing has nothing to say and sucks all of the momentum out of the track. I'm not suggesting adding a hyper bassline. But a little bit more movement. A bit more adventure would be good, in my opinion of course. I hope you don't mind that I'm sharing with you. Other than the bass the track is nice though.

I apprecite the constructive criticism. I really like the simplicity of the bass. It gives a lot of space for the song to drift.

monstret wrote:

another triumph. this feels like another barrister universe. would love to hear more in this space in the future.

Thank you! More is always coming.

Cosmic Cairns wrote:

It really does give me adventure/exploration vibes. I'm ready to go take on a cave or a dungeon.

Check every possible path, you don't want to miss any treasure.

jwh wrote:

beautiful song, BP! i really like the pacing and determination, and your sound choices work together so well

Thank you!

rayjkayj wrote:

Sounds like this would fit in with the OST from Read Only Memories 2064

I just checked this out and I'm really enamored. I'll have to pick it up. Thank you!

Cakes wrote:

This is dope as shit. The arp panning is agreeing with me. The different movements are great. The synth washes with the gates are putting in work. This is a gem.

Thank you

deeckzeven wrote:

Really cool stuff. Can't get enough of that stuttery gated synth!

Thanks! It's really such a cool sound I should utilize more often.

[quote=dadboy]Instant favorite and I'm only 30 seconds in! What a way to follow your noir era :)[/quote] <3 Thank you! [quote=0x_colt]Dude, you always come through! This one is insane. The pads with the gate on them are soooooooooo nice.[/quote] Thank you! [quote=Tone Matrix]Love those opening chords <3 It kinda reminded me a bit of the opening from Donkey Kong Country's Underwater theme. The panned lead sounds excellent with that deep dark bass. Such excellent chill laid back feels. Faved![/quote]I love the underwater theme from DKC, so that's a huge compliment. Thank you! [quote=electronic_tiger]There is a lot here that I like. But if you don't mind me saying, And I'm going to be blunt here. Because the rest of the track is so nice. The bass is boring as a boring thing. That thing has nothing to say and sucks all of the momentum out of the track. I'm not suggesting adding a hyper bassline. But a little bit more movement. A bit more adventure would be good, in my opinion of course. I hope you don't mind that I'm sharing with you. Other than the bass the track is nice though. [/quote] I apprecite the constructive criticism. I really like the simplicity of the bass. It gives a lot of space for the song to drift. [quote=monstret]another triumph. this feels like another barrister universe. would love to hear more in this space in the future.[/quote]Thank you! More is always coming. [quote=Cosmic Cairns]It really does give me adventure/exploration vibes. I'm ready to go take on a cave or a dungeon.[/quote] Check every possible path, you don't want to miss any treasure. [quote=jwh]beautiful song, BP! i really like the pacing and determination, and your sound choices work together so well[/quote]Thank you! <3 [quote=rayjkayj]Sounds like this would fit in with the OST from Read Only Memories 2064 [/quote]I just checked this out and I'm really enamored. I'll have to pick it up. Thank you! [quote=Cakes]This is dope as shit. The arp panning is agreeing with me. The different movements are great. The synth washes with the gates are putting in work. This is a gem. [/quote] Thank you <3 [quote=deeckzeven]Really cool stuff. Can't get enough of that stuttery gated synth![/quote]Thanks! It's really such a cool sound I should utilize more often.

April 26, 2026 5:45 pm

so many layers - this is very transporting
really beautiful work

April 26, 2026 6:02 pm

emily wrote:

so many layers - this is very transporting
really beautiful work

Thank you!

April 26, 2026 7:04 pm

Great use of the gated filter at the start and how it transitions into the panning lead, this has such a nice flow to it, the pads at 1:35 are just lovely. Such a great arrangement, it all sounds very organic.

May 23, 2026 10:02 pm

Nice synthwave. Love the almost brass-ish bass und the chilled tempo.

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