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Magitek

By bc likes you on January 4, 2026 6:09 pm

// GOALS //
Last time I did Weekly Beats was 2018 and it was a great experience.

My goals this time are:
-explore a Shoegaze sound; a genre I've never worked in.
-incorporate a chiptune or at least synth sound.
-really explore my guitar FX and tone; something I've regretfully ignored.
-all lyrics will be Dark Fantasy themed.

// LYRICS //
Under the Ghost Sea
My body came to rest
A sword in my chest
Nothing at my waist

I should have never came to the sea at night.

//GEAR//
-Reaper
-Reason
-1980 Ibanez Blazer
-2006 Squier P-Bass
-HX Stomp
-LSDJ Samples
-Addictive Drums 2
-TV Helicon Perform VE
-Audio Technica 3035 Condenser Mic
-Focusrite Scarlett 2i2

No AI was used in the creation of this song.

Audio works licensed by author under:
Copyright All rights reserved

this is gorgeous wow; Cid would have loved this </3

MaisieMarra wrote:

this is gorgeous wow; Cid would have loved this


ty. in this house we love Cid.

Beautiful! You really nailed the wall-of-sound... ehm.. sound smile
I enjoyed this a lot, made me nostalgic

Nicely all pulled together!  Nails the Shoegaze vibe.  The drums as so far back in the mix, but I love how it just gives room for such wide in-the-face guitars.  LSDJ fits in perfectly too.   The tone from that 80's Blazer is beautiful too.  One of Ibanez' real jems (excuse the pun).

i love your vocals!! really great track

doomscrolling wrote:

Beautiful! You really nailed the wall-of-sound... ehm.. sound smile
I enjoyed this a lot, made me nostalgic

thx heart wall of sound is comforting.

cTrix wrote:

Nicely all pulled together!  Nails the Shoegaze vibe.  The drums as so far back in the mix, but I love how it just gives room for such wide in-the-face guitars.  LSDJ fits in perfectly too.   The tone from that 80's Blazer is beautiful too.  One of Ibanez' real jems (excuse the pun).

ya pushing the drums that far back isn't really my style but i'm trying to learn the hallmarks of the genre. will likely pull them forward in future songs; we'll see. and ya i've lucked out with the Ibanez. was a hand-me-down from my Uncle who bought it in 1980!

dreekydreeks wrote:

i love your vocals!! really great track

thx this means a lot. i forgot another goal is to improve my vocals - i often hide behind FX and autotune. trying to improve my vocal melody writing as well.

Yes shoegaze, wonderful guitar sounds.

Curious how your stuff evolves with the mix, I can't figure it out. If I can hear everything it doesn't sound like good shoegaze. But I want to hear everything smile

slipball wrote:

Yes shoegaze, wonderful guitar sounds.

Curious how your stuff evolves with the mix, I can't figure it out. If I can hear everything it doesn't sound like good shoegaze. But I want to hear everything smile

dude same SAME! i think my usual style was always "melody hook right up front and loud drums". i'm having to resist that so much.

So awesome puts me right back in that early depreciation guild nostalgia. I love it

holy heck this is awesome, can't wait to hear what you're going to cook up in the coming weeks!!

sl33pwzrdzones wrote:

So awesome puts me right back in that early depreciation guild nostalgia. I love it

hell yeah miss that band.

tac wrote:

holy heck this is awesome, can't wait to hear what you're going to cook up in the coming weeks!!

ty ty heart

You’re really onto something with that guitar and LSDJ sound! I’m looking forward to listening to your submissions smile

hauntedshrines wrote:

You’re really onto something with that guitar and LSDJ sound! I’m looking forward to listening to your submissions smile

thx! heart

Awesome! I love the mashup of shoegaze and chiptune, and I also appreciate the final fantasy reference, haha. Great production quality as well. Its cool to have come across your music because I did a progmetal final fantasy song for week 1 back in 2022 so now I feel like we have a kinship. Look forward to keeping up with your stuff this year!

ViridianLoom wrote:

Awesome! I love the mashup of shoegaze and chiptune, and I also appreciate the final fantasy reference, haha. Great production quality as well. Its cool to have come across your music because I did a progmetal final fantasy song for week 1 back in 2022 so now I feel like we have a kinship. Look forward to keeping up with your stuff this year!

Kinship confirmed! Appreciate the kind words as well.

this is incredible. you rock!

Oh hell yeah those guitars are so good!
Chiptunexguitar 4 life

The first half almost hits those Deftones at their most shoegaze moments, then it just blasts off.

Can't wait to hear more.

Very strong start. The vocals may be a little in the back, but it's a cool vibe overall.
- Devieus

What a powerful track to kick off the year with! Those guitar chords really resonated with me. Welcome back, and looking forward to hearing more of your stuff!

perfect shoegaze-y vibe. the chipsynths are a nice touch aswell
- Y. T.

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