For the next set of three, I wanted to try doing something influenced by the contemporary "lo-fi" genre. So, deliberate timing errors, intentional recording artifacts, "chill", nostalgic or lounge-y vibes.

It was kind of an interesting exercise, using my usual toolkit but in a totally different way. For one thing, I usually mix each track with the core focus on sculpting the low end and carving everything else around it so it felt very unnatural to murder the low end on the master channel (it's still probably too punchy for this genre, but I couldn't bring myself to cut any more) and squash everything down. Stuff like dBlue Glitch and Bitpunk I usually use for overt processing, but here it was more for subtle color.

All in all, it probably sounds more like what I usually do than a good example of the genre, but I think I landed in the ballpark. Fun, regardless. 

Randomization ritual gave me Eb minor + Tiwaz/warrior/order/justice.

Tags: week 13 2024, View by:cailen