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Open the Portal

By george bowles on August 4, 2024 12:47 am

This is a departure from the last month of rushed, night before due sonic freqouts and experiments. this one remains very experimental but i got to put about three days of work into instead of a late night rushed effort.

that said, I think I want to edit this down but you'll get to hear its original long playing form. you'll hear some movements, some parts where it gets a little lost, but always finds its way in the dark.

this one was fun, got to explore my more mystical side. I have been delving into the drones lately and i love it. i hope you enjoy it too!

Here is the final version of it so consider the weekly beats version as a slight remix https://mixelated.bandcamp.com/album/exospatial

I like the combination of fieldrecording (?) and electronics. It tells a story and the great ending was expected.

Q-Rosh wrote:

I like the combination of fieldrecording (?) and electronics. It tells a story and the great ending was expected.


Ah thank you! I try to tell stories even in my improvising these days, years of experience has guided me. I ended up changing the mix and left out that weird extra layer you're probably hearing, I don't think there's a field recording. So this is a weird guy remix of what will be out in album! Thanks again

i'm into this warbly dusty world you have created over here 
thanks for letting us hang out there with you

jwh wrote:

i'm into this warbly dusty world you have created over here 
thanks for letting us hang out there with you

many thanks for inhaling the perfectly safe radioactive dust and supernatural particles! No problem

love the atmosphere here. the driving kick(?) percussion is really cool, really creates a sense of tension. really digging all the weird glitchy elements and of course that mellotronish vocals are really cool. fitting title, sounds like opening the portal wasn't a good idea!

Oh hell yeah. Immediately gave me Boards of Canada vibes. The haunting wavering chords, the consistent heartbeat. Love the eeriness. Awesome change up at 4:30. The more it goes on, the more it also reminds of Radiohead, like a Kid A vibe. Awesome work! Very experimental.


ddmm64 wrote:

love the atmosphere here. the driving kick(?) percussion is really cool, really creates a sense of tension. really digging all the weird glitchy elements and of course that mellotronish vocals are really cool. fitting title, sounds like opening the portal wasn't a good idea!

emily wrote:

that_ranjit wrote:

Oh hell yeah. Immediately gave me Boards of Canada vibes. The haunting wavering chords, the consistent heartbeat. Love the eeriness. Awesome change up at 4:30. The more it goes on, the more it also reminds of Radiohead, like a Kid A vibe. Awesome work! Very experimental.

thank you soooo much you guys, these comments are absolutely perfect!

Q-Rosh wrote:

I like the combination of fieldrecording (?) and electronics. It tells a story and the great ending was expected.

jwh wrote:

i'm into this warbly dusty world you have created over here 
thanks for letting us hang out there with you


ddmm64 wrote:

love the atmosphere here. the driving kick(?) percussion is really cool, really creates a sense of tension. really digging all the weird glitchy elements and of course that mellotronish vocals are really cool. fitting title, sounds like opening the portal wasn't a good idea!

emily wrote:

that_ranjit wrote:

Oh hell yeah. Immediately gave me Boards of Canada vibes. The haunting wavering chords, the consistent heartbeat. Love the eeriness. Awesome change up at 4:30. The more it goes on, the more it also reminds of Radiohead, like a Kid A vibe. Awesome work! Very experimental.

I think I may have quoted some of you twice and might be even saying this twice but it should be ok..

These comments are absolutely perfect thank you soooo much! I feel the last two weeks I've turned a creative corner into something better and it involved using my drum machine (Arturia Drumbrute).

This track I've remixed and placed in this new album I just uploaded over the weekend! If you want to hear this track in a new way I'd be curious to hear how it is different

george bowles wrote:


This track I've remixed and placed in this new album I just uploaded over the weekend! If you want to hear this track in a new way I'd be curious to hear how it is different

happy to check it out! drop that link  big_smile

jwh wrote:
george bowles wrote:


This track I've remixed and placed in this new album I just uploaded over the weekend! If you want to hear this track in a new way I'd be curious to hear how it is different

Oh jeez I forgot the link lol, like a no attachment email https://mixelated.bandcamp.com/album/exospatial

happy to check it out! drop that link  big_smile


the track sounded good to begin with, but yeah.. i can hear some subtle differences on the bandcamp. the beat feels more crips and defined to me, the low end feels more present and full. and yeah, just overall sounds more "finalized"
nice work all around! cheers

jwh wrote:

the track sounded good to begin with, but yeah.. i can hear some subtle differences on the bandcamp. the beat feels more crips and defined to me, the low end feels more present and full. and yeah, just overall sounds more "finalized"
nice work all around! cheers

thanks! I dropped out a very subtle extra sort of melodic layer too, and yes made the mix different and more poppin

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