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Rising Action

By Homeostatic on February 22, 2026 9:04 pm


My little self-imposed limitation for the week was 'no drums'. I have been asking myself many interesting questions like:

  • "do I want to try to make music that's not driven by a rhythm?"

  • "what even is a drum?"

  • "how plucky can I make an envelope before it's percussion?"

  • "why am I trying to cheat at my own challenge?"

In the end (as always) my energy and mood didn't quite allow me put as much work into the track as I would like.
I think there are too many elements and not enough structure, but it was kinda theraputic to make so we take that.

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February 23, 2026 6:59 am

alonemusic

No drums, but love the way you build rhythm into the track through samples and repition of elements.

The structure gives it an eerie "we are exploring a lost datacentre" vibe

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February 23, 2026 10:02 pm

monstret

thats a fun experiment that I want to do in the future as well (no drums). but yeah like alonemusic says above, there are so many rhythmic elements to attach yourself to and I dont miss them. floaty and hypnotic throughout. I think you nailed your own challenge.

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February 23, 2026 10:16 pm

Homeostatic

alonemusic wrote:

No drums, but love the way you build rhythm into the track through samples and repition of elements.

The structure gives it an eerie "we are exploring a lost datacentre" vibe


A lost datacentre...I really like that description. Thanks for sharing smile



monstret wrote:

thats a fun experiment that I want to do in the future as well (no drums). but yeah like alonemusic says above, there are so many rhythmic elements to attach yourself to and I dont miss them. floaty and hypnotic throughout. I think you nailed your own challenge.


Thanks! I was a bit worried it was too experimental this week. I think I'm looking forward to doing a more classic genre next week.

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February 28, 2026 12:29 am

miraclemiles

Interesting trippy journey! I respect the limitation. I have often thought about doing no drums ... then I always add drums.

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March 9, 2026 7:12 pm

dreat

I agree with alonemusic - crafty to "simulate rhythm" with loops/repeating elements. That way listener can find their own rhythm. Gives me a bit of Alice in Wonderland vibes (maybe because few sounds sound a bit like from Pogo's remix of Alice?)

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