what's that technique called, where you're kind of dropped into the middle of a story? that's what this feels like. I'm into it.

great textures too. simultaneously feels like a beach and a huge abandoned warehouse. maybe a huge abandoned warehouse with a big door opened to a beach? with some mysterious artifacts laying around. definitely not a place to take a nap.

what's that technique called, where you're kind of dropped into the middle of a story? that's what this feels like. I'm into it. great textures too. simultaneously feels like a beach and a huge abandoned warehouse. maybe a huge abandoned warehouse with a big door opened to a beach? with some mysterious artifacts laying around. definitely not a place to take a nap.

I would like to see the short film for this soundtrack, really good tension.

I would like to see the short film for this soundtrack, really good tension.

This one is beautiful.  I could imagine Thom Yorke making something like this.  Well done!

This one is beautiful. I could imagine Thom Yorke making something like this. Well done!

Beautiful glassy tones and tasteful use of Sublab the Chase Bliss pedals. Excellent atmospheric soundstage on this one. It almost has this field recording like quality to it, as if the sounds were something you happened across. There is a feeling of being in the room with the sounds rather than having sounds played at you if that makes sense. Enjoyed this one quite a bit

Beautiful glassy tones and tasteful use of Sublab the Chase Bliss pedals. Excellent atmospheric soundstage on this one. It almost has this field recording like quality to it, as if the sounds were something you happened across. There is a feeling of being in the room with the sounds rather than having sounds played at you if that makes sense. Enjoyed this one quite a bit <3

Never heard of a Chase Bliss before now, but it sounds like an instant soundtrack machine.

Running stuff through cool pedals must be in the air this week; just came here from noggin's track, and they ran a feedback loop through an Alesis Wedge.

Never heard of a Chase Bliss before now, but it sounds like an instant soundtrack machine. :cool: Running stuff through cool pedals must be in the air this week; just came here from noggin's track, and they ran a feedback loop through an Alesis Wedge.

opening scene, in a world gone crazy a young man stands alone, well done.

opening scene, in a world gone crazy a young man stands alone, well done.

* Character stares into a screen. For 2 straight minutes. Nothing happens. He turns the computer off. *

Lovely textures.

* Character stares into a screen. For 2 straight minutes. Nothing happens. He turns the computer off. * Lovely textures.

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This is the soundtrack to a 70s horror movie that takes place in a submarine.

This is the soundtrack to a 70s horror movie that takes place in a submarine. [img]https://64.media.tumblr.com/206d2b83fc383ba415c632e25ac5de25/94f16dce415549e9-67/s640x960/f5fe6a7082ed1f2070097a3810f88c1a6c183346.gif[/img]

Love that first real screech at 40 seconds. Also agree that this has a really distinct sense of being located in a physical space. This is a favourite for sure, such pleasing tones. There is some kind of otherworldly conversation happening in the final 30 seconds, starting in the room and moving across the airwaves to a new destination...

Love that first real screech at 40 seconds. Also agree that this has a really distinct sense of being located in a physical space. This is a favourite for sure, such pleasing tones. There is some kind of otherworldly conversation happening in the final 30 seconds, starting in the room and moving across the airwaves to a new destination...

Got to concur on the soundtrack vibe.
I love how the first comment says 'dropped into' a story, cause the whole thing made me feel like I was dropping stuff over and over :]

Got to concur on the soundtrack vibe. I love how the first comment says 'dropped into' a story, cause the whole thing made me feel like I was dropping stuff over and over :]

Spooky.

Spooky.

Wow, this is great! Love the textures here.

Wow, this is great! Love the textures here.

It sounds ugly windy and cold out there. Like somewhere on a foreign planet, you stranded with your ship. Creatures watching you and you are lost. these textures are indeed cinematic.

It sounds ugly windy and cold out there. Like somewhere on a foreign planet, you stranded with your ship. Creatures watching you and you are lost. these textures are indeed cinematic.

that tape hiss is a perfect background texture, and i love the distortion over the eerie sounds, feels distorted yet controlled in a perfect mix(allows all the other sounds to sit nicely in the spectrum), and the crackly bits add the perfect percussive texture, too. such a trip!

that tape hiss is a perfect background texture, and i love the distortion over the eerie sounds, feels distorted yet controlled in a perfect mix(allows all the other sounds to sit nicely in the spectrum), and the crackly bits add the perfect percussive texture, too. such a trip! <3

i feel like you captured the sounds my brain makes at night when I am sleeping/dreaming - this is some amazing ambiance!

i feel like you captured the sounds my brain makes at night when I am sleeping/dreaming - this is some amazing ambiance!

Sounds like a suspenseful scene in a movie... a trippy movie like Liquid Sky. So cool! Love the warbled vinyl sound effect.  I think I heard a spaceship ascending at the end

Sounds like a suspenseful scene in a movie... a trippy movie like Liquid Sky. So cool! Love the warbled vinyl sound effect. I think I heard a spaceship ascending at the end :)

Amazing cinematic soundscape here, I'm transported. A little scared, but more curious about which strange new world I'm exploring. Nice job!

Amazing cinematic soundscape here, I'm transported. A little scared, but more curious about which strange new world I'm exploring. Nice job!

God the hiss is so amazing.  MORE MORE MORE downloading.  Great ending too.

SPOT ON

God the hiss is so amazing. MORE MORE MORE downloading. Great ending too. [quote=Kedbreak136]This is the soundtrack to a 70s horror movie that takes place in a submarine. [img]https://64.media.tumblr.com/206d2b83fc383ba415c632e25ac5de25/94f16dce415549e9-67/s640x960/f5fe6a7082ed1f2070097a3810f88c1a6c183346.gif[/img][/quote] SPOT ON

it's super windy here today this really fits the mood

[img]https://64.media.tumblr.com/956e88b6e1b6efeb929b8a0ec5a9e290/tumblr_mft08qmQ631s1x70vo1_500.gif[/img] it's super windy here today this really fits the mood :)

whoa, this is so invocative. That moment at ~50secs where it kinda hangs on that sound is very powerful.

whoa, this is so invocative. That moment at ~50secs where it kinda hangs on that sound is very powerful.

Great track.  Big sine tone fan here as it's always amazing what can be achieved with such a pure tone.  Lots of lovely clicks and tones on display here!

Great track. Big sine tone fan here as it's always amazing what can be achieved with such a pure tone. Lots of lovely clicks and tones on display here!

This has some seriously spooky soundtrack vibes - especially at the end. Nice track!

This has some seriously spooky soundtrack vibes - especially at the end. Nice track!

spooky! i like the crackly texture, your tracks always have a lot of imagination

spooky! i like the crackly texture, your tracks always have a lot of imagination

I know what you mean, but don't know the name of a technique formally... I reckon napping is mostly safe, but yeah, with a lot of distractions. Thanks so much for listening!

A very very very very slow-downed footage of clock gears breaking and spilling out is what I'd probably go with.

Oooh, such a compliment, I really love his solo work (and yeah he's in cool bands too!)

Massive compliment, this -- solo pedal-noodling things are all mono so since all the space is faked AF, stoked it wasn't a failure! Thanks so much for listening!

Fun fact: noggin and I went to the same high school and he installed the Buzz tracker on a Windows NT computer in our media tech classroom and single-handedly got me into both music making and trackers.

Chase Bliss makes remarkable (but expensive) pedals. After spending more time w/ HABIT I figured it out a lot more now, and it's ... pretty cool. It's a 3-minute delay buffer and enables various randomized / non-randomized controls for briefly glancing back into the past, which is kind of bananas.

Is the young man still sane & fighting the craziness? Did I do the world crazy? Love the image because mine usually don't involve people.

Kentucky Route Zero type vibes, eh?

That Brothers Quay piece is one of my favorites (it unfolds like music does except w/ images & behaviors instead) and I'm every color of delighted to have seen it in my comments. Thank you, sincerely

[quote=license]what's that technique called, where you're kind of dropped into the middle of a story? that's what this feels like. I'm into it. great textures too. simultaneously feels like a beach and a huge abandoned warehouse. maybe a huge abandoned warehouse with a big door opened to a beach? with some mysterious artifacts laying around. definitely not a place to take a nap.[/quote] I know what you mean, but don't know the name of a technique formally... I reckon napping is mostly safe, but yeah, with a lot of distractions. Thanks so much for listening! <3 [quote=laamaa]I would like to see the short film for this soundtrack, really good tension.[/quote] A very very very very slow-downed footage of clock gears breaking and spilling out is what I'd probably go with. [quote=J Sangha]This one is beautiful. I could imagine Thom Yorke making something like this. Well done![/quote] Oooh, such a compliment, I really love his solo work (and yeah he's in cool bands too!) [quote=v0]Beautiful glassy tones and tasteful use of Sublab the Chase Bliss pedals. Excellent atmospheric soundstage on this one. It almost has this field recording like quality to it, as if the sounds were something you happened across. There is a feeling of being in the room with the sounds rather than having sounds played at you if that makes sense. Enjoyed this one quite a bit <3[/quote] Massive compliment, this -- solo pedal-noodling things are all mono so since all the space is faked AF, stoked it wasn't a failure! <3 Thanks so much for listening! [quote=ineff]Never heard of a Chase Bliss before now, but it sounds like an instant soundtrack machine. :cool: Running stuff through cool pedals must be in the air this week; just came here from noggin's track, and they ran a feedback loop through an Alesis Wedge.[/quote] Fun fact: noggin and I went to the same high school and he installed the Buzz tracker on a Windows NT computer in our media tech classroom and single-handedly got me into both music making and trackers. Chase Bliss makes remarkable (but expensive) pedals. After spending more time w/ HABIT I figured it out a lot more now, and it's ... pretty cool. It's a 3-minute delay buffer and enables various randomized / non-randomized controls for briefly glancing back into the past, which is kind of bananas. [quote=mzunguko]opening scene, in a world gone crazy a young man stands alone, well done.[/quote] Is the young man still sane & fighting the craziness? Did I do the world crazy? Love the image because mine usually don't involve people. [quote=jimmac]* Character stares into a screen. For 2 straight minutes. Nothing happens. He turns the computer off. * Lovely textures.[/quote] Kentucky Route Zero type vibes, eh? :D [quote=Ipaghost][img]https://media3.giphy.com/media/yoXez2e3Ujk34Uq7ON/giphy.gif?cid=790b7611874db744bed186a228eea6f573480f76bb5fc796&rid=giphy.gif&ct=g[/img][/quote] That Brothers Quay piece is one of my favorites (it unfolds like music does except w/ images & behaviors instead) and I'm every color of delighted to have seen it in my comments. Thank you, sincerely <3

I'm a big fan of inside/outside confusion, like a house that is itself in a museum (KRZ Act 2 spoilers I guess) -- and a submarine in a cave gif is a perfect layering of "what is even an outside?" -- thanks for the image.

Thanks so much for such kind words! As I mentioned in the other set of replies, since this is mostly a pedal-manipulating exercise, the recording's mono so all the space is "manufactured" -- but this is a second indication I should consider doing that a lot more.

I was trying to respond to "dropping stuff" in reference to your badass beat juggling skills, but nothing worked concisely so have a meta-joke instead.

But also harmless. It means well, just sounds like that.

Thank you! I just caught up on your work and it's really like "eek" when folks w/ crazy musicianship / contrapuntal chops (like yourself) are complimenting mostly monophonic exercise in tone shaping. Sincerely, thank you!

It's really wild to hear the imagery / associations made -- I just think of it as a (non-literal) extreme slow-down, like the sound of tiny squeaky gears grinding to a halt or, perhaps, a breaking / collapse in extreme slow motion. I will make something genuinely alien this year -- that's a promise.

Thanks for liking the distortion -- still experimenting because not quite controlling it as well as I'd like (also when I do control it well don't fully know how to use, really wanted another harsh moment apart from "the one" but couldn't pull it off w/ a longer sound.

On one hand, I feel like after I click "submit" my claim to "the right interpretation" is gone -- but it's deeply and sincerely rewarding when someone else hears it similarly: as I commented above, my image for this is something kind of fast (gears tripping over a gain of sand and clockwork collapsing) but seen at a glacial pace, where every tiny rub of metal on metal stretched into a multi-second event. Sleep is a beautifully "out-of-time" phenomenon -- thanks

[quote=Kedbreak136]This is the soundtrack to a 70s horror movie that takes place in a submarine. [img]https://64.media.tumblr.com/206d2b83fc383ba415c632e25ac5de25/94f16dce415549e9-67/s640x960/f5fe6a7082ed1f2070097a3810f88c1a6c183346.gif[/img][/quote] I'm a big fan of inside/outside confusion, like a house that is itself in a museum (KRZ Act 2 spoilers I guess) -- and a submarine in a cave gif is a perfect layering of "what is even an outside?" -- thanks for the image. [quote=Autovessel]Love that first real screech at 40 seconds. Also agree that this has a really distinct sense of being located in a physical space. This is a favourite for sure, such pleasing tones. There is some kind of otherworldly conversation happening in the final 30 seconds, starting in the room and moving across the airwaves to a new destination...[/quote] Thanks so much for such kind words! As I mentioned in the other set of replies, since this is mostly a pedal-manipulating exercise, the recording's mono so all the space is "manufactured" -- but this is a second indication I should consider doing that a lot more. [quote=noggin]Got to concur on the soundtrack vibe. I love how the first comment says 'dropped into' a story, cause the whole thing made me feel like I was dropping stuff over and over :][/quote] I was trying to respond to "dropping stuff" in reference to your badass beat juggling skills, but nothing worked concisely so have a meta-joke instead. [quote=Devieus]Spooky.[/quote] But also harmless. It means well, just sounds like that. [quote=Mission Crossing]Wow, this is great! Love the textures here.[/quote] Thank you! I just caught up on your work and it's really like "eek" when folks w/ crazy musicianship / contrapuntal chops (like yourself) are complimenting mostly monophonic exercise in tone shaping. Sincerely, thank you! <3 [quote=Q-Rosh]It sounds ugly windy and cold out there. Like somewhere on a foreign planet, you stranded with your ship. Creatures watching you and you are lost. these textures are indeed cinematic.[/quote] It's really wild to hear the imagery / associations made -- I just think of it as a (non-literal) extreme slow-down, like the sound of tiny squeaky gears grinding to a halt or, perhaps, a breaking / collapse in extreme slow motion. I will make something genuinely alien this year -- that's a promise. [quote=RajaTheResidentAlien]that tape hiss is a perfect background texture, and i love the distortion over the eerie sounds, feels distorted yet controlled in a perfect mix(allows all the other sounds to sit nicely in the spectrum), and the crackly bits add the perfect percussive texture, too. such a trip! <3[/quote] Thanks for liking the distortion -- still experimenting because not quite controlling it as well as I'd like (also when I do control it well don't fully know how to use, really wanted another harsh moment apart from "the one" but couldn't pull it off w/ a longer sound. [quote=Disposable Planet]i feel like you captured the sounds my brain makes at night when I am sleeping/dreaming - this is some amazing ambiance![/quote] On one hand, I feel like after I click "submit" my claim to "the right interpretation" is gone -- but it's deeply and sincerely rewarding when someone else hears it similarly: as I commented above, my image for this is something kind of fast (gears tripping over a gain of sand and clockwork collapsing) but seen at a glacial pace, where every tiny rub of metal on metal stretched into a multi-second event. Sleep is a beautifully "out-of-time" phenomenon -- thanks <3

Thanks! (Aside: making this, I discovered that the "chorus" pedal Warped Vinyl used for warbling here is actually the best overdrive EVER if you push it enough.) I don't think I've seen Liquid Sky, will be looking it up!

Love this comment because you said "curious" which makes me feel feelings.

You and I have a common frequency of some sort, or maybe you're psychic: I've had some doubts about the hiss (a lot of them, in fact, particularly after listening on my work headphones the week following the submission). If it wasn't for the WB deadline would have probably done the usual second-guessing and removed it.

Whoa Tarkovsky's Mirror, if I'm not mistaken -- "small world" kinda moment, two dear-to-me film gifs in the comments. Genuinely touching

Thanks! I welcome all observations & criticism about pacing of stuff (particularly when no beat / rhythm is involved), and I'm really stoked that moment worked in this.

At the time of making it I could not explain why the clicks were in there because "just got the pedal" and the manual's first section says "if you end up making a WTF face, remember this diagram" -- the diagram does not explain the clicks. (I think I kinda get it, but not sure if things behave the same w/ the insanity of dipper-switches modes that HABIT offers...) 100% w/ you about sine tones -- the "atomic" unit of sound (clicks and noise can hang, too!)

Thank you! I'm always not sure if noise is rougher or smoother than tones not-quite-fitting together. Not sure if that makes sense, but I hear the noise as more of a cadential thing here than an escalation of sorts.

Very grateful for the imagination compliment. I need to email you sometime, would absolutely love to collaborate -- or remix / produce one of your songs, if that's okay. "Crackly" is kind of a marvelous word -- after starting at it for a while thinking "is it really an onomatopoeia with a "y" at the end to make it into an adjective I kind of had this "is that really a word, why is it so weird?" moment (I think that's jamais-vu, the opposite of a deja-vu, but I learned that concept from a video game).

[quote=NWSPR]Sounds like a suspenseful scene in a movie... a trippy movie like Liquid Sky. So cool! Love the warbled vinyl sound effect. I think I heard a spaceship ascending at the end :)[/quote] Thanks! (Aside: making this, I discovered that the "chorus" pedal Warped Vinyl used for warbling here is actually the best overdrive EVER if you push it enough.) I don't think I've seen Liquid Sky, will be looking it up! [quote=miraclemiles]Amazing cinematic soundscape here, I'm transported. A little scared, but more curious about which strange new world I'm exploring. Nice job![/quote] Love this comment because you said "curious" which makes me feel feelings. <3 [quote=orangedrink]God the hiss is so amazing. MORE MORE MORE downloading. Great ending too.[/quote] You and I have a common frequency of some sort, or maybe you're psychic: I've had some doubts about the hiss (a lot of them, in fact, particularly after listening on my work headphones the week following the submission). If it wasn't for the WB deadline would have probably done the usual second-guessing and removed it. [quote=emily][img]https://64.media.tumblr.com/956e88b6e1b6efeb929b8a0ec5a9e290/tumblr_mft08qmQ631s1x70vo1_500.gif[/img] it's super windy here today this really fits the mood :)[/quote] Whoa Tarkovsky's Mirror, if I'm not mistaken -- "small world" kinda moment, two dear-to-me film gifs in the comments. Genuinely touching <3 [quote=LOHTANGCLAN]whoa, this is so invocative. That moment at ~50secs where it kinda hangs on that sound is very powerful. [/quote] <3 Thanks! I welcome all observations & criticism about pacing of stuff (particularly when no beat / rhythm is involved), and I'm really stoked that moment worked in this. [quote=rdomain]Great track. Big sine tone fan here as it's always amazing what can be achieved with such a pure tone. Lots of lovely clicks and tones on display here![/quote] At the time of making it I could not explain why the clicks were in there because "just got the pedal" and the manual's first section says "if you end up making a WTF face, remember this diagram" -- the diagram does not explain the clicks. :D (I think I kinda get it, but not sure if things behave the same w/ the insanity of dipper-switches modes that HABIT offers...) 100% w/ you about sine tones -- the "atomic" unit of sound (clicks and noise can hang, too!) [quote=iHz]This has some seriously spooky soundtrack vibes - especially at the end. Nice track![/quote] :) Thank you! I'm always not sure if noise is rougher or smoother than tones not-quite-fitting together. Not sure if that makes sense, but I hear the noise as more of a cadential thing here than an escalation of sorts. [quote=sad_infamy_sings]spooky! i like the crackly texture, your tracks always have a lot of imagination[/quote] Very grateful for the imagination compliment. I need to email you sometime, would absolutely love to collaborate -- or remix / produce one of your songs, if that's okay. "Crackly" is kind of a marvelous word -- after starting at it for a while thinking "is it really an onomatopoeia with a "y" at the end to make it into an adjective I kind of had this "is that really a word, why is it so weird?" moment (I think that's jamais-vu, the opposite of a deja-vu, but I learned that concept from a video game).

oh wow - i don't know that film - that image just stood out to me while i listened to this piece - now i need to look up "Tarkovsky's Mirror"

oh wow - i don't know that film - that image just stood out to me while i listened to this piece - now i need to look up "Tarkovsky's Mirror"

omgggg yes! you can totes remix/produce any of my songs, or if you want to collab i’d be down! shoot me an email! ahahaha i’ve had that feeling with weird words, usually it’s a word like ‘that’ or ‘for’ or even sometimes ‘the’ that gets me. words and symbols are strange, what do they mean even ahahaha.

omgggg yes! you can totes remix/produce any of my songs, or if you want to collab i’d be down! shoot me an email! ahahaha i’ve had that feeling with weird words, usually it’s a word like ‘that’ or ‘for’ or even sometimes ‘the’ that gets me. words and symbols are strange, what do they mean even ahahaha.