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WeeklyBeats.com / Music / ilzxc's music / folklore
Was making samples for myself, at some point realized they sounded more compelling w/o a beat. No M8 in this version, but I'm sure the content I made for this will resurface in the coming weeks, maybe sampling this, maybe not.
Sounds made w/ Felt Instruments' Lekko and Jasno and a tiny little bit of Helenko. Recorded into and mixed & assembled in Ableton.
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Really nice piece with lots of character. The soundscape and melody drags you in. I like how it ends minimalistically.
Very winter time. I feel sad and cold all of a sudden. Sounds epic.
I love the tone of this- I'd feel compelled to add some lyrics on top of it
Great moment of clarity at 1:10 when the granules subside! I'm imagining some strange timelapse of something growing and finally emerging to this track
Randomness but sequenced Melody. Fav.
thanks.
Sounds like a possessed music box!
Have a fact: Music boxes were the OG piano roll IRL, back in like 13th century or so, and are quite possibly the first ever means of owning music ever, which warms my heart that it was kind of a tracker-like "code + sound-generator" -- bonkers AF how modern that is, they didn't come close to capturing music in reproducible way for like 600 years after those, until player pianos & recording took off...
Great moment of clarity at 1:10 when the granules subside! I'm imagining some strange timelapse of something growing and finally emerging to this track
Neat what people hear, to me sounds kinda like balalaika (Russian instrument) music in a way.
Very winter time. I feel sad and cold all of a sudden. Sounds epic.
You can take a kid out of Russia ... 
Thanks for listening, man!
Really nice piece with lots of character. The soundscape and melody drags you in. I like how it ends minimalistically.
Thanks, really grateful for kind words!
Granular vibes - killer acoustic sounds. Keep em coming
Thanks, shit will need to record something acoustic for this week.
I love the tone of this- I'd feel compelled to add some lyrics on top of it
Woot, thanks! I would love to produce a (subtle, weird, psychedelic) folk tune sometime this year, if you're feeling up for a collab! (I'm still getting my footing w/ this WB thing trying to balance it w/ work stuff, but if I can manage being reliable, maybe, yeah?
interesting soundscape! I've been meaning to explore granular synthesis
This is incredible. I love the ambience you created with these sounds.
sad_infamy_sings wrote:I love the tone of this- I'd feel compelled to add some lyrics on top of it
Woot, thanks! I would love to produce a (subtle, weird, psychedelic) folk tune sometime this year, if you're feeling up for a collab! (I'm still getting my footing w/ this WB thing trying to balance it w/ work stuff, but if I can manage being reliable, maybe, yeah?
Haha! I feel the same way- it sounds like a cool idea, but it depends on if I can get a hold of myself too. Maybe in a couple months? We could keep it really loose
All that texture in the background, then the lower part drifts out of the fog at 0:38―super cool 
This I think nails the vibe perfectly
All that texture in the background, then the lower part drifts out of the fog at 0:38―super cool
Thanks for listening and for noticing, soft tune, still sidechaining 'cuz old habits die hard.
This is incredible. I love the ambience you created with these sounds.
Aw thanks, I jammed your tunes in the car and loved them, but haven't had a chance to post -- 5th week rush!
interesting soundscape! I've been meaning to explore granular synthesis
Granular synthesis is a lot of fun, but all the string chops are Felt Instruments' doing in this case, can't take credit. Thanks for listening!
ilzxc wrote:sad_infamy_sings wrote:I love the tone of this- I'd feel compelled to add some lyrics on top of it
Woot, thanks! I would love to produce a (subtle, weird, psychedelic) folk tune sometime this year, if you're feeling up for a collab! (I'm still getting my footing w/ this WB thing trying to balance it w/ work stuff, but if I can manage being reliable, maybe, yeah?
Haha! I feel the same way- it sounds like a cool idea, but it depends on if I can get a hold of myself too. Maybe in a couple months? We could keep it really loose
It's like you read my mind! Looking forward -- take good care of yourself, we gotta make it happen in a couple of months!
absolutely terrific sound design! relaxing and scary at the same time?
absolutely terrific sound design! relaxing and scary at the same time?
I feel that a lot of the credit is due to Felt Instrument sampling strange things using strange equipment and making unique-sounding things -- but that's my usual impostor's syndrome, what I SHOULD be saying is "thanks for kind words."
Love the atmosphere in this one. Interesting texture and effects too!
Very satisfying sound manipulation, chord progression, and conclusion. Favorite!
I am impressed of the variety of your work. This one is something special. simple and very beautiful.
