awe several species of creatures are back for some adventures i hear! 
hope to hear more from you w/ favorite person this year - this is super fun kids!!!

[img]https://media.giphy.com/media/v1.Y2lkPTc5MGI3NjExYjVjd3BiNXBubTFyOXBjc2Z4ZXdxbGplZmZ1eG1iNzNqa2kxajY4aiZlcD12MV9naWZzX3NlYXJjaCZjdD1n/lSOsYF2W66t8YPx0Zn/giphy.gif[/img] awe several species of creatures are back for some adventures i hear! hope to hear more from you w/ favorite person this year - this is super fun kids!!!

Ooooo, the sound design is incredible. The song just keeps on giving with new little rhythmic variations. I love the non-repeating nature of it.

Ooooo, the sound design is incredible. The song just keeps on giving with new little rhythmic variations. I love the non-repeating nature of it.

this is all over the place i always love a string bass, good clean mix, like the bleeps they push the rhythm a lot. great idea.

this is all over the place i always love a string bass, good clean mix, like the bleeps they push the rhythm a lot. great idea.

Lots of great textures tickling my ears.  Love how sometimes they hold back a little and at other moments they fully cut loose.  The ending feels like a total barrage.

Lots of great textures tickling my ears. Love how sometimes they hold back a little and at other moments they fully cut loose. The ending feels like a total barrage.

Very cool and impressive skillz.

Very cool and impressive skillz. :)

Lovely!!! Love those short blips, the contrast between the blips and the dusty bass at the end is really effective!

Lovely!!! Love those short blips, the contrast between the blips and the dusty bass at the end is really effective! <3

wow! the sounddesign and programming is on point, so delicate.
Love it

wow! the sounddesign and programming is on point, so delicate. Love it :)

ooo! i like those chirps, some boss scratching techniques!

ooo! i like those chirps, some boss scratching techniques!

this is fantastic, so many great sounds!! and i love how punchy that bass is

this is fantastic, so many great sounds!! and i love how punchy that bass is

nanoloop AND m8? ear chandy overload. bassed up. at 1:20 my head is in shakymode. bass again. constant movement. that fuzz in the bass. mad melodic climax. what a finish! boy this is a banger.

nanoloop AND m8? ear chandy overload. bassed up. at 1:20 my head is in shakymode. bass again. constant movement. that fuzz in the bass. mad melodic climax. what a finish! boy this is a banger.

Thanks for listening!

That’s the plan! 2022 has been pretty lonely on the SO in spite of being supportive and amazing, so I think we’re gonna make some stuff—we were going to do something for this one but the tune ended up being too childish and silly, but doing stuff together sidesteps all the issues, so… gotta!

Too kind given what’s up there but I’ll take kindness! Thanks

I named it pencils cuz sounded like my niece’s pencil drawing where it’s every color, but hers is prolly more tasteful than mine. Been a spell, feel like I’m relearning everything: all over the place is right!

lol, I’m stumbling on purpose!

It’s a bit of a mess but I think the ending slapped together 20 mins before submission has the “aha” that needs to back-propagate thru the tune. Thanks for liking the detail.

Aw, so good to see you back in my comments! Thanks!

I need to relearn how to prioritize things in WB, I’m like 4 years out of practice making stuff quickly and it’s showing…

Aw, too kind, thanks!

Been a while since I did a proper M8 track from scratch, so relearning how to quickly sample on-device as quick and dirty as possible. Thanks for kind words!

Aw man too kind, given your write up this week about criticism—back at you, could have been like “bass needs to be prolonged, hits are too dry” or some such. Thanks for liking the chip stuffs, this is kinda a scary place to be posting GameBoy sounds … love your way, man!

Thanks for listening! [quote=emily][img]https://media.giphy.com/media/v1.Y2lkPTc5MGI3NjExYjVjd3BiNXBubTFyOXBjc2Z4ZXdxbGplZmZ1eG1iNzNqa2kxajY4aiZlcD12MV9naWZzX3NlYXJjaCZjdD1n/lSOsYF2W66t8YPx0Zn/giphy.gif[/img] awe several species of creatures are back for some adventures i hear! hope to hear more from you w/ favorite person this year - this is super fun kids!!![/quote] That’s the plan! 2022 has been pretty lonely on the SO in spite of being supportive and amazing, so I think we’re gonna make some stuff—we were going to do something for this one but the tune ended up being too childish and silly, but doing stuff together sidesteps all the issues, so… gotta! [quote=ViridianLoom]Ooooo, the sound design is incredible. The song just keeps on giving with new little rhythmic variations. I love the non-repeating nature of it. [/quote] Too kind given what’s up there but I’ll take kindness! Thanks <3 [quote=gesceap]this is all over the place i always love a string bass, good clean mix, like the bleeps they push the rhythm a lot. great idea.[/quote] I named it pencils cuz sounded like my niece’s pencil drawing where it’s every color, but hers is prolly more tasteful than mine. Been a spell, feel like I’m relearning everything: all over the place is right! :) [quote=Sorkfot]Very cool and impressive skillz. :)[/quote] lol, I’m stumbling on purpose! [quote=Cosmic Cairns]Lots of great textures tickling my ears. Love how sometimes they hold back a little and at other moments they fully cut loose. The ending feels like a total barrage.[/quote] It’s a bit of a mess but I think the ending slapped together 20 mins before submission has the “aha” that needs to back-propagate thru the tune. Thanks for liking the detail. [quote=Fade Runner]Lovely!!! Love those short blips, the contrast between the blips and the dusty bass at the end is really effective! <3[/quote] Aw, so good to see you back in my comments! Thanks! [quote=RajaTheResidentAlien]ooo! i like those chirps, some boss scratching techniques![/quote] I need to relearn how to prioritize things in WB, I’m like 4 years out of practice making stuff quickly and it’s showing… [quote=lasko303]wow! the sounddesign and programming is on point, so delicate. Love it :)[/quote] Aw, too kind, thanks! <3 [quote=dreekydreeks]this is fantastic, so many great sounds!! and i love how punchy that bass is[/quote] Been a while since I did a proper M8 track from scratch, so relearning how to quickly sample on-device as quick and dirty as possible. Thanks for kind words! [quote=jimmac]nanoloop AND m8? ear chandy overload. bassed up. at 1:20 my head is in shakymode. bass again. constant movement. that fuzz in the bass. mad melodic climax. what a finish! boy this is a banger. [/quote] Aw man too kind, given your write up this week about criticism—back at you, could have been like “bass needs to be prolonged, hits are too dry” or some such. Thanks for liking the chip stuffs, this is kinda a scary place to be posting GameBoy sounds … love your way, man!

Really enjoyed this one. The execution had me genuinely confused in the best way, great work, man. Pencils goes hard! No diddy

Really enjoyed this one. The execution had me genuinely confused in the best way, great work, man. Pencils goes hard! No diddy

Ahh, great stuff. When the bass backing solidified with the synth at the end, with the lead on top... !

Ahh, great stuff. When the bass backing solidified with the synth at the end, with the lead on top... !

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🎆YUSSS ILZXC IS BACK!🎆  So glad to have you in for another Weeklybeats!  And, true to form, you bring the most sophisticated rhythmicosonic palette of the week (sometimes I swear I feel smarter after hearing one of your tracks).  This one is also accessible and quite catchy—I was actually singing (scatting?  [the polite kind]) along with the chorus the second time around.  Also props to the scratch intro; almost sounded like it was getting into phoneme territory a few times.

I'm on the road atm, so I've yet to experience it on properly sub-capable speakers/headphones, but from the grumble of the bass during the chorus, I have great expectations.    And speaking of the bass: since getting an M8 I haven't felt like acquiring too many outboard or virtual instruments, but Fors keeps coming up on my radar in great tracks like this and it looks like some of the plugins have Linux builds, so...)

🎆YUSSS ILZXC IS BACK!🎆 So glad to have you in for another Weeklybeats! And, true to form, you bring the most sophisticated rhythmicosonic palette of the week (sometimes I swear I feel [i]smarter[/i] after hearing one of your tracks). This one is also accessible and quite catchy—I was actually singing (scatting? [the polite kind]) along with the chorus the second time around. Also props to the scratch intro; almost sounded like it was getting into phoneme territory a few times. I'm on the road atm, so I've yet to experience it on properly sub-capable speakers/headphones, but from the grumble of the bass during the chorus, I have great expectations. :P And speaking of the bass: since getting an M8 I haven't felt like acquiring too many outboard or virtual instruments, but Fors keeps coming up on my radar in great tracks like this and it looks like some of the plugins have Linux builds, so...)

I'd like to file a complaint: this one gave me a serious case of stank face and headbob.

I'd like to file a complaint: this one gave me a serious case of stank face and headbob.

If Autechre made the soundtrack to Jet Set Radio :–D
Those nanoloop sounds sit so nicely in this mix, so clean. Great stuff!!

If Autechre made the soundtrack to Jet Set Radio :–D Those nanoloop sounds sit so nicely in this mix, so clean. Great stuff!!

Nice drums, the scratching is on point. My kind of bounce here, great details and textures!

Nice drums, the scratching is on point. My kind of bounce here, great details and textures!

rhythmical

rhythmical

Woah - quirky energy with lots of sonic variety and a pristine mix.
Music to be weird to

Woah - quirky energy with lots of sonic variety and a pristine mix. Music to be weird to

delicate is right, so tasteful and restrained. pretty cool! I so don't hear a vocal sample in this, there's some movie magic going on

delicate is right, so tasteful and restrained. pretty cool! I so don't hear a vocal sample in this, there's some movie magic going on

So good, love the sound design and all the manipulation, all the scrstches, squiggles, and squelches sound wonderful, also tastefully done, they could have sounded overdone but I never got tired of them once.

So good, love the sound design and all the manipulation, all the scrstches, squiggles, and squelches sound wonderful, also tastefully done, they could have sounded overdone but I never got tired of them once.

really picked up after 1min into something crazy good, so chaotic and groovy, great use of sounds and so much fun to listen to, great job

really picked up after 1min into something crazy good, so chaotic and groovy, great use of sounds and so much fun to listen to, great job

Love the main lead riff, and the introduction of the sharp sounds and metallic wubs at the beginning!

Love the main lead riff, and the introduction of the sharp sounds and metallic wubs at the beginning!

delightfully glitchy!

delightfully glitchy!

hell yea love the drums and the whole groove. impossible not to nod along with the sweet glitchy melody keeping ya afloat ooh the growly synth at the end is sweet! Excellent work!

hell yea love the drums and the whole groove. impossible not to nod along with the sweet glitchy melody keeping ya afloat <3 ooh the growly synth at the end is sweet! Excellent work!

Nah, this was a perfect microcosm of your innovative ways in coming up with such original sounds and music. No need to worry about it too much, we just gotta do what we can whenever we can… I feel ya, tho: I’m often struggling to prioritize, often even struggling to motivate, it’s gotten to the point where I’ve decided it’s ok to just crap out whatever I can, hopefully by the end of the year, it’ll be cool to see all the glory right alongside all the flawed defeats.
You do you, we will all love you and the beauty you create no matter what

[quote=ilxc]I need to relearn how to prioritize things in WB, I’m like 4 years out of practice making stuff quickly and it’s showing…[/quote] Nah, this was a perfect microcosm of your innovative ways in coming up with such original sounds and music. No need to worry about it too much, we just gotta do what we can whenever we can… I feel ya, tho: I’m often struggling to prioritize, often even struggling to motivate, it’s gotten to the point where I’ve decided it’s ok to just crap out whatever I can, hopefully by the end of the year, it’ll be cool to see all the glory right alongside all the flawed defeats. You do you, we will all love you and the beauty you create no matter what <3

This one's going into the bag of reference track. Everything dances around each other seemingly chaotically, yet perfectly choreographed. Loving the chirpy, playful noises - that also end up being a hook, kinda?? Man you're good

This one's going into the bag of reference track. Everything dances around each other seemingly chaotically, yet perfectly choreographed. Loving the chirpy, playful noises - that also end up being a hook, kinda?? Man you're good

I love how there is a melody line and chord progression RIGHT underneath surface.  hidden in plain sight.  this rocks pretty hard, put it on an album.  god the fuzzy warble at the end is my FAVORITE

was just about to say Autechre

reminds me of how I would listen to their hip-hop DJ mixes, and then go listen to their work and I'd uncover all the milliseconds of hip-hop sprinkled in

exactly what raja said

I love how there is a melody line and chord progression RIGHT underneath surface. hidden in plain sight. this rocks pretty hard, put it on an album. god the fuzzy warble at the end is my FAVORITE [quote=ess]If Autechre made the soundtrack to Jet Set Radio :–D Those nanoloop sounds sit so nicely in this mix, so clean. Great stuff!![/quote] was just about to say Autechre reminds me of how I would listen to their hip-hop DJ mixes, and then go listen to their work and I'd uncover all the milliseconds of hip-hop sprinkled in [quote=RajaTheResidentAlien][quote=ilxc]I need to relearn how to prioritize things in WB, I’m like 4 years out of practice making stuff quickly and it’s showing…[/quote] Nah, this was a perfect microcosm of your innovative ways in coming up with such original sounds and music. No need to worry about it too much, we just gotta do what we can whenever we can… I feel ya, tho: I’m often struggling to prioritize, often even struggling to motivate, it’s gotten to the point where I’ve decided it’s ok to just crap out whatever I can, hopefully by the end of the year, it’ll be cool to see all the glory right alongside all the flawed defeats. You do you, we will all love you and the beauty you create no matter what <3 [/quote] exactly what raja said

Don't listen to me when I claim something of yours sounds better than this. The climax of this is just mmmmmmmmmmmmmm. Love it.

Don't listen to me when I claim something of yours sounds better than this. The climax of this is just mmmmmmmmmmmmmm. Love it. :D

Update from home: So... the playlist shuffled this onto my speakers a little before midnight and let's just say I was not disappointed in those subs (🔥👍🔥👍🔥).  My neighbors may also have opinions on them.  Time to turn out the lights and pretend I've been asleep for hours!

Still in love with that chorus, btw—it's one of the few ilzxc tracks I can (just about) sing along to, and each time I feel like trying.   This might be my favorite track of yours.

[quote=ineff]I'm on the road atm, so I've yet to experience it on properly sub-capable speakers/headphones, but from the grumble of the bass during the chorus, I have great expectations. :P [/quote] [b]Update from home[/b]: So... the playlist shuffled this onto my speakers a little before midnight and let's just say I [i]was not disappointed[/i] in those subs (🔥👍🔥👍🔥). My neighbors may also have opinions on them. Time to turn out the lights and pretend I've been asleep for hours! Still in love with that chorus, btw—it's one of the few ilzxc tracks I can (just about) sing along to, and each time I feel like trying. This [i]might[/i] be my favorite track of yours.