world building
By loteq on March 5, 2026 2:18 am
this week's track come together really quickly. my plan going into it was to use a 4x4 kick and a relatively simple bassline with the idea of building the track's movement around those foundational layers rather than doing anything too intricate. this meant i spent 80% of the time building up the 'main' 16 bar pattern and then removing layers to make for an interesting build up and progression over time.
i used some vinyl distortion to give the pads and bass some extra grit that built up as the track progressed, and some ping pong delay on the 303-esque top bass layer to give it some extra tone and emphasise the filter movement.
its pretty clear by now that i really like building atmosphere in songs and using a lot of small textures or 'natural' elements, whether they be foley, vocal, or whatever, to create the framework of my tracks and the loop based nature of composing this week's really leant into that as a way to help with any transitional segments and keep it feeling fresh over the 7 minute runtime.
overall i'm really happy with how this one turned out, i tend to have a hard time not getting bored of songs by the time they are done (or overcomplicating things while working on them by trying to recapture that initial feeling when an idea comes together) but this one still feels quite nice even now, so that makes me happy.
the last few weeks of tracks have been integral into figuring out 'my sound' and it's been a blast being able to confidently build on it with a sense of purpose. hopefully you are hearing that and are enjoying it too. let me know what you think!
thanks again everyone for listening 
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