The delay on everything is so effective! LV’s the evolving textures.  The…god, I don’t know what to call it…the creepy lead sound at 1:20 or so is great. And the rather messed up sample treatment is great. I could very much see this as a soundtrack for one of those liminal space videos…chill yet unnerving.

“They are outside.” Great, I have to try and go to sleep now.

The delay on everything is so effective! LV’s the evolving textures. The…god, I don’t know what to call it…the creepy lead sound at 1:20 or so is great. And the rather messed up sample treatment is great. I could very much see this as a soundtrack for one of those liminal space videos…chill yet unnerving. “They are outside.” Great, I have to try and go to sleep now.

This is really great. Great sound design and changing textures. It really rides that line of being hauntingly beautiful and mildly unsettling.

This is really great. Great sound design and changing textures. It really rides that line of being hauntingly beautiful and mildly unsettling.

I _guess_ it's 3/4 time, but the rhythm definitely keeps it from settling into a clear time sig. Haunting. I also like the slowdown at the end, gotta remember I can change tempo in my own tracks.

I _guess_ it's 3/4 time, but the rhythm definitely keeps it from settling into a clear time sig. Haunting. I also like the slowdown at the end, gotta remember I can change tempo in my own tracks. :p

Lovely lo-fi FM e-piano. Later harmonies and layers remind me of The Legendary Pink Dots from their album "The Maria Dimension".

Lovely lo-fi FM e-piano. Later harmonies and layers remind me of The Legendary Pink Dots from their album "The Maria Dimension".

Oooh, some great sounds here. Really like that vocalish sound around 01:10, and always appreciate an FMish piano. Really cool how the rhythms are getting shuffled around.

Oooh, some great sounds here. Really like that vocalish sound around 01:10, and always appreciate an FMish piano. Really cool how the rhythms are getting shuffled around.

Ooo thanks! I might right the sample-and-hold effect for a while. I forgot how much I like it. That creepy lead is one of the new wavetable settings for the internal 8-bit synth. I really dig the liminal & analogue horror genres, so I feel quite complimented right now

Thank you for the high praise! If I can't be 100% beautiful, I'm'a haunt you for sure.

There are so many tricks like tempo changes, etc. I keep forgetting are legit musical tools. Like, I know laamaa will deliberately add little variances of 1 or 2 bpm and it makes things subtly organic.

OH COOL. Thank you!! That FM piano patch is ridiculously versatile. It even makes good percussion. I'm surprised I don't use it in every track.

Thanks!! I shuffled the rhythms around deliberately after mis-hearing them when I was going through a round of car listening. My perception of the timing was off and I thought "well I can just DO that!" so I went all in and messed with the timing in each larger section. That vocalish sound is a chunk of one of the Wavsynth wavetables ("Spooky") with a slow attack and a vibrato command that kicks in after about 4 steps. I liked how it turned out!

[quote=Paisleyfrog]The delay on everything is so effective! LV’s the evolving textures. The…god, I don’t know what to call it…the creepy lead sound at 1:20 or so is great. And the rather messed up sample treatment is great. I could very much see this as a soundtrack for one of those liminal space videos…chill yet unnerving. “They are outside.” Great, I have to try and go to sleep now. [/quote] Ooo thanks! I might right the sample-and-hold effect for a while. I forgot how much I like it. That creepy lead is one of the new wavetable settings for the internal 8-bit synth. I really dig the liminal & analogue horror genres, so I feel quite complimented right now :) [quote=BarristerPlong]This is really great. Great sound design and changing textures. It really rides that line of being hauntingly beautiful and mildly unsettling.[/quote] Thank you for the high praise! If I can't be 100% beautiful, I'm'a haunt you for sure. [quote=judy]I _guess_ it's 3/4 time, but the rhythm definitely keeps it from settling into a clear time sig. Haunting. I also like the slowdown at the end, gotta remember I can change tempo in my own tracks. :p [/quote] There are so many tricks like tempo changes, etc. I keep forgetting are legit musical tools. Like, I know laamaa will deliberately add little variances of 1 or 2 bpm and it makes things subtly organic. [quote=rplktr]Lovely lo-fi FM e-piano. Later harmonies and layers remind me of The Legendary Pink Dots from their album "The Maria Dimension".[/quote] OH COOL. Thank you!! That FM piano patch is ridiculously versatile. It even makes good percussion. I'm surprised I don't use it in every track. [quote=ddmm64]Oooh, some great sounds here. Really like that vocalish sound around 01:10, and always appreciate an FMish piano. Really cool how the rhythms are getting shuffled around. [/quote] Thanks!! I shuffled the rhythms around deliberately after mis-hearing them when I was going through a round of car listening. My perception of the timing was off and I thought "well I can just DO that!" so I went all in and messed with the timing in each larger section. That vocalish sound is a chunk of one of the Wavsynth wavetables ("Spooky") with a slow attack and a vibrato command that kicks in after about 4 steps. I liked how it turned out!

I love the vibe, though most people agree that I have a style, and it is "creepy", haha.

This needs to be a genre, and an awesome band name would be "Kanashibari and the Pillow Flippers" (which I came across while trying to see if there was a Japanese word that succinctly meant "a lullaby just creepy enough to make you uneasy about falling asleep").

I love the vibe, though most people agree that I have a style, and it is "creepy", haha. This needs to be a genre, and an awesome band name would be "Kanashibari and the Pillow Flippers" (which I came across while trying to see if there was a Japanese word that succinctly meant "a lullaby just creepy enough to make you uneasy about falling asleep").