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The Impermanence Principle

By MRDRCAT on December 15, 2024 9:20 pm

This past year I've always had time to work on WB during my lunch break - that daily 20 minutes goes a long way to getting stuff done. In the past month I've lost that time as well as much of my after-work time because Life Happens. So here we are on submission deadline with hours to go and I'm on a grocery run (as one does) listening to Gary Numan's "The Pleasure Principle" for the first time in a while, and I caught myself wondering if I could try replicating that sound using the M8. Nobody will mistake it for classic Numan but I am not unhappy with the result.

Two hours of work, all original patches (mostly using the Hypersynth) and a lead line that I started humming as I picked up the yard surrounded by fog and snow. The drums are some lovely samples of a dry jazz kit.

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Speaking as someone who has…um, REPEATEDLY returned to the sounds of Mr Numan this year - holy shit, great job. When that singing lead came in? Oh yizzzzzz. Great choices in the rest of the track as well - drums are awesome. Listened once, went back for a second go. Will be returning again - favorited. Great track…and yeah, that main riff is sticky smile

Really nice arrangement. I’m not familiar with Numan beyond that one song, but to my ear you definitely nailed the vibe. Great job.

YESSSS!!! This sounds so dope!!!! I agree with Paisleyfrog: when that singing lead comes in, it hits PERFECTLY... Also, the synth that comes in at around 1:10 is (to my ears) almost a signature of your sound - so cool to find out these little markers on my friends' music heart
I'm not familiar with The Pleasure Principal, but I can tell you that this is AWESOME.

Incredible that you made this tight of a track in just two hours, especially if that includes whomping up those more-Numan-than-Numan-esque synth instruments.  Favoriting so I can find this again

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