Appropriately sugary. Well, mostly. The gated sixteenth-note synth (Grainferno?) doesn't let us forget the grinding issues underneath. But the shakers and open hats sprinkle down like powdered sugar. Bright overtones rise from the staccato chords (is that secondary dominant to dominant?). And the kick and bass bounce and burble throughout. The snare rushes in the transitions made me smile. And it's a good vocal melody here, though my favorite is the "I Want song" bridge melody. Seems like even in a hut in the ground, the narrator keeps looking up

Appropriately sugary. Well, mostly. The gated sixteenth-note synth (Grainferno?) doesn't let us forget the grinding issues underneath. But the shakers and open hats sprinkle down like powdered sugar. Bright overtones rise from the staccato chords (is that secondary dominant to dominant?). And the kick and bass bounce and burble throughout. The snare rushes in the transitions made me smile. And it's a good vocal melody here, though my favorite is the "I Want song" bridge melody. Seems like even in a hut in the ground, the narrator keeps looking up

After having a few weeks of fairly stock chords while I focussed on other stuff the chords are a bit more out there this week.

The main progression is the "Where is my mind?" progression in C so
C -> Am -> E7 -> F

The bridge then does the chromatic mediant shift I rely on a bit to much to go to Ab
Ab -> Fm -> Db -> Eb

Then at the end does a back door resolution to come back to the verse, but a tone up to go to D

D -> Bm -> F#7 -> G

And then does the classic half step key change into the outro to end up at Eb

Eb -> Cm -> G7 -> Ab

The track was heavily influenced by "Everything is awesome" from Lego movie both lyrically with the happy lyrics which hint at something darker going on and the unsettling constant key changes making it more and more hyper

[quote=sleepside]Appropriately sugary. Well, mostly. The gated sixteenth-note synth (Grainferno?) doesn't let us forget the grinding issues underneath. But the shakers and open hats sprinkle down like powdered sugar. Bright overtones rise from the staccato chords (is that secondary dominant to dominant?). And the kick and bass bounce and burble throughout. The snare rushes in the transitions made me smile. And it's a good vocal melody here, though my favorite is the "I Want song" bridge melody. Seems like even in a hut in the ground, the narrator keeps looking up[/quote] After having a few weeks of fairly stock chords while I focussed on other stuff the chords are a bit more out there this week. The main progression is the "Where is my mind?" progression in C so C -> Am -> E7 -> F The bridge then does the chromatic mediant shift I rely on a bit to much to go to Ab Ab -> Fm -> Db -> Eb Then at the end does a back door resolution to come back to the verse, but a tone up to go to D D -> Bm -> F#7 -> G And then does the classic half step key change into the outro to end up at Eb Eb -> Cm -> G7 -> Ab The track was heavily influenced by "Everything is awesome" from Lego movie both lyrically with the happy lyrics which hint at something darker going on and the unsettling constant key changes making it more and more hyper

BABYAUDIO LOVE PARTY.

(I was just now fuxxing with Tekno)

Grainferno was the surprise here for me, I had to listen for it, everything is very clean and crisp and I guess ambient-brain always expects granular wall-of-sound. (admittedly, I don't own it because they marketed the hell out of it at me and I got annoyed because I'm a fragile petty flower)

BA-1 just sounds so freaking classic it's beautiful. Great work

BABYAUDIO LOVE PARTY. (I was just now fuxxing with Tekno) Grainferno was the surprise here for me, I had to listen for it, everything is very clean and crisp and I guess ambient-brain always expects granular wall-of-sound. (admittedly, I don't own it because they marketed the hell out of it at me and I got annoyed because I'm a fragile petty flower) BA-1 just sounds so freaking classic it's beautiful. Great work <3

Yeah BA-1 is pretty sweet, I always underestimate it because it's quite basic, but it always sits in a mix perfectly.

They had some complete your collection for $99 offer so I ended up with a load of random stuff which is why I was playing around with it.

Tekno is pretty nice although not essential given I have Microtonic and the awesome drums built into Bitwig.

Grainferno seems very cool although I did little more than grab a preset which is the scratchy gated pad and also there is a layer blended into the organ plucks. I'm sure there is nastier stuff on offer as well.

[quote=neon liminal]BABYAUDIO LOVE PARTY. (I was just now fuxxing with Tekno) Grainferno was the surprise here for me, I had to listen for it, everything is very clean and crisp and I guess ambient-brain always expects granular wall-of-sound. (admittedly, I don't own it because they marketed the hell out of it at me and I got annoyed because I'm a fragile petty flower) BA-1 just sounds so freaking classic it's beautiful. Great work <3[/quote] Yeah BA-1 is pretty sweet, I always underestimate it because it's quite basic, but it always sits in a mix perfectly. They had some complete your collection for $99 offer so I ended up with a load of random stuff which is why I was playing around with it. Tekno is pretty nice although not essential given I have Microtonic and the awesome drums built into Bitwig. Grainferno seems very cool although I did little more than grab a preset which is the scratchy gated pad and also there is a layer blended into the organ plucks. I'm sure there is nastier stuff on offer as well.

Wow, vocals work really well with the bubbly music.
Not paying attention to lyrics, you'd think that the singer isn't screaming for help.
Nice stuff!

Wow, vocals work really well with the bubbly music. Not paying attention to lyrics, you'd think that the singer isn't screaming for help. Nice stuff!

Love those feel good chords that instantly gets the energy going.  This could easily be a catchy tv theme song.  Excellent idea using just baby audio plugins.  Yay key changes! Well done! \m/

Love those feel good chords that instantly gets the energy going. This could easily be a catchy tv theme song. Excellent idea using just baby audio plugins. Yay key changes! Well done! \m/

This is (everything is?) awesome!

Can definitely catch the flavor of the Lego Movie, but I also dig the jpop vibes. The gritty/sweet vibe reminds me of one of my favorite Perfume albums, Level 3 - lots of sweetness, but backed by suitable amounts of grit

This is (everything is?) awesome! Can definitely catch the flavor of the Lego Movie, but I also dig the jpop vibes. The gritty/sweet vibe reminds me of one of my favorite Perfume albums, Level 3 - lots of sweetness, but backed by suitable amounts of grit :)

that synth lead that comes in after the vocal phrases is so fun! really into the bass parts too 

that synth lead that comes in after the vocal phrases is so fun! really into the bass parts too

I love how your tracks can sound so different from one week to the next, yet they still carry your style and you know it was made by you.  Fun track and great lyrics, also some great artwork from your daughter.

I love how your tracks can sound so different from one week to the next, yet they still carry your style and you know it was made by you. Fun track and great lyrics, also some great artwork from your daughter.

SO BUBBLY! Like sailor moon ost both the Dic Dub soundtrack and the Japanese one. Even magic knight rayearth. So much magical girl. Love it.

SO BUBBLY! Like sailor moon ost both the Dic Dub soundtrack and the Japanese one. Even magic knight rayearth. So much magical girl. Love it.

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Love the leads! And great job on the key changes, they work really well

Love the leads! And great job on the key changes, they work really well :)

Nice, that's the plan!

Cheers dude

Nice, I'll give them a listen.

It's all the sugar

Awesome, I'll take that

My daughter who understands these things agrees with you.

My daughter commends your ponies

Cheers dude

You've gotta love a key change.

[quote=AiDeRen]Wow, vocals work really well with the bubbly music. Not paying attention to lyrics, you'd think that the singer isn't screaming for help. Nice stuff![/quote] Nice, that's the plan! [quote=Tone Matrix]Love those feel good chords that instantly gets the energy going. This could easily be a catchy tv theme song. Excellent idea using just baby audio plugins. Yay key changes! Well done! \m/[/quote] Cheers dude [quote=Paisleyfrog]This is (everything is?) awesome! Can definitely catch the flavor of the Lego Movie, but I also dig the jpop vibes. The gritty/sweet vibe reminds me of one of my favorite Perfume albums, Level 3 - lots of sweetness, but backed by suitable amounts of grit :)[/quote] Nice, I'll give them a listen. [quote=jwh]that synth lead that comes in after the vocal phrases is so fun! really into the bass parts too [/quote] It's all the sugar :D [quote=Jason Nijjer]I love how your tracks can sound so different from one week to the next, yet they still carry your style and you know it was made by you. Fun track and great lyrics, also some great artwork from your daughter.[/quote] Awesome, I'll take that :) [quote=Crash Overture]SO BUBBLY! Like sailor moon ost both the Dic Dub soundtrack and the Japanese one. Even magic knight rayearth. So much magical girl. Love it. [/quote] My daughter who understands these things agrees with you. [quote=Nik Novo][img]https://media0.giphy.com/media/v1.Y2lkPTc5MGI3NjExd2VpdDBrZTJ2NW9kanNwa2I2OWRkOXNyNXFpN3pqZmZyNDB5Mnd0ciZlcD12MV9pbnRlcm5hbF9naWZfYnlfaWQmY3Q9Zw/7L7Txo9ZBwBDa/giphy.gif[/img][/quote] My daughter commends your ponies [quote=cortx]Love the leads! And great job on the key changes, they work really well :) [/quote] Cheers dude You've gotta love a key change.

Everything sounds so in the pocket and punchy

Got my head bopping fairly aggressively ! Especially loved the modulated instrumental solo bit with the ridiculous snare roll around 2m

Awesome!

Everything sounds so [i]in the pocket[/i] and punchy Got my head bopping fairly aggressively ! Especially loved the modulated instrumental solo bit with the ridiculous snare roll around 2m Awesome!

I'm glad you enjoyed

When I did that snare roll I was like "Is that too over the top" and then I figured for this track nothing can be be over the top.

What would Norman Cook do

[quote=squelette]Everything sounds so [i]in the pocket[/i] and punchy Got my head bopping fairly aggressively ! Especially loved the modulated instrumental solo bit with the ridiculous snare roll around 2m Awesome! [/quote] I'm glad you enjoyed When I did that snare roll I was like "Is that too over the top" and then I figured for this track nothing can be be over the top. What would Norman Cook do :D