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Initiation

By rdomain on November 12, 2022 9:13 am

One take on the modular synth.  Dialog taken from the Heavens Gate cult initiation tape.

Oscillator - Folktek Matter with the Soot and Conduit cards swapped mid recording.
Sequencing - Varigate 8
EQ - Monotropa
Reverb - FXaidXL

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The spoken word portion is a nice touch.  It feels a little bit like a radio transmission barely coming in through the static, but that is some especially epic static.

It's 3AM driving cross country and starting to doze off.  Out of desperation to awaken reach over to find something interesting on AM radio... suddenly- this breaks through and sleepiness is GONE!  Nicely timed ending.

It was creepy to begin with especially cuz of the initiation tape but dang that is a powerful and frightening patch.  Gave me some "Annihilation" feels like I'm witnessing something other-worldly.

Tone Matrix wrote:

It was creepy to begin with especially cuz of the initiation tape but dang that is a powerful and frightening patch.  Gave me some "Annihilation" feels like I'm witnessing something other-worldly.

Yes, I agree definitely with the Annihilation vibe. These electronic screams on top of the strange dialogue are reminescent of humans going nuts in the zone, under the strange influence of the aliens. The screaming electronics and static have that alien overwhelming feel. Sometimes it even sounds like electronic elephants screaming, like creatures we cannot comprehend. Great effect.

Holds an ingenious minimal design that carries maximum evocative depth heart

CosmicCairns wrote:

The spoken word portion is a nice touch.  It feels a little bit like a radio transmission barely coming in through the static, but that is some especially epic static.

dr0ptpacket wrote:

It's 3AM driving cross country and starting to doze off.  Out of desperation to awaken reach over to find something interesting on AM radio... suddenly- this breaks through and sleepiness is GONE!  Nicely timed ending.

Tone Matrix wrote:

It was creepy to begin with especially cuz of the initiation tape but dang that is a powerful and frightening patch.  Gave me some "Annihilation" feels like I'm witnessing something other-worldly.

Kedbreak136 wrote:
Tone Matrix wrote:

It was creepy to begin with especially cuz of the initiation tape but dang that is a powerful and frightening patch.  Gave me some "Annihilation" feels like I'm witnessing something other-worldly.

Yes, I agree definitely with the Annihilation vibe. These electronic screams on top of the strange dialogue are reminescent of humans going nuts in the zone, under the strange influence of the aliens. The screaming electronics and static have that alien overwhelming feel. Sometimes it even sounds like electronic elephants screaming, like creatures we cannot comprehend. Great effect.

RajaTheResidentAlien wrote:

Holds an ingenious minimal design that carries maximum evocative depth <3

I love all these description and vivid comments so thank you for listening intently.  Always appreciated!

Wow, very nice percussion tones in the intro and then that tone at 1:40 rattles your brain, great addition of the initiation tape, those are some wild beliefs.

Jason Nijjer wrote:

Wow, very nice percussion tones in the intro and then that tone at 1:40 rattles your brain, great addition of the initiation tape, those are some wild beliefs.


They certain are and thanks for listening!

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