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Asymptotic

By RPLKTR on April 26, 2026 10:40 pm

I welcome all critical feedback. Can relicense if you're interested, just ask.

Everything is packed. Everything else is sold or given away. Leaving on Thursday.

This leaves me with no choice but to make a minimalistic track this week. I went with a single-take improvisation on my Yamaha FGDP-50 with a sampled handpan kit I made for it a few years back. I added minimal percussion to guide the listener. Also a single-take performance on the FGDP-50.

In 2024 I briefly had a Zenko tongue drum at home and made a weekly beat with it. This week's track is spiritually following those footsteps.

80 BPM 4/4, A-minor. No AI used in any part of the process. For this year every cover art is a photo I took.

Audio works licensed by author under:
CC0 Creative Commons Zero (Public Domain)

Oh yay, it’s your handpan sample! You had mentioned that you had sampled one, was curious what yours sounded like.

I like the atmospheric percussion you have going along with it. Spacious and warm. Really like the overall atmosphere you’ve built. Also, I find it funny that handpan has been the instrument for people who haven’t had a lot of time this year smile

Safe travels!

This is lovely and peaceful. Right now it's raining outside, not hard, but persistent and very wet, but across the way I can see new green buds on the trees. This song is perfect for my view - a little grey, very atmospheric, but with the glimmer of optimism behind it.

A soothing sound and calming melody from the handpan kit that gave me visions of resting in a hammock with the rain falling.  smile

Really like the sounds and groove there. "Minimalist" is very nice.

Well played.

really effective and i found it emotionally moving

I love the sounds you got from that tongue drum.
This is inspiring. I need to get one!

Very nice, it sounds really good for a sample!! heart

Did you sample the handpan yourself?

Minimalist track while moving and still delivering over 3 mins of enjoyable music. I have no idea how you do it, but please, don't stop.

I'd say handpan sounds a bit too loud (or maybe there are a bit too much high frequencies), but it's 100% nitpick especially given the circumstances.

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