WB26_02
By sleepunit on January 10, 2026 5:04 pm
First, thanks to everyone who listened and commented last week. I know we're a supportive community, but I was surprised at how much it gassed me up. Had some pretty genuine "oh shit, I _can_ do this" moments. And considering the absurd caliber of tunes on display here, feels great. Let's hope I didn't screw it all up now, haha.
So, this week I wanted to explore my made up nonsense genre some more--music for kids on drugs in a filthy warehouse in the 90s, haha. I've realized over the years that the reason I blend genres and hop around a lot in production is because nostalgia has compressed all of these elements from techno, progressive house, trance, electronica and beat big into this big ball of happiness in my head. I'm chasing that era more than a specific song or artist, so everything bleeds together.
One of the things I'm hoping to do over this year is figure out where the seams are. For example, the 303 or 303 style sounds appear across all over those genres, so it was this immediate point to grab on to. x0x drums are definitely another one. but how these things are used, how they're presented in the stereo field, et cetera can range pretty wildly.
This week I pushed hard into psychedelic territory. Right now, this is where I _think_ everything comes together. I flashed one of the Versios to Acidus Versio to get a second 303 style voice in the case, and while I'm obviously in the honeymoon phase for new sounds with it right now, I'm pretty in love. Being able to have one square wave 303 bleepin while another saw wave 303 is bloopin warms my heart.
I also hung a Pico DSP off the side of the case like a lunatic to get another delay. Only mostly a war crime.
My precious BIA had to calm down and act as bass. It's still got some character to it, and I really enjoyed the uh... definitely intentional and preplanned... decision to open up its cutoff _with_ the Apollo 11 take off sound. It'll be hard to differentiate without seeing the module played, but there's this really wonderful percussive element that it adds to the bass hits when the cutoff is almost all the way open. This module just demands to play more than one role.
Less dramatic changes here, significantly reduced melody in favor of rhythm and modulation, way more hypnotic. I'm curious to know what you all think.
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nice one!