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Defragment Me! =)

By Stenny on May 4, 2026 12:01 am

Still kinda stumbling back into a consistent composition schedule, but life and work are definitely stepping all over that goal. Consider this another piece about me being in a frazzled place! Cafe wi-fi even chose to boot me mid-submission and kick me past the 5pm PDT deadline - alas, we ball. I slapped the panning on the squawky lo-fi characters a bit late in the game without listening to it through and didn't really like the result unfortunately, and the cohesion could use some work, but we can chalk it up to low time and motivation. Can't say I didn't learn stuff though! Namely, not pigeonholing on a single element and taking the time to take the piece on breadth first. Onward to week 20!!!

I like that gated synth horn thing with the roundpan on it in the beginning, and then lo-fi / bitcrushed bits later on!

I imagine the lo-fi part in the middle as the audible aura of your cafe wi-fi. smile

Very cool, I wouldn't even know how to start making something like this.

Melody emerging through chaos.

A warm blanket of distressed sound; seems like it's seen better days but it's comfortable and welcoming. Makes my brain think in grainy, desaturated VHS recordings.

really cool sounscape

"Alas, we ball." - ain't that the motto.

Great soundscape here. I love that cosy distortion.

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