This is a great piece of music, the journey of it was bit of an emotional roller coaster but genuinely wonderful to listen to.  The crunch on your percussion really had my attention, in parts the reverb made some of them sound almost like they were breaking apart.

This is a great piece of music, the journey of it was bit of an emotional roller coaster but genuinely wonderful to listen to. The crunch on your percussion really had my attention, in parts the reverb made some of them sound almost like they were breaking apart.

Puh. What a crazy story. Glad it had a happy ending. Did you backup then? The part from 3.33 made me almost cry. So beautiful! Happy holy days to you.

Puh. What a crazy story. Glad it had a happy ending. Did you backup then? The part from 3.33 made me almost cry. So beautiful! Happy holy days to you.

i feel like i just walked through a snowy enchanted forest. i found a charming cottage. it was not made of candy, it was made of SYNTHESIZERS. this is where i live now.

glad the tech stuff worked out, yuck!

happy week 51, Friend 

i feel like i just walked through a snowy enchanted forest. i found a charming cottage. it was not made of candy, it was made of SYNTHESIZERS. this is where i live now. glad the tech stuff worked out, yuck! happy week 51, Friend <3

Glad to hear the computer recovered.  Having my hard drives get wiped is definitely one of my worst nightmares.  So much important personal stuff on there.  In fact you reminded me I haven't backed up my music in a while.  Going to do that right now. 

The track itself is lovely, as usual.  It does seem to have a winterish quality to it.  I can imagine snowdrifts and castles made of ice and whatnot.

Glad to hear the computer recovered. Having my hard drives get wiped is definitely one of my worst nightmares. So much important personal stuff on there. In fact you reminded me I haven't backed up my music in a while. Going to do that right now. The track itself is lovely, as usual. It does seem to have a winterish quality to it. I can imagine snowdrifts and castles made of ice and whatnot.

Thanks so much!  I finally used this vst I totally forgot I had called Ruina.. I think it was free? But it had some nice distortion settings for getting some weird sounds.  I def recommend it if it's still a free download for sure.

[quote=lament.config]This is a great piece of music, the journey of it was bit of an emotional roller coaster but genuinely wonderful to listen to. The crunch on your percussion really had my attention, in parts the reverb made some of them sound almost like they were breaking apart.[/quote] Thanks so much! I finally used this vst I totally forgot I had called Ruina.. I think it was free? But it had some nice distortion settings for getting some weird sounds. I def recommend it if it's still a free download for sure.

thanks so much Q-Rosh that means a lot I really appreciate you.

[quote=Q-Rosh]Puh. What a crazy story. Glad it had a happy ending. Did you backup then? The part from 3.33 made me almost cry. So beautiful! Happy holy days to you. [/quote] thanks so much Q-Rosh <3 that means a lot I really appreciate you.

imma need a map to this cottage o'synth! One of my fav quotes this year from you lol.

[quote=jwh]i feel like i just walked through a snowy enchanted forest. i found a charming cottage. it was not made of candy, it was made of SYNTHESIZERS. this is where i live now. glad the tech stuff worked out, yuck! happy week 51, Friend <3[/quote] imma need a map to this cottage o'synth! One of my fav quotes this year from you lol.

Like a famous rapper once said.  Back dat harddrive up?

Like a famous rapper once said. Back dat harddrive up?

Oh yeah, great plugin.  I use it a lot.

[quote=Tone Matrix][quote=lament.config]This is a great piece of music, the journey of it was bit of an emotional roller coaster but genuinely wonderful to listen to. The crunch on your percussion really had my attention, in parts the reverb made some of them sound almost like they were breaking apart.[/quote] Thanks so much! I finally used this vst I totally forgot I had called Ruina.. I think it was free? But it had some nice distortion settings for getting some weird sounds. I def recommend it if it's still a free download for sure.[/quote] Oh yeah, great plugin. I use it a lot.

That piano entering after the 1 minute mark opens up the mood into this eerie magical world. The track needed that. It develops nicely from that. Good job!

As for backups, Backblaze is $8/mo if you prepay for a year. Best subscription I have, the peace of mind is super worth it and there were cases where I needed to restore stuff from the backups already. Much faster than Time Machine and works wherever you are.

That piano entering after the 1 minute mark opens up the mood into this eerie magical world. The track needed that. It develops nicely from that. Good job! As for backups, Backblaze is $8/mo if you prepay for a year. Best subscription I have, the peace of mind is super worth it and there were cases where I needed to restore stuff from the backups already. Much faster than Time Machine and works wherever you are.

thankfully not!  this is such a cinematic track - really beautiful tones etc.

where did 2024 go?
wishing your heart strong beats and less chest pain in 2025!
hope to see a bandcamp offering from you in 2025!

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Yup, technology can be so frustrating, glad everything worked out in the end and hopefully the computer continues to cooperate.  Start of the track gave me BOC vibes, nice transition from there with your piano magic, last section is so soothing, lets you know that everything will be alright.  Another beautiful track.

Yup, technology can be so frustrating, glad everything worked out in the end and hopefully the computer continues to cooperate. Start of the track gave me BOC vibes, nice transition from there with your piano magic, last section is so soothing, lets you know that everything will be alright. Another beautiful track.

Thanks for the excellent reminder to back up my music folders... also, I feel for you... I know that dread all too well... it's awful.  I'm glad everything came back up though... and also I LOVE THIS TRACK.  This is totally firing on all cylinders for me.  The textural, and rhythm parts have just lovely sound design, interesting, but not so much so that they interfere with the piano.  And the piano, tells such a lovely story... This reminds me of Signals by Jameson Nathan Jones, or like Monochrome by Theatre of Delays... like just such a lovely marriage of "classical" Western European Harmony and "modern" sound design driven experimental art music... instant favorite... like this is the kind of music I want to make when I grow up. 

Thanks for the excellent reminder to back up my music folders... also, I feel for you... I know that dread all too well... it's awful. I'm glad everything came back up though... and also I LOVE THIS TRACK. This is totally firing on all cylinders for me. The textural, and rhythm parts have just lovely sound design, interesting, but not so much so that they interfere with the piano. And the piano, tells such a lovely story... This reminds me of Signals by Jameson Nathan Jones, or like Monochrome by Theatre of Delays... like just such a lovely marriage of "classical" Western European Harmony and "modern" sound design driven experimental art music... instant favorite... like this is the kind of music I want to make when I grow up.

I should knock on wood. I have never really used backups, but having any kind of major computer failure would be tragic. Glad you were able to recover. Really like the sonic palette you brought to the party this week. We made it, well done!

I should knock on wood. I have never really used backups, but having any kind of major computer failure would be tragic. Glad you were able to recover. Really like the sonic palette you brought to the party this week. We made it, well done!

First, thank you for the notes on your piano signal chain! Insightful!

Also this is awesome, I love your piano work as always, but the beat here transported me back about 30 years to playing Parasite Eve on a PS1 ... it's that tense piano with those glitchy beats. Random I know, but there's a definite spooky video game moment in here and personally I think that's kinda awesome?

AKA keyboard skills take you everywhere. This was a wonderful little journey!

First, thank you for the notes on your piano signal chain! Insightful! Also this is awesome, I love your piano work as always, but the beat here transported me back about 30 years to playing Parasite Eve on a PS1 ... it's that tense piano with those glitchy beats. Random I know, but there's a definite spooky video game moment in here and personally I think that's kinda awesome? AKA keyboard skills take you everywhere. This was a wonderful little journey!

Dude, the moment the piano comes gave me goosebumps all over

Dude, the moment the piano comes gave me goosebumps all over

beautiful! I wish you a good new year!

beautiful! <3 I wish you a good new year! :)

Oh yikes, good reminder to backup, I'll go do that! Love the piano sound and percussion. I'm swaying gently and feeling calm and hopeful from the first section. Love the break then back in with big chord halfway through. Hope intensifies! Love the melodies and epiano in second half, very lovely, thank you!

Oh yikes, good reminder to backup, I'll go do that! Love the piano sound and percussion. I'm swaying gently and feeling calm and hopeful from the first section. Love the break then back in with big chord halfway through. Hope intensifies! Love the melodies and epiano in second half, very lovely, thank you!