some laid back electronics...

Unfed · Last edited by Unfed on Wed Jan 25, 2006 1:54 am; edited 1 time in total

last July i was asked to play a set at a wedding celebration for an open minded young couple with about three days notice. wanting to try something new, i put together six tracks in two days on the MPC-2000xl and my week-old Nord Modular G2. finally got around to recording some demos of a few. pretty simple soundtrack(?) type stuff, comments/critique always welcome...

edit: sorry, had to delete the mp3s to make space. please check the links if you'd like to check out some tracks.

Unfed · Posted: Tue Jan 18, 2005 5:39 pm Post subject:

oops, i guess i was supposed to give links to my online stuff. well, here they are if the tracks above interest you at all...

http://www.soundclick.com/Unfed
http://www.soundclick.com/Lank
http://Lank.iuma.com

enjoy (?)...

zynthetix · Posted: Tue Jan 18, 2005 9:07 pm Post subject:

best wedding music I've ever heard. Haven't gotten to listen to all of your stuff, but I like "channel down" the best so far. The analog sounding lead-synth/melody part is very moving.

mosc · Posted: Tue Jan 18, 2005 9:29 pm Post subject:

Very nice track. I like them. Very gentle and sensitive.

I don't know about the term soundtrack, but you are the one who would know. I agree with zynth, I like the Channel Down one the best, except the ending seems a little abrupt.

Are these things you can perform live?

Unfed · Posted: Tue Jan 18, 2005 11:21 pm Post subject:

thank you very much for the comments! i use the term 'soundtrack' only because my tracks are generally made up of just a handful of inter-weaving sequences that never really go beyond one 'theme'. performed live? no, i wish i had the talent/courage to play any of these lines by hand in a live situation unfortunately. everything was sequenced on the MPC and muted/un-muted while they looped repeatedly. this is generally how i've always worked since getting into sequencers. i'm trying to pull myself out of this rut though. i miss the days when all i had were a handful of fx pedals, tv, radio, and cassettes all run through my cheap mixer. thankfully w/ the flexibilty of the G2, i have an open pallette to get back into this mindframe.

here i used the first three slots of a performance for modified synth/bass patches, while using the fourth slot to process the summed output of the MPC's drums using some quick fx configurations that i did up for each track. this was really my first attempt at programming the G2 (the audio in patches). all synth/bass sounds were factory patches that i modified for my needs. Rolling Eyes

these versions were recorded in one take straight off the Mackie into my cd burner, similar to how i'd 'perform' them live. not the best takes, i must admit, but wanted to get them recorded in some form.

in case you don't make it to the soundclick pages, i'll add this one as well...

Unfed · Posted: Tue Jan 18, 2005 11:39 pm Post subject:

Howard - sorry, maybe i mis-understood your question. yes, depending on the idividual's definition, i do perform live at least a few times a year.

elektro80 · Posted: Tue Jan 18, 2005 11:43 pm Post subject:

I like these. These are indeed interesting soundscapes that would be excellent for film.
This kind of reminds me a bit of the music that John Carpenter makes for his films.

mosc · Posted: Wed Jan 19, 2005 10:52 am Post subject:

Good explaination of how you work. Thanks...

Dovdimus Prime · Posted: Wed Jan 19, 2005 11:26 am Post subject:

Hmmm. I do quite like these. I like the way they build up over the whole of the track, becoming prettier and more compelling as they go.

Reckon Min Monitor is probably my fave, but Channel Down is also nice.

Dovder