3753 cruithne

Continuing with my beat-oriented theme of late. Autechre-like, but they're still 1,000 times better than I am. This one's noisy and glitchy, just the way I like it.
posted by wastelands on May 10, 2009 - 6 comments

chthonian planets 4

A curious alien has snatched one of our spacecraft from orbit and sent back a very strange signal...
posted by wastelands on Apr 25, 2009 - 3 comments

accreting protostar

High dynamic range and distortion wrapped in a a heartbeat-like 73 BPM.
posted by wastelands on Apr 5, 2009 - 1 comment

hyperluminous quasar

Something a spacecraft might hear on the edge of the solar system
posted by wastelands on Mar 29, 2009 - 2 comments

galactic halo

A mellow, trippy piece with a discordant edge. File under "dark ambient for stoners."
posted by wastelands on Mar 22, 2009 - 3 comments

exoplanet

2 minutes and 30 seconds of crap
posted by wastelands on Mar 7, 2009 - 3 comments

event horizon

A dark, drone/noise piece that develops slowly
posted by wastelands on Feb 23, 2009 - 0 comments

death is the road to awe

A relaxing drone; noise waveforms are dominant again
posted by wastelands on Feb 19, 2009 - 3 comments

industrial society and its future

Extra dark and ominous; uses mostly noise waveforms instead of sine waves
posted by wastelands on Feb 13, 2009 - 6 comments

some of them are hard to look at, since they are disfigured

Exceptionally resonant bass channel with two layers of percussion on top [more inside]
posted by wastelands on Jan 31, 2009 - 7 comments

civilization crumbles whenever we need it most

Dark ambient work with an industrial undertone and extreme use of reverb [more inside]
posted by wastelands on Jan 26, 2009 - 1 comment

bide your time and everything becomes clear

Dark and moody. Lots of reverb. This is my fourth generative piece.
posted by wastelands on Jan 20, 2009 - 3 comments

what goes on in those dark rooms

Six layers of sound, created completely from scratch in the Operator soft synth, sent through a filter delayed return track
posted by wastelands on Jan 8, 2009 - 3 comments

i've seen what they do

Second generative piece; bassy pad and six layers of percussion
posted by wastelands on Dec 31, 2008 - 0 comments

the factory produces mortar shells

My first foray into generative music; bass drone with four layers of percussion on top
posted by wastelands on Dec 29, 2008 - 4 comments

many of you won't survive the night

Another dark ambient piece; more fun than a farmhouse under seige
posted by wastelands on Dec 24, 2008 - 0 comments

a few hundred thousand dead cannibals

A quiet, haunting track with drones, chimes, and muted bass beats [more inside]
posted by wastelands on Dec 18, 2008 - 2 comments

we knew he was out there

muffled, glitchy beats in five layers [more inside]
posted by wastelands on Dec 11, 2008 - 3 comments

second journey into space

Background hum that becomes a melodious, multi-layered trip [more inside]
posted by wastelands on Dec 6, 2008 - 5 comments

while making an attempt to escape the city

Howling wind ambience, strongly beat-oriented, and spikes of high and low notes
posted by wastelands on Dec 4, 2008 - 5 comments

isolated research station orbiting a bizarre planet

Endcaps of warbling drone punctuated by bass stabs, and a middle section of high rhythmic complexity [more inside]
posted by wastelands on Nov 29, 2008 - 0 comments

drifting out to sea

Relaxing ambient piece. I continue to love using the automation controls in Ableton Live.
posted by wastelands on Nov 23, 2008 - 0 comments

a woman claiming to be the devil

A harsh, glitchy, beat-driven piece.
posted by wastelands on Nov 17, 2008 - 0 comments

boxing in a flooded basement

My most melody-driven piece thus far. I'm not totally happy with it, but I got tired of tweaking things. I have several other half-finished music projects I want to work on, so it was nice push this out the door.
posted by wastelands on Nov 15, 2008 - 1 comment

Ancient Music Makers

My second song ever, made in Ableton Live. I figured out how to use the automation controls for better fades in/fades out, and I think it has a cleaner sound overall than my first one. Comments welcome.
posted by wastelands on Nov 3, 2008 - 2 comments

Don't Rely on the Radio

Here's a garagy tune i've been producing for my cousin, Vonesvonic. [more inside]
posted by 6am on Apr 29, 2008 - 14 comments

Entropy

I love evolving a feeling or a story out of feedback. This uses the free DFX Transverb plug with Ableton Live, where I set up various send channels to feed on and eventually destroy each other.
posted by Mr. Six on Jul 2, 2006 - 5 comments