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

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

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

second journey into space

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

xenomorph banging drums

Perhaps my most "complete" song yet. A five-minute ambient / glitch backbeat punctuated by percussion.
posted by wastelands on Nov 11, 2008 - 1 comment

from troposphere to exosphere

More ambient / noise / drone stuff. [more inside]
posted by wastelands on Nov 8, 2008 - 2 comments

Napping in the valley at dusk

My first song; made in Ableton Live 7 LE. It's a drone/ambient noise piece. Comments welcome, but please be gentle. (Warning: high dynamic range, starts out quiet, but gets loud.) [more inside]
posted by wastelands on Nov 2, 2008 - 1 comment