Sub Phoebus is the counterpart to the Frippertronic/Soundscape experiment Sub Luna. This song has a bit more direction and oomph. I’m not sure, but it may fall under the genre of Discotronics.
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Here is the first part of my Robert Fripp inspired soundscape, Sub Luna. I’m not sure I can properly call it Frippertronics, as it was done entirely in software, but I think the general spirit of the form is there.
I was working on the drum levels on my latest song when I realized that it was basically a completely different animal when I muted all the percussion. I’ve since split the song into two realizations: Sub Phoebus and Sub Luna.
Sub Phoebus is closest to the mixdown from the 14th with a working title of Panamaxing, though with more varied percussion and a touch more atmosphere. Sub Luna is an exercise in applied Frippertronics. There is more of an emphasis on space and texture and I’ve changed around the instrumentation. Both songs start and end basically the same but there is a drastic change in mood between them. I’ll post the final tracks when I’m happy with both mixes.
Here is the “finished” entry for the Ixil Triangle contest. I’ve retooled the intro and outro and have tried to unclutter the percussion in parts, though I felt it was needing some sort of shaker action near the end. I made some micro-shakers by taping some silica gel capsules together. They’re exceptionally quiet so I had to do some serious close miking.
