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.
Sub Luna
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Under the Sun/Moon
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.
Work in progress for 7-14-08
Here’s last night’s mix of a song I’ve been working on.
It started as an instrumental about the last years of the French construction of the Panama Canal but ended up as sort of a Frippertronic soundscape. I’m still working on tweaking the drums and percussion stuff but the song is basically in the form I want it to be.
Eleventh Hour Playlist for 7-13-08
Moonbound – “Nina”
Genesis – “One for the Vine (Part 2)”
Ayreon – “Ride the Comet”
Ulver – “All the Love”
Animations – “Sonic Maze”
Marillion – “Emerald Lies (live)”
Riverside – “Dance with the Shadow”
Paatos – “Shame”
Jon Oliva’s Pain – “Global Warning”
Týr –“Brennivín”
Man on Fire – “What the Canvas Hides”
Tool – “46 & 2”
Eldritch – “The Blackened Day”
New gear!
I’ve finally gotten around to getting a decent pair of monitor speakers: the Edirol MA-15D active. They’re a good size for my room, sound great, and have a ton of input options including SPIDIF so I can go all-digital.
Not only is this much better than my tiny 5.1 setup (several speakers of which can be spotted in that shot) for mixing purposes, but it allows me to use my sound card for its intended purposes, rather than just as some extra inputs. It has two separate buses, so I can feed them from my regular sound card or the fancy recording one.
There’s another Random ML competition going on at SA, and this one is themed around the Panama Canal. My entry is turning out to be very abstract to the point where it might end up for something else. I’ll post a WIP mix once I get the drum programming finished.
Eleventh Hour playlist for 7-06-08
Opeth – “Porcelain Heart (edit)”
Galleon – “Solitude”
Tiles – “Modification”
Storms Approach – “Mosaic”
King Crimson – “Three of a Perfect Pair (Live)”
Sieges Even – “When Alpha and Omega Collide (Live)”
Camel – “Migration”
Daylight Dies – “Woke Up Lost”
Rush – “Resist”
Judas Priest – “Revelations”
The Third Ending – “Digital Sunrise”
Therion – “Birth of Venus Illegitima”
New (old) interviews up
I’ve added the interview transcriptions for Jetphill (Kosmos), Kristoffer (Ulver), and Arjen (Ayreon, Star One). Go forth!
Eleventh Hour playlist for 6-29-08
Karelia – “High Hopes”
Porcupine Tree – “Even Less”
Frank Zappa – “Zomby Woof”
Zero Hour – “The Passion of Words”
Spock’s Beard – “The Water (Live excerpt)”
Nick D’Virgilio interview
Spock’s Beard – “Here’s A Man (Live)”
Dream Aria – “Blue Lady”
Yes – “Can You Imagine”
Tuner – “Up, Down, Forward, and Return”
Karmakanic – “Alex In Paradise”
Anubis Gate – “Andromeda Unchained”
The transcription for the whole Nick D’Virgilio interview is available here.
Eleventh Hour Playlist for 6-22-08
Eleventh Hour playlist for 6-22-08
Vanden Plas – “Shadow I Am”
Fish – “Dark Star”
Rush – “Beneath, Between & Behind”
Scale The Summit – “Penguins In Flight”
Amaseffer – “Slaves for Life”
Asgaut – “Miles of Rain”
Kansas – “Child Of Innocence”
Anti-Depressive Delivery – “Path of Sorrow”
Genesis – “…In That Quiet Earth”
Ozric Tentacles – “O-I”
Simon Says – “Tardigrade”
Green Carnation – “Purple Door, Pitch Black”
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Eleventh Hour Playlist for 6-15-08
Canvas Solaris – “Chromatic Dusk”
The Watch – “Goddess”
Marillion – “Warm Wet Circles”
Pain of Salvation – “Oblivion Ocean”
Airbag – “Safetree”
Opeth – “Hex Omega”
Enchant – “In the Dark”
Taal – “Yellow Garden”
Kingfisher Sky – “Hallway of Dreams”
Little Atlas – “Paranoiac”