"Tasteful Triphop (2009 Remix)" [mp3 removed]
Shuddered when I saw how this was mixed 3 years ago. No one explained the concept of "headroom" to me. The most interesting sound here results from a drastically clipping note, however, so ignorance has its uses. This version replaces the one originally posted. A "steady state" piece.
"Trog 2000" [mp3 removed] A troglodytic "rock" riff plus some beats. Eventually it may be a proper song but I can handle it like this.
"Compression Trance" [mp3 moved to Bandcamp] More art than club, very dense.
"Pro-53 Exactamundo" [mp3 removed] A song posted several times, done here with the Pro-53 (Prophet 5 clone-plus). An annoying whimsical early 80s-ish "computer music" ditty. A minor songwriting problem I have not been able to solve (having to do with the structure of the notes) makes this work-in-process.
"Tantric Misunderstanding" [mp3 removed] In the late '90s I used to check out a WNYU radio show called Friday Night Express for studio tape fodder. It all sounded like this (progressive house and trance). This one has some Mutated Sidstation growls and shrieks so it's not proper dancefloor material.
"Permanent Chase (2009 Remix)" [mp3 removed] Finally got a full-sounding version of this using the software limiter I did not have 3 years ago.
"Romper 303" [mp3 removed]
Have been fooling around with a TB303 software clone. For some reason when it is responding to note commands coming from Cubase (as opposed to operating in stand-alone mode) it starts writing its own version of the 16 step sequence it's supposed to be playing. This takes the form of the 16 notes playing 1, 2, or 3 times followed by a sped-up recapitulation of the notes. I have no idea why this is happening but in this case am pleased with the result. This piece also has some "live" sounding drum hits playing along with the underlying filtered rhythm pattern (another Electribe preset). It has kind of a jazzy feel. Lots of happy accidents in this one.
"Space Segway" [mp3 moved to Bandcamp]
An Electribe rhythm pattern gets dubbed out. Thank you Linplug for putting delay and reverb in your software drum machine.
"Octavia" [mp3 removed]
Am interested in demos as an art form: a piece of music that's not intended as music, just to demonstrate various features of gear. This song is done in that spirit. The instrument is Native Instruments' software version of the classic early 80s synth, the Prophet 5. Am using four patches here: Hot Bass, Hihat, Hihat 2, and Playground. The tune has been posted earlier as "Free Alpha," "Alpha Inshore," and "Blistering Alpha."
Many consider the Pro-53 to be "cold" and "thin" compared to the "warm," "fat" sound of the Prophet 5. I suppose it is. This song was written as if cold and thin were virtues.
