the production thread

Unbroken1 I was listening to the deep dish yoshi mixes on the weekend, this would fit well with that sound for sure.

apyssjw I’ve seen the same with every album, which sucks because I feel like the end of my albums are always the best tracks. To be expected in a low-attention span environment I guess.

I don’t think there’s anything particular with them, maybe more of a specific melodic focus, I think we’re just getting better at it. A lot of the solo stuff I have done though is really influenced by the space echo pedal I bought. More hardware and dub-style mixing jams that I’ve cut up and resampled into proper arrangements. It’s been a fun way to work.

apyssjw I’ve actually been trying to have a ‘messier’ sound in some of my recent production - trying to humanise things a little more.

I think I’ve spent the better part of the last 7 or so years learning the “rules” and structure of how to make music and now I’m just starting to figure out how to break those rules in more interesting and creative ways. I used to worry way more about a lot of details (the grid, phrasing, timing) and I just don’t anymore. Recording long sections live is a good way to get out of that rigid format for me.

I also really like listening to and making music that works well on good headphones and messes with my head vs. aiming it at club djs, where simplicity and mono compatibility are far more important.

Mad_Cyril My thought exactly. Good music for old people lol.

Free from soundtoys until may 22nd.

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Unbroken1 Me too, can’t wait to try this out.

apyssjw Thanks for checking it out, that’s my favorite one on the album too.

Here’s the new album with Essentia Sound. It starts in black and white and ends up in colour. Or at least that’s how I hear it.

This looks pretty awesome, free sample fodder from Moby.

https://mobygratis.com/

Unbroken1 I haven’t heard that, I’ll check it out. Thanks for giving the new album a listen too.

That story is pretty funny, the podcast is a bit of a nightmare though lol.

Henry Thanks, glad you enjoyed it. We’ll probably start another project next fall/winter, we both enjoy working together and despite how long this one took to get done, we actually work pretty efficiently now. I’ve got a solo album to finish up (I’ll probably have about 20 tracks done in the next month or two), have to get through racing season, then we’ll pick up again.

Haha I appreciate the enthusiasm. It’s funny how the sound evolves to something distinctive, we’ve honestly barely discussed it. We just pass stems back and forth until we’re happy. I think our skill sets compliment each other well, Stephen is a proper musician and makes up for a lot of my shortcomings.

I haven’t release a solo project in almost 3 years, so it’s way less impressive than it sounds. There’s probably an album and a few eps in there. Some of it is 80-90 bpm slow, heavy dub and it goes up to 140 bpm techno with a dubby flavour. I’ll just keep writing as long as the inspiration is there and sort it all out at the end.

Can’t believe it’s been 5 years already. Wish I had a pile of cash sitting around with nothing else to do with it.