ArtificialDisco

LOOL! I think I'm outing myself as a complete prude over here.

Very cool. Works nice as purely ambient track but those understated glitchy drums took it to the next level. Nice use of ping-pong panning too.

People do get sick from kissing, I'm sure. But it might also have something to do with the amount of spit or "viral load". Also, normally when you spit in people's mouths is it just simple spit or do you go full loogie?

Would you stick your dick in that? It's metal!

Actually they should make one for the next re-issue of Analogue Bubblebath.

Does "honking pheasant" mean that it makes a sound? If so you have to sample it.

Sounds lovely. I like the slightly out of tune synths at the beginning and the chords that enter at 0.45 are pretty nice, a little jazzy. They might need low-cutting eq... but that's for later. Don't be afraid to repeat yourself a bit. I'd like to hear these chords a few more times. You could use them as a through-line too, for cohesion. Like the chords stay the same but everything else changes. But there's a lot of places you could take this, I agree.

They say it was cancer that led to Norm's untimely demise, but the real reason?

A track made out of mashing different time signatures together. It was also an attempt to learn FM8 better. I've run out of witty titles, so this one gets to be called "Polymetric Experiment #1". https://soundcloud.com/artificial-disco/polymetric-experiment-1

Nice!

Thanks a lot! I love Luke Vibert. Military Jazz in particular has been an inspiration to me many times.

In general these are very interesting. I think Pepstep would benefit from a better keyboard sound, something snappier, that sits better with the frantic rhythmicality of the track. I love this type of bizarre experimental yet rhythmic stuff, just maybe some basic thing like mixing and sound palette would benefit from more work. I agree with The Bro, Prune Prism is the best out of these. Seems that it's the most put together and well rounded. Soundwise, too. I think that should be a reference for where you want the other tracks to go. The only gripe is that I think the brass stabs should let up for a little while, so I can just bask in the basic beat. Like at 2:30 e.g.

Lol, is that from Beep Street? Actually did he use a breakbeat for that? Doesn't sound like a drum machine. Great track. Your own drum programming is excellent. Cool melodies too over that busy acid line.

One thing I would suggest is to learn to to play the drums a little bit. Although it might be impractical because drums are big and maybe also a little expensive. Failing that, get a drum machine that allows you to experiment quickly and naturally. Then try to dissect as many songs as possible from as many sources as possible. Food for thought: What is a drum break and how can it be used to create rhythmic tension and release? A lot of electronic music in particular could benefit greatly by adding breaks at select places, to relieve some of the monotony. Also on the subject of drum programming: What do real drummers do naturally in terms of accents and variation in level? Just a little bit of that can liven up a dull beat quite a bit.

Beautiful. Goddamn do I want one of those.

This is great stuff! I think "compmate" is my favorite, for the weird sounds and the hectic beat, also a little bit of microtonality in there? Or some detuned FM? Tonality-wise and melodically this is also very strong. A hint of Orbital maybe, with those sinister sounding scales.

Holy shit, really?

Did you remove it? I get a "video unavailable".

I like the idea of this more than the actual execution. Like trying to mix orchestral music with rhythmic IDM. But it still feels too much like two disparate elements. Like a string quartet with a beat tacked on. It's a cool arrangement, though, I'd like to hear it just as a string quartet. Is Squarepusher himself writing this, i.e. the string parts? If he devotes more time to stuff like this, it could become great. Actually I want to see Squarepusher feat. Attacca Quartet, and give him full rein over the mix and permission to resample and downright mutilate the strings. And jazzband, hehe... Isn't it just the price of failure if you're trying to do something new, that it might turn out corny and lame? Still got to take that chance.

I'm not sure why this thread hasn't gotten any response. The Forest is a killer track! You've got to hang in until the breakbeat kicks in though for it to fully register, so maybe people haven't paid enough attention. But it's so fun to listen to. Like, the buildup is the whole point of the track, but then the middle breakbeat section is what ties it all together. The Last Day of Summer I think needs more mixing. It's got nice ideas and melodies, but needs more work. Maybe because it's so busy and and jam-based it's a harder sell until you find a place for all the sounds in the mix. Actually, you can use your own track The Forest as a reference.

I absolutely love that slide sound. I would keep that around and do some more exploration with it. Nice chill track to showcase it, too.

Some more funky stuff

Haha, I hadn't noticed that! But that fucking guy... I mean how much money do you have to pay youtube to be that freaking visible? I refuse to believe that midi chord packs are this lucrative. But what do I know...