ArtificialDisco

Yeah, could we maybe have more info on that former label. Is it googlable?

What I'm hearing in my mind is a cello at the bottom or something similar playing a bass line. It could come in close to the ending (at 1:20) and play long notes, but also do something melodic, so you'll feel it as a new element. Then it could be time to silence some things... maybe give the bells a break. That could open up space for some variation, maybe that would be a good place to go nuts with the drums. I'd also bring down the volume of the bells overall - just a smidge. Otherwise a nice sounding track!

I feel like it's a little backing track-ish. Adding a melody could be a way to move forward. Something smooth, sine-wavey that soars on top of the rest. It shouldn't come in right away, maybe at the one-minute mark. That also adds a lot of development possibilities because you could repeat it, silence it, chop it up, vary it, etc. At least I think there is space in the "top layer" for doing something that grabs attention, especially in the later parts of the track.

No Children by The Mountain Goats. It gets some extra points for how perfectly it got used in Moral Orel, which is a silly but ultimately devastatingly depressing show about puppets.

Thanks a bunch. I did have your earlier comment in this thread in mind - to get more weird with the synths. I'd like to think that paid off at least a little bit.

Thanks a lot! When I got to the point of settling it down a little I figured it had some space a little trumpet playing. This type of sound owes everything to Miles Davis' Bitches Brew.

Thanks to soundcloud for the title of this one. I guess it's supposed be cutesy error message, but it kind of sounds like it could be a Philip Dick novel or something. This is also probably the most IDM thing I can muster at the moment. https://soundcloud.com/artificial-disco/our-robot-think-youre-a-robot

Breakbeats going strong in this one. I look forward to hear the rest of it.

Omg, that is like such a gemini thing to say!

Yeah, I feel like I'm in the same boat. Plus all the bars are closed, which has put a damper on the whole thing. Really, I just like to put my feet in the air and have a few glasses of whiskey and feel my brain becoming lightly scrambled as the night goes on.

I wish I was drunk right now. That'd be nice. Better than work. Better than second-guessing myself even in this thread about nothing.

Very nice, looking forward to hear how this plays out. You've got a nice beat at 0:52 and already a nice melody to accompany it. There's a world of possibilities where to take this.

I did some more breakbeat stuff: Actually it kind of got spun out from a piano composition that I made a while ago.

Yeah, Zappa had some good ones! http://concentrationmoon.jany.be/gallery/fz 010 1990 eu a-ts1587814593.jpg

If you could play three quarter notes in the space of four that would be 120*(3/4) = 90 beats per minute. It would be a triplet made out of half-notes I think. It's tricky to do at least.

Kidding aside, I really just go by feeling. Maybe it's like I want something that's kind of like 120 but a little more chill so I'll set it at 110. I think I have a kind of a general idea what 60, 90 and 120 etc. is like and I'll go from there. Actually it's surprising how little I've thought about this.

420 bpm

Somehow I can't help but think this would make a decent album cover.

It's not so much of a studio as a bunch of junk in the corner of the living room.

Thanks for the comments! Here is another funky sort of thing I've been working on: https://soundcloud.com/artificial-disco/how-do-i-turn-it-off

Great work! Nice chords, great beats. The mix is pretty much perfect as far as I can hear. That synth sound near the end is just delicious. Congrats on a great track!

Yeah definitely! These beats are catching fire! It feels like you've just gone up like three levels in breakbeat mashing overnight.

Love it. I listened to the first one too and I think you're definitely taking this in the right direction. The groove is really cool and mellow and this is one of those tunes I really just wish for it to keep going without too much change. The melody at around 1:50 fits nicely as well. It'll sit well with the other track you're working on. In terms of mixing it could probably do with some EQ, I feel like the bass is getting in the way of the other instruments. At least take a look at that humming bass sound. The boom is great though.