ArtificialDisco Posted March 19, 2021 Share Posted March 19, 2021 Hello everyone! This is a set of tunes I've been working on for most of the last year. I was thinking it works together as an album. I'm still kind of on the fence of releasing it though, so I figured I'd post it here before getting it up on Spotify or Bandcamp. The name is up for review. Actually everything is up for review. https://soundcloud.com/artificial-disco/sets/digital-desperation I guess I'll use this thread for any future stuff I might make. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
th555 Posted March 19, 2021 Share Posted March 19, 2021 (edited) I like Lost in the Void, that trumpet there is brilliant! I like the combination of straightforward exotica cheese (no offense ;)) and odder idm-ish stuff. Getting mu-ziq vibes, as well. Oh and Safe to Eat is a great track too. Edited March 19, 2021 by th555 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArtificialDisco Posted March 20, 2021 Author Share Posted March 20, 2021 17 hours ago, th555 said: I like Lost in the Void, that trumpet there is brilliant! I like the combination of straightforward exotica cheese (no offense ;)) and odder idm-ish stuff. Getting mu-ziq vibes, as well. Oh and Safe to Eat is a great track too. "Straightforward exotica cheese" is a great sounding phrase although I have no idea what it means. But I'm guessing this is referring to track 5 mostly, which is kind of a Propellerheads tribute. Also, glad you liked the trumpet! I am a trumpet player of course, so it only made sense to use it. It can be a tricky though... I don't want this to turn into "me playing over a backing track". I try to use it only when there is place for it in the music. The third track also has trumpet playing throughout. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BaggerMcGuirk Posted March 20, 2021 Share Posted March 20, 2021 Lost in the Void is my favorite of the bunch(I first heard it in that other thread where it was posted), but it was cool listening to the others. Overall, I get Stereolab/Mu-Ziq vibes here and there. The Moog/MS20ish sound in Bunker Bitch at around 2min grabbed me as well. If I had any suggestions, I guess I would say if I were remixing any of these, I'd add more synth-y weirdness. Like Raymond Scott style modular/analogue noodles to sit alongside the more traditional sounding instruments. Good stuff! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruising for burgers Posted March 21, 2021 Share Posted March 21, 2021 oh my the "mariachi" brass section in supersaturation is gold! your melodies are something else... it all sounds so organic like a band jamming... this is quite genius overall! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArtificialDisco Posted March 22, 2021 Author Share Posted March 22, 2021 On 3/20/2021 at 8:21 PM, BaggerMcGuirk said: Lost in the Void is my favorite of the bunch(I first heard it in that other thread where it was posted), but it was cool listening to the others. Overall, I get Stereolab/Mu-Ziq vibes here and there. The Moog/MS20ish sound in Bunker Bitch at around 2min grabbed me as well. If I had any suggestions, I guess I would say if I were remixing any of these, I'd add more synth-y weirdness. Like Raymond Scott style modular/analogue noodles to sit alongside the more traditional sounding instruments. Good stuff! Thanks a lot! I think that's a good idea moving forward actually, to get more into the synthesis of it all. A lot of people seem to like Lost in the Void. The Amen Break strikes again, I guess! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArtificialDisco Posted March 22, 2021 Author Share Posted March 22, 2021 23 hours ago, Tim_J said: oh my the "mariachi" brass section in supersaturation is gold! your melodies are something else... it all sounds so organic like a band jamming... this is quite genius overall! Thank you very much! It's comforting to hear that it's organic sounding, it really was what I was going for! I'm glad you liked it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrzyglosz Posted March 27, 2021 Share Posted March 27, 2021 I like how It's Already Tomorrow has this three parts arrangement. Middle part is huge (reminds me of Scandinavian black metal for a reason). I would maybe tame the ambience (reverb or tails/decay times) in the track, because it feels like, let's say, over-compressed or is just lacking dynamics. Liked that keys solo at around 1:50 of the Bunker Bitch a lot. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArtificialDisco Posted March 27, 2021 Author Share Posted March 27, 2021 4 minutes ago, Mrzyglosz said: I like how It's Already Tomorrow has this three parts arrangement. Middle part is huge (reminds me of Scandinavian black metal for a reason). I would maybe tame the ambience (reverb or tails/decay times) in the track, because it feels like, let's say, over-compressed or is just lacking dynamics. Liked that keys solo at around 1:50 of the Bunker Bitch a lot. That's great advice. This is actually stuff I lose sleep over so having some feedback on it is golden. Maybe I thought the high "plings" of the keyboard were hurting my ears so I compressed it but in the process it might have lost something. Also, the whole track is drenched is the Valhalla Shimmer reverb, which could definitely be dialed back a bit. I'm going to take another look at it. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArtificialDisco Posted March 31, 2021 Author Share Posted March 31, 2021 Another thing I've been working on recently. I guess it's a bit long, but I hope that's OK. https://soundcloud.com/artificial-disco/the-whole-solar-cycle 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BaggerMcGuirk Posted March 31, 2021 Share Posted March 31, 2021 Really enjoyed the way this one spools out. It's got a prog vibe for me. I'm jealous of your ability with the live instruments! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Himelstein Posted March 31, 2021 Share Posted March 31, 2021 9 hours ago, ArtificialDisco said: Another thing I've been working on recently. I guess it's a bit long, but I hope that's OK. https://soundcloud.com/artificial-disco/the-whole-solar-cycle Yeah, this is sweet! Once again, the brass is awesome! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArtificialDisco Posted April 9, 2021 Author Share Posted April 9, 2021 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 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArtificialDisco Posted April 18, 2021 Author Share Posted April 18, 2021 I did some more breakbeat stuff: Actually it kind of got spun out from a piano composition that I made a while ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArtificialDisco Posted April 22, 2021 Author Share Posted April 22, 2021 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 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArtificialDisco Posted April 22, 2021 Author Share Posted April 22, 2021 1 hour ago, eassae said: Very nice dark<->light vibe in the first section. Love the hammered piano chords. I'm always a sucker for dark trumpet with lots of reverb. 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. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BaggerMcGuirk Posted April 22, 2021 Share Posted April 22, 2021 That FM bell midway is lovely. Solid track through and through. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArtificialDisco Posted April 22, 2021 Author Share Posted April 22, 2021 47 minutes ago, BaggerMcGuirk said: That FM bell midway is lovely. Solid track through and through. 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. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArtificialDisco Posted May 14, 2021 Author Share Posted May 14, 2021 I've been sitting on this for a little while now. In retrospect, I don't quite know what to think of it. Also, it's probably the jazziest thing I've done in a while. https://soundcloud.com/artificial-disco/on-the-down-low 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArtificialDisco Posted May 14, 2021 Author Share Posted May 14, 2021 3 minutes ago, eassae said: Good and dirty track. I like the slow undulating pace. In terms of production I was wishing there was a little less, or the frequency range was narrowed, or both, for the reverb on the drums. It set them way back in comparison with the lead horn, which is cool, but they felt a little muddy to me. Could just be a personal preference though. No, you could be on to something. I liked that reverb snare sound and decided to go with it. But too much is too much and muddiness is definitely something I don't want. I'll look into that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArtificialDisco Posted June 6, 2021 Author Share Posted June 6, 2021 I made this for a contest. It's for Samples From Mars and their Kawaii keyboards sample pack. Personally I'm just sinking deeper and deeper into breakbeat madness. I don't know if they that's what they want or what they even thought was possible, but I think it sounds nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArtificialDisco Posted July 26, 2021 Author Share Posted July 26, 2021 A hip hop sounding big beat kind of thing. I went on a tour of get-rich-quick youtube videos for the vocal samples: https://soundcloud.com/artificial-disco/is-this-for-real 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArtificialDisco Posted August 23, 2021 Author Share Posted August 23, 2021 Some more funky stuff 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BaggerMcGuirk Posted August 26, 2021 Share Posted August 26, 2021 Really like the bouncing echo effect, as well as the lead monosynth. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webby Posted September 4, 2021 Share Posted September 4, 2021 Nice off-beat rhythm on the organ stabs. Reminds me of Luke Vibert's Kerrier District stuff. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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