Crunchy, distorted IDM/techno/acid

[zkom]

I've been doing some crunchy IDMs with acid/techno influences and loads of distortion. I'll be posting them into this thread.

 

For the hell of it let's start with the most fucked up one. A couple of time signature changes and variable BPMs in this one..

https://soundcloud.com/omzk/rraaste-mpeerian

[Guest isaki]

really love it, crispy but soft at the same time

[zkom]

Cheers.

[ambermonk]

Yeah I'm digging this. There's plenty of awesome sounds jumping around, and has just the right amount of structural variation.

Very interesting track overall.

[zkom]

Thanks, man.

[zkom]

Here's a little bit more conventional one..

 

https://soundcloud.com/omzk/linguistix

[zkom]

Third and last one from this set with some distorted cat sounds.

 

https://soundcloud.com/omzk/rraaste-feeding-malfunction

[Guest yanG]

cool sounds, though i'd like it with less reverb

[Guest]

I like this a lot! Reminds me of Phthalo stuff. Unique and not forced at all.

[zkom]

cool sounds, though i'd like it with less reverb

 

Thanks. :)

 

I actually toned down the reverbs a bit when I was um.. "mastering". :) There's three kinds of reverbs in there: natural reverb in the samples, analog gear run through spring reverb and vst reverb, so it may get a little heavy at times.

 

I like this a lot! Reminds me of Phthalo stuff. Unique and not forced at all.

 

Thanks, man! *Goes to check out what's Phthalo*

[Guest tonfarben]

I liked the second one the most. One question, what kind of hardware spring reverb do you own and can you recommend it? I want to have ne, but dunno which, there are so many on the evil bay.

[zkom]

I liked the second one the most. One question, what kind of hardware spring reverb do you own and can you recommend it? I want to have ne, but dunno which, there are so many on the evil bay.

 

Thanks. :)

 

I have the Doepfer A-199 spring reverb module in my modular system. It's pretty noisy and picks up electromagnetic background radiation from the laptop, speakers, etc (which I have actually exploited by hovering the spring unit above the laptop ). I don't know how it compares to others because it's the only one I've ever used.. It's sounds well dirty at least.

[Guest tonfarben]

Yeah I also thought about buying this one, because it´s nice and small. And when I read your desciption its maybe just the right thingy for me.

[DorkingtonPugsly]

I love this crunchy stuff, it's why I can't get enough of Clark. Some bits here and there reminded me of some of his tracks. I liked the first and third one a lot. Second one was a bit too static for me. Maybe I need to listen to it more though.

[Guest]

I like this a lot! Reminds me of Phthalo stuff. Unique and not forced at all.

 

Thanks, man! *Goes to check out what's Phthalo*

 

http://www.phthalo.com/

 

Mainly reminded me of Phthalocyanine.

 

http://www.discogs.com/artist/Phthalocyanine

[zkom]

 

I like this a lot! Reminds me of Phthalo stuff. Unique and not forced at all.

 

Thanks, man! *Goes to check out what's Phthalo*

 

http://www.phthalo.com/

 

Mainly reminded me of Phthalocyanine.

 

http://www.discogs.com/artist/Phthalocyanine

 

 

Yeah, I found the Phthalo website and It's My Beak video by myself, that was pretty entertaining.

[Guest]

 

 

I like this a lot! Reminds me of Phthalo stuff. Unique and not forced at all.

 

Thanks, man! *Goes to check out what's Phthalo*

 

http://www.phthalo.com/

 

Mainly reminded me of Phthalocyanine.

 

http://www.discogs.com/artist/Phthalocyanine

 

 

Yeah, I found the Phthalo website and It's My Beak video by myself, that was pretty entertaining.

 

I love that video so much.

 

Anyway, sorry to side track. Good tunes you've got!

[hello spiral]

This is some cool shit right here.

[zkom]

Thanks.

[zkom]

I've been doing some four-on-the-floor techno remixes of these tracks. Here's the first one:

 

https://soundcloud.com/omzk/linguistix-ritual-origins

[Guest od++]

only had time for the first two because i gots to get to work (hopefully I'll have time when I get back to check the rest), mad interesting, loads of crazy sounds, well mastered.

Someone above mentioned that it doesn't sound forced and I think that's a pretty apt observation, nothing forced here.

Cool shit!

[hokum]

cool sounds, though i'd like it with less reverb

y

was about to say the same... sounds like ambience vst plugin is a bit heavy... still rad though

[zkom]

Thanks for the comments!

 

The remixes have a little bit less vst reverb because I want them to be a bit punchier.

[sun drugs]

these are great. love the remix! i think it needs a big deep kick though, still works without it.

you using elektron gear too?

[zkom]

these are great. love the remix! i think it needs a big deep kick though, still works without it.

you using elektron gear too?

 

Thanks!

 

No, I don't have Elektron. Just Renoise, Dark Energy, a bunch of Doepfer modules, MFB-522, a Boss distortion pedal, Monotron Delay and Zoom H2 recorder.