This is a “throw stuff at it” seat-of-my-pants piece. I know I was initialy going for something in a very early Kraftwerk style, but it ended up being something else. Something hybrid I suppose. It feels a little more 80s than 70s. I probably tried pivoting to a Lo-Fi track at some point, but that didn’t take either.
- Apanthropinization Ray Toler 3:27
So without a strong temporal anchor and no real hook to exploit, this is more of an exploration of textures and variations. Examples are that the sharp arpeggio that shows up first is actually the same synth patch as the more “fat synth line” that shows up for the chorus-ish sections. The only difference is how long the key gets held.
It’s a nice little groove that I’ll enjoy when it shows up on a random shuffle, but I don’t know that I’ll seek it out very often. It was frustrating and tedious to create mostly because I kept trying to make it go somewhere beyond what it is. These have surprised me before, though, so only Future Me™ knows.
Colophon
Instruments & Samples
XO, impOSCar 3, Arp 2600 V, Prophet-5 V, Hive 2, Oddity 3, Diva
Mixing, Mastering, & Effects
FabFilter, Gullfoss, PanMan