Rents backhoes, not hammers
Note: This post was written in 2025 and backdated to appear on the day I wrote and published the track. I’m not sure what this style / genre would have been called back in the 80s, but these days it’s called Synthwave. This is as “stereotypical” a synthwave track as I can think of, yet it’s absolutely true to an actual 80s track by Jan Hammer or Giorgio Moroder. The arrangement is simple, as is … Continue reading
Day one. The blank page. 29 tracks ahead of me. 696 hours in which to drag music out of the aether. Sigh. I don’t have a strong recollection of the instrumental portion of this track. It’s made up of mostly usual suspect synths like Pigments, Omnisphere, and Hive, and clearly sounds like one of my “just keep throwing things in there until it’s soup” recipes. Another Completely Successful Exercise in Planning and Self Restraint. … Continue reading