PanMan

Mare Marginus

Note: This post was written in 2025 and backdated to appear on the day I wrote and published the track. I tend to have a pretty strong self-deprecating sense of humor. I’m not sure if that’s a defense mechanism, an outgrowth of my early humility training by my parents, a natural extension of my sarcasm, or some deeper psychological thing that some therapist would like to talk to me about because they need to send … Continue reading

Blue Dog

Note: This post was written in 2025 and backdated to appear on the day I wrote and published the track. Even more Lo-Fi! Honestly, I’m enjoying doing these and know they’ll be good playlist fodder in the future. As with my ambient stuff, the hardest part is often naming them. There’s not a ton to talk about in this one, though there is one fun trick that came from XO. The extreme panning in the … Continue reading

Narcissus Rising

Note: This post was written in 2025 and backdated to appear on the day I wrote and published the track. Where to begin? This is one of those oddball pieces that became more or less what I was sort of trying to do in a roundabout way. It’s not quite a “pants” track – I had a plan – but that plan was nebulous at best. It’s as much an exploration of texture and rhythm … Continue reading

I Cook and Then I Chill

Note: This post was written in 2025 and backdated to appear on the day I wrote and published the track. More Lo-Fi! I have to admit that there’s something a bit addictive/attractive with making these. A lot of the pressure in creating a “real” track1As if that were actually a thing. “Real” in this context is some stupid ideal that lives in my brain and roughly means “difficult and following some possibly obsolete ruleset while … Continue reading

Moxie’s Meadow

Note: This post was written in 2025 and backdated to appear on the day I wrote and published the track. I don’t have a ton to say about this one. I think it was probably started with me intending to do a Lo-Fi track, and it certainly fits the formula for one, but it seems a little too… sweet? Nice? Neither of those fit, because I’ve heard Lo-Fi that would warrant those terms. Maybe it’s … Continue reading