Snapping up shares of D'anconia Copper
Note: This post was written in 2025 and backdated to appear on the day I wrote and published the track. I almost started this post with, “Well, here we go back to Lo-Fi Land” except that I realized this track was actually my first intentional flirtation with the genre. I say “intentional” because I’ve been writing these types of tracks for years and years, but I always called them beats, demos, or sketches. They certainly … Continue reading
Note: This post was written in 2025 and backdated to appear on the day I wrote and published the track. This visit to the Mares is another drone. Once again, the Slate + Ash libraries are the stars here, and I began warming up a bit more to Spectres. It’s still my least favorite of their libraries, but as I poke more through the content, I’m finding usable things. In this case, the main drone … Continue reading
Note: This post was written in 2025 and backdated to appear on the day I wrote and published the track. Ohhhhhh what to say about this one? It’s one of my “swing and a miss” tracks – what I had in my head was pretty cool, but the final result is definitely lacking. On the positive side of things, I think the riff of the hook is pretty solid. Maybe not crazily original, but it … Continue reading
Note: This post was written in 2025 and backdated to appear on the day I wrote and published the track. I mentioned in yesterday’s post that I’d started a track but knew it would be too involved to complete with the time available. But today is a new day, and I’m starting early. Part of what I knew would make it time consuming is it’s based around an old spoken word recording. And when I … Continue reading
Note: This post was written in 2025 and backdated to appear on the day I wrote and published the track. Last year (2023) I named most of my ambient pieces after lunar seas. It wasn’t really a planned thing – just an easy naming convention – and the definition of “ambient” certainly shifts across the six pieces, ranging from a melodic piano piece with electronic spices to full-on drones. I was initially hesitant to explore … Continue reading