Dust and Dreams

Dear Diary

I had a weird sort of nightmare, but I wasn’t playing myself in the dream. It was more like I was in a horror movie. There was a glowing book that fell behind a shelf, and the other person in the dream was kind of freaking out. I wasn’t taking it seriously and was reaching slowly behind the bookcase (or whatever), planning to pretend that I was being pulled in by a monster or something.

And then I fell… for real. Out of the bed and onto the floor. In real life. It was maybe 5 AM in the morning. It was a bit embarrassing and slightly painful.

About the track

This track is a little darker, but I’ve been feeling some things lately I suppose. It’s also pretty minimalist, but then again, I only had two notes to play with. Overall, I like the vibe, and there are some super slow modulations and subtle background things going on that keep it interesting, at least for me.

I muted iBassist, but used it to drive Continua for more of a dark synthy feel. I put a super slow LFO on the big wheel in Fold, which is why the bass drone works its way in and out. The quick fade out of the background instruments at the end was a total mistake, but I think it actually works.

I recorded this during my morning meditation Zoom. If you’d like to come meditate with me in the mornings, the info is in this post over here.

Tools and stuff

Gear: Strandberg Boden NX 7, M-Audio Air 192/14, iPad Pro M2, iPad Pro, Macbook Air, Zoom LiveTrak L-20R, Zoom Q8n-4K camera, 1x Spider Capos

Pedals: Gamechanger Audio Plus, tc electronic Subnup, electro-harmonix Ravish

iPad Apps

Audio Damage: Other Desert Cities, Replicant 3, Continua

AudioThing: Noises, Voice, Fold, Texture, Moon Echo

Kymatica: AUM, AudioShare

Igor Vasiliev: Stellarvox

Woodman’s Immaculate Maple Syrup Studio: Wood’nGate

Jam Origin: Midi Guitar 2

Lumbeat: iBassist

Klevgränd: Borsta

Gestrument AB: Gestrument

Fabfilter: Pro-Q 3

Arthur Kerns: midiLFOs

Mac Software

Plogue Bidule, Neural DSP Archetype:Cory Wong, Best Service NADA, Animoog Z, Glitchmachines Fracture

Xenome 808

808 is a 2-note xenome, also known as the minor sixth or augmented fifth interval.

C-808 scale diagrams

Xenotuning

6-String Guitar

Keyboard