Tuesday 26 May 2015

Calymbo Island

Some time ago I got another vocal track from Midicrash Serge, sung this time by "Pirate Maya", and asked me to do something with it. Again, I didn't know the original song, I had nothing but the vocals. First, the tempo, quite tricky but I got it. Then the scale. Wow, that was difficult, because I heard some scale changes. I didn't want to make things complicated, so I used some auto-tuning.

I did one rough version, pitched the vocals slightly up to get a clearer sound, sent it to Serge and he sent me back a new version of the vocal track, with a higher pitch. I wasn't really convinced by this as you can hear the singer reaching her limits. Eventually, after much try and error, I build this electro-pop like song:



Only recently I got to listen to the original song, and was quite surprised how it sounds:




Enjoy!

Wednesday 20 May 2015

Moo - Introversion

I recently stumbled on this little jewel, an electronic musical journey through eerie swelling pads and mild electric percussion, creating a very comfortable place.


About the album:

Moo (Craig Walkner) is a dark ambient artist who specializes in ambient, surrealist, electronic, soundscape, and avant-garde compositions. Introversion, his self-released debut album started in the dark winters of Wisconsin and finished while living far from home in the summer heat of Austin, TX. The album title is highly apparent in the compositions--dark, thought-provoking, surreal, reflective, and some would deem it relaxing and calming. You'll hear something new every time you listen to it, so sit back, turn off the lights, light a candle, and let the music wash over you. Perfect for relaxing, meditating, and yoga.

This is the full album - should you want to purchase, please visit the links below. Or, if you'd like to give a donation for the free listen, my Paypal e-mail is craigwalkner (at) gmail.com.

Introversion was released on July 7th, 2011 and can be streamed/purchased on Bandcamp, iTunes, Amazon, and CD Baby:

http://ambientmoo.bandcamp.com/

http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/intr...

http://www.amazon.com/gp/search/ref=s...

http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/moo7