April 2008 Archives

Hello.  I am trying to live up to my promise of putting out more music so here something I did in February of this year.  It is a drum and bass instrumental that was really just me testing out my new quad core setup.  I always like to push a new computer to its limits.  This has 12 softsynths and a sampler running with every channel utilizing compressors and EQs.  There are probably a few effects being used too.  All of this can be played back in realtime...barely.  That's about it - enjoy. 

Gabino - Octo.mp3

NUDE (FOR ALL TIME)

Here is a quick summary of the re-arrangement of Radiohead's Nude song that I did.  The band released parts of the song on April Fools day for those who don't know.  The only joke about this is that you had to buy it through iTunes and work with compressed audio!  I know of another band currently holding a remix competition through last.fm that actually gave you 24bit 44.1 files!  Very nice to work with..not that I did..ooppps. 

Anyhow, I scrapped the bass and drum parts and only kept one guitar phrase for the climax.  I also reharmonized some of the chords by starting it on a major key instead of a minor one.  It makes for a much more uplifting experience IMHO.  I added a few wispy synths here and there and of course a deep ol' skool analog bass synth and some light, tasteful drum samples.  I like it. 

For those whose minds work a bit differently than the norm...mron eht naht yltnereffid tib a krow sdnim esohw esoht roF. 

(EMIT LLA ROF) EDUN