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i wrote a few songs in february too, trying to emulate an "earthbound" feeling. i wasn't quite happy with them.

this one in particular sounds offensively like a song that i would make.

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posting another scary music that i wrote just so i have at least 1 post this month

100% vital as usual

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music theory idea: what if we pretended scales only had 4 notes?

so for the church modes, you have these and nothing more:

major (1 2 3 4)

minor (1 2 b3 4)

phrygian (1 b2 b3 4)

lydian (1 2 3 #4)

so if you want a full "normal" scale, you have to combine one of these four with a negative version.

for example, if you want mixolydian, you combine major with negative minor. that'll get you your nat6 and b7.

sadly, lydian and negative lydian would make a 6 note scale: 1 2 3 #4 b6 b7. idk what that means.

ok so what advantages does this have? it explains why i think sixes are weird. that's it really.

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i added a few things and also tempos. there are issues here. but also: apparently honey and sunsetta anthem match? that's wild already

the bigger issue: how do i link any of this to my early work?

so throughout my discography there are several songs that hit this wide-field but intimate screaming sort of vibe

off the top of my head:

160 lonely sunsetta anthem

110 sparkling _deck();

110 shine together, forever

140 sets / bodyload

120 vs insoc

110 ice mirror

160 sadsic honey

100 (maybe) central air check

120 (maybe) autumn ground (to a lesser extent)

there's another set that's really close to that vibe, but without the screaming, i guess?

90 said winter days

90 recycled ego tilt

100 benedryl nap

160 count's vamp collection

120 definitely autumn ground

and then there's this third set that has the vibe but not the beat

90 about hands

110 disk mounting tutorial

130 vbeat

for my 20 year mix, i had the idea to just push the top set all together in sequence but will that actually work? does that even make sense? much to consider.

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so throughout my discography there are several songs that hit this wide-field but intimate screaming sort of vibe

off the top of my head:

160 lonely sunsetta anthem

110 sparkling _deck();

110 shine together, forever

140 sets / bodyload

120 vs insoc

110 ice mirror

160 sadsic honey

100 (maybe) central air check

120 (maybe) autumn ground (to a lesser extent)

there's another set that's really close to that vibe, but without the screaming, i guess?

90 said winter days

90 recycled ego tilt

100 benedryl nap

160 count's vamp collection

120 definitely autumn ground

and then there's this third set that has the vibe but not the beat

90 about hands

110 disk mounting tutorial

130 vbeat

for my 20 year mix, i had the idea to just push the top set all together in sequence but will that actually work? does that even make sense? much to consider.

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i keep making scary music lately. im sure this doesnt allude to anything tho

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i made a song for the new April 1st thasauce jam!

my theme was "character intro after a return to the world of the Attaxolotls". I nicked @coloradoweeks's tune from the original album to add a somber touch to an otherwise hip hoppin vibe.

check out the rest (including cool video!!) here

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first sounds of 2025. vital of course.

dizzy. idk.

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first sounds of 2025. vital of course.

dizzy. idk.

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sci2024: form and transform [mixtape+ video]

I made a lot of really good music in 2024. it was a year of openmpt and synth design. im happy with it!

i also decided to shift my album art focus a bit. i learned tooll3.

for this video, i asked people to submit comments that i could put in 3d space... and y'all melted my heart.

to everyone that commented, to everyone that's enjoyed my music, to everyone that remembers me: thank you

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sci2024: form and transform

a mix of some songs i made in 2024. im really happy with this one.

much love to everyone that's followed me so far <3

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ill make a proper album release post later but first:

i decided to make a fancy video and im doing a live premiere of it. let's chat a lil before the new year? (premieres in 15 min and lasts 15 mins)

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top discovered albums this year. as in, top albums from not-2024 but that I found in 2024. i dont have spotify so i gotta do this manually.

rankings approximate. links and thoughts under the cut

BT - The Secret Language of Trees (2023)

"This Binary Universe" is not only an amazing album but one that left a deep impact on me. many years later, BT has given us a spiritual sequel of sorts. it doesn't hit me quite as hard as the original but still holds a special place in my heart.

much love for the clicks in "Time Moves So Fast"

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Diverse System - JAPAN 2 (2023)

this is here mostly for the huge slappers of "灯火" and "Amatsu". but more broadly, there's something really delightful of hearing a japanese take on the fusion of japanese music and modern wobs and cuts.

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Geeez 'n Gosh - Nobody Knows (2002)

how do i say this... what in tarnation. i am pretty sure this is a joke at the expense of todd edwards, but i can't find anything to back that up. and more importantly, the result is a really really cool glitchy y2k-ass clicky bleep affair. rastermusic? it's a style that gets to me and i think the odd theme just embedded this deeper in my head.

actually listen to "It's no secret (what god can do)" tho. good stuff, right?

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Nobukazu Takemura - Child's View Remix (1995)

you might know this as "the source of Let My Fish Loose (Aphex Twin Mix)" but it has more than that. it's a goldmine timecapsule of the era. it's got that early ninjatune sound. chill breaks, chill jungle, electric but homely. iyky.

it's nostalgic to me but in a like... retro toonami way? perhaps?

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Aleksi Perälä - Starlight 1 (2018)

man. Aleksi Perälä. what a weird guy, right? I think it's all meditation music. it feels.... fungible. taco bell variations. but sometimes a variation will hit, so I dig through his albums. the Starlight series seems pretty strong imo! I went with Starlight 1 as the highlight here because "UK74R1823020" shows you the more chill side and then "UK74R1823090" delivers a taste of something harder. but not too hard. (Starlight 2 goes harder so i do recommend that too)

listener beware though! this discography is as mixed of a bag as you can get.

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Joe Hisaishi - Asian X.T.C. (2006)

what original works has mr ghibli composer done? here's one. it's beautiful as you might expect, but it leans a bit towards... i think the liner said "pop"? idk about that. the title track is alright but "Dawn of Asia" is THE standout here!

it's kind of a softer take on "asian music mixed with other influences", a funny contrast with Japan 2 from above.

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Five Star Hotel - spiral ctrl. (2021)

a short but intense little journey. this was a late discovery but i can't listen to it without going at least a little wild! listen to the nonharmonic sounds in the opening alone!! haze with knives.

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pilotredsun - Achievement (2016)

yeah, took me long enough. it's 8 years old now but it feels like its 24 years old. this is an early 00s electronic bedroom musician sound that you just don't see very often anymore. I'm going to quote my initial reaction: pristine. an album misplaced in time. does it deserve the top spot on this year's wrapped? iduno... but it stands out to me somehow.

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top albums of 2024 for me. i dont have spotify so i gotta do this manually.

rankings approximate. links and thoughts under the cut

Ship Sket - Pyretic Winter Ed1ts (2024)

kind of a late find and pretty short BUT wow this is some intense sound design that packs a punch and the bruises still live with me. i actually don't know what these are edits *of*, so I guess I have more to discover here!

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Patricia Taxxon - Bicycle (2024)

this was an early find! i immediately fell in love with the (mostly) laid back textures and vibes. i really like the FEEL within the sounds.

instant favs with "Frat Claws" and "I Do" specifically, but throughout this past year, I kept coming back to "Chipshop" and "Boys". really visceral.

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Fiesta Soundsystem - Pits (2024)

THAT'S THE END OF THE WORLD. DON'T YOU KNOW THAT YET?

man. idk why this stuck with me. what a journey. massive. it feels like vsnares if you extracted all of his harder sounds i guess?

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VA - HOUSE7 (2024)

yeah im on this. but god damn it's filled with good tunes.

just listing some HUGE highlights: TIME AGAIN, ATLANTIC 909, HEPTAGONAL, GONE (NOW THAT YOU’VE), ANEW

and that leaves out several really really good tunes!!! this might be the best, most cohesive 10/10 thing that maj7 has put out and im proud to be on it.

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K2 - Unrealistic Project Roadmap (2024)

this is ball shatteringly good chiptunage from a variety of generators. very often it feels entirely without limits. "Battle Against Laughing Satellite" is insane. "Battle Against an Inscrutable Machine" is sega genesis i think? it could pass as full-DAW. "Fairies of Floating Forest" you can feel the chips but. what limits?

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Ben Böhmer - Bloom (2024)

absolute sunsetter anthem. this is why i keep an eye on ninja tune. "Hiding" rearranged my dna a lil bit.

listen. i am VERY picky about vocals so when I'm fawning over that track or "Rust" or w/e, it means something went right. and the instrumentals are just as beautiful.

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Machinedrum - 3FOR82_D3LUX3 (2024)

what's this? a million collabs with vocalists? :(

oh, wait. wait a second. this is good. like really good. :O

there is an instrumental version of several tracks too, which is DELIGHTFUL machinedrum goodness, but you KNOW something is up when I'm saying I prefer the vocal version of "ZOOM". impeccable.

the fact that machinedrum went for a theme of "optimistic retrospection" really adds to the vibes too.

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Autechre - AE_2022－ (2024)

of course I am forced to become obsessed with this.

fans have a wiki page dedicated to organizing and IDing each set. I have manually chopped them up based on that table.

I'm DELIGHTED to have multiple slow intro versions of "drane3"!! I love "three tone"!! "vineseve"!!!

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hi!!

my year-in-review mix, sci2024, is coming out on the 31st!

and I want to put YOU in the video!

so… all the replies to this post will appear in the sci2024 mix video.

give a shoutout! greet me from your country! say happy new year? say how long you've followed my work, or how you found me! be sentimental or just say "I was here". or whatever!

hny! <3

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hi!!

my year-in-review mix, sci2024, is coming out on the 31st!

and I want to put YOU in the video!

so… all the replies to this post will appear in the sci2024 mix video.

give a shoutout! greet me from your country! say happy new year? say how long you've followed my work, or how you found me! be sentimental or just say "I was here". or whatever!

hny! <3