Category: Production
Todays MindSet
Trepidation
No Alcohol was harmed in the creation
Division 2023
Musings on how grotesquely divided the global population is at a time when unity would make such a huge difference to our survival.
Kirke Godfrey: Original Idea, Drums, Percussion, Bass, Guitar, Keys, Arrange, Produce, Mix, Master.
James Gardner – FM wrangling, Guitar ‘Figures’.
Jeremy Mayall – Etherial Pianissimo.
Patrick Higgins – Sax(ish)
Jimmie Reid – Monologue
Dan Brownridge – Vox
Derrick C – Vox
Nathan Young – Vox
Hill Ryder – Vox
A quick look back at … The State Of Things………
Kirke Godfrey: Original Idea Drums, Percussion, Bass, Guitar, Keys, Arrange, Produce, Mix, Master.
Dan Brownridge: Vox Guitar solo.
Nathan Young: Vox
Hill Ryder Vox
Patrick Higgins Flugel(ish)
Peter Miller assisted with the AI Artwork prompts
Week one of night classes level Video created by Kirke Godfrey :+)
The current state of the world is incomprehensible to me as what seemed like accepting scientific facts, and expectations of common decency fell away as billionaires, selfishness and disease continue to tear the world apart.
Obvious tip of the hat to Gil Scott Herron’s ‘The Revolution Will Not Be Televised’
The State Of Things
The current state of the world is incomprehensible to me as what seemed like accepting scientific facts, and expectations of common decency fell away as billionaires, selfishness and disease continue to tear the world apart.
Remembering the first time I heard Gil Scott Herron’s ‘The Revolution Will Not Be Televised’ and what an impression that track made on me, and looking back at the last few years, and conversations with fellow musicians it seemed reasonable to voice our discontent. I was noodling around and made a groove to try to relax one afternoon, then asked a few people to add to it expressing their views of…
The State Of Things…
I’m responsible for the banging and booming and clanging noises, Production and Mix…
Dan Brownbridge wrote and sang his vocals, and played the guitar that’s under his vocal.
Nathan Young wrote and sang his vocal
Hill Ryder wrote and sang his vocal
Patrick Higgins provides the mellifluous top line.
Dan Brownridge:
Listen to the speaker claim to Cut a little deeper Same people still ain’t equal Promises they’ll be a sequel
But what’s a promise from a criminal And the righteous subliminal It’s only political
There’s gotta be a reason that it rhymes with hypocritical
The water rising, women’s rights flicker like lighting
Children in cages, militias are frightening
The lawnmower trims the blood from the grass leaves And spits out the sins for another school funeral
There’s much too much blood to get blessed
How’s a man to hydrate with all these bullets in his chest
An overhead bowling ball hanging from a string That’s the state of things
Who can marry who What should we do It ain’t nobodys business To judge or to choose Classified emails lock her up Classified documents fuggetaboutit Get wise, inflated chicken thighs Bitcoin highs, Nuclear skies, Ukranian cries
Slip another ship of oil through the embargo
An overhead bowling ball hanging from a string That’s the state of things
Nathan Young:
The revolution will not be televised, it will be livestreamed, tweeted, and viral-ized, caught crooked corporations close door underhanded lies shared and discussed On every social media platform device. a grassroots movement, demanding some improvement from a system formed against us, the disillusioned but now the will of the people will not be denied organized online plugged in and amplified The revolution will not be controlled, By those who seek to keep us from being in the know. toned down freedom of reach This is the state of things, a call to action reduced to hashtags and memes The algorithm schemes to keep some certain things unseen just keep dumbing them down with the next big thing untouchable elite dance their way out of mind with their catchy choreography and throw away lines Times up tik tok, social credit score, ready or not hope you’re up to date with acceptable thought Big tech may try to censor and suppress, But the people will find a way to express the truth.
Hill Ryder:
If you’re talking from prejudice Shut your mouth
If you’re speaking without listening Shut your mouth
If you’re coming from hatred Shut your mouth
If you only got opinions Shut your mouth
If you haven’t done the research Shut your mouth
If you’re shouting over others Shhhh….
If you’re quoting out of context Shut your mouth
If you don’t have the knowledge or experience Shut your mouth
Kirke Godfrey:
Racism!
Human Trafficing
Endemic Corruption
Alternative Truth
Science Denial
Crypto Ponzi
Toxic Positivity
Fascism
Climate Denial
Billionaires
Opiated Masses
Mindless Social Media
Sock Puppet Journalism
Credits:
Released December 23, 2022
Kirke Godfrey: Drums, Percussion, Bass, Guitar, Keys, Brass, Arrange, Produce, Mix, Master.
Dan Brownridge: Vox Guitar solo.
Nathan Young: Vox
Hill Ryder: Vox
Patrick Higgins: Flugel(ish)
Peter Miller: Assisted with the skilful AI art work prompts!
THIS is a HORROR STORY
I have had quite a few experiences similar to this, but NEVER on anything even close to THIS scale!
Mick Gorden has been through the ringer…
AND A FUCKING HERO FOR STEPPING UP !
“This statement is issued in response to id Software Studio Director Marty Stratton’s “DOOM Eternal OST Open Letter”, published on Reddit on May 5, 2020.”
https://medium.com/@mickgordon/my-full-statement-regarding-doom-eternal-5f98266b27ce
A Slam Edit… then the Exhausting version…
A Review! from the ever inquisitive sonic explorer Marc Weidenbaum who runs https://disquiet.com/ an essential site and mail list for anyone interested in sonics.
“Thanks. I dig this. It’s spacious and succinct at the same time, It’s got a Bill Laswell vibe a bit.”
Just very VERY poorly edited (NeedleDrop) set of moments from a 2 and a half hour improvisational session with Patrick Higgins, aka… Badrico.
We are both contributing synthetics, and percussion etc… Patrick via a wind controller and keys, (I think), im playing Bass, El guitar, µFreak and percussion and sound effects.
Mix is a mess because its a live performance and we have to manage as we go…
Just Hit Play: and trance out for 23 mins.
Or… if your a sucker for punishment, or need a longer time out…
The 90 min version, Still some bad edits…
Panama 1989
So back in1989 a friend (C Giles) and i did a STEINSKY inspired track, all done on a Tascam 4 track cassette, Ensoniq, SQ80, a DX7 and an Akai S900. We created a beat track, then performed the rest in live to tape then sampled bits of the radio news reports as it was coming in live.
The way the reporter was expressing totally justifiable fear, (understandable) but also some indignation that he was not ‘TOLD’ really spoke volumes about US entitlement!
We finished the track 45 mins after the news report had ended ran off a normal cassette and walked down to the national radio station, 2JJ.
We told the on air DJ what we had done, and he playefd it (unlistend) to Australia 10 mins later. One of the best experiences of my musical production life.
THIS WAS IT:
Keep falling on my head
Some pretty delightful sonics from a Jedi level sonic denizen.
A Certain Throb…
Dredging up the past…
Very Brilliant Trees
Some really lovely work from very lovely people.
SOFT DROPS by Robbie Duncan
More Binaural messing around.
I’ve been using a couple of old mixes as test benches for LogicX’s new ATMOS PlugIn. I only have a quadraphonic setup, and obviously, most people are NOT set up in 7.1.4, so I’m rendering these out on Binaural.
First go, so pretty clunky and Not to spec, but quite interesting to play in.
(Headphones required)
Composed and performed by Trevor Richards and Kirke Godfrey.
Lyrics by Trevor Richards.
Production by Kirke Godfrey.
Messing with the ATMOS. Smoke (in the wind). HEADPHONES NEEDED
I’ve been using a couple of old mixes as test benches for LogicX’s new ATMOS PlugIn. I only have a quadraphonic setup, and obviously, most people are NOT set up in 7.1.4, so I’m rendering these out on Binaural.
First go, so pretty clunky and Not to spec, but quite interesting to play in.
HEADPHONES Essential.
Composed by Trevor Richards and Kirke Godfrey
Lyrics by Trevor Richards
Sung by Trevor Richards
Played by Trevor Richards and Kirke Godfrey, feedback guitar solo by Tony King.
Produced by Kirke Godfrey
Badly ATMOS mixed by Kirke Godfrey
This mix is a very hasty port from a Stereo mix…
into Binaural output of ATMOS as compared to a 5.1 or 7.1.4 etc.
Original Stereo mix is… https://www.shapednoise.com/site/archives/5857
More very XLNT weirdness from Pendle
Deep Tones for Peace
Smoke
Loca Minima
with the ever charming Drew Mackillop
Current Mode!
Its Behind you!
Some Useful Midi 2.0 info
Got to this via the rather good https://synthandsoftware.com/ site !
Its OUT and its WEIRD!
Be Ready…
At the 3rd Stroke, it will be…
sort of a ‘KRELL’ patch from the micro freak
Pay Fucking Attention!
Saturday Afternoon Fun
gets better each time it goes around…
Into the Atticus and Trent sonic? Give this a dig…
Delighted to announce the imminent arrival of a new library from ModWheel
I’ve been assisting with, manipulating, and and doing some sonic design work on this for the last month or two … and all I can say is … ITS SERIOUSLY GOOD.
Into the Atticus and Trent sonic? Give this a dig…
#Endlesss
Had a rather dizzyingly early start a few mornings ago to jam with Imogen Heap via Endlesss
People : Meet Matt and Imogen…
The session was about an hour of absurd noises and some fun, it was an honour and delight to be involved …
I need to point out this was a collaborative effort, so also very much involved were: Jim Mclure, Rick Sands, and Jeremy Michael Skjevling.
Thanks to all!
Got asked, so…Setup was: OBS collecting my 2 vid streams (laptop and Phone cameras) and intercom audio sending via Google Meet to the very gracious Matt at Endlesss, then music via Ableton Live ‘blackhole’d‘ to the amazing @EndlesssFM Studio, synching all the audio from the UK and USA to me. My Toys were a few NI soft synths, a Microfreak, with a tokai tele and a stingray bass via GtrRig.
Still Working on this…
Covid 19 Hard Times
if your on IOS and into sound…
borderlands iOS app
is a mesmerising art project, that also happens to be quite amazingly fun to make sounds with.
https://apps.apple.com/us/app/borderlands-granular/id561369733
Transmission: The Distance Between Us Matters
Created as part of the Transmission: The Distance Between (Us) Matters project (2020).
More old idea Junk
Something to chill with.
Noodling…
Trace…
Is anything ever really ‘Finished’ now? Not sure, but in the mean time…
Really soul restoring to be playing real bass again, kicks in hard after the second chorus. #RiffyFun.
It seems to be working…
Really delighted how well my new toy has been received
From the very Wonderful Jeff Rona
“Modwheel’s new WaveSkimmer is a deceptively simple and incredibly powerful instrument. I am always looking for ways to add subtle movement and rhythms to my cues, and WaveSkimmer has pretty close to infinite sonic and musical possibilities. It’s helping me with my deadline right now!”
Some kind words about my new toy.
Seems to like it!
Not Strictly EXS24
This looks Useful
The Only Good Reich, is a STEVE Reich!
Im starting to LIKE this…
Cutting Edge Film Fest Win for DoKtor
LowDown V2
Time Machine in full effect!
How Things Are
TechnoCheese
Teaching aid… When trying to learn a bit of software, i make scratch tracks.
Heres one of them:
Chase Sequence that just Fizzles out?
Chthonic4V6
Ok so I’m having a moment or two of Reverie…
Rather proud of my synthetic scratch DJ patch.
2010
Acid-O-pholis
My iTunes decided to throw this rather strange noise, done with a modular software synth sampler Gate/CV thing…
It gets interesting about 20 seconds or so In.
Listenener discretion advised