This track was created from an acoustic loop of a Celtic instrument which I put through a virtual pedal + amp chain to turn into the backing 'electric guitar' track. The plucked acoustic guitar on top and the flute were played by me (all virtual…

A very dystopian track...

This is a track that is unapologetically scary and unsettling. Combination of synths and orchestral instruments, some noises...no drums or percussion. Don't listen alone in the dark.... You have been warned......

The Pads of Paddington is a set of 2 pieces (this being the 2nd one). I took inspiration from train sounds/noises. For this second piece, I used actual recordings of train sounds made by me with my faithful Zoom H1 recorder. For this piece…

The Pads of Paddington is a set of 2 pieces (this being the first one). I took inspiration from train sounds/noises although the "pads" of Paddington should technically be called the "drones" of Paddington - however, I am sure you understand the…

The first piece created for the RPM 2023... I have a cheap mp3 player and I used the fast-forward function to cut up some speech into small words and phonemes. The intention was to create an experimental piece, containing glitches and cut…

The most experimental of the pieces in the album. Shawn Klein, a long-time internet friend, shares my interest in sound. He is a radio host and has various radio programs on the Global Voice internet radio, including one where he explores many…

For this one I experimented with different instruments and 2 layers to create a bass sound that resembled an acoustic double bass. That inspired me to create a Jazz piece. The drums are loops from LoopMasters. The piece develops with a simple…

This time an experimental journey into soft glitch and noise inspired music. I was inspired to create a glitch/noise music piece by the sounds in this Freesound pack: https://freesound.org/people/Hewn.Marrow/packs/34116/ created by Hewn.Marrow…

This was the second piece to be put together for the RPM. Although was also the last one to actually get finished. A collab with long time music partner Brett. For this one my experimentation started with a plugin/sample pack designed…

For me this year's RPM challenge was all about being experimental. For this track I used a plugin called Noises by ADSR Sounds. This plugin comes pre-loaded with a number of sound banks containing samples of many different noise sources. The…

An excellent guitar recording session with Dave!.... There was so much material, I could have made 3 or 4 tracks. But there was only time for one, so we made it a good one! I provided the initial drums and bass backing track for Dave to play…

Here is a completely acoustic (and quite rough, honestly) recording of Dan playing the ukulele. This was actually a first experiment recording with a home made contact microphone held to the body of the ukulele with gluetack. It was essentially…

One more sucessfull collab between Snapper4298 and AlienXXX! With an overlying dark tone, this is a tune that will (probably) keep you on the edge of your seat!

Rework/Remix of a pre-existing piece by Wendingo24. The previous piece contained all the melodic drones and many of the noise and field recording layers. I added additional sound layers and also concentrated on using a number of techniques for…

...and this is version #2, a completely different take on remixing an earlier piece by Wendingo24. This one is much more in line with the initial piece. Although I still wanted to include electric guitar, this piece is mostly acoustic. Very cosy…

Some work with a new collab partner: Wendingo24 from Freesound.org One of 2 remixes I have created based on some earlier recordings by Wendingo24. He provided the acoustic guitar at the start of the track (which I also manipulated to sound like…

Dave has been around with his guitar a few times. This will be the first time one of our collabs makes it to the RPM challenge. We left it quite last minute (Dave had all sorts of other things going on), but managed to get him on Friday 25th…

Another one by Snapper4298 and me.... There is crazy.... and then there is absolutely, insanely, utterly crazy mad... Firstly, it's not even an arpeggiator at all, but never mind that. The melody is crazy, wonky!.... Apologies for the use…

Yep! It's me and Snapper4298 again! This year, we just kept going! Melodically I think this is one of if not THE richest and most beautiful tracks I have ever created :) Sounds so epic!