The version of this on my YouTube playlist The Scorge had the top line melody in strings, which I always hated. This is as close as I could get before running out of time and energy. The timbre could be a bit more abrasive, but there it us.

Supposed to be an intro to the next track. Needs more editing when I can find the time...

The basic track was done several years ago with Native Instruments FM8 soft synth. Last year I filled it out with Ableton Live 10 and theremin samples. The original intent was to capture the threatening mood of Peter Gabriel's The Intruder but…

Please don't read this as any sort of commentary or disrespect of any kind. I did an instrumental mood piece and for no reason other than it seems to work well put a sample of a beautiful call to prayer over top of it.

Another elaboration of a groove by Chris Avery, this time with him on guitar, bass, and drums. He called it TBC, which got me thinking about the feeling of being a bit of unfinished work, a work in progress, of being, frankly, a bit of a disappointment…

I was so disappointed in the youtube retention stats on the original version of this that I created this neoclassical version (the Imaginary Crowdpleaser Mix) thinking it would be more accessible. I renamed the original (I think I still like it…