In short, I've been away because I've been spending less time on the internet and more time playing video games and making music. As well as general summer dad stuff. It's been a good vacation.
So, last weekend I finally got over my nerves and played several of my own tracks out. I don't DJ much anymore, but I got offered a slot at a small party in a beautiful location. About 3,500 feet up on a mountain overlooking the forest. Too good to pass up. Mostly old friends with likeminded music tastes. It seemed like a good chance to play some tracks that have been long dormant on the hard drive out. The true goal for me was to play them in a set without anyone noticing that they were mind.
In that, it actually went really well. The tracks went over great. People danced. It was good times.
Most importantly though, I realized I've most likely been too hard on my own music and that I should put these out more often. I maybe post 1 track for every 70 started and I need to get over my self doubt. It's the classic artistic struggle. As I've moved more into making more aggressive techno, it's stalled my desire to share it with most of my friends. Most of them aren't into Techno and just wouldn't get where I'm coming from. I was more willing when my music had more of a melodic approach, but the more abrasive you get the more you understand it's meant to be targeted at a more specific audience.
Enough about that though, this was made in about 10 hours over the course of two days. It's self-mastered, so if the response is good I might seek out some professional mastering, but overall I'm pretty happy with it. Made in Ableton with almost entirely old drum samples processed to death. It is also my first time using Eventide's Blackhole plugin which I'm now an instant fan of. I can see why people love it so much. Speaking of video games, I've often said that Destiny 2 has these guns which would make great names for Techno tracks. This is names after a particularly good sounding gun in Destiny 2.
Not much more than that. Hope you enjoy. Soundcloud link as well for interested parties.
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