Music
So, apparently all of my music is offline right now. The FTP account hosting my stuff was deleted, I think. In the meantime, I do have SoundCloud and BandCamp accounts with a bit of my music on there. I just realized this, so sorry for anyone in the last 2 or 3 days that tried accessing music and found themselves with a 404. I'll fix this up soon somehow or another.
All MP3 downloads on this page are free. No registration to any site is required. Much love to Hotherym for hosting them for me. Some of these are finished. Some of these are still works in progress. Some of these are unfinished and will never be touched again, and some of these finished mixes that I'll be trying to master in the future when I get better at this. Others are more akin to loops and mini songs. If you're curious about a showpiece track that I'm proud of above all others, that would be Memories of Temporus. Songs marked with [!] are ones that I consider better than most.
Feel free to use any of tracks below for videos, Flash projects, mix sets or whatever. Just let me know if you do and we cool, yeah? Also, I'm not a professional musician. I'd like to be someday, but for now I mostly do this for fun and post the results online for anybody who feels like listening.
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2011
Inyer Space [ 2:12 | 3,098 KB | 5/11/2011 ]
120bpm, 3/4 time sig. Sprang to life from start to finish in a period of about three hours. It's loud, it's in your face, and it's really not that bad for a major quickie. I felt like trying something a bit different. Did I succeed?
The Walking Television Couple[!] [ 7:32 | 10,604 KB | 5/4/2011 ]
130bpm. Made at the request of one of my Trickster buddies, who had a craving for more new techno. The techno/dance element is definitely there, although I think this track's calling cards are the rhythm changes and jumps between a 3/4 time signature. I made this almost exclusively through headphones, with minor tweaking on the speakers afterward to make sure the bass wasn't out of control. Kind of a busy song later on, but I think that just adds to its charm.
More to Life ("More to Life EP" preview)[!] [ 2:43 | 3,838 KB | 4/12/2011 ]
80bpm. The full track is a hair over 10 minutes long, but 2:43 of that should be enough to get you folks by until the finished EP drops. This clip isn't mastered (hell, only one of my songs at all is), so expect a better sound from this in the future. Needless to say I'll be putting my best foot forward with this EP and mastering everything on it obsessively. No idea yet when it will be done, or how long it will be.
Everything Is Animated [ 1:25 | 2,004 KB | 1/5/2011 ]
90bpm. Heavy hip-hop beat with fast-moving secondary percussion, layered synths and an earthy choir melody. Kind of lost my inspiration for this one, so I dunno if it'll get finished later or not.
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2010
Techno Cality [!] [ 6:32 | 9,191 KB | 11/26/2010 ]
140bpm. Thumpin' kicks, buzzy synth & distorted guitar leads with lots of percussion and other instruments. This was an attempt to snag that "just get stupid wasted and dance to some ravey techno" kinda vibe. Can't say for sure if I accomplished that or not, but I still like the outcome. It's very layered, so I might go back and improve the EQ balance when I know more about that.
Broken Piano [!] [ 5:06 | 7,195 KB | 12/23/2010 ]
120bpm. Depressing ambient piano build-up that evolves into a snazzy house number with cheerful synth leads. I really really like how this one turned out. It's been awhile since I went for something a bit dancier, despite the long intro.
Archipelago [ 2:38 | 3,710 KB | 10/24/2010 ]
85bpm. Quirky tropical-sounding drum n' bass groove that transitions into some damn near gangsta-sounding hip-hop. The first half of this song is bit barren, but the hip-hop portion is bangin'. Don't be surprised if it becomes its own song in the future with rap lyrics added on or something.
Midnight Sand [ 2:19 | 3,276 KB | 10/21/2010 ]
110bpm. Odd Arabian-sounding jam with electronic percussion and obligatory things like flutes and sitars. Yeah. I lost my inspiration partway into this track, so instead of butchering it further, I decided to leave it alone.
Dark Circles [ 2:38 | 3,716 KB | 10/1/2010 ]
100bpm. Some kind of dark, ominous, throbbing thing. I don't know. Lots of layered ambience though. One of my first attempts to manage the EQ for each track and bring out a more crisp sound overall. I'd say it was mostly a success, barring the somewhat weak composition of the song itself.
Astral Projector [!] [ 4:42 | 6,613 KB | 9/22/2010 ]
80bpm. Atmospheric tune with complex percussion that jumps from 3/4 to 4/4 time signature. One of my favorites. Seriously. Even though it's still a work in progress, this is one of the first tracks I'd show to someone if they asked to hear some of my stuff. The composition and length of the song are basically done, but I know it's got enormous potential if I take the time to add more detail to everything and really work at mastering it up.
Temple Machine [!] [ 5:32 | 7,804 KB | 9/10/2010 ]
75bpm. Reminds me of an intense level in some video game after the storyline takes a dramatic turn. In a temple. It was originally made to be used as background music for a video game project that died (hence the loop about halfway in). Go figure. Still, I'm fond of how the beats turned out for this track, and the piano ain't too bad either.
Metroid Title Remix [!] [ 4:28 | 6,302 KB | 9/1/2010 ]
100bpm. Heavily electronic, somewhat grungy/noisy remix of the well-known Metroid title screen music. Also was originally intended to be used for a video game project, which is why, like Temple Machine, this track also loops the 'main portion' a second time. I'm happy with the percussion and dramatic swells in this one.
Chief of Mischief [!] [ 3:33 | 5,004 KB | 5/30/2010 ]
90bpm. Electric guitars, piano, hip-hoppish beats and a neat-o rhythm switch. I'm quite proud of it. The composition is fairly simple right now, but the nature of this track almost seems to beg for some well-placed lyrics and/or vocal samples.
Swinging Things [ 4:48 | 6,754 KB | 5/16/2010 ]
120bpm. Funky inbred electronic house dealio that transitions like three times. I had more in mind for this track, but months of not touching it left me not all that interested in doing anything else with it. Maybe.
That Wise Old Man [ 2:30 | 3,540 KB | 5/19/2010 ]
70bpm. Ethnic vibe with a violin lead. A song to illustrate receiving knowledge. Then kicking ass with it. I made this for a Zelda SNES ROM hack, but it was never used. I didn't bother much with polishing the sound, so it's hardly a step above MIDI quality.
Suavo [!] [ 3:33 | 5,004 KB | 4/23/2010 ]
90bpm. Vaguely Asian feel overlaying a bumpin' rhythm with piano, soft guitar and rapid percussion accompanying. Originally made with the intention of having lyrics of some kind, which never happened.
Bleed [!] [ 2:08 | 2,004 KB | 1/8/2010 ]
120bpm. Electronic dance track with processed monologue recorded by yours truly mixed in. I dropped the F-bomb a couple of times (what can I say, I'd been drinking Jaegermeister that night), so don't let your little ones hear it if you wish to shield them from the real world of bad words and drug references for just a little bit longer.
Brinstar Underground [!] [ 3:53 | 3,647 KB | 2/15/2010 ]
140bpm. A sultry, bassy hip-hop drumline that just so happens to also be a remix of Super Metroid's green Brinstar theme. I might do more with this one in the future if I decide to take another crack at having something posted on OCR. I'unno.
Walking on Mudslides #2 [ 2:51 | 2,676 KB | 1/17/2010 ]
80bpm. Reworked version of #1 with more instruments and a new, slightly distorted but more complex drum rhythm. In hindsight, the drums are probably a bit overpowering. Ah well.
Walking on Mudslides #1 [ 2:27 | 2,301 KB | 1/12/2010 ]
80bpm. Ambient intro, rumbling bass undertone with flute stabs, happy-go-lucky melodies and an overweight drumline.
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2009
Intelligent Loser [rework] [ 1:36 | 1,502 KB | 12/7/2009 ]
80bpm. Only slight similarities to the original. It is now a darkish hip-hop beat that might go well with rap lyrics or something. One of several short beats/loops that never quite blossomed into a full song.
Christmas Daze [ 4:16 | 4,004 KB | 12/1/2009 ]
90bpm. I felt like making a hip-hoppy Christmassy song, so I did.
Bump in the Mist [ 5:20 | 5,004 KB | 12/3/2009 ]
90bpm. Straightforward hip-hop instrumental with intro/verse/chorus/outro areas. Would go great with rap lyrics and a catchy chorus, since that's what I had in mind when making it.
Untitled Instrumental [ 2:55 | 2,742 KB | 11/22/2009 ]
100bpm. Another hip-hop instrumental made with the intention of adding rap lyrics at a later time, only it was for somebody else. WHERE WERE YOU ON THAT ONE, JOOT.
Memories of Temporus [!!] [ 6:11 | 5,812 KB | 9/1/2009 ]
75bpm. Ultra chill downtempo beats and ethnic flavors, mastered to the best of my abilities. I consider it my best song by a large margin. After putting it together in Reason I exported each instrument individually, brought all of them into CoolEdit Pro and meticulously tweaked them in various ways. I really need to start doing this with more songs.
Intelligent Loser [ 2:24 | 2,252 KB | 8/21/2009 ]
80bpm. Dirty snare drumline with piano jinglies, bassline and hip-hop rhythm. Pretty basic, but I can dig it. Again, more of a demo beat that could be made into a full song under the right conditions.
There's This Girl [!] [ 7:20 | 6,886 KB | 5/29/2009 ]
90bpm. Transitional hip-hop jam with loads of original samples mixed in, recorded and provided by Hotherym. Many of them came from old home movies, some of them well over 15 years old or so. The only sample that isn't exclusive to Hotherym is the stupid minds line, which is a sample from the movie "Plan 9 in Outer Space."
Kraid's Hang-Out [ 2:08 | 2,002 KB | 5/15/2009 ]
90bpm. Intense quasi hip-hop remix of "Kraid's Hide-Out" from NES Metroid. Lost the drive to do anything else with it. Any old-school video gamer should know this tune, having probably been subjected to it for hours on end as they tried finding their way to Kraid's room.
Strangers on the Dance Wall [ 6:38 | 6,235 KB | 1/27/2009 ]
130bpm. Groovy electronic dance track with deep kicks, quick percussion, piano and ambient melodies. My first time experimenting with the idea of turning the tempo of a song way down, recording notes at an average speed, then changing the tempo back to what it originally was so that the notes play much faster.
A Bit Too Electric [ 6:05 | 5,712 KB | 1/21/2009 ]
90bpm. Diverse, transitional hip-hop with shifting moods. Echoed percussion, ambient piano, and happy jungle jingles. Not much else to say about this one, besides the catchy bassline.
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2008
BETTA Version [ALPHA Remix] [ 3:54 | 3,674 KB | 11/9/2008 ]
140bpm. Dancier remix of Andrew Velker's song, called BETTA Version. You can download his version here.
Hihats and Rock Gardens [!] [ 7:04 | 6,629 KB | 11/4/2008 ]
120bpm. Cheerful and sometimes dramatic Asian jam with smooth transitions and catchy piano/string/synth melodies. It's finished, but I've been telling myself for ages that I should really try to improve the EQ and master it up in CoolEdit.
Harmony in Discord [!] [ 6:24 | 6,004 KB | 10/24/2008 ]
130bpm. Energetic house track with lots of background ambience, some ethnic flavor and instrument transitions. Another finished track that would benefit a lot from some CoolEdit love treatment.
Running Away [ 4:26 | 4,171 KB | 9/13/2008 ]
90bpm. Long ambience build-up that becomes a heavily electronic hip-hop rhythm and haunting layered synths. It was intended to be used for the nightmarish chase scene in an indepenent film, but that never happened.
A Boy and His Toys [ 2:21 | 2,212 KB | 9/8/2008 ]
90bpm. Dreamy ambience and forlorn melodies that carry things forward. No percussion at all this time. The idea was to capture the feeling of remembering something innocent from your early childhood before concepts like emotion and language were ever a factor in anything.
Iron Rainbow [ 3:58 | 3,725 KB | 9/3/2008 ]
130bpm. Pseudo breakbeat rhythm accompanied by a chipper piano and layered synth accompaniments. The result of listening to breakbeat mix sets for days on end and being in a good mood.
Something Great [ 4:57 | 4,648 KB | 8/30/2008 ]
130bpm. Slow, heavy beats over a dreamy soundscape transitioning into an even dreamier house rhythm that sounds like it came from a basement in outer space with metroids flying around in it. Or something.
Anything to Distract Myself From [ 6:33 | 6,146 KB | 6/29/2008 ]
130bpm. Deep kicks and a bassy gong with Asian-ish string and piano tunes. Somewhat transitional. Kinda catchy? A direct sequel track to Angel Part Deux, hence the stark contrast between the very beginning and about 15 seconds in.
Start Stopping [ 6:30 | 6,110 KB | 5/27/2008 ]
110bpm. Slower transitional electronic house track with lots of layering, record scratches and religious monologue. Gray area song, meaning I can't decide whether to never touch it again or add it to the list of tracks that I should try to improve upon.
Chillin' in the West [ 4:24 | 4,129 KB | 4/3/2008 ]
80bpm. Hard-hitting transitional hip-hop with a variety of different sounds and moods. Finished for the most part, but lacking a formal ending.
Angel Part Deux [ 5:39 | 5,312 KB | 1/27/2008 ]
65/130bpm. Cheerful/sad R&B track that gradually transitions into some very energetic happy house. Yeah, odd combo. This was me realizing that a 65bpm song could transition perfectly into one moving at 130bpm. Yay math.
Storming Through the East [ 6:13 | 5,837 KB | 1/2/2008 ]
90bpm. Electric guitar, ethnic hip-hop, saxophone over stormy ambience, shifting moods. This track is a melting pot. The saxophone portion's notation was written by Windmill.
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2007
Angel [ 4:16 | 4,004 KB | 12/5/2007 ]
This song has not aged well, Kei.
Midnight Snack [Sunrise Remix] [!] [ 4:16 | 4,542 KB | 10/2/2007 ]
Old song, but it still kicks ass. I love myself.
Garden of Magma [ 4:08 | 3,879 KB | 8/30/2007 ]
Preserved for stray OCers. Remix of the red Brinstar and lower Norfair area themes from Super Metroid.
In Loving Memory [ 5:30 | 5,160 KB | 8/10/2007 ]
Creepy semi-ambient track with minimal beats and some deranged voice samples recorded by Windmill.
Moonset [ 4:20 | 4,091 KB | 7/19/2007 ]
Mmm. Nostalgia. Not a very good song, but it was ahead of its time, once upon.
Milk and Cigarettes [ 4:13 | 3,965 KB | 6/16/2007 ]
Terrible, but god I love it. It's just so damn fast and cheerful.
Pancakes and Beer [ 7:23 | 6,927 KB | 7/27/2007 ]
It's just a remix, man. A couple of people have said that this is their favorite song of mine. I don't know why.
Getal Sear Molid [ 1:13 | 1,156 KB | 6/1/2007 ]
Preserved for Metal Gear Solid fans. Simple little electronic house-ish track with lots of MGS sounds thrown in.
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