Created for Disquiet Junto on January 09, 2012.
Ice cube in a martini glass recorded with Tascam PCM Recorder for iPhone.
Drums: Logic UltraBeat.
Additional Samples: Ice, Harvestman modular.
Guitar: Takamine EF341SC
DSP: Logic stock + AU by +soundhack, PSP Audioware, Massey.
Fun facts:
I don’t usually make stuff like this. I’m not really even sure if this is actually dubstep. Maybe someone in the know can set me straight.
I started at about noon on Monday and ended up going through 3 iterations of “song” before deciding to go in this direction at 9pm (EST). The drums / percussion parts were the first bits that I completed and was able to committ to. I had a couple completely different melodies that I had axed. I took a long break from it, had dinner, and decided that I was going to (reluctantly) not participate in this project, since I wasn’t really happy with anything I’d put down. The first bit I came up with were more rock-based. Layered vocals over chunky acoustic guitar riffs, but It just didn’t really catch right with the shuffle of the beat. DELETE. The second thing haddifferent vocals and a melody that seemed like some terrible progressive house from the 90’s. It was kinda weird but it worked, only not for very long. I was tired of listening to it after only a few bars. I’m also really bad at committing to lyrics so as I was running down the clock trying to think of something “cool” to sing (that I wouldn’t be embarrassed about later) I said, “Forget this” more or less, and made dinner. I was not going to submit anything. I guess I just needed to step away from the track for a few hours because I was able to hear a new melody in my head and gave it another go. This is that new melody.
At 2:58AM (EST) as I was about to upload my completed track to SoundCloud, I realized that I forgot to renew my Premium subscription and was out of space. I had to go through the whole upgrade process so my submission missed the deadline by 5 minutes. I had a pretty good laugh over that.
