Album coming along nicely

Alright, so... 

I think by now I have about six to eight tracks that I'm happy with for the album. I also have a whole lot of stuff that will sit in my hard drive until maybe something is done with them. The tricky thing, though, is fitting them all beside each other to tell a story. I can't exactly stick to a single genre with what I've been streamlining in the past six months. However, I think this is a safe dilemma because I usually struggle to restrain myself and be one genre. I think it's much better anyways because a lot of it is experimental and doesn't come from a single constraint. I only ever want to make music without constraints.

Aside from that, though, I'm excited about this album. It is going to be a good one. 

Life and its ups and downs

This is the first time in a long while that there hasn't been much on for me. I am moving down to the city next weekend, yeah, but other than that it's really been nothing. No work other than a cash gig I've been doing for the past couple of months. It really makes me sit down and review how far I've come as a person. In the past four years I have grown from a kid to an adult, and I just can't help but look back at what's happened in those years and marvel at the length I've made it through all the ups and downs. Life really is a treat when you're grateful for the both the good and the bad. All of the struggles you go through in life are completely worth it, because who would you be without 'em? There will be times when you're lost, but there will also be times where you're found and alive. Be grateful that you were lost so you could be found. :)

On a more personal note, I can't contain my excitement for whats in store for me this year. It was my constant yearning for years to move away from home and go fetch something bigger in life. I hated school and found it desolate of any opportunities to make an impact on the world and its people. I knew I wasn't in that pond, and I wanted to do greater things. What happens in the next twelve months will potentially change the course of my life beyond what I expect. For now, though, I'm in the in-between. Standing on the launchpad, if you will. 

Absynth and 2026

Ok so here it is. The new year. Things are already pretty stress-heavy on the moving-out-of-town and securing a student loan side of life. I have no idea how to even fill out a contract, nor do I have a signature, but I guess you just have to learn these things coming into adulthood. The real question, though, is why would an eighteen-year-old be expected to retain information such as combined parental salaries and what categories they are split between? What even is this system anymore? Not to say this bureaucratic world we live in hasn't always been like this, but goddamn. I just want to make music and find music buddies down in the big city! Is that so hard to do without a wall of identification proof and financial details, dear Government?

Oh well. It's messy and confusing, but this is it. 

Last night I got a cracked version of Absynth 5, which in my wildest dreams would've been as easy as it was to get without a shitload of malware. Thank you, rutracker.org! I made a pretty nifty house/ambient track with it, which you can find here.

Also, if you are reading this and find yourself connecting to my music—whether it is my electronic stuff or my usual instrumental/rock/whatever-you-wanna-call-it sort of stuff—I want to give a thanks to you for supporting me. Music is such a shit gig in terms of how the industry works in this day and age, and to (maybe?) have a following this compact is actually quite encouraging. I've always wanted to just put my music out there and never get huge. I don't know if I ever will make it big, but if I do one day I think I'll find myself wishing it was back to how it is now. Fame is torture. Anywho, if you're one of the like 5 people that listen to my music and somehow made your way here, thanks for listening. I love you.

Have a good day! 

New EP out now

 I challenged myself to make an EP in one weekend, and the results are in. I'm happy to announce a new EP, which you can find on Bandcamp. Check it out in the player embedded below cause you're a cool human being!

 

And if that doesn't work, follow this link.

New song

paxillulae · Rotophone Track

This one is me revisiting my techno house roots. I'm very pleased with this

Interview over and done with

So, last night in Auckland tonight. I had my interview for the audio engineering course today.

The interview on the campus today went great, and I think I've got my foot in the door! As surprising as it was, it was a lot easier than I was expecting. The person I talked to was really nice and she guided me through everything super well. In addition to having the interview, I also got a full tour of the very small campus grounds. The studios are way cool. They even let you go in and use them for personal projects after hours until a certain time in the evening (so you will catch me in those booths most of the time outside of school and work). My interviewer seemed like she was pretty enthusiastic about me getting the green flag to get accepted in too, so woohoo!

After that, I went to the waterfront in the city and made a short little thing that probably won't see the light of day past its current version, which you can download with the link below.

I'm going back up home tomorrow morning.

Things are changing very soon. Bring it on.

https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/9ea3a3ycbaoytr7yjiksd/siloparkv1.wav?rlkey=dnlklqgzfglpppx8zqyfrfzdw&st=qs4k81o2&dl=0 

Auckland

Yesterday, I traveled down to Auckland because today I have an enrollment interview for the audio engineering course I've applied to do. I'm sort of in two states of mind about it though, as a lot of reviews for the place seem to suggest it's a massive waste of money for things that you can learn on your own.

Gotta go, actually. I will update this blog on how it goes later