Basically, its another collection of pointless links mostly nicked
from other blogs
Is That It?
Well, no, one day, I hope to break free from the bonds of having a day job and spend my time
floating round the med,
knocking up the occasional track for a cool label. Till then, this is my only outlet for
my compositions.
If you like Progressive tracks with nice breaks, you might like to listen you my latest, finished creation...well,
actually, its my only
*finished* creation, Celestial.
Download the MP3, Or stream
it.
The excellent vocals (in case you're wondering) were taken
from a track by Loreena
McKennitt called 'The Mystics Dream'.
One of the problems I have is actually finishing a track... No stamina y'see ;) I've got round this (sorta) by
stuffing all my unfinished
tracks into
Acid and creating one long mix. Whilst unfinished, they also represent the best stuff I've produced to
date...without sounding
self-congratulatory, its easily as
good as any of the other mixes...but just pure, homegrown Roguetrooper. Enjoy...(and play loud) Clicky Streamy Clicky downloady
The track I'm working on at the moment is a bit of a departure
for me. Normally I don't like long intros, but the beginning
to Gravity developed into this dark, broody soundscape. Its
a full 4 mins till any proper percussion kicks in which sounds
a long time, but its just right for the track (currently running
at 12 mins). Anyway, you can Stream the MP3 hopefully...
or download it(11Mb)
Heres what happens when you use Acid Pro as an mp3 sequencer..nearly an hour of beats n breaks.
Have a listen to Methodical or download it.
Want some more? heres another with Leftfield and
Hybrid (to mention a few). You
can download this too if you like.
Think I'm going to have to find a more permanent home for the mixes and stuff. judging by the amount of stuff I'm
churning out of the
Triton... Anyway, heres the Adam Freeland stuff mix from below on the blog...nice trancy, break filled mix that
hardens
somewhat towards the end when Joujouka arrive..However, its still only 135BPM and doesn't disrupt the flow too
much... Same as usual, you
can stream it or
download it...beware though, its
20Mb. Sounds best about
4am Sunday morning. Enjoy.
I was looking through my mp3 collection the other day and came across some depeche mode stuff I never realised I
had. Perfect excuse to
mix a few tracks up in acid and give the Basildon boys a breakbeat flavour. Its still a work in progress at the mo,
but I've since discovered
that DM and Breaks were made for each other. Have a listen and you'll hear what I mean. Download or Stream
Kontact::
"I was duped into
coming here!!! I want my money back!!! Who do I complain to?"
Seeing as my logfiles report that most people come here looking
for the excellent DNA java trials bike game, heres
a link so you don't have to scroll through all my archives....How
good am I?
Archives::
Stuff I've been messing
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Nosy? come and take a peek round chez Rogue via a (sometimes) Live Webcam
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I love Edward Goreys stuff, for lots more about Ed and his stuff, you should wander across to goreygraphy.com
A chap called Doomspoon who plays with the UKPE clan (but he should really be an OAP) just sent me this link to a trailer for a film one of his friends is making....It reminds me a lot of the the nightmare before Christmas and is very, very good...Have a look.butterfly by corin hardy
4 and a bit years ago, I bought a 'game' for my PS1 called Music. It turned the Humble 32-Bit Ps1 into a 16 track sequencer, Although limited to 3000 samples, it was incredibly flexible, allowing you to create and sequence your own riffs, effects and drum loops and create your own tracks. It was my first ever taste of making music with 'computers'. If it wasn't for this little tool, I would have never tapped into that part of my brain where my musical aspirations were laying dormant and every riff and beat I've produced since then would never had been heard.
I've moved on considerably since then in terms of ability and technology, but I still think that the tunes I created back then are some of the best pieces I've ever created. They tell a very personal story from a very difficult period, they're kinda like a diary in a way... Whenever I listen to them, I find it hard to believe I actually composed them..Their simplicity, due to track and instrument restrictions, seems to be something I have lost sight of. I'm always aware how complicated the stuff I make now sounds...but its hard to get back to basics when you've got about a million parameters to play. The PS1 has a unique, clean sound that ironically I've only been able to replicate by sampling it... which kinda leads me to the purpose of this post I suppose.
I've finally got round to transferring my work (all 2 years of it) from my playstation to my PC. I've uploaded them because they probably deserve to be here more than anything else I've done, Celestial included.
I've made a promise to myself that once I know the Triton inside out, I'll properly remix them to the quality / standard I always imagined them to sound like. My only problem is choosing which one to do first....Thats where you come in... On the right is a poll thingy. I'd really, really appreciate it if you could take the time to listen to them, then vote for your favourite. I'll leave the poll running for about a month, and whatever comes top will be the one that I tackle first..
Its like christmas has come early, only without the snow, and no presents. What I mean I suppose is that i'm excitedly awaiting the postman bringing me my official copy of issue zero of the London News Review. Many of you would be quick to point out that I don't live anywhere near London, but, 'A-ha' I would say 'Its a magazine by those esteemed journalists who write the Friday Thing and all that cool stuff at Hangingday'
'Oh' you would say 'Thats ok then'.
Then I would say 'Richard Herring and a load of other peeps like that MP Lemonbit Optic...ummm whatever his name is are writing articles'
'Thats excellent' you would say, excitedly, 'where can I get a copy'
'You can't, I would say, smugly, 'Issue zero has sold out'
...Though I'm sure you can always subscribe to the next one (and you should) at Hangingday.
You know how you form a mental image of someone when you speak to them.. well, on Saturday, it was the PS2 Expo at Earls Court and the venue for the first annual OAP get together. For the majority of us, it was the first time we'd met / clapped eyes on each other and proved that sometimes, mental images derived from a persons voice can be a bit misleading... ok.. a lot misleading. So, if you're considering joining the Clan (and if you're a 25 year plus old PS2 owner, you should), heres a rogues gallery (not mine, just an unfortunate coincidence) of snaps from the First annual OAP pension day So that you'll be able to put a face to the voice, if / when you come along and play.
