044444 by 256 Pi
OFFICIAL album #7
And now for something completely different.
So yeah, this is my first time making an album with lyrics, and with actual effort put into making them not suck. Basically it's a house/synth pop album exploring the thoughts that went through my head while hitting a motivational brick wall through most of 2018. I technically "sing" on these, though more accurately I recorded myself speaking the lyrics and ran all of it through vocoders. (Oh yeah, and it can be played in a seamless loop if you want, another cool gimmick I always wanted to try.)
The last track on this Bandcamp version is just a continuous mix of the whole album with all the vocals removed. Figured it was a nice bonus exclusive for Bandcamp but it's not officially a part of the album.
Really more of an experiment more than anything, and given how writing lyrics just does not at all come naturally to me (it is the main reason why this album took me over a year to make) I kinda doubt it'll be an experiment I'll be repeating. But after being so completely self indulgent on Spiral Out Of Control, I wanted to make something that went against my core instincts and put me out of my comfort zone. Oh yeah, and since nearly all my albums run long, I wanted to cut down on this one and keep it at a nice digestible 40 minutes. I'm not sure if it's necessarily my best work, mainly by way of my self-doubt on whether or not this was a good idea in the first place, but I'm pretty happy with it all things considered. It is unquestionably the least comfortable I've felt making an album and the longest I've worked on one as well (I started work on Autopilot in April 2018), and I hope it adds up to something entertaining for you all.
Inspirations this time around include but are not limited to: Larry Heard, Underworld, Patricia Taxxon, Michal Menert, Disclosure, Shypho, Herbie Hancock, The Chemical Brothers, Eiffel 65, Mouse On Mars, 808 State, Renere, Fully Involved, etc. (not all of these manifest into direct sonic influences but whatever)
Tracks 1, 5, and 6 were made in ACID Music Studio 7.0, and the rest were made entirely in FL Studio.
Tracklist
| 1. | Autopilot | 4:47 |
| 2. | Expand | 5:19 |
| 3. | Nightwalk | 4:44 |
| 4. | Drive? | 3:55 |
| 5. | Miles Per Hour (Ignition) | 1:14 |
| 6. | Miles Per Hour | 10:21 |
| 7. | Refill | 2:40 |
| 8. | Neverend | 7:04 |
| 9. | 044444 (Instrumental Mix) | 40:05 |
Credits
License
CC BY 3.0. See the Creative Commons website for details.
My guess is that you know me for my Wonky Angle reviews or YTPs if anything, but I've been making music for far longer than I've been making videos. This is the place where I take my favorites from the music I've made and post it for people to listen to. It's all royalty-free/creative commons, btw, use however you like, just give credit :) Hope you enjoy.