RanuMusic Blog

Deep Trouble

Wed, 16 May 2012 22:11:08 +0000

9733-001:

Track is a composite mix of a longer piece written for a documentary about ethnic conflicts.
Consisting of a series of shorter cues at the same BPM and in the same Key, the pieces were relatively easy to edit together to this composite highlight. Because of tight deadlines some treated Apple Loops (and even a few presets) were used in this track.

Tango Delta Queen (09789-002)

Wed, 09 May 2012 13:23:11 +0000

Now here's what you can call a fresh track.

Track was prepared yesterday, and was tagged and uploaded today with artwork & blog entry.

Built on a very simple Moog 35 pattern the track consists almost entirely of gathered sounds from various sources. The addition of a few sampled voices gives it a lovely flavor.
A treated perc event from RMX lays a groovy bottom feel.

Out There (09070-013)

Wed, 18 Apr 2012 22:45:08 +0000

The track is a genuine algorithmic composition set up as a series of events with varying distance, creating a musical development that is quasi-random and not arranged by the composer. The track is prone for further development.

2-3 Selector (09687-003)

Wed, 18 Apr 2012 22:34:23 +0000

A collection of random samples arranged in a quite simple but enigmatic track. Only the collected sounds in the sample pool were allowed to be used

A nonsense cue vocal resulted in the extracted title which was then built upon with a few more lines.

Your Marionet (09080-011)

Wed, 18 Apr 2012 10:32:24 +0000

Derived from a wanna be hit vocal track that never took off. In these mashed-up clothes the track shows sign of promise even in this early demo.

Everything was taken apart, instruments assigned to new sounds, loops sampled and beat-matched. The haunting Church-organ sound is a happy Absynth accident that is about to become a key feature of the track.

Funky Honk (09686-002)

Wed, 11 Apr 2012 23:25:20 +0000

100 completely randomly selected samples of wildly different musical character was the only sounds that I were allowed to use in this free form slightly jazzy lounge track. Always nice to inflict constraints on yourself to limit options and focus on the material at hand !

AM Waveshaping

Wed, 11 Apr 2012 22:59:02 +0000

A VCA can be used for much more just controlling the volume envelope af a synth signal.

Using Amplitude Modulation (AM) the VCA can be used as a sophisticated waveshaper. Patch your audio signal thru the VCA and modulate it's level with an audio rate VCO and observe the many sound colors hidden here. Use a high modulation level to clearly hear the effect. Changing the frequency and waveform of the VCO modulating the VCA will radically transform the sound in interesting ways. A sine wave will produce the softest results but any wavewform can be used. What you are hearing is actually a very rapid (audible rate) tremolo effect.

White Coat Menace (09028-101)

Wed, 11 Apr 2012 22:39:50 +0000

This quite psychic track features an RMX and Reaktor-based rhythm track with sinister overdubs. A simple repetitive motif keeps matters open for constant movement. My association was to normality with chaos underneath. The track is actually a wild mutation of a vocal based track started as early as 1985. (Don't worry - I won't upload that...)

Incognito Affairs (09694-006)

Wed, 11 Apr 2012 22:29:37 +0000

The polyrhytmic patterns are the result of some serious messing around with Reaktor. The soothing chords on top brings to it an interesting feel of being very busy and quite calm at the same time. A video has been prepared for the release of this track, slated for late spring 2012.

Circles and Rings

Wed, 11 Apr 2012 22:22:46 +0000

Composed and performed in 1982 for a fashion outlet slideshow by photographer Peter Ring this live electronic performance stands well the test of time. It still sounds quite fresh, probably partly due to the lack of rhythmic elements that often timestamp musical productions. It was inspired by the horisontal ambient works by Klaus Schulze, Cluster, Eno and Tangerine Dream.

The performance took place in the band DéFilms first rehearsal space in Nyhavn 31, Copenhagen. In 2012 it was remastered and denoised for maximum sound quality.