Hi there, I hope you’re all looking forward to the weekend, which would be the perfect time to enjoy my new musical release.
Because today is Bandcamp Friday, the one day each month when all proceeds from music sales on the site go straight to the artists with no admin fees.
Check out the sonic maximalism of String Virus via the player below and grab yourself a very reasonably priced copy to keep and play whenever you like.
Stay tuned for more music in the not too distant future
Good evening, I hope your week is going well, I’m here to announce the release of my latest collection of musical projects; Synth Asylum.
Over the last few months I have been getting to grips with some new synths and sequencers, while expanding my music production techniques and exploring ever more peculiar sounds.
But in a good way, obviously.
So here it is, play for free via the embedded player below, or purchase the album or any individual tracks at my Bandcamp profile.
Also, here are some videos which I made to accompany tracks on the album.
I have been Facebook friends with Gareth J Farmer, aka Carbonates On Mars for years, but it’s only since I started experimenting with more peaceful, ambient music that it occurred to me we should work together.
Gareth is a veteran at making the kind of minimal, delicate and, above all quiet music I rarely have the patience for. So collaborating with him on these new pieces has been an interesting exercise in musical restraint and subtlety for me.
First here’s my remix of Carbonates On Mars’ Space Fields…
…followed by a second mix we called Entering Mechanical Worlds
Our third cooperative composition is this spacey soundscape, Graviton Waves
Hi there, it’s time once again to update you on the recent highlights of my musical ouvre, accompanied by the usual mind-bending videos.
First up, a down tempo ambient soundscape called 16.666%
The next one is equally ethereal, but more organic, as suggested by the title; Autumnal Ambient 1612.
Switching gears now, it’s remix time; with a completely bonkers rework of Westbam‘s version of …And More by Krautrock godfathers CAN.
After all that insanity, let the warm, soothing tones of my modular synth mesmerise you, with the first of two new compositions, Quantum Dots.
More trance-like multimedia immersion now, with the punningly titled πano
And bringing us right up to date, here are a trio of tracks from this weekend, starting with a satisfyingly squelchy drone, called Amorphous 0049
Then we go in the opposite direction, featuring more percussion than anyone could sensibly need in one track, this is Minimal Blip.
And finally, here’s my ’80s Garage Meltdown Mix a big, bouncy burst of electropop nostalgia; ’80s inspired synths and drum machines, with added garage beats and strange glitching noises.
I hope you found something to entertain you amongst that collection, check out my Bandcamp page for previous releases and stay tuned for more new material soon…
For my latest audio visual project, I have been taking words out of other people’s mouths and using them as integral components of my compositions, even if they’re not entirely intelligible.
I began with vocal samples of notable cult figures that I isolated from YouTube videos; Philip K Dick, David Lynch, Timothy Leary and Alan Ginsberg, which I then treated with effects and built the music round them.
Here’s Philip K Dick talking about the concept of living in “The Matrix”, long before Neo met Agent Smith in the movie.
Next up, David Lynch explaining Transcendental Meditation via the humble donut.
And now a potted history of LSD, with ’60s counterculture heroes, Leary and Ginsberg
Once I got the hang of this new ouvre, I requested volunteers from the many writers and poets on my social media feeds, hoping they could record some original material to further inspire me.
The first to offer his services was Al Jagiello from Chicago, who sent me some clips from his podcast, “Population”, which I turned into this jolly little number; Katz & Dogz.
There will be more where that came from, I can assure you.
Yes, it’s time for more strange electronic noises, created in my garden studio (oh alright, in the shed) over the bank holiday weekend.
This new release is a single extended piece, which took two days to produce and continues my recent run of slightly more chilled out, atmospheric sounds.
As usual you can listen for free via the embedded player below, or purchase the track for yourself on my Bandcamp page.
After listening to weeks of the radio building up to/looking back at Glastonbury festival (of which I am not a fan), it occurred to me that I hadn’t been to a music festival for a decade or more and I really fancied returning to that happy place after such a long hiatus. So I began searching for cheap, local festivals and came upon one only an hour and a half away in Cornwall, called Leopallooza.
There were several bands I liked or wanted to see, along with a good selection of unknown musical pleasures to enjoy, so I booked a ticket and collected some simple camping gear, because the weather had been glorious for weeks…
Of course, the day after I purchased my basic survival shelter and accessories, the rain started and pretty much didn’t stop for the intervening month until I left for the festival last Friday (July 21st), which was at least sunny.
Saturday, or rather late Friday night, the sky opened and it rained.
And rained.
Then it rained some more and kept raining.
Then, behold, the mud arrived.
But did we care?
No, frankly. I didn’t notice any dampening of spirits whatsoever for the entire good natured, family friendly, all inclusive three days I was in The Wyldes, mud and all.
As for my personal roundup of the music at the festival.
I thought Bloc Party were a little disappointing compared to the previous time I saw them, but the crowd clearly loved them, so maybe it’s just me. Aurora was ok, she’s got a good voice, but not really my cup of tea.
And Leopallooza has *the* best festival bar I’ve seen anywhere; it’s right on the arena with a great view of the stage, it’s under cover, has sofas, armchairs and a pizzeria next door, it really doesn’t get much better than that.
A really fantastic weekend with a great atmosphere from start to finish, rain or shine, it’s a real shame it was the last one.
Anyway, here is my photo journey through The Wyldes, come and explore Leopallooza with me…
Hello again, I’m back with yet more new tunes, with my second new album release in less than a week!
No, I haven’t been on a manic two day recording spree, these are tracks which I’ve worked on over the last few months, alongside my crash course in rack synths, patch cables, ring modulators, sonic envelopes, audio generators and all manner of musical geekery.
This collection has more of an eclectic EDM vibe to it, featuring my own peculiar mashup of styles and genres. From techno and glitch-hop to electro and house, with a pinch of drum and bass and a soupçon of Twin Peaks, it’s a tasty mix of sonic tomfoolery for your ears to devour.
Listen for free via the player below and don’t hesitate to purchase the album in its entirety, or any individual tracks which take your fancy, from my Bandcamp page for a ludicrously low price. (Also don’t forget to check out the dalecooper57 YouTube channel, to see videos for some of the tracks featured on the album)
Thank you for your attention, now without further ado let’s enjoy some Sounds from the shed.
I have finally found the time to lovingly compile ten of my most recent modular synth compositions onto their very own album, which is released today on Bandcamp.
I’ve spent most of today tweaking, uploading, rearranging track listings and creating artwork for the project I’m calling M0DUL8R, so I hope you like it.
You can view and listen to the album in its entirety via the embedded player below and you can purchase it and/or browse my whole back catalogue on my Bandcamp page.