Whatsisname
@seismictc.bsky.social
Occasional musician, intermittently ambient, frequently not.
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This is "Illuminate, too". It was a 2020 remix of Illuminate, using different instrumentation. I remixed it again in 2023, with an updated EQ setup. I released it as part of "E tenebris oritur lux". It's a synth/orchestral combo. Hybrid #ambient #cinematic
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Illuminate2 (I'll Tuck in the Children)
This is a slight reworking of Illuminate, featuring a change of instrumentation and changes to the rhythmic bass timing and velocities. I shifted the arp down by an octave and altered the note lengths
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This is a piece of #chillout I made in 2010, and remixed in 2013 and 2020. Each remix improved the structure of the song. It was released on my 2021 album "Undercurrents". All synth parts are from a magazine cover disk freebie (ZebraCM).
"Wall of Doubt"
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Wall Of Doubt (2020 Remix - 2020 TRackS5 Master)
This was written in August 2010, and was another of those tracks which appeared after I had merged two previous songs into one.
The March 2013 edit/remix/master took 7 hours. I managed to shave off
I made this piece of hybrid #ambient #cinematica in 2020 entirely with a couple of softsynths, an arpeggiator and some heavy reverb. It turned out quite well.
"Illuminate"
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Illuminate
An arpeggiator walks into a bar. It was reverb night.
Slow, sombre and atmospheric.
Somewhere a sun is rising.
here is a piece of dark #electro that I made in Summer 2010, and remixed in 2013 and 2020, before release on my "Undercurrents" album. It even features a short gloomy #ambient midsection.
"Critical Mass"
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Critical Mass (2020 Remix - 2020 TRackS5 Master)
This was written in July 2010, and had a major remix in January/February 2013. The 2020 Remix was a minor tidy-up on my new machine . I encountered a lot of problems during the 2013 remix. They re-sur
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Here is a #dark #ambient track I made in early 2020, which managed to make it straight onto my "Faders" album from the same year without any of my usual remix shenanigans.
"Et in arcadia ego"
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Et In Arcadia Ego
This is the third piece of a quadrilogy (whose other parts are already complete). It's quite a depressing piece, soon to join its siblings on the first ever Whatsisname ambient release due in the very
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Another piece of #ElectroProg, originally from 2010, remixed in 2012 and again in 2019. It also features some tastefully reserved #glitch. This track appeared on my 2021 album "Undercurrents"
"Swollen"
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Swollen (2019 Remix - 2019 TRackS5 Master)
This is quite a jolly, upbeat little number, although it features some darkish synth patches in places. It was written in 2010, and remixed in 2012. I remixed and remastered it in November 2019, a cou
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Here's another #ElectroProg piece from 2010 featuring some pleasant arps and some reverbed synths. It had a remix in 2012 and 2017 before release on my 2021 album - "Undercurrents"
This is "Itch"
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Itch (2017 Remix - 2019 TRackS5 Master)
Original track: June 2010
Mixed/Mastered: November 2012/December 2012
Re-Mixed/Mastered with Elevate December2017:
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Re-Mastered November 2019 with T-Racks5
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No rain here in Sussex for over 1 week, but that's about to change
More #ElectroProg madness. This was written in 2010, remixed three times between 2012 and 2017, and released on my "Undercurrents" album in 2021.
"Hydra"
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Hydra (2017 Remix -2019 T-Racks5 Master)
Original Recording - 2010
Major Remix - 2012
Minor Remix - 2017
T-Racks5 Master 2019
Here is the 2019 master of "Flow". The track was originally written in 2010, with a couple of remixes in 2012 and 2013. The is the version released on my album "Undercurrents" in 2021. It's another #ElectroProg #Trancefusion hybrid.
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Flow (2013 Crimson Sun Audio Mix - 2019 T-Racks5 master)
Original recording - 2010
Crimson Sun Audio Mix - 2013
Whatsisname T-Racks 5 Master - 2019
This one will be going on the next album (which was eventually proven to be incorrect, with the unexpected r
Here is the 2019 master of "Yun". It was originally recorded in 2010. After 3 subsequent remixes between 2012 and 2017, it finally made it onto my 2021 album - "Undercurrents". It's an #ElectroProg #TranceFusion combo.
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Yun (2017 Remix - 2019 T-Racks5 Master)
This is the 2019 Re-master of Yun using T-Racks5. The track was originally written in 2010, but has had a couple of remixes since then. This has a more
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Here is the 2018 remix of "Tears in Rain". The music is the same as the earlier version, but features volume automation mods, and some changes to the EQ.
"Tears in Rain" (frost remix)
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This is a piece of #ambient music I made in late 2017. It features synths and a field recording made in my garden. It could almost be a soundtrack. Hopefully, this moment will not be lost in time.
"Tears in Rain"
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This is a piece of #ambient music I made in late 2017. It features synths and a field recording mad in my garden. It could almost be a soundtrack. Hopefully, this moment will not be lost in time.
"Tears in Rain"
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Here is a piece of minimal #ambient that I made in 2018. It features 3 synths, all using their built-in reverb. This track features on my 2023 album "E tenebris oritur lux".
This is "Subaqueous"
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Subaqueous
My first track to be released in 2018. I've been quite busy with other stuff (mainly work) lately, so it was a relief to finally get some time to work on new music. There are no external reverbs on th
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Synths and samples make up the instrumentation on this 2017 #ambient piece from my album "Faders". I may have used some reverb, too.
"The Crossing"
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The Crossing
This is the follow-up to Elysian Fields, musically, but could possibly represent an alternate scenario. After I had completed this, I kept
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Synths and samples make up the make up the instrumentation on this 2017 #ambient piece from my album "Faders". I may have used some reverb.
"The Crossing"
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The Crossing
This is the follow-up to Elysian Fields, musically, but could possibly represent an alternate scenario. After I had completed this, I kept
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Here is a dark #ambient track I made in late 2017. It features synths, samples, PaulStretch and reverb. No surprises there. This track made it onto my album "Faders"
"The Entropy Clause"
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This is a dark, sombre, gloomy #ambient piece I that I made in 2017. This was released on my album "Faders" in 2020. It features synths and samples.
"Elysian Fields"
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Elysian Fields
More sombre atmospherics from the palace of paint. Murkiness and gloom are the order of the day. One of these days I shall make a cheerful piece of music, but I've been saying that for a while. This i
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Here is an #ambient #cinematic hybrid from 2017. It features NI Reaktor5. This is not the released version.
"Sagarmatha"
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Sagarmatha
I was working on a new track and was 90% finished with the composition and 40% done with the mixing. I was having problems writing the ending and had not managed to advance the composition for 4 or 5
soundcloud.comThis is FIFA's typical operating mode. Make the hosting countries struggle to pay to stage their show, and keep the profits.
Today is #BandcampFriday
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Prog-Rock formed a significant part of my musical upbringing, although this collection of my creations may confuse the casual listener, and I suspect, the experienced listener equally. I note that the...
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Here is a piece that I put together in early 2017 inspired by the track artwork on SoundCloud. It's an #ambient #orchestral #choral #cinematic #electronic #hybrid #thingy featuring synths, samples, PaulStretch, reverb, and some inspiration.
"L'Énergie Concentrée"
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L'Énergie Concentrée
This piece has a Space/SciFi theme. It is a hybrid Orchestral/Choral/Synthesizer driven piece of space ambient speculation featuring a sample I downloaded from NASA's SoundCloud page. The music was in
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Here is an #ambient piece I made in 2015. In addition to the synths, it features a field recording and some PaulStretched chanting.
"A Gathering"
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My latest album - "Visitation" was released in April. It consists of 4 tracks. Most of the music is inspired by #Berlinschool
Tangerine Dream but there is also a smattering of
#ambient
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Here is a glitchy piece of melodic #chillout I made at the end of 2016. A remix of this will feature on a new Whatsisname album later this year.
This is "Deactivate"
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Deactivate
This is a gentle piece of chillout, possibly best enjoyed with a glass of the good stuff, in the quiet period after the Christmas guests have departed, before the return of the 9to5. Whatsisname debut
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This is a piece of dark(ish) #ambient music I made in 2016 for an AmbientOnline album featuring synths, sampled synths , reverb, reversals and shenanigans.
This is "Disproportionate"
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Disproportionate
I suppose this is a clunky fusion of ambient and Berlin School featuring synths, processed audio, samples, and some
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This is a piece of #ambient music that is hijacked somewhere along the way and turns into a jolly piece of electro. It features synths ,samples and reverb. Lots of reverb.
"Axis Part 2"
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Axis Part 2
This is my first new piece for over 3 months. It seems to be increasingly difficult to find time for making new tracks this year. This is the companion piece to Axis Part 1, which appeared in March 20
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Here is a chilled out, relaxing piece of near #ambient music that I made in 2016. It features a subtle build towards the end, and a great Reaktor patch. This is not the album version.
This is "Paraxial"
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Paraxial
A loop-based piece of sequencing containing a few random elements, some of which were not entirely intentional. The three note melodic motif is recalled from Parallax. I find the collection of sounds
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Here is a gloomy #ambient piece that I made in 2016. It's minimal and dissonant. This is not the released version.
"Ventilator"
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I wrote this in March 2016, after a period of nasty weather here in the UK. It features elements of #ambient, some dubstep percussion, and more than a little glitch. This is not the released album version.
"An Ill Wind"
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An Ill Wind
A predominantly dark piece with a couple of lighter, melodic moments. This is mainly rooted in the '70s Prog Rock era, but the percussion gives a casual nod to modern dubstep
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Beat instrumental was a UK-based magazine. Maybe they still weren't ready for Hendrix/Americana.
Hendrix' sound/style was quite radical for that time.
This is a piece of #BerlinSchool sequencing that I made between October 2015 and January 2016 as a tribute to the late Edgar Froese. I still listen to it, so it must be fairly decent.
"Refraktor"
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Refraktor
I was playing around with the presets in Arturia's ModularV2 when I had the idea to make this track. I've made 5 or 6 TD-influenced pieces in the last 5 or 6 years, but this is the first I have made s
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This is the original (2015) version of "Departure From the Heartlands". If features some PaulStretched synth, samples and reverb. It was inspired by a trip to Thailand. #ambient
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Departure From The Heartlands
This track is my submission for the Ambient Online Compilation Volume 5. I put together the original track about a month ago using vocal samples recorded in Thailand but didn't want to take any copyri
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