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Whatsisname
Whatsisname @seismictc.bsky.social

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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The Entropy Clause

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Whatsisname
Whatsisname @seismictc.bsky.social

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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Whatsisname
Whatsisname @seismictc.bsky.social

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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Whatsisname
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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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Whatsisname
Whatsisname @seismictc.bsky.social

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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A Gathering

This is the original version of

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Whatsisname
Whatsisname @seismictc.bsky.social

I put this #ambient piece together in August 2014. Within 7 weeks I had remixed it a further 3 times. If features synths and 'trons. And reverb. Not the released album version.

"Beacons"

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Beacons

This track was put together for the Ambient Online Compilation: Volume 3 which contains over eight hours of high quality ambient tracks by various artists for the bargain price of $8.99 and also conta

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Whatsisname
Whatsisname @seismictc.bsky.social

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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Whatsisname
Whatsisname @seismictc.bsky.social

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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Tears In Rain

This is a track inspired by the iconic scene from the film

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Whatsisname
Whatsisname @seismictc.bsky.social

Written in 2010, and remixed 3 times in 2013, This dark #ElectroProg dirge features synths, samples and lots of reverb. Again, this is not the released album version.

THX-15

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THX-15

Originally recorded over 9 hours in October 2010, immediately after installing SampleTank Free, the August 2013 Edit/Remix/Master took 10 hours and consisted of shortening the piece, splitting out the

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Whatsisname
Whatsisname @seismictc.bsky.social

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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Whatsisname
Whatsisname @seismictc.bsky.social

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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Tears In Rain

This is a track inspired by the iconic scene from the film

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Whatsisname
Whatsisname @seismictc.bsky.social

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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Whatsisname
Whatsisname @seismictc.bsky.social

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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Ventilator

I suppose

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Whatsisname
Whatsisname @seismictc.bsky.social

I originally recorded this piece of ProgRock in 2009, and remixed it in 2011 and again in 2013. It was later released on my album "Occultation" in 2014. It features synths, samples and a bass guitar.

This is "Breath"

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Breath

Again, this is leaning more towards Prog. This features GTG 44 S quite heavily. the original track took 12 hours to record in December 2009. The December 2011 edit/remix/master took 12 hours and was q

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Whatsisname
Whatsisname @seismictc.bsky.social

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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Whatsisname
Whatsisname @seismictc.bsky.social

This is "Parallax", a piece of #ElectroProg which I wrote in 2015. It features #ambient synth sounds with a #dubstep percussive accompaniment and some glitchy arps. This is not the released album version.

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Parallax

This one started life as an ambient piece and then I added a dubstep rhythm which I later toned down a little in order that the track would remain firmly in the chillzone. I thought the mix went very

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Whatsisname
Whatsisname @seismictc.bsky.social

This is a techy #deep #ambient #house piece that I wrote in 2015, featuring lots of reverb and possible dance vibes. Not the album version.

"Refrigerant"

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Refrigerant

A chilled, late-night vibe for this Deep/Tech House styled piece. Lots of different reverbs on here too.

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Whatsisname
Whatsisname @seismictc.bsky.social

This is "Itch". I wrote it in 2010, remixed it an 2012 and again in 2017. It features different mastering to the released album version. It's a darkish electro piece utilising lots of reverb.

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#electro #reverb #dark #arpeggiation

Itch

This took 9 hours to record in June 2010, and was the first track I completed in 1 day. The 2012 remix took 9 hours. I shaved off over 1 minute, made some minor arrangement changes and sharpened up th

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Whatsisname
Whatsisname @seismictc.bsky.social

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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Whatsisname
Whatsisname @seismictc.bsky.social

This is an #ambient synth piece that I recorded in 2014, and was remixed in 2016. In 2023 I remixed it in 24-bit audio. This is taken from my "Pyroglyphs" album.

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Absent (2023 remix/2023 T-Racks5 master)

The basics for this track were made in mid 2012. I returned to it in January 2014 and tied up the loose ends. This track was done and dusted in a relatively short 7 hours. This was recently included o

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Whatsisname
Whatsisname @seismictc.bsky.social

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

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Whatsisname
Whatsisname @seismictc.bsky.social

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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Whatsisname
Whatsisname @seismictc.bsky.social

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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Whatsisname
Whatsisname @seismictc.bsky.social

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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