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This track uses a mix of ambient Novation Launchpad pads, and GarageBand Chinese instruments (Pipa, Erhu, and Chinese Drum Kit - all played manually).

To me it felt mysterious, almost mythical, with a sense of floating.

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Image taken from: Contrails over Lisbon, JPL, NASA.

https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/spaceimages/details.php?id=PIA11062

Only the mind of British science-fiction author Charles Stross could mix Lovercraftian horror with a top secret organisation called The Laundry that prevents demons and otherworldly monstrosities from invading and destroying our world...and yet make it darkly funny.

If that appeals to you then I highly recommend The Laundry Files series, which kicks off with The Atrocity Archives.

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In creating this track I laid down four manually played synth tracks for the various "monstrous" effects, and kind of sat on that for a few days. I liked it, but what was it? I didn't know.

Then I noticed some "secret agent" guitar loops in Logic Pro X and combined that with some monster metal guitar and other "out there" guitar sounds and that was that. Not for everyone I'm quite sure...but it suits the subject nicely, and it made me happy creating it.

I'm a Charles Stross fan, and have signed copies of books in the series.

I am sick and tired of politics and religion these days. Leaders on the left and right do not lead, religious leaders offer nothing new...nothing of value...their morality is an empty bucket.

It's time for a revolution.

I was delighted to have my friend Nick R Davies aka Spade https://soundcloud.com/nickrdavies add a vocal, drums and guitars to my electronic original:

https://soundcloud.com/dacca/how-long-do-we-have

I was playing around with some very "breathy" synths in Logic Pro X, which lent themselves to a very dark ambient piece. I added some mournful strings, adjusted the mix and that was it.

I imagine it would make useful background music for a roleplaying game, if it fits the scene and mood of the game.

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Partly inspired by - Art: Green MistPremadeBackground by AngelaHolmesStock, DeviantArt.

https://www.deviantart.com/angelaholmesstock/art/Green-MistPremadeBackground-194260278

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If you enjoyed this one you might also enjoy my track The Ruin:

https://soundcloud.com/dacca/the-ruin

Playing around with the iMini Moog, I created a very dark and retro sound. So I added some edgy bass, a drum kit track that builds in speed and volume, and a floating echoey guitar, and some FX.

It made me think of Flash Gordon's famous villain Ming The Merciless, but felt that the Moog itself deserved to be in the title.

So, there you have it. All bow before Moog The Merciless!!!!!

I am a huge fan of Frank Herbert's Dune novel, and enjoyed the movie too. This is my tribute to both, focussing on the folding of time and space (or, more correctly, spacetime) by a Guild navigator.

If you enjoyed this track you might also enjoy my collaboration version with Nick R Davies (aka Spade) https://soundcloud.com/nickrdavies:

https://soundcloud.com/dacca/how-long-do-we-have-with-spade

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Image: sunrise seen from space iss international space station hd by sebastiansz 2016 05 20

Inspired by the 2017 movie of the same name, starring Scarlett Johansson.

Created using Novation Launchpad, and GarageBand guitar played on Japanese scale. My 2nd longest track to date - I hope you enjoy it!

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My longest track is Foundation And Empire:

https://soundcloud.com/dacca/foundation-and-empire

Wanted to feel the beat

Image: Romanesco Broccoli - HDR Macro | by freestock.ca, Flickr