Soundscapes Radio

This episode further develops the style I've been working on in recent episodes. Plenty of orchestral swells and an exceptionally recorded felt piano all make its way into these 36 minutes. Episode thirteen is full of dark and light moments. Dynamic and fluid in parts yet static in others. 

The crescendo that signals the beginning of the second movement, Release, is largely inspired by the orchestral works of Ralph Vaughan Williams and Arvo Pärt who are both huge inspirations to my style.

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How does it sound if you have a whole orchestra playing the same note? In the first track of this month's episode, Gossamer, I wanted to see what that might sound like. The tension it caused was the inspiration for the whole first 1/3rd of this episode.

I very rarely play video games but I've recently been utterly captivated by The Last of Us part II which has something of an oppressive and claustrophobic atmosphere which definitely inspired the sound I created here with Gossamer.  

Reach utilises one of my favourite Ableton Live devices Step Divider which allows you to program beautiful poly-rhythms with relative ease. Two piano parts are playing here, the same notes -- an octave apart -- but in different step counts so they playfully circle each other; phasing in and out of time. You can find it under Max4Live.

The final piece, Shanghai, is the latest piece I created for Wander The Night; a website that Cody Ellingham and I are collaborating on which can be experienced in its entirety at www.wanderthenight.com

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Recently I started delving into the world of software instruments from Spitfire Audio and came across quite a few new instruments to use when composing pieces for Soundscapes Radio. It's nice to have the unlimited sonic capabilities that software like Ableton Live affords but sometimes I just want to have the sound of a really well-recorded piano to accompany those soundscapes.

So this is a first attempt at what is, I guess, a mix of styles. I hope it resonates.

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