Music News – New EP; Night In Life

December 28, 2024

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6/12/2024 - New EP; Night In Life

Night In Life is a five-track House EP I made not so long ago. I do like the nighttime and nightlife like the rave scene it’s the bustle of Friday and Saturday in your local town. Before I got attacked by a thug in the main city centre of Bristol I enjoyed walking around Friday and Saturday nights and enjoying the bustle of the city. Also when I went out raving over the weekends I really enjoyed the busyness and the feel of the night. I really enjoy London nightlife too it’s so much better going to a London rave as it carries on into the morning and there’s always something open. I don’t think I could keep up now with the night not without the stimulants or drinking energy drinks with your drinks. I still haven’t been out and about for a while now as I enjoy staying in but every now and then I feel like going out and having a good time which means drinking, dancing and listening to music I think I still have it in me lol. I called it Night In Life which is the alternative way I made up of saying nightlife and means having a good time in the nighttime even if that means you are home alone and just chilling. When I am out out I like to be out all night all up until the morning when the party carries on at someone’s house I hate going to bed early unless I drank too much and was sick and that has happened a few times but I really like making the most of the night and staying up until the next day that’s a proper good night out. The first track Nightlife is one of my favourites on the EP and I got the vocal samples like all the vocal samples on this EP from my own collection of samples which I bought off Loopmasters.com and was my first ever sample pack I bought so I thought I’d reuse it as the last batch I did with the same samples are unreleased and lost. I think it’s something to dance to or have on at home and is also something you could play in a mix or at the club. I like the vocals and the synthy side which again was from my own collection of samples and that’s the same for the drums they are samples I bought from Loopmasters.com and I think goes well with the song. The next track Knees Up (Make Time) is another one you could dance to or have on at home and I like the bass to this one which was actually a loop I shortened and made something new out of. I also like the synth sound too which again was a loop I shortened and made something new out of it. To succeed in life you must take time and take each step with precision and with precaution, people always hate on success but at the end of the day they took time in the craft and spent tedious hours of their lives practising and getting it right and they took time out to do so so quit hating lol. The next track Dance For Inspiration is another danceable track you could have on in the background. I like the synthy side to this one and the vocals which I think makes the track into something. I think it makes you want to dance or turn up a bit and is another favourite on the EP as I like the vocals and the downtempo feel to it but is still danceable. The next track Baby Can Dance (Hi Baby) is my overall favourite on the EP as again I like the downtempo feel to it and the synths over the bass it’s one to chill with while you relax or do whatever. I really like the synth pad with the vocals and other synth stuff I think it goes quite well and is a track you can play more than once and just have on in the background. I like the vocals the baby on fire and that is the reason why I called it Baby Can Dance (Hi Baby) also cos he says hi baby quite a lot and throughout the track. The last track After The Party Is The Party (The Party Begins) is another danceable track you can also have on in the background. I like the bass to this one and the synth stuff over the beat I think once again it makes it into a good track and one for the parties or rave scene. As I explained I like to stay up late and party hard so I thought I’d title it that for the early birds who don’t know how to party or throw shapes on the dancefloor.

Music News – New EP; Rhythm Of The Jungle

December 21, 2024

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4/12/2024 - New EP; Rhythm Of The Jungle

Rhythm Of The Jungle is a four-track Jungle/Drum and Bass EP I made not long ago. I thought I’d make some more since I enjoy making them, they are popular on my Spotify list, and I haven’t made any for a while now, so here are some more. Just to point out the obvious I called it Rhythm of the Jungle as the play on words of Jungle music and the jungle and actually means the heart of the jungle or the motion of the jungle is best describing the title. It’s sad really to know the jungle is being destroyed at a rapid and alarming rate and there’s nothing we can do about it apart from re-educate and protest they say we don’t need the trees but we do and is not only destroying the jungle and ozone layer it’s also killing oxygen and also animals homes who have to rehome and be disturbed it’s sad. Not only that animals are becoming extinct due to the fact of things like deforestation and hunting rare animals but also the tribes who live in the rainforests not forgetting them too. I would love to visit the jungle I loved going to the woods when I had my dog so I imagine it being like that but hot and dangerous or more swampy and dangerous with all the wild animals, insects and other stuff you find in the jungle. I would also like to see a cool temple in the rainforest I saw Indian Jones I just need my hat and light brown shorts and better hope I don’t have to eat monkey brain that’s a joke cos everyone knows it’s monkey foot. The first track The Robots Are Down is a danceable track or one to have on in the background and I got all the bass and synthy stuff on this EP from my own collection of synths and bass and I think it was The Ultimate Reggae Collection which I got from Loopmasters a very long time ago but I still use most of the packs I got for bits and pieces and like all the tracks on this EP I got the breaks from Splice.com all my go-to places and packs when making Jungle/Drum and Bass.  I like the ending to the first track with the melodic and more breaks added for that jungle feel to it but overall I think the track is alright and can be played more than once. The next track Let’s Be Real is my overall favourite on the EP and I’ve had this for a while now and made it around 2019 I just came across it on my radio online radio Ghosting Radio and thought I just had to release it to the world. I had some hiccups along the way but hurrah it’s out now. I love the second half of the track with the synth and the vocals which again I found from my own collection of samples which I bought from Loopmasters.com. The track is full of energy and has a danceable bounce to it and the second half of the track makes it into an instant rewind. I do like the vocals on this and think it makes the song into something with the simple synth pattern and that synth I need more of that lol. The next track Manic Dramatics – Alternative  Mix is another favourite of mine on the EP. I like basses and the chorus bits where I add another bass which follows the main bass of the song it’s one to bop to and reminds me of strolling down the street in a rushy and frantic way. I made a few versions of this song the original version which was on my EP Like A Cow In The Night which was a Drum and Bass track and then I did a House remix version on my 6 Pack Remixes Series and then this one the alternative version. I must admit I didn’t set out to make an alternative version I added the stuff and I thought this sounded like the alternative version to the Manic Dramatics so I named it that as I liked it and couldn’t be bothered to change it but it sounds alright. The last track Feel The Vibes is another favourite on the EP and I like the bass and the vocals it’s one to chill to and have on in the background. I think the track is quite warm and can be played anywhere and reminds me of sitting at home on a hot or cold winter or summer’s day. 

Music News – New EP; Tomorrow Will Come

December 15, 2024

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26/11/2024 - New EP; Tomorrow Will Come

Tomorrow Will Come is a 4 track UK Garage EP I made not so long ago. I called it Tomorrow will come for some positivity and I also just thought it would be a good name for an EP title. We’ve all probably seen our darkest days if you haven’t sit down and enjoy the roller coaster ride but hopefully, the darkest days have gone. In my lowest days this is what I thought that tomorrow will come so please hold the line. Like all the vocal parts I found on Splice.com and for the drums as always I used my own drums I found from my packs which I bought on Loopmasters.com another good source for loops and one shots. I haven’t made much UK Garage so I thought I’d make some and try to make some more club bangers along the way or something to have on in the background or party whatever. I have made a few and still got the feeling of UK Garage so it was good to go back and make some more and have it as a release of mine as the stuff I did before was all unreleased stuff and can be found on my Soundcloud page if you are interested but good luck finding them. The first track I Saw It is a club hitter that hopefully gets you dancing and could be played at a party or in the club or a mix for whatever you like. It is a favourite on the EP and I like the vocals over the bass and drums which I actually got from Splice.com thinking about it now. I also like the bass at the end which finalizes the track and brings it to an end. I also like gushy cute vocals at the end too which are all from Splice.com. I either got the basses from my own collection of basses or from Splice.com but I like the bass for the first track too it’s a clean bass and a sine I think a good shape to have for the bass and fits with most  projects. The next track As We Go Round is my overall favourite on the EP and I love the vocals it really makes it clubby which is what I look for in my vocals but the vocals are my favourite thing on the track and are fit to rave out to and dance till you can dance no more. I think the vocals make the track into something you can listen to more than once and make you jump around like they say in the song. I like the ending too where it gets more frantic and something to dance even harder to. The next track Shorty Don’t Give It Up is another favourite on the EP and once again I love the vocals which make the song into something you can repeat and also play in the club or party or something to blast at home. I also like the bass which is an old-school pattern found in UK Garage and is a favourite pattern to use. I called it Shorty don’t give it up as they don’t give it up they are whores of Babylon I tell you every two minutes anyway.  Once again I like the ending where it gets more frantic and something to shock out to or dance even harder than before. The last track Bugged Out is another one I like on the EP as I like the vocals and the bass like always I like all the drum patterns I found on Splice.com  a good source to found some really good sounds. Once again it’s something to dance to and like all the tracks on this EP you could put it in your own mixes and also playlists for whatever you like but it’s good for parties and also the club.

Music News – New Album; Here’s To Yesterday

December 6, 2024

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26/11/2024 - New Album Release;
Here's To Yesterday

Here’s To Yesterday is a ten-track Electronic album I made recently. I called it Here’s to Yesterday because I have some good memories, and sitting back and thinking about it all, I wish I could have a little slice of that again. It beats sitting on the computer all day and getting square eyes, as they say. I will be 40 in March, and I think I had my days of raving, but never say never again, and it is a possibility I could face. Lol, that sounds dramatic, I know. So many good memories at a different time you wouldn’t have thought you would have half of these things and seems like it’s far-fetched but as laws get stricter and people get more moody and dramatic with it should I say it’s no wonder why there are so many laws but some are just killing the vibe. Like the laws on illegal raves which okay there is a lot of noise and a bit of damage to the property but apart from that it is harmless and is a buzzing community on that field from all sorts of lives. It’s a good chance to get out and listen to music live with all the live acts and stuff they have for your entertainment and it involves a lot of small businesses which is good for the economy they could have just tightened certain laws like how loud the music should be instead of axing it down to nothing. The last party I went to was an A&R Launch Party which was for UK Funky House around 2003 -2004. It was actually hosted at my current address and where I am living now. It was on the cusp of the new laws restricting it in further I think it was about how many people can gather at a place with music except shops and businesses. The windows which were a one pane-slide windows could slide back to half of the window and it was quite a big size I could easily throw my TV out the window and not smash the window and I am talking about those non-digital small portable TV which I had quite a few of them now I have a big screen and only use it now and then due to TV Licence but you should know how I feel about that after writing so much about it over the years. But basically my two rooms but mainly my living room were quite a big size and the windows could open up quite wide so it was decided to host it at my home and I was to host it. What a day and night it was I won’t write too much about it here I probably do a separate post for my blog or something but it was something to remember. The first track Silent Footsteps is a winter synth number which it was going to be an Electronic winter album but I did an EP which will be out on the Winter Solstice on the 21st of  December. I like the bass and the synths which I think came from Omnisphere and the drums like most of the drums I used from the Mars Pack which has a wide range of drums from Roland and Lin and other famous drum one-shots and I got for ridiculously cheap something like a £1 or $0.70 in dollars. The next track Love Me Some Honey Rap is a playful one that confesses my love to rap girls. I prefer female rap and Lil’ Kim and Missy Elliott are my favourites but I like them all to be honest and try not to get into the beef they have with each other except that one time but that was fair game I reckon. For the track, I used the Vocoder from Artuiua and used my own voice which I inserted into the Vocoder as it’s one of the plus sides of having the Vocoder if you’re not shy to use your own voice. The next track Disintegrate is a melodic slow number and a favourite on the album. I like the bass and the synths which the first synth is quite relaxing and peaceful until you get woken up by the second lot of synths. It is my favourite pattern I’ve made and I like the synth sound too which the first and third synth sounds came from Omnisphere and the second and bass came from Arturia V Collection like all the others to be honest as it’s my go-to plugin to use for Electronic vibes. The next track Road Block is a moody dark number and something to wake you up from the last one Disintegrate. I called it Road Block as I thought it was quite a moody number and another favourite on the album as I like the sharp synths and the moody bass and the synths are quite moody too. It reminds me of like being in a game and fighting the big boss at the end or being in a dungeon even though I do think it’s dark but not dingy if that makes sense to you. The next track Love Me Some Honey Rap – Alternative Mix is the Alternative version of the original track also called the same name. I said I do some more alternative versions and remixes so here they are and all jumbled up. I like this one better them the original track I made and was just changing it ever so slightly and changing some of the synths and the bass. Slate Sky is another favourite on the album and another moody number and is more along the lines of 80s Synthwave with the drums which I got from my Zenhesier 80s One Shot Kits which comes in handy. I would say this is one of my overall favourites on the album and I like the dark moody bass over the dark and moody synths with some soft synths for the chorus it sounds good. It really reminds me of 80s music and probably something that could go for an 80s horror credit of a film. The next track Road Block – Alternative Mix is the alternative to the original track with the same name. It is another dark and moody track and another favourite on the album as I like the dark and moody side to it with the drums I made I think goes well together with the alternative patterns I made for the synths and bass. The next track The China Call is yet another favourite on the album and another overall favourite too. I like the Chinese flute-type synth which I have used on another track before but I thought I use it again as I like the sound. I like the other synths too and remind me of the music they play sort of on the something soul show I really can’t remember the show’s name but it was a good show and something I found on Soundcloud but the other synths remind me of the stuff they would play on there show and I think makes the track. The next track Silent Footsteps – Alternative Mix is the alternative version to the original also with the same track name. I prefer this one to the original and I like the bouncy bass and I like the intro too with the other synths I added along the way and I like the alternative patterns too which I used the original file to alter the patterns ever so slightly. The last track Catch The Fever is another playful Vocoder number in which I used the Vocoder from Artuiua and the drums from the Zenhesier 80s one-shots. I like the synths and the bass on this one and I like the 80s appeal to it which I think the drums and the Vocoder do that. I also like the vocals in which I say Cheba Cheba catch the fever.