Music News – New Album; 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.