Have just this minute finished the final mix of 'Noise Plantation", another fine song by Interactive Particle Theory... I will see if I can get a sample up in a few days..
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Last night, the Interactive Particle Theory.. completed the E31 Mix to Tullsino's Orb. The final product has some 36 odd tracks (thats counting the drum loop as one track!)..
Wondering what it sounds like? Here is an edit - Tullsino's Orb E31 Mix.mp3
Some minor tweaking of the levels and panning still needs to be done and no doubt several other mixes will be born.
Last night Kev and I did some more work on the Interactive Particle Theory project. I think we have recorded all of the main themes of Tullsino's Orb - we still need to get a drum loop down and then fatten it out with some layers of sound to give it some depth. We really want to over produce this music, so that its not until the 20th time you listen to it that you hear "that bell" thats deep in the mix. I think its that sort of thing which makes people coming back to listen to more - apart from it being a good tune. Which I think it is.
After we have all of the layers sorted out it should just be a case of arranging it.. remember.. taking a non linear process and turning it into linear final product. We also spoke about doing some different mixes for the song.. which is very easy to do when you have sampled all of the riffs digitally.
We also managed to capture the chord structure for a track called Crusanda. This one wont be an instrumental. We need a vocalist..
Last night we commenced work on the Interactive Particle Theory's first song, called Tullsino's Orb. Want to know how it was recorded - then read on..
With a view to recording Interactive Particle Theory's (IPT) music completely digitally, I converted an old Pentium 333 fitted with a 3.5 Gig and various removable HDD's and an old 2xCDR into our now "recording studio".
Switching between the line in are a Yamaha DX7 keyboard and an Alesis drum machine, line out goes to a Fender Pro amp.
Sound is captured to disk using Cool Edit Pro and then edited and trimmed to riff and sample size - amplification is adjusted, as is any reverb or other effects before it is finally saved as a sampled WAV.
The majority of samples and riffs are captured live via the DX7.
Samples are arranged into ACID3 and the format of the song is created and arranged from there.
Drum loops are created and exported using Fruity Loops - although we havent really ventured into that arena yet.
Recording this way allows us to create what is essentially a linear product (all songs start, have an intro, verse, bridge, chorus, middle 8 and coda in a specific order - arrangement) in a non linear format.
Ever tried to paint a song? Now you get the idea.. The first notes had been played and fell together to form the tune called "Tullsino's Orb"..
Taking direct inspiration from the cold yet polished German achitechure.. autobahns, lamp posts, 1920's style.. add a sharp keyboard Riff and throw in a few layers of deep keyboards to add depth.. you have the workings of Tullsino's Orb.
Still early in development, we have written the main riff which will feature throughout the songs and also recorded either the middle 8 or a bridge.
Playing with drum loops we also captured a Drum and Bass loop which, whilst will not feature as part of Tullsino's Orb, is sure to be the basis of a future tune..
Not bad for 2-3 hours on a cold Monday Night..
What would happen if Kraftwerk took a detour in the 1980's, crossed itself with Talk Talk, with a splash of Duran Duran and Propaganda throw in for good measure and then got hooked on Bass and Drums and all things electrica and ended up in the year 2025? You would have the Interactive Particle Theory..
Interactive Particle Theory are part of the Experimental Music Unit or EMU for short. Central to EMU are myself and Kevin Cooper. Under the guise of EMU, we write and produce music for ITP and other pseudonyms.
ArC is also a product of EMU and features the trio of myself, kev and another friend as vocalist/guitarist.
Sounds complex and convoluted? Not really.. EMU is the parent reservoir of all of our musical ideas and concepts.. it is the melting pot of where we throw everything into and develop material/music from. From there the song or product will become part of one of our musical projects, be it Interactive Particle Theory, ARC or some new act.
And so it was, Interactive Particle Theory was born on 15 July 2002. Stemming from the concept of a virtual band in a working transcript set in the future of Sydney. The music of ITP can best be described as kraftwerk in the year 2025..
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