Recorded in March of 2022, this is the first volume of my project "Society".
"Society Terms and Conditions" tries to portray what you sign up to when trying to be an active member of society, focusing on the issues. It's comes from personal experience but I am sure you can relate.
"Adaptive Hate" explores the idea of adapting to society and hating who is said to be bad while justifying ourselves as good. A pointless battle that changes everyday just to be accepted socially and show clearly that you are on the “right side”.
"Dissociation" conveys that feeling when you see the world acting in a way that feels unreal, totally different to you and you feel out of sync.
"Destructive Interference" shows why many debates or fights are useless and end up in nothing, just because people don’t ever agree, they just fight and leave the world worse. Many times none of both is right and it’s completely pointless.
"Labelled" represents how it feels to be labelled into something you are not but you “seem like that” and how other people "fight" for you in a misrepresented oversimplified scenario.
Musically, there is a big change from my usual creative process. I learned sound design with my synth (KORG minilogue xd, subtractive analog synthesis + FM), I added a drum machine, I went back to play my bass and guitar, I learnt about effects, I applied more masterization techniques, more Ableton tools and improved my recording setup removing all ground loops and noise.
It is still based on improvisation but with a predefined well documented underlying concept.
Anyways, I hope you like it :)
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Grabado en marzo de 2022, este es el primer volumen de mi proyecto "Society".
"Society Terms and Conditions" intenta retratar a lo que te apuntas cuando tratas de ser un miembro activo de la sociedad, centrándose en los problemas. Viene de mi experiencia personal, pero estoy seguro de que te puedes sentir identificado.
"Adaptive Hate" explora la idea de adaptarse a la sociedad y odiar a quien se dice que es malo mientras nos justificamos como buenos. Una batalla sin sentido que cambia todos los días solo para ser aceptado socialmente y mostrar claramente que estás en el “lado correcto”.
"Dissociation" transmite ese sentimiento cuando ves que el mundo actúa de una forma que se siente irreal, totalmente diferente a ti y te sientes fuera de sincronización.
"Destructive Interference" muestra por qué muchos debates o peleas son inútiles y terminan en nada, simplemente porque las personas nunca se ponen de acuerdo, solo pelean y dejan el mundo peor. Muchas veces ninguno de los dos tiene la razón y es algo completamente inútil.
"Labelled" representa cómo se siente ser etiquetado en algo que no eres pero "pareces así" y cómo otras personas "luchan" por ti en un escenario simplificado y tergiversado.
Musicalmente, hay un gran cambio en mi proceso creativo habitual. Aprendí diseño de sonido con mi sintetizador (KORG minilogue xd, síntesis analógica sustractiva + FM), agregué una caja de ritmos, volví a tocar mi bajo y mi guitarra, aprendí sobre efectos, apliqué más técnicas de masterización, más herramientas en Ableton y mejoré mi configuración de grabación eliminando todos los bucles de tierra y el ruido.
Se sigue basando en la improvisación pero con un concepto subyacente predefinido y bien documentado.
En fin, espero que te guste :)
credits
released March 15, 2022
//Hardware: KORG D1, KORG minilogue xd, KORG volca sample2, KORG NTS-1, S-Type Electric Guitar, Harley Benton JB40FL (Fretless Jazz Bass)
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