February 2012

In relation to a track I made and some archive footage i edited in place.

Recently i remixed a track by an Artist called Rumorse. Really enjoyed his synth melodies and could only imagine placing them into a lower fidelity realm, with noise and distorted beats. So, I did just that. Here is the outcome.

Dream On by Rumorse (Remix by Tidy Kid)

January 2012

In relation to when i make music by myself

Per project, I have a text doc where i write project conditioning rules. Overall, I've found of late, that making sketches, allows me to prove that the rules are unique and suitable. Reminds me to stretch the ideas further then first imagined to create different results. Fine tuning how to start an idea, that type of thing. The abstraction from the conditions at play will create perhaps the theme for each project.. Then the name, a link to the vision, an afterthought, or a key word to bring up the newly tested perception.

Once the conditions and sketches are full of interest and curiosity, and the technology chosen to make the project has become invisible, its just a matter of getting on and doing it. Designating time for the fast focused completion.

Then I guess you release it, somehow... If any of these projects have an additional afterthought, perhaps something of an exhibiting cluster birth can be proclaimed to the Aether.

Example of a Moniker

A recent Sketch of a Moniker I've been actively mucking around with since 2006.

December 2011

Finally got the 7" vinyls back from the pressing company, after a long lazy period. I produced 3 tracks for Laura last year, recorded and mixed it at my home studio, and mastered it at Alchemix.

Scraps plays all the music and created the front and back covers. It looks great. Part of the Disembraining label 7" series. Read about disembraining here.

Here is a track from the Vinyl. Visit the Bandcamp

November 2011

The town i live in, Brisbane, has a local team of beat makers, who meet up every 2 weeks to share their ways and sounds. When it was my turn to host, i took upon the task to sample the sounds of a tool box, and gave everyone the same chosen samples. These sounds were recorded at my commercial studio, with some nice warm old audio gear.

Here is a link to the Brisbane Beat Sessions site

A bunch of lads created their own sketches using the samples.

Here is my audio sketch, using those samples, and various soft Synths. This was an early practice track, using a new DAW. Maschine controller via Native Instruments.

October 2011

What up... last year or a bit further back I did a remix exchange project with Warp Records artist, "Bibio".

Here is my remix of his track, Tribio. Search for the original on You Tube. Its a calm Nostalgic track, in which I destroyed the ambience, but kept the melody alive. A few days work on this one. Just manually cutting and pasting all sounds. I played in the guitar parts and bass parts myself using good gear and bad gear.

Below this clip is Bibio's remix of my track Smell.

He added his customary Bibio sound, also playing in a lot of the parts a fresh.

September 2011

If I remind myself. I love to write a bit or a lot, each day. Simply opening a word doc and writing until I sense that my back is straight, and I have the confidence to seek with the best of my ability, what ever it may be, that has come up in conversation.