21 juin 2025

CosmicFest v0

Labenne, France

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CosmicFest v0

🌅 Intro: Quel Bonheur 🌅

🛩️ Quand on Décolle
✨ Fabuleux <3

🥁 Les Drums ........ 🥁

🪸 Something About Drums
👻 Ghosts in the Toilets

⛈️ La Tempête ......... ⛈️

🌩️ TechnOrage
🔌 Bain Electrique
L'Insouciance
🌠 Venons Ensemble..
🌌 Blue Gold
Sunny Side Up
Sept1
💃 Lady Perplexity

Outro: Nuit Ambiante

JeuDrill
Ambient Cha0s??
La C.r.e.m.e

~ BPM

80–160

# Tracks

ambient ×1lounge ×3breaks ×3techno ×2dnb ×2acid ×1drill ×1collab ×180–160 BPM

01Quand on Décolle120 BPMambient

structure

setcps (120/60/4)

120 BPM quarter-note pulse

sample

"airports"

Airport ambience sample for texture

technique

slow 16 $ chop 16 $ "airports"

Slow granular chopping: 16 slices over 16 cycles

effect

# delaybus 51 (range 0 0.8 "^54") # delaytime "^34"

MIDI-controlled delay send with variable delay time

pattern

note ("d3" + scale "mixolydian" ("[0 4 ... ]" + ...))

Mixolydian bassWarsaw line with evolving variations

src: live/midi/nova/ambient/quand_on_decolle.tidal

02Fabuleux93 BPMlounge

structure

setcps (93/60/4)

93 BPM, downtempo lounge

sample

"aoc_fr"

French vocal collages cycled through someCyclesBy

technique

someCyclesBy "<0!32 1!32>" (>| n ...)

Probabilistic sample switching across 32-cycle blocks

pattern

note ("[0,7(<3 5 [5 3] ...>,8,1)]" + "<d b4 g4 fs4>" - 24)

Euclidean bassWarsaw, Bm-A-G-D progression

effect

# octerbus 71 (range 0 0.9 "^55")

MIDI-controlled octave effect for voice pitch shifting

src: live/midi/nova/lounge/fabuleux.tidal

03Paris80 BPMbreaks

structure

setcps (80/60/4)

80 BPM, mid-tempo breaks

sample

"temptation"

Temptation melodic samples sliced for narrative

technique

superimpose ((|* gain ...) . (# n 5) . (|+ note 12))

Acid superimposition an octave up with MIDI crossfade

pattern

note ("d4 a3*<1!12 2!4> ...") # "vec2_synth_acid"

Acid synth D-A alternation with rare chromatic variations

effect

# delay 0.5 # delayt "<0.05 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4>" # delayfb 0.8

Evolving delay time creating shifting rhythmic echoes

src: live/midi/nova/breaks/madeleine_de_paris.tidal

04Ghosts in the T01l3ts160 BPMdnb

structure

setcps (160/60/4)

160 BPM fast breakbeat/jungle

sample

"ghost" # n (slow 4 $ "<0 1 2 3>")

Ghost samples: 4 haunted variations

pattern

note ("<e3 fs3 <gs3 d4> <a3 df4>>" - 12) # "bassWarsaw"

Dark chromatic bass with diminished intervals

technique

slice 16 "[0 .. 7] . <[0 .. 7]!3 [0 1 . [2 3]]>"

16-slice break manipulation with alternate switching

sample

"rhadamanthe_vocal:45"

Vocal 'self-destruct sequence' drops

src: live/collab/ccc/ghosts_in_the_toilets.tidal

05Nuit d'orage104 BPMtechno

structure

setcps (104/60/4)

104 BPM, dark techno

sample

"orage"

Storm/thunder bank used across all channels

pattern

n "<~ 6 7 8 ... 20 ...>" # "orage"

30+ storm piano samples in evolving narrative arc

technique

slow 4 $ ply "4 . 2 0"

Breathing rhythm: 4 hits, 2, silence

effect

# octersubbus 51 # octerbus 52 # crushbus 53

Triple MIDI effects stack on piano

src: live/midi/nova/techno/techno_orage.tidal

06Bain électrique128 BPMbreaks

structure

setcps (128/60/4)

128 BPM classic electro breaks

sample

"weird_dialogs"

Sci-fi dialogs about electricity, atomic energy, faith

technique

slice 16 "0*[4 <4 4 1 ...>]" $ chop 16 $ "fguitar:55"

Guitar granularly sliced with complex rhythmic patterns

pattern

note "<fs3 [fs3@7 b3] ...>" # "giorgio_syn:0"

Long-form Giorgio synth bass with chromatic movement

effect

# octersubbus 5 # octerbus 6

Global octave bus controlled by single MIDI knob

src: live/midi/nova/breaks/bain_electrique.tidal

07La fin de l'insouciance120 BPMtechno

structure

setcps (120/60/4)

120 BPM, header: 'Released as: La Fin de l'Insouciance'

pattern

note "<c3 c3 c3 c3 gs2 gs2 b2 b2>@5 ef3 d3 ..." # "bassWarsaw"

Dark C minor bass with Ab and B natural tensions

sample

"armora:1"

Hawk-like percussion with extreme octave sub

technique

note ("<[<g4 ...>@3 ...@2 ...@3] ...>") # "FMRhodes1"

FM Rhodes bird-call with complex nested timing

effect

# delaybus 51 # delayt "<h>" # delayfb 0.25

Half-note delay with MIDI-controlled wet on Rhodes

src: live/midi/nova/beatober/oct_16_haunted_house_insouciance.tidal

08Venons Ensemble85 BPMdnb

structure

setcps (85/60/4)

85 BPM (170 double-time), half-time DnB

sample

"come_bass" / "come_eguitar" / "come_voice"

Complete 3-part band sample pack

technique

someCyclesBy ("^35" - "^91") (>| n ...)

MIDI-controlled probability for vocal buildup

pattern

n "<[0 0]!6 [1 1] <2 [2 2]>>" # "come_bass"

Slow bass shifting only at bars 7-8

effect

# crushbus 71 # hpfbus 72

Dual voice processing: crush + HPF on same knob

src: live/midi/nova/dnb/venons_ensemble.tidal

09L'Or Bleu94 BPMlounge

structure

setcps (94/60/4)

94 BPM downtempo - original of 'Blue Gold' collab

sample

"suns_keys" / "suns_guitar" / "suns_voice"

3-part Leifur James-inspired sample pack

technique

loopAt 8 $ chop 16 $ "suns_keys"

8-cycle piano loop chopped into 16 grains

pattern

note ("[b,fs6]@1.5 [a,e6]@1.5 ..." - 24) # "bassWarsaw"

Weighted timing bass (1.5+1.5+3) with Euclidean sub-patterns

effect

# lesliebus 42 # lrate 0.92 # lsize 1.9

MIDI Leslie speaker on piano for rotary warmth

src: live/midi/nova/lounge/suns_of_gold.tidal

10Sunny Side Up120 BPMlounge

structure

setcps (120/60/4)

120 BPM upbeat lounge

sample

"sunny_bass" / "sunny_brass"

Custom sunny pack with bass and brass

technique

arp "up" $ note ("0(3,8) ..." + "f gs c g" + 12) # "acidOto3092"

Arpeggiated acid on F-Ab-C-G with Euclidean rhythm

pattern

n "<0 0 0 0 1 1 1 <0 1 2 ...>>" # "sunny_bass"

Bass staying on root for 4 bars then slowly varying

effect

# octersubbus 42 # octersubsubbus 43

Dual sub-octave on same knob for massive low end

src: live/midi/nova/lounge/sunny_side_up.tidal

11Premier Septembre120 BPMcollab

structure

setcps (120/60/4)

120 BPM, opens with 'À Mon Amour'

sample

"rhadamanthe_melo:1"

Rhadamanthe piano split into begin/mid/end narrative

technique

slow 2 "<begin ~ begin ...>/2" # cut 51 # begin 0 # end 0.2

Piano surgically split into 3 cue points

pattern

note ("<<[b3@5 a3 b3 a3] ...>> [e3@7 b3]>") # "cpluck"

Cello pluck B-A oscillation resolving to E

effect

# cps ((range 60 180 "^29")/60/4)

MIDI live tempo from 60 to 180 BPM - real-time manipulation

src: live/collab/baba/sept1.tidal

12Lady Perplexity138 BPMbreaks

structure

setcps (138/60/4)

138 BPM fast breaks

sample

"rhadamanthe_vocal:1"

The Lady - vocal chopped into 16 grains over 8 cycles

technique

sometimesBy "^55" (rev) . sometimesBy "^35" (juxBy 0.25 ...)

Triple probability: reversal, stereo micro-loops, euclidean masking

pattern

note ("c3 <d3 ... [d3@3 f3]> e3 <g3 b3 a3 c4>") # "bassWarsaw"

C minor walking bass with chromatic upper voice

effect

# crushbus 51 (range 16 3.5 "^54")

Bitcrush on Giorgio pad for lo-fi harmonic layer

src: live/midi/nova/breaks/lady_perplexity.tidal

13L'été à Mauerpark120 BPMtechno

structure

setcps (120/60/4)

120 BPM, Berlin-inspired techno

pattern

note ("<[g4 c ef@14] ...>" - 24) # "[bass2:1,bassWarsaw]"

Dual bass on Cm with long sustained notes and brief melodic hits

technique

arp "<up!6 down downup>" $ note (... + "c'maj'4" - 12) # "FMRhodes1"

Arpeggiated Rhodes chords cycling up/down/downup

sample

"moogBass"

Moog with MIDI attack/release, Leslie and chorus

effect

# lesliebus 102 # chorus (range 0 2 "^19")

Leslie + chorus for Berlin warmth on separate MIDI knobs

src: live/midi/nova/techno/ete_a_mauerpark.tidal

14Jeudi Drill140 BPMdrill

structure

setcps (140/60/4)

140 BPM fast drill/grime

sample

"bogdan_grime"

'I'm from Cardiff!', 'Pints' - grime vocals

technique

juxBy 0.4 rev $ note ... # "marimba1"

Marimba with stereo juxtaposed reversal at 40%

pattern

slow 2 $ note ("<<fs ...>> b4>" - 12 + 2) # "giorgio_syn:1"

Giorgio bass with long weighted F# notes resolving

effect

# crushbus 101 # octersub 1

Bitcrush + sub-octave on 90s synth pad

src: live/collab/raph/jeudrill.tidal