20 septembre 2024

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Tracklist

Contre Visite
Bain Électrique
Salut Nu
Café Tiède
Force Motrice
Sunny Side Up
Something about Drums
Permanence
L'Or Bleu

~ BPM

90–160

# Tracks

techno ×1breaks ×2nujazz ×3lounge ×1dnb ×290–160 BPM

01Contre Visite90 BPMtechno

structure

setcps (90/60/4)

90 BPM atmospheric techno opener

pattern

note (scale "aeolian" "<0!3 [0@6 <4 -1>@2]> 2") # "90s_synatm:18"

Aeolian high lead: sparse questioning melody - 'Winds of truth'

sample

"90s_synatm:8" / "90s_synatm:14"

Dual 90s synth: aerial questions and electronic answers

technique

juxBy 0.5 ((# cut 61) . rev)

Juxtaposed reversal at 50% stereo width on lead

effect

# delayfb 0.25 # delayt 0.25 # delay 0.8

Quarter-note delay with moderate feedback on answer synth

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

02Bain Électrique128 BPMbreaks

structure

setcps (128/60/4)

128 BPM electro breaks - 'ex Bain Bouillant'

pattern

note "<fs3 [fs3@7 b3] [fs3@7 g3] ...>" # "giorgio_syn:0"

Long-form Giorgio bass: 8-bar phrase with chromatic F#-B-G-D movement

sample

"weird_dialogs"

30+ sci-fi dialog samples about atomic energy, electricity, faith - sequenced as narrative

technique

slice 16 "0*[4 <4 4 1 ...>]" $ chop 16 $ loopAt 2 $ "fguitar:55"

Guitar granularly sliced with evolving rhythmic density

effect

# octersubbus 5 (range 0 1 "^29") . (# octerbus 6 (range 0 0.52 "^29"))

Global octave bus on single MIDI knob - transforms everything

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

03Salut Nu120 BPMnujazz

structure

setcps(120/60/4)

120 BPM nu-jazz with 3-layer mute system

pattern

note ("<[a4@4 c5 <c5 d5 c5 fs4>] a4>" + "[0,12]" - 36) # "bassWarsaw"

Warsaw bass with octave doubling, Am melody with chromatic F#4 surprise

sample

"nujazz_keys120" / "nujazz_wahwah125" / "nujazz_beats120"

Nu-jazz keys, wah-wah guitar, and live jazz beats - all sliced

technique

midiOn "^58" (juxBy 0.9 (mask ... . (# begin 0.5) . rev . (|+ note 12)))

Piano reflected: juxtaposed reversed copy from halfway, octave up

effect

# freezebus 51 (range 0 0.7 "^34")

MIDI-controlled spectral freeze on piano samples

src: live/midi/nova/nujazz/salut_nu.tidal

04Café Tiède125 BPMnujazz

structure

setcps(125/60/4)

125 BPM nu-jazz - lukewarm café tempo

pattern

$ "nujazz_bass125:1" # crushbus 41 (range 12 4.5 "^53")

Sliced jazz upright bass with MIDI-controlled bitcrush

sample

"nujazz_keys125" / "jungle_breaks:20"

125BPM jazz piano + jungle breaks for rhythmic backbone

technique

note ("<c5 g4 <ef4!2 bf4!2> <c4 f4>>" + "0(3,8) 0(3,8)") # "FMRhodes1"

FM Rhodes with Euclidean note repetition on Cm-G-Eb-Bb-C-F progression

effect

# octerbus 71 (range 0 0.5 "^55")

Subtle octave doubling on secondary piano layer

src: live/midi/nova/nujazz/cafe_tiede.tidal

05Force Motrice125 BPMdnb

structure

setcps (125/60/4)

125 BPM DnB - 'Atelier de force motrice'

pattern

note ("[g@2 ~!4 <f ~ as5 c6>]" - 12) # "FMRhodes1"

Sparse FM Rhodes: G sustain then chromatic surprise (F, As, C6)

sample

"nujazz_bass125:1" / "giorgio_syn:22" / "cbow:2"

Jazz bass, Giorgio synth, and cello bowed for triple melodic texture

technique

midiOff "^89" (slice 4 "1 2*<1 2> 3*<1 4> 4")

Bass slice pattern that doubles and quadruples density per bar

effect

# crushbus 71 (range 12 3.4 "^55")

Bitcrush on Giorgio synth Euclidean pad

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

06Sunny Side Up120 BPMlounge

structure

setcps (120/60/4)

120 BPM upbeat sunny lounge

sample

"sunny_bass" / "sunny_brass"

Custom sunny pack: bass stays on root 4 bars, brass deploys via mask

technique

arp "up" $ note ("0(3,8) 0(<3!3 5>,8)" + "f gs c g" + 12) # "acidOto3092"

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

pattern

n "<0 0 0 0 1 1 1 <0 1 2 <2!3 [2 2 3 2]>>>" # "sunny_bass"

Patient bass: 4 bars on root then slow harmonic evolution

effect

# octersubbus 42 (range 0 2.5 "^33") # octersubsubbus 43 ...

Dual sub-octave on same knob for massive low end

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

07Something about Drums160 BPMdnb

structure

setcps (160/60/4)

160 BPM fast DnB with jazz chord voicings

pattern

note (cat ["[bf3, d4, f4, a4]", "[a3, c4, e4, g4]", ...] - 12) # "bassWarsaw"

Bbmaj7-Am7-Dm9-G7 jazz chord progression on Warsaw bass at half speed

sample

"drumtraks:9" / "drum:2" / "jungle_breaks"

DrumTraks snare, drum rolls, and jungle breaks for rhythmic variety

technique

note (... "[bf3, d4, f4, a4]" ...) # "FMRhodes2" |+ note 2

FM Rhodes2 with +2 semitone adjustment to C, modIndex MIDI-controlled

effect

# delay 0.7 # delayt 0.125 # delayfb 0.5

Eighth-note delay with 50% feedback on moogBass pad

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

08Permanence150 BPMdnb

structure

setcps (150/60/4)

150 BPM - DnB collab with Raph

pattern

note ("<c4 ef4 <bf3 <g3 g4>> <af3 f4 af3 af4>>") # "moogBass"

Dark chromatic moogBass: C-Eb-Bb/G-Ab/F with octave jumps

sample

"bass_nes:1" / "fguitar:40" / "fsynth"

NES bass, distorted guitar slices, and synth pads

technique

note ("0@3 0 . <gs4 f4 ef4 d4>" + "<g4!3 f4>" + "[0,12]") # "superfork"

Superfork melody: sustained G then chromatic descent with octave doubling

effect

# crushbus 51 (range 16 2.5 "^54") # distortbus 52 (range 0 1.5 "^34")

Guitar dual destruction: bitcrush + distortion on separate MIDI knobs

src: live/collab/raph/permanence.tidal

09L'Or Bleu94 BPMnujazz

structure

setcps (94/60/4)

94 BPM downtempo - Leifur James-inspired golden hour

sample

"suns_keys" / "suns_guitar" / "suns_voice"

3-part original sample pack: keys, guitar, and voice

technique

loopAt 8 $ chop 16 $ "suns_keys"

8-cycle piano loop chopped into 16 grains with Leslie modulation

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 (range 0 1 "^33") # lrate 0.92 # lsize 1.9

MIDI Leslie speaker on piano: rotary warmth

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