15 février 2025

Val Thorens 2025

Val Thorens, France

Val Thorens 2025

rdy2shred

TRACKLIST

Set1

  • Because it's there (CHLOE Algo cover)
  • Ere de jeu
  • Cafe glace
  • Cafe Bouillant
  • Sept1 (remix)
  • Sunny side Up

Set 2

  • 🍳 Sunny side Up
  • 🪂 Insouciance
  • 🤍 So Good
  • PunkAChien
  • ACIDULE
  • Alerte Verte
  • Nouveau Punk
  • Nuit agitee
  • Blue Gold

~ BPM

110170
80100120140160Because It's There: 110 BPMBecause It's …Ere de Jeu: 110 BPMEre de JeuCafe Glace: 120 BPMCafe GlaceCafe Bouillant: 120 BPMCafe BouillantSept1: 120 BPMSept1Sunny Side Up: 120 BPMSunny Side UpInsouciance: 120 BPMInsoucianceSo Good: 142 BPMSo GoodPunkAChien: 170 BPMPunkAChienACIDULE: 135 BPMACIDULEAlerte Verte: 160 BPMAlerte VerteNouveau Punk: 155 BPMNouveau PunkNuit Agitee: 160 BPMNuit AgiteeBlue Gold: 124 BPMBlue Gold

# Tracks

techno ×3nujazz ×3breaks ×2dnb ×3lounge ×1punk ×1acid ×1110170 BPM
01Because It's There110 BPMtechno
sample
"bassWarsaw"

Warsaw bass synth as melodic bassline in C#/G#/D#

pattern
note "[cs3@6 gs3 ds3]"

6-beat sustained C# with G#/D# resolution

effect
# crushbus 41 (range 16 2.5 "^53")

MIDI-controlled bitcrush for grit

sample
"ikedaBass"

Ryoji Ikeda-inspired bass pad with delay

technique
let gMask = (midiOn "^41" (mask "t . <f t f <f t>> <t f f <t f>>"))

MIDI-triggered masking for live build-up control

src: copycat/because_its_there.tidal

02Ere de Jeu110 BPMtechno
sample
"[808bd:1,808bd:2,jazz,kick:4]"

Layered kick: 808 + jazz kit + acoustic kick

pattern
note "[cs3 b3 <gs3!3 cs4> b3]"

Melodic bassWarsaw line with octave leap variation

sample
"vec1_acid:27"

Angel acid bass entering at bar 32

technique
$ midiOn "^57" (fix (fast "<4!3 [4 <4 4 2 4>]>") "vec1_acid:27")

MIDI-triggered acid acceleration pattern

sample
"nujazz_keys120"

Nu-jazz key loops with slice manipulation and freeze

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

03Cafe Glace120 BPMnujazz
sample
"nujazz_bass120:4"

Pre-recorded nujazz bass loop, sliced and chopped

technique
$ midiOn "^57" (slice 4 (fast 1 "<0!3 <1 3>>"))

MIDI-controlled bass slice variations

sample
"nujazz_keys120"

Piano keys with freeze and crush effects

sample
"jungle_breaks:53"

Chopped jungle break with stereo pan

structure
setcps(120/60/4)

120 BPM nujazz groove

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

04Cafe Bouillant120 BPMnujazz
sample
"nujazz_bass120"

Plucked bass with slow crush modulation via perlin noise

pattern
note ("e3 <b2!3 <ef3 g3>>" |+| "[0 ~ ~ 0 ~ ~ 0 ~] ...")

Melodic bassWarsaw with euclidean-like offbeat hits

sample
"cpluck:4"

Plucked string melody with cycling note additions

technique
$ someCyclesBy "<1!32 0!32>" (|+ note "<e g bf b>")

Probabilistic note transposition alternating every 32 cycles

sample
"jungle_breaks:22"

Stereo-panned jungle break with slice manipulation

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

05Sept1120 BPMtechno
sample
"rhadamanthe_melo:1"

Piano melody split into begin/mid/end sections

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

Cello-like bassline with long sustain and cpluck layering

technique
$ midiOn "^58" (# silence) $ slow 2 "<begin ~ begin ...>/2"

MIDI-gated piano section switching (begin/mid/end)

sample
"breaks165"

High-tempo breakbeat for energy injection

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

Real-time BPM control via MIDI fader (60-180 range)

src: live/collab/baba/sept1.tidal

06Sunny Side Up120 BPMlounge
sample
"sunny_bass"

Custom sunny bass sample with octave sub variations

sample
"sunny_brass"

Brass sample with slow deployment mask pattern

pattern
"acidOto3092" |- note 36

Acid synth line in F/G#/C/G with width modulation

technique
$ mask "<t f <f t> f>"

Progressive sample reveal over 4-bar cycle

sample
"nujazz_keys120:35/4"

Piano outro loop with slow slice deployment

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

07Insouciance120 BPMbreaks
pattern
note "<c3 c3 c3 c3 gs2 gs2 b2 b2>@5 ef3 d3 <ef3!4 c3!3 b2>"

Dark bassWarsaw line with chromatic descent

sample
"FMRhodes1"

FM piano bird call melody with modIndex modulation

sample
"armora:1"

Hawk percussion with high-pass filtered reverb

effect
# hpf (slow 8 $ range 5000 "<8000!32 800!32>" saw)

Slow HPF sweep on hawk sounds creating tension

sample
"trance_pads:7"

Atmospheric pad layer following bass harmony

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

08So Good142 BPMdnb
sample
"sogood"

Multi-sample pack: keys (sliced), voices, and chorus

pattern
note "<[f3 f3 gs3 f3@5] [<gs3!3 f3> gs3 g3 f3@5]>"

Dual bassWarsaw line: foundation + bouncing acid layer

technique
$ midiOn "^19" ((>| n "<~!3 [~ 11]>") . (# end "<0.2!3 0.45>"))

MIDI-triggered voice intro switching to chorus

sample
"cs80leadMH"

CS-80 lead synth melody ascending F-Gs-C-Gs-F-Ef-Cs-C...

structure
setcps (142/60/4)

142 BPM drum & bass tempo

src: live/collab/nass/sogood.tidal

09PunkAChien170 BPMdnb
sample
"vec1_acid:11"

Acid bass in D/D# with layered gain-controlled variants

pattern
note ("d*<3 4 3 2> . ds ds df" + 2)

Rhythmic acid pattern alternating between 3-4-3-2 divisions

sample
"meth_bass:9"

Lo-fi bass with progressive delay feedback build

sample
"cpluck:1"

Plucked synth with octave crush layering

structure
setcps (170/60/4)

170 BPM high-energy drum & bass

src: live/collab/raph/punkachien.tidal

10ACIDULE135 BPMacid
sample
"vec2_synth_acid" / "vec1_acid:40"

Dual acid synth layers with independent gain control

pattern
>| note ("[b d6 b cs6 d6 b cs6 b]*2" - "<0!32 12!32>")

Rapid acid note pattern with 32-bar octave alternation

sample
"rhadamanthe_vocal"

Self-destruction voice sample sequence with begin/end cuts

effect
# tremdp 4 # tremr 1.8

Bouncy tremolo droplet effect on FM piano lead

sample
"90s_synatm:21"

Synthetic violin with dual-voice ascending melody

src: live/collab/raph/acidule.tidal

11Alerte Verte160 BPMdnb
sample
"fbass:25"

Funky bass chopped into 16 slices with reverse variations

sample
"fguitar"

Dual guitar system: guitarA (surprise) and guitarB (wait)

technique
$ whenmod 16 14 (ply 2) $ every' 8 7 (ply 2)

Kick fill patterns at phrase boundaries

sample
"supersiren"

Siren synth with slow speed and amplitude modulation

effect
# leslie "^34" # lsize (1 + (slow 16 perlin * 2))

Leslie speaker effect on guitar with perlin-modulated size

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

12Nouveau Punk155 BPMpunk
sample
"punk:0/4"

Punk guitar loop chopped into 4, crushed and reverbed

sample
"90s_synatm:9"

90s synth atmosphere with octave sub and crush

pattern
note "<e c d b4>"

Core harmonic progression: E-C-D-B

sample
"meth_bass:3"

Meth bass with progressive ply build-up

sample
"cpluck:2"

Manouche-punk cello pluck with arpeggiated triads

src: live/collab/raph/nouveau_punk.tidal

13Nuit Agitee160 BPMbreaks
technique
let scale = getScale (scaleTable ++ [("gameboy", [1,2,4,5,7,9,11])])

Custom 'gameboy' scale for retro melodic flavor

sample
"bass_commodore:7"

Commodore bass chopped into 64 slices with leslie modulation

sample
"harpsichord2"

Harpsichord melody using gameboy scale with distortion

sample
"amencutup"

Amen break cutup with MIDI-panned hat patterns

pattern
note (scale "gameboy" ("<1(3,8) ...>" + "<<0 0 2 2> ...>"))

Layered gameboy-scale melody with euclidean rhythm

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

14Blue Gold124 BPMbreaks
sample
"suns_keys"

Suns of Gold key samples with tremolo and slice manipulation

sample
"suns_guitar"

Triple guitar system: main, flying triplet, falling angel

pattern
$ fast (4/3) $ note "<[fs4 <a5!2 gs!4 fs5!4...>@3]*4>"

4/3 polyrhythm bassWarsaw line with shifting intervals

sample
"suns_voice:0"

Father's voice sample with slice-based phrase selection

technique
$ whenmod 32 16 (swingBy (slow 16 $ range 0.08 0.01 saw) 4)

Progressive swing reduction over 16-bar phrase

src: live/collab/mousquetaires/blue_gold.tidal