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05 juillet 2024

VelociTeuf

Paris, France

VelociTeuf

Tracklist

  • Prestance
  • Oct4 Glitch Sauvages
  • About Time
  • Toxic
  • Venons Ensemble
  • Reboot
  • Première Grillade
  • Rainy Day
  • Contre Visite

~ BPM

80–170
80100120140160Prestance: 134 BPMPrestanceOct4 Glitch Sauvages: 117 BPMOct4 Glitch S…About Time: 110 BPMAbout TimeToxic: 140 BPMToxicVenons Ensemble: 170 BPMVenons Ensemb…Reboot: 80 BPMRebootPremiere Grillade: 80 BPMPremiere Gril…Rainy Day: 114 BPMRainy DayContre Visite: 80 BPMContre Visite

# Tracks

ambient ×2breaks ×2lofi ×2techno ×1dnb ×1collab ×180–134 BPM
01Prestance134 BPMambient
pattern
"<[~ d5 d4 e4 g4 a4 b4 d4] [e4 g4 a4 b4 <e4 g4>@4]>"

Melodic sequence ('praxis') reused across multiple synth voices with transposition and reversal

sample
"[jazz,808bd:3]"

Layered kick combining jazz kit with 808 sub

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

MIDI-controlled bitcrush on FMRhodes chord pad

technique
juxBy 0.3 (mask "t(3,8) . t(12,16)" . (|+ note 12))

Stereo jux with euclidean masking and octave shift on moogBass

structure
setcps (134/60/4)

134 BPM, 10 orbits: drums/bass/synths layered via MIDI mute groups

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

02Oct4 Glitch Sauvages117 BPMtechno
sample
"90s_matrix:0"

90s matrix bass with tremolo and comb filter modulation

pattern
note "f@2 f <gs!2 gf!2>@2 <gs!2 g!2> <g!2 gs <gs gs5>>@2" - 12

Acid-style chromatic bassline on 90s_matrix:4

effect
# tremoloratebus 41 (range 0 (slow 4 "<2 4 8 16>") "^53")

Escalating tremolo rate controlled by MIDI fader

technique
superimpose ((# cut 51) . superimpose ((# cut 52) . (|+ note 12)))

Triple-stacked superimpose creating layered octave echoes

structure
setcps (117/60/4)

117 BPM with risers on d10 for buildups, superfork synth pads

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

03About Time110 BPMbreaks
sample
"drums_atari" # n "[29 29 <29 [29 28 29]> 28]"

Atari-era drum machine samples chopped into main rhythm

pattern
slice 8 ("0 1 2 3 4 5 <6!3 4> <7!3 [5 4]>") . (loopAt "q") . (# "breaks165")

Nassim-triggered break slicer with variable speed

effect
# crushbus 41 (range 10 2.5 "^53")

MIDI-controlled bitcrush on the 90s_synatm bass

technique
midiOn "^89" ((0.125 ~>) . chop (slow 4 $ "[16 32 64 128]"))

Accelerating chop granularity for build-up tension

structure
setcps (110/60/4)

110 BPM, Commodore synth bus on d7 with squiz/crush, ASCII art intro

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

04Toxic140 BPMtechno
pattern
note ("0*8" + "<b3 b3 d3 [cs3 bs2]>")

Rapid 8-note bassWarsaw riff with chromatic movement

sample
"[ifdrums,kick]"

Layered industrial kick with interface drums

effect
# crushbus 71 (range 16 1.5 "^53")

Heavy bitcrush on the Warsaw bass synth

technique
note ("fs7@4 cs7@4 d7@4 b7@4" + "[0,12]" - 24)

High-register FMRhodes theme with octave doubling (Toxic melody cue)

structure
setcps (140/60/4)

140 BPM, tight 5-orbit arrangement: kick/snare/hats/bass/rhodes

src: live/boeuf/algorythm/fdlm2022/toxic.tidal

05Venons Ensemble170 BPMdnb
sample
"come_bass"

Custom multi-sample bass with crush and octer modulation

pattern
"~ cp ~ cp*<1!3 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 2 2 1 2 1 2 2 2 1 2>"

Extended snare pattern with accelerating fills across 20 cycles

effect
# crushbus 71 (range 16 "<5 10>" "^55")

Variable bitcrush on come_voice vocal samples

technique
someCyclesBy ("^35" - "^91") (>| n "<0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7>/2")

MIDI-conditional voice sample buildup using probability

structure
setcps (85/60/4)

170 BPM (85 cps in half-time), electric guitar + voice samples, call-and-response structure

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

06Reboot80 BPMlofi
pattern
slice 4 "<0 0 [0 1] 3 0*2 [0 1] [3 2] [3*2 3*<2 4>]>"

Evolving bass slice pattern on fbass:8 with gradual complexity increase

sample
"[reverbkick,jazz]"

Reverb kick layered with jazz kit for warm low end

effect
# crushbus 51 (range 8 1.9 "^54")

Aggressive bitcrush on climbing guitar sample

technique
whenmod 64 32 (superimpose (slice 4 "0*<1 2 1 <2 4>>" . (# cut 51) . (|+ note 12)))

Long-form superimpose on guitar: octave-shifted slice after 32 cycles

structure
setcps (80/60/4)

80 BPM, supersiren synth with crushbus, break-based structure with whenBrk bridges

src: live/midi/nova/lofi/reboot.tidal

07Premiere Grillade80 BPMlofi
pattern
note ("<[c,e,g,b] [c,e,g,bf] [c,ef,g,bf] [c,e,g,b]>" - 12)

Jazz chord progression (Cmaj7-C7-Cm7-Cmaj7) on FMRhodes2

sample
"shiloh:1"

Shiloh vocal sample sliced and delayed for lofi atmosphere

effect
# modIndex (range 0 16 "^54")

MIDI-controlled FM modulation index on Rhodes piano

technique
drumFrom "yamaharm50" "hh*<8!3 [8 . 16 <8 16 [24 8] 32>]>"

Yamaha RM50 hi-hat pattern with accelerating fills

structure
setcps (80/60/4)

80 BPM, 808 kick + jungle breaks, bassWarsaw with crush, lofi Rhodes chords

src: live/midi/nova/lofi/premiere_grillade.tidal

08Rainy Day114 BPMbreaks
pattern
note ("<[c@2 e@2 d@1 b4@3]!2 [c@2 a4@2 d@1 b4@3]!2>" - 3)

Melodic superfork lead with sustained notes and chromatic descents

sample
"trance_pads:7"

Trance pad with stereo offset for atmospheric depth

effect
# crushbus 51 (range 16 4.5 "^54")

Gentle bitcrush on superfork lead

technique
off 0.25 ((# pan 0.8) . (# cut 91))

Stereo offset on pad creates wide spatial field

structure
setcps (114/60/4)

114 BPM, collab with Josh, bass on bassWarsaw with euclidean rhythms

src: live/collab/josh/oct_18_rainy_day.tidal

09Contre Visite80 BPMambient
sample
"celtic_guitar80" # n "4"

Celtic guitar sample repurposed as bass with chop and slice

pattern
note "<ef ef {b, [~!7 fs]} fs>"

Moog bass with sparse set-theoretic note pattern

effect
# octerbus 52 (range 0 0.63 "^36")

MIDI-controlled octaver on moog bass for sub-bass depth

technique
chop 4 $ "voices_celtic" # n "4 <4 4 5 <4 3>> 5 <6 5 5 4>"

Celtic vocal sample chopped and sequenced as melodic element

structure
setcps (80/60/4)

80 BPM, LPF automation over 64 cycles, celtic guitar + voices + moog layering

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