Fri, 03 Apr 2026 20:14:49 +0200 https://hearthis.at/walkytalky/ en-EN contact@hearthis.at contact@hearthis.at https://hearthis.at/walkytalky/ https://img.hearthis.at/n/o/c/_/uploads/430790/image_user/w1400_h1400_q70_ptrue_v2_----cropped_347667c3e9c155da003fbe45dd43c67capple-touch-icon.png no no https://hearthis.at/walkytalky/auria-muck-demo-muckraker6/ 369934 no no Thu, 03 Sep 2015 10:01:32 +0200 2015-09-03T10:01:32+02:00 1:06 https://hearthis.at/walkytalky/auria-muck-demo/ 369936 no no Thu, 03 Sep 2015 10:01:28 +0200 2015-09-03T10:01:28+02:00 1:06 https://hearthis.at/walkytalky/the-fall/ 346406 no no Fri, 28 Aug 2015 18:42:04 +0200 2015-08-28T18:42:04+02:00 1:30 https://hearthis.at/walkytalky/mucky-lights/ 346388 no no Fri, 28 Aug 2015 18:41:22 +0200 2015-08-28T18:41:22+02:00 1:47 https://hearthis.at/walkytalky/mucky-beats/ 346387 no no Fri, 28 Aug 2015 18:40:42 +0200 2015-08-28T18:40:42+02:00 1:28 https://hearthis.at/walkytalky/defence/ 346393 no no Fri, 28 Aug 2015 18:40:09 +0200 2015-08-28T18:40:09+02:00 2:10 https://hearthis.at/walkytalky/frobulated-demo-noodle/
https://youtu.be/5YsHN3efyUI]]>
https://youtu.be/5YsHN3efyUI]]> 346390 no no Fri, 28 Aug 2015 18:39:40 +0200 2015-08-28T18:39:40+02:00 1:56 https://hearthis.at/walkytalky/frob-out-man/ 346395 no no Fri, 28 Aug 2015 18:39:03 +0200 2015-08-28T18:39:03+02:00 1:33 https://hearthis.at/walkytalky/frobulated-hedgehog/ 346404 no no Fri, 28 Aug 2015 18:38:27 +0200 2015-08-28T18:38:27+02:00 0:37 https://hearthis.at/walkytalky/pulse/
(If it seems like I'm just throwing random apps together at this point, well, basically, yes.)]]>
(If it seems like I'm just throwing random apps together at this point, well, basically, yes.)]]> 346399 no no Fri, 28 Aug 2015 18:37:33 +0200 2015-08-28T18:37:33+02:00 1:16 https://hearthis.at/walkytalky/revenge-of-the-carnivorous-pianola/ 346409 no no Fri, 28 Aug 2015 18:36:50 +0200 2015-08-28T18:36:50+02:00 2:42 https://hearthis.at/walkytalky/porcelain-meteorology/ 346414 no no Fri, 28 Aug 2015 18:33:51 +0200 2015-08-28T18:33:51+02:00 1:30 https://hearthis.at/walkytalky/bloodless-coup/ 346421 no no Fri, 28 Aug 2015 18:33:14 +0200 2015-08-28T18:33:14+02:00 1:06 https://hearthis.at/walkytalky/blue-never/ 346419 no no Fri, 28 Aug 2015 18:32:34 +0200 2015-08-28T18:32:34+02:00 2:20 https://hearthis.at/walkytalky/treacle-toffee/ 346428 no no Fri, 28 Aug 2015 18:31:50 +0200 2015-08-28T18:31:50+02:00 1:19 https://hearthis.at/walkytalky/lullaby/
Words are the usual ill-advised sour adhockery, only more so because of severe time constraints. There is actually a sung version too, which in some ways works better, but it overwhelms the already rather swamped synth stuff which is supposed to be the whole point. Plus it's me singing, so...]]>
Words are the usual ill-advised sour adhockery, only more so because of severe time constraints. There is actually a sung version too, which in some ways works better, but it overwhelms the already rather swamped synth stuff which is supposed to be the whole point. Plus it's me singing, so...]]> 346432 no no Fri, 28 Aug 2015 18:31:06 +0200 2015-08-28T18:31:06+02:00 1:24 https://hearthis.at/walkytalky/are-fronds-genetic/
No idea why the title, and it's probably rather misleading.]]>
No idea why the title, and it's probably rather misleading.]]> 346429 no no Fri, 28 Aug 2015 18:30:14 +0200 2015-08-28T18:30:14+02:00 3:34 https://hearthis.at/walkytalky/quasimodo-dances/ 346438 no no Fri, 28 Aug 2015 18:29:25 +0200 2015-08-28T18:29:25+02:00 1:45 https://hearthis.at/walkytalky/the-evil-of-banality/
This is now my third go at wrestling something not emetically tedious out of this leaden chord progression, and I bloody hate it. So I figured I'd make hatefulness the theme of the day.]]>
This is now my third go at wrestling something not emetically tedious out of this leaden chord progression, and I bloody hate it. So I figured I'd make hatefulness the theme of the day.]]> 346441 no no Fri, 28 Aug 2015 18:28:16 +0200 2015-08-28T18:28:16+02:00 1:51 https://hearthis.at/walkytalky/the-queen-of-sorrow/ 346440 no no Fri, 28 Aug 2015 18:27:10 +0200 2015-08-28T18:27:10+02:00 4:26 https://hearthis.at/walkytalky/dialectical-materialism/
Recorded in Werkbench using guitar, ill-health and various household objects. Effects from the AUFX series.]]>
Recorded in Werkbench using guitar, ill-health and various household objects. Effects from the AUFX series.]]> 346463 no no Fri, 28 Aug 2015 18:26:02 +0200 2015-08-28T18:26:02+02:00 4:27 https://hearthis.at/walkytalky/bog-standard/
This is *meant* to be banal, guv -- it's in the rules.]]>
This is *meant* to be banal, guv -- it's in the rules.]]> 346468 no no Fri, 28 Aug 2015 18:24:33 +0200 2015-08-28T18:24:33+02:00 2:46 https://hearthis.at/walkytalky/peep-show/
Track made for the SynthPatcher "More Cowbell" challenge (http://synthpatcher.com/forum/track-sharing/synthpatcher-track-it-challenge-5-more-cowbell/).

Cover image adapted from this CC-BY licensed image by Nan Palmero: https://flic.kr/p/b55HpR]]>
Track made for the SynthPatcher "More Cowbell" challenge (http://synthpatcher.com/forum/track-sharing/synthpatcher-track-it-challenge-5-more-cowbell/).

Cover image adapted from this CC-BY licensed image by Nan Palmero: https://flic.kr/p/b55HpR]]> 346451 no no Fri, 28 Aug 2015 18:23:56 +0200 2015-08-28T18:23:56+02:00 3:12 https://hearthis.at/walkytalky/national-service/
I did actually have a genuine Salford accent once, but that was about 40 years ago...]]>
I did actually have a genuine Salford accent once, but that was about 40 years ago...]]> 346454 no no Fri, 28 Aug 2015 18:23:51 +0200 2015-08-28T18:23:51+02:00 3:14 https://hearthis.at/walkytalky/the-heist-always-goes-wrong/ 346458 no no Fri, 28 Aug 2015 18:23:47 +0200 2015-08-28T18:23:47+02:00 3:19 https://hearthis.at/walkytalky/chicken-ramen/ 346459 no no Fri, 28 Aug 2015 18:23:44 +0200 2015-08-28T18:23:44+02:00 3:10 https://hearthis.at/walkytalky/chaos-later-order-now/
Played using some of the factory samples, piped via Audiobus through a custom Bias amp into AUFX:Dub, converted to M4A with AudioMastering and uploaded using AudioShare. No mucking about. Or maybe *all* mucking about, depending on your point of view...]]>
Played using some of the factory samples, piped via Audiobus through a custom Bias amp into AUFX:Dub, converted to M4A with AudioMastering and uploaded using AudioShare. No mucking about. Or maybe *all* mucking about, depending on your point of view...]]> 346464 no no Fri, 28 Aug 2015 18:23:07 +0200 2015-08-28T18:23:07+02:00 2:56 https://hearthis.at/walkytalky/cultural-imperialism/
Chants of the Dani tribespeople were recorded by expedition leader Alastair Robinson, who also took the photograph on which the cover art is based.

Track produced in Logic Pro, with some drum patterns from DM1.

(Update: the video is now online at http://youtu.be/uOUVX7nHpEg)]]>
Chants of the Dani tribespeople were recorded by expedition leader Alastair Robinson, who also took the photograph on which the cover art is based.

Track produced in Logic Pro, with some drum patterns from DM1.

(Update: the video is now online at http://youtu.be/uOUVX7nHpEg)]]> 346470 no no Fri, 28 Aug 2015 18:19:59 +0200 2015-08-28T18:19:59+02:00 3:58 https://hearthis.at/walkytalky/the-price-of-everything/ 346483 no no Fri, 28 Aug 2015 18:18:57 +0200 2015-08-28T18:18:57+02:00 3:57 https://hearthis.at/walkytalky/tunnel-at-the-end-of-the-light/
Modular -> Loopy HD -> JamUp Pro -> AUFX:Dub -> AudioShare -> Auria]]>
Modular -> Loopy HD -> JamUp Pro -> AUFX:Dub -> AudioShare -> Auria]]> Loopy HD -> JamUp Pro -> AUFX:Dub -> AudioShare -> Auria]]> 346495 no no Fri, 28 Aug 2015 18:18:34 +0200 2015-08-28T18:18:34+02:00 2:20 https://hearthis.at/walkytalky/something-fell/
Be serious.

They are the enemy. All six types, all the myriad subtypes. Pay no attention to their smiles, their gentle humour, their kindness. Friendship is just a fraction of what's on the line here. Observe the indicators. Remember what's at stake. When you shoot the motherfuckers through the face you'll know why we can't live and let live.]]>
Be serious.

They are the enemy. All six types, all the myriad subtypes. Pay no attention to their smiles, their gentle humour, their kindness. Friendship is just a fraction of what's on the line here. Observe the indicators. Remember what's at stake. When you shoot the motherfuckers through the face you'll know why we can't live and let live.]]> 346480 no no Fri, 28 Aug 2015 18:18:31 +0200 2015-08-28T18:18:31+02:00 2:05 https://hearthis.at/walkytalky/the-celebrants/ 346485 no no Fri, 28 Aug 2015 18:18:26 +0200 2015-08-28T18:18:26+02:00 2:25 https://hearthis.at/walkytalky/the-campfire-general/ 346488 no no Fri, 28 Aug 2015 18:18:20 +0200 2015-08-28T18:18:20+02:00 3:07 https://hearthis.at/walkytalky/a-child-of-the-salt/ 346487 no no Fri, 28 Aug 2015 18:18:14 +0200 2015-08-28T18:18:14+02:00 4:29 https://hearthis.at/walkytalky/displacement-activity/
I really wanted to do this all on the iPad, but in the end both Auria and Cubasis pissed me off and I fled back to the comfort of Logic. Maybe one day I'll be fluent enough in those apps to be actually productive, but probably not anytime soon.

Yes, I do have more important things to do. No, I am not doing them. Shut up.]]>
I really wanted to do this all on the iPad, but in the end both Auria and Cubasis pissed me off and I fled back to the comfort of Logic. Maybe one day I'll be fluent enough in those apps to be actually productive, but probably not anytime soon.

Yes, I do have more important things to do. No, I am not doing them. Shut up.]]> 346497 no no Fri, 28 Aug 2015 18:18:08 +0200 2015-08-28T18:18:08+02:00 4:48 https://hearthis.at/walkytalky/mucky-samples/ 346386 no no Fri, 28 Aug 2015 18:18:03 +0200 2015-08-28T18:18:03+02:00 2:27 https://hearthis.at/walkytalky/mucky-arp/
(*though with no particular schedule at this stage)]]>
(*though with no particular schedule at this stage)]]> 346389 no no Fri, 28 Aug 2015 18:17:53 +0200 2015-08-28T18:17:53+02:00 1:51 https://hearthis.at/walkytalky/curse-of-the-pianolas-tomb/ 346408 no no Fri, 28 Aug 2015 18:16:49 +0200 2015-08-28T18:16:49+02:00 2:23 https://hearthis.at/walkytalky/calliopes-last-stand/ 346434 no no Fri, 28 Aug 2015 18:16:44 +0200 2015-08-28T18:16:44+02:00 3:04 https://hearthis.at/walkytalky/manxome-foe/ 346439 no no Fri, 28 Aug 2015 18:16:35 +0200 2015-08-28T18:16:35+02:00 4:30 https://hearthis.at/walkytalky/making-an-omelette/ 346449 no no Fri, 28 Aug 2015 18:16:25 +0200 2015-08-28T18:16:25+02:00 2:48 https://hearthis.at/walkytalky/the-subjugation-of-east-grinstead-has-begun/ 346452 no no Fri, 28 Aug 2015 18:16:14 +0200 2015-08-28T18:16:14+02:00 2:01 https://hearthis.at/walkytalky/canal-dreams/ 346500 no no Fri, 28 Aug 2015 18:16:08 +0200 2015-08-28T18:16:08+02:00 4:00 https://hearthis.at/walkytalky/old-dark-house/ 346502 no no Fri, 28 Aug 2015 18:16:00 +0200 2015-08-28T18:16:00+02:00 3:20 https://hearthis.at/walkytalky/god-willing/
Soundtrack to video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2HzW5WsqQMU]]>
Soundtrack to video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2HzW5WsqQMU]]> 346508 no no Fri, 28 Aug 2015 18:15:52 +0200 2015-08-28T18:15:52+02:00 1:21 https://hearthis.at/walkytalky/crawling-king-muck/
Guitar -> iRig HD -> iPhone. Clean dry signal recorded into AudioShare then fuzzed up with Muckraker.]]>
Guitar -> iRig HD -> iPhone. Clean dry signal recorded into AudioShare then fuzzed up with Muckraker.]]> iRig HD -> iPhone. Clean dry signal recorded into AudioShare then fuzzed up with Muckraker.]]> 346385 no no Fri, 28 Aug 2015 18:15:44 +0200 2015-08-28T18:15:44+02:00 2:43 https://hearthis.at/walkytalky/interference/ 346396 no no Fri, 28 Aug 2015 18:15:38 +0200 2015-08-28T18:15:38+02:00 1:19 https://hearthis.at/walkytalky/player-two/ 346392 no no Fri, 28 Aug 2015 18:15:32 +0200 2015-08-28T18:15:32+02:00 2:24 https://hearthis.at/walkytalky/unfrobulated-demo-noodle/
https://youtu.be/5YsHN3efyUI]]>
https://youtu.be/5YsHN3efyUI]]> 346391 no no Fri, 28 Aug 2015 18:15:26 +0200 2015-08-28T18:15:26+02:00 1:52 https://hearthis.at/walkytalky/under-the-bed/ 346397 no no Fri, 28 Aug 2015 18:15:22 +0200 2015-08-28T18:15:22+02:00 1:56 https://hearthis.at/walkytalky/frob-twiddling/ 346401 no no Fri, 28 Aug 2015 18:15:17 +0200 2015-08-28T18:15:17+02:00 1:44 https://hearthis.at/walkytalky/some-summer-frob/
Frankly, the effect doesn't work at all here. It's probably not well suited to the guitar in general, and certainly not in this instance. But it's useful to try these things out -- there may be some improvements to be made.]]>
Frankly, the effect doesn't work at all here. It's probably not well suited to the guitar in general, and certainly not in this instance. But it's useful to try these things out -- there may be some improvements to be made.]]> 346400 no no Fri, 28 Aug 2015 18:15:12 +0200 2015-08-28T18:15:12+02:00 1:06 https://hearthis.at/walkytalky/frobgoblin/ 346398 no no Fri, 28 Aug 2015 18:15:07 +0200 2015-08-28T18:15:07+02:00 1:17 https://hearthis.at/walkytalky/who-frobs-where/ 346403 no no Fri, 28 Aug 2015 18:15:01 +0200 2015-08-28T18:15:01+02:00 1:27 https://hearthis.at/walkytalky/aileron/
Text abbreviated from this ancient snippet: http://wt1.walkytalky.net/archives/000408.html

Cover image based on this photo by Rama, under CC-BY-SA-2.0-fr: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Telephone_model_PTT24-IMG_9919.jpg
]]>
Text abbreviated from this ancient snippet: http://wt1.walkytalky.net/archives/000408.html

Cover image based on this photo by Rama, under CC-BY-SA-2.0-fr: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Telephone_model_PTT24-IMG_9919.jpg
]]> 346402 no no Fri, 28 Aug 2015 18:14:56 +0200 2015-08-28T18:14:56+02:00 1:44 https://hearthis.at/walkytalky/abbott-and-costello-meet-the-carnivorous-pianola/ 346407 no no Fri, 28 Aug 2015 18:14:45 +0200 2015-08-28T18:14:45+02:00 2:41 https://hearthis.at/walkytalky/the-carnivorous-pianola/ 346410 no no Fri, 28 Aug 2015 18:13:45 +0200 2015-08-28T18:13:45+02:00 2:36 https://hearthis.at/walkytalky/gaped-and-chattered/ 346405 no no Fri, 28 Aug 2015 18:12:46 +0200 2015-08-28T18:12:46+02:00 1:30 https://hearthis.at/walkytalky/the-culvert/

Yes, a few lines in the middle there are indeed stolen from David Thomas.]]>

Yes, a few lines in the middle there are indeed stolen from David Thomas.]]> 346412 no no Fri, 28 Aug 2015 18:12:40 +0200 2015-08-28T18:12:40+02:00 2:06 https://hearthis.at/walkytalky/looking-for-trouble/ 346415 no no Fri, 28 Aug 2015 18:12:34 +0200 2015-08-28T18:12:34+02:00 2:25 https://hearthis.at/walkytalky/hide-and-seek/ 346413 no no Fri, 28 Aug 2015 18:12:29 +0200 2015-08-28T18:12:29+02:00 1:30 https://hearthis.at/walkytalky/the-zoetrope/ 346417 no no Fri, 28 Aug 2015 18:12:26 +0200 2015-08-28T18:12:26+02:00 2:02 https://hearthis.at/walkytalky/hearing-the-shape-of-a-drum/ 346416 no no Fri, 28 Aug 2015 18:12:23 +0200 2015-08-28T18:12:23+02:00 2:08 https://hearthis.at/walkytalky/cryptobotany/ 346420 no no Fri, 28 Aug 2015 18:12:19 +0200 2015-08-28T18:12:19+02:00 1:50 https://hearthis.at/walkytalky/soylent-green-walkymatt-vs-baddcr/
--

Lyrics:

Smells of Mr Sheen
Mothers Pride & margarine
We stand hand in hand
On the silver screen
Feels like only yesterday
Troubles seemed so far away
We had perfect chemistry
There was nothing more to say
Like a romance magazine
Photographed through Vaseline
Spending happy hours
With my beauty queen
Smoking cigarettes
And eating Soylent Green
Eating Soylent Green

Knights in white terylene
Jousting for kerosene
We were off our heads
On methamphetamine
Where'd you go my dear?
I searched far and near
Since you went away
Nothing good can happen here
Can't you see that girl?
Won't you watch that scene?
They're digging the dancing queen
Digging the dancing queen
Still it's happy hour
And I'm eating Soylent Green
Eating Soylent Green

Fly my time machine
To that ancient scene
Waste another year
Being seventeen
Blinked and you were gone
How to carry on?
How to carry on?
How to carry on?
One more happy hour
With the Acid Queen
Drunk on Listerine
Eating Soylent Green
Loving you is like
Eating Soylent Green
Loving you is like…]]>
--

Lyrics:

Smells of Mr Sheen
Mothers Pride & margarine
We stand hand in hand
On the silver screen
Feels like only yesterday
Troubles seemed so far away
We had perfect chemistry
There was nothing more to say
Like a romance magazine
Photographed through Vaseline
Spending happy hours
With my beauty queen
Smoking cigarettes
And eating Soylent Green
Eating Soylent Green

Knights in white terylene
Jousting for kerosene
We were off our heads
On methamphetamine
Where'd you go my dear?
I searched far and near
Since you went away
Nothing good can happen here
Can't you see that girl?
Won't you watch that scene?
They're digging the dancing queen
Digging the dancing queen
Still it's happy hour
And I'm eating Soylent Green
Eating Soylent Green

Fly my time machine
To that ancient scene
Waste another year
Being seventeen
Blinked and you were gone
How to carry on?
How to carry on?
How to carry on?
One more happy hour
With the Acid Queen
Drunk on Listerine
Eating Soylent Green
Loving you is like
Eating Soylent Green
Loving you is like…]]> 346418 no no Fri, 28 Aug 2015 18:12:15 +0200 2015-08-28T18:12:15+02:00 4:19 https://hearthis.at/walkytalky/snake-charm/ 346424 no no Fri, 28 Aug 2015 18:12:10 +0200 2015-08-28T18:12:10+02:00 1:44 https://hearthis.at/walkytalky/bait/ 346430 no no Fri, 28 Aug 2015 18:12:06 +0200 2015-08-28T18:12:06+02:00 2:39 https://hearthis.at/walkytalky/an-inadequate-instinct-for-self-preservation/ 346426 no no Fri, 28 Aug 2015 18:12:02 +0200 2015-08-28T18:12:02+02:00 2:47 https://hearthis.at/walkytalky/the-light/ 346425 no no Fri, 28 Aug 2015 18:11:57 +0200 2015-08-28T18:11:57+02:00 3:55 https://hearthis.at/walkytalky/only-nine-inch-nails-wt-remix/
Made from assorted excerpts of the publicly-released stems, chopped up in AudioShare, twiddled with in Samplr, supplemented by a little extra beat from Drums XD, all layered together in Auria.]]>
Made from assorted excerpts of the publicly-released stems, chopped up in AudioShare, twiddled with in Samplr, supplemented by a little extra beat from Drums XD, all layered together in Auria.]]> 346435 no no Fri, 28 Aug 2015 18:11:53 +0200 2015-08-28T18:11:53+02:00 3:20 https://hearthis.at/walkytalky/cosmonaut-wt-kitchen-sink-remix/ 346433 no no Fri, 28 Aug 2015 18:11:49 +0200 2015-08-28T18:11:49+02:00 1:29 https://hearthis.at/walkytalky/the-spindle/ 346431 no no Fri, 28 Aug 2015 18:11:43 +0200 2015-08-28T18:11:43+02:00 4:20 https://hearthis.at/walkytalky/kung-fu-car-chase/ 346443 no no Fri, 28 Aug 2015 18:11:39 +0200 2015-08-28T18:11:39+02:00 2:10 https://hearthis.at/walkytalky/the-rise-of-fascism-amongst-the-clangers/ 346442 no no Fri, 28 Aug 2015 18:11:32 +0200 2015-08-28T18:11:32+02:00 1:12 https://hearthis.at/walkytalky/sleeping-dogs-lie/ 346437 no no Fri, 28 Aug 2015 18:11:27 +0200 2015-08-28T18:11:27+02:00 2:33 https://hearthis.at/walkytalky/lost-temple-of-the-tricycle-spoons/
This is pretty silly.]]>
This is pretty silly.]]> 346447 no no Fri, 28 Aug 2015 18:11:20 +0200 2015-08-28T18:11:20+02:00 3:16 https://hearthis.at/walkytalky/made-from-concentrate/ 346446 no no Fri, 28 Aug 2015 18:11:14 +0200 2015-08-28T18:11:14+02:00 1:23 https://hearthis.at/walkytalky/dalston-cyborg-bloodbath/ 346445 no no Fri, 28 Aug 2015 18:11:09 +0200 2015-08-28T18:11:09+02:00 3:50 https://hearthis.at/walkytalky/who-goes-there/
(For anyone wondering after the last couple of vocal things, this is more or less my real accent.)]]>
(For anyone wondering after the last couple of vocal things, this is more or less my real accent.)]]> 346448 no no Fri, 28 Aug 2015 18:11:04 +0200 2015-08-28T18:11:04+02:00 1:24 https://hearthis.at/walkytalky/greenhouse-effect/ 346457 no no Fri, 28 Aug 2015 18:10:55 +0200 2015-08-28T18:10:55+02:00 2:38 https://hearthis.at/walkytalky/moment-of-clarity-in-a-haunted-basement/
What is this place? How did you get here? What's going on?

Then the ground settles imperceptibly, the bass reasserts itself, and the ghosts slip away.]]>
What is this place? How did you get here? What's going on?

Then the ground settles imperceptibly, the bass reasserts itself, and the ghosts slip away.]]> 346456 no no Fri, 28 Aug 2015 18:10:52 +0200 2015-08-28T18:10:52+02:00 2:28 https://hearthis.at/walkytalky/sunspots/
Single take with no added salt nor sugar neither. Custom arp and patch with A/B parts, played on Sunrizer's standard keyboard. Uploaded via Mac because for some reason it kept failing on the iPad.]]>
Single take with no added salt nor sugar neither. Custom arp and patch with A/B parts, played on Sunrizer's standard keyboard. Uploaded via Mac because for some reason it kept failing on the iPad.]]> 346455 no no Fri, 28 Aug 2015 18:10:48 +0200 2015-08-28T18:10:48+02:00 1:17 https://hearthis.at/walkytalky/lamentable/
The organ parts were done in Logic Pro X, adapted from the MIDI version edited by John Henry Fowler at CPDL (http://www0.cpdl.org/wiki/index.php/Dido_and_Aeneas%2C_Z_626_%28Henry_Purcell%29). Vocals (x8) were recorded and mixed with Auria on iPad, using a Blue Snowball microphone connected via CCK.]]>
The organ parts were done in Logic Pro X, adapted from the MIDI version edited by John Henry Fowler at CPDL (http://www0.cpdl.org/wiki/index.php/Dido_and_Aeneas%2C_Z_626_%28Henry_Purcell%29). Vocals (x8) were recorded and mixed with Auria on iPad, using a Blue Snowball microphone connected via CCK.]]> 346465 no no Fri, 28 Aug 2015 18:10:44 +0200 2015-08-28T18:10:44+02:00 3:00 https://hearthis.at/walkytalky/the-beardrop-implodes-4-chords-remix/ 346462 no no Fri, 28 Aug 2015 18:10:39 +0200 2015-08-28T18:10:39+02:00 3:52 https://hearthis.at/walkytalky/loopy-lou/ 346471 no no Fri, 28 Aug 2015 18:10:35 +0200 2015-08-28T18:10:35+02:00 1:47 https://hearthis.at/walkytalky/noble-savage/
The track was produced in Logic Pro, with some MIDI drum patterns from the iOS app Different Drummer.

(Update: the video is now online at http://youtu.be/uOUVX7nHpEg)]]>
The track was produced in Logic Pro, with some MIDI drum patterns from the iOS app Different Drummer.

(Update: the video is now online at http://youtu.be/uOUVX7nHpEg)]]> 346469 no no Fri, 28 Aug 2015 18:10:30 +0200 2015-08-28T18:10:30+02:00 3:42 https://hearthis.at/walkytalky/palm-oil-futures/
The track was produced in Logic Pro, with a few MIDI drum patterns from DrumStudio and some synth sounds from Nave.

This is the last of these, though I may also post an instrumental version, which is a bit less, um, full on...

(Update: the video is now online at http://youtu.be/uOUVX7nHpEg)]]>
The track was produced in Logic Pro, with a few MIDI drum patterns from DrumStudio and some synth sounds from Nave.

This is the last of these, though I may also post an instrumental version, which is a bit less, um, full on...

(Update: the video is now online at http://youtu.be/uOUVX7nHpEg)]]> 346467 no no Fri, 28 Aug 2015 18:10:19 +0200 2015-08-28T18:10:19+02:00 4:07 https://hearthis.at/walkytalky/loopier-lou/ 346473 no no Fri, 28 Aug 2015 18:10:14 +0200 2015-08-28T18:10:14+02:00 1:33 https://hearthis.at/walkytalky/loopiest-lou/ 346472 no no Fri, 28 Aug 2015 18:10:11 +0200 2015-08-28T18:10:11+02:00 2:16 https://hearthis.at/walkytalky/entropy-for-beginners/ 346476 no no Fri, 28 Aug 2015 18:10:07 +0200 2015-08-28T18:10:07+02:00 6:22 https://hearthis.at/walkytalky/nobody-said-it-would-be-easy/
Still, that was a long time ago. Time hasn't been any kinder to these walls than they were to their charges. And they were built to stop people getting out. After all, who would be stupid enough to go the other way?]]>
Still, that was a long time ago. Time hasn't been any kinder to these walls than they were to their charges. And they were built to stop people getting out. After all, who would be stupid enough to go the other way?]]> 346475 no no Fri, 28 Aug 2015 18:10:01 +0200 2015-08-28T18:10:01+02:00 5:38 https://hearthis.at/walkytalky/happy-days/
*

I remember long days and balmy nights. The scent of eucalyptus, the calls of songbirds. We ate real food and sang real songs.

I remember short days, bitter winds and ice. The forest echoed with the lonely hoots of owls and wolves prowled the long dark. We drank foul liquor to still the aching emptiness of our bellies and cowered in stinking tents, weeping.

I remember days of plenty, and days of need. Days of sorrow and nights of joy. Grey skies and blue. Nothing holding me when I held you.

These aren't my memories, but I cling to them anyway. Even the bad ones. Heartbreak and torment, weariness and death. Even the thinnest recollections of another person's ancient stinging defeat have more substance and detail than any actual life now.

We have always lived at the bitter end, spending our interminable existences gazing wistfully back at long-gone and barely-remembered ages of change, of progress, of hope. Nostalgic for a future that's all in the past.

It's over. Everything is over. It's been over for so long. Why can't it just fucking *stop*?]]>
*

I remember long days and balmy nights. The scent of eucalyptus, the calls of songbirds. We ate real food and sang real songs.

I remember short days, bitter winds and ice. The forest echoed with the lonely hoots of owls and wolves prowled the long dark. We drank foul liquor to still the aching emptiness of our bellies and cowered in stinking tents, weeping.

I remember days of plenty, and days of need. Days of sorrow and nights of joy. Grey skies and blue. Nothing holding me when I held you.

These aren't my memories, but I cling to them anyway. Even the bad ones. Heartbreak and torment, weariness and death. Even the thinnest recollections of another person's ancient stinging defeat have more substance and detail than any actual life now.

We have always lived at the bitter end, spending our interminable existences gazing wistfully back at long-gone and barely-remembered ages of change, of progress, of hope. Nostalgic for a future that's all in the past.

It's over. Everything is over. It's been over for so long. Why can't it just fucking *stop*?]]> 346474 no no Fri, 28 Aug 2015 18:09:58 +0200 2015-08-28T18:09:58+02:00 5:09 https://hearthis.at/walkytalky/52-pickup/
13 1 second fragments, of 1-13 midi notes respectively, were thrown together in Cubasis, roughly in a C major chord, then the patterns replicated in F, G and (with some interval fudging) Am. A deck of cards was shuffled and dealt up at ~1 card per second, recording the sound via the iPad built-in mic. The midi patterns were ordered according to the sequence of cards (suit determining the chord, face value determining the notes). This sequence was then piped to NLog Pro, Magellan and bs16-i in turn, recording their output into AudioShare via IAA. (This might have been better done directly in Cubasis, but by this point I'd grown to hate that app.) The four recordings were then layered together in Auria with a few effects and some volume automation.

Results are not necessarily musical, but hey, it's an experiment. And at least it's short.]]>
13 1 second fragments, of 1-13 midi notes respectively, were thrown together in Cubasis, roughly in a C major chord, then the patterns replicated in F, G and (with some interval fudging) Am. A deck of cards was shuffled and dealt up at ~1 card per second, recording the sound via the iPad built-in mic. The midi patterns were ordered according to the sequence of cards (suit determining the chord, face value determining the notes). This sequence was then piped to NLog Pro, Magellan and bs16-i in turn, recording their output into AudioShare via IAA. (This might have been better done directly in Cubasis, but by this point I'd grown to hate that app.) The four recordings were then layered together in Auria with a few effects and some volume automation.

Results are not necessarily musical, but hey, it's an experiment. And at least it's short.]]> 346477 no no Fri, 28 Aug 2015 18:09:55 +0200 2015-08-28T18:09:55+02:00 1:00 https://hearthis.at/walkytalky/nostalgia-for-a-future-thats-all-in-the-past/
Sounds mostly from the original iPhone TechnoBox, plus some droning from Oramics and some incongruous clunks from BeatMaker (again the pre-iPad version 1). Audio was run from the iPhone's headphone jack into an iRig HD guitar interface and recorded onto the iPad with AudioShare. The recordings were then slapped together in Auria with a bit of FX added because I couldn't resist.

The Oramics app was really the one I wanted to include most, but couldn't really get enough out of it to be the main element -- or was too lazy to do so, anyway. It's basically a toy, but a fun one, capturing a little bit of the bonkers experimental spirit of Daphne Oram. (Anyone who finds themselves in London in the near future should definitely check out the remnants of her machine at the Science Museum -- I think it's still on show, for the next couple of weeks at least...)]]>
Sounds mostly from the original iPhone TechnoBox, plus some droning from Oramics and some incongruous clunks from BeatMaker (again the pre-iPad version 1). Audio was run from the iPhone's headphone jack into an iRig HD guitar interface and recorded onto the iPad with AudioShare. The recordings were then slapped together in Auria with a bit of FX added because I couldn't resist.

The Oramics app was really the one I wanted to include most, but couldn't really get enough out of it to be the main element -- or was too lazy to do so, anyway. It's basically a toy, but a fun one, capturing a little bit of the bonkers experimental spirit of Daphne Oram. (Anyone who finds themselves in London in the near future should definitely check out the remnants of her machine at the Science Museum -- I think it's still on show, for the next couple of weeks at least...)]]> 346482 no no Fri, 28 Aug 2015 18:09:50 +0200 2015-08-28T18:09:50+02:00 5:42 https://hearthis.at/walkytalky/what-were-fighting-for/
Now that only we few tattered remnants are left to eke out the last stages of a terminal decline. Now that we must grudgingly admit there is no chance of "victory" for either side, and nothing to be won if there were. Now that we have long since lost the luxury of cleaving to principles and beliefs. Now. Here. At the very threshold of extinction.

Is this, at last, the moment of clarity, where it all finally makes sense? Does hindsight bequeath a shape to all this, to all that's happened and all we've done, a narrative that we can look upon and comprehend? And say:

"Yes. That is why. There was, after all, a reason. Yes. It was worth it."

I ask only for information.]]>
Now that only we few tattered remnants are left to eke out the last stages of a terminal decline. Now that we must grudgingly admit there is no chance of "victory" for either side, and nothing to be won if there were. Now that we have long since lost the luxury of cleaving to principles and beliefs. Now. Here. At the very threshold of extinction.

Is this, at last, the moment of clarity, where it all finally makes sense? Does hindsight bequeath a shape to all this, to all that's happened and all we've done, a narrative that we can look upon and comprehend? And say:

"Yes. That is why. There was, after all, a reason. Yes. It was worth it."

I ask only for information.]]> 346481 no no Fri, 28 Aug 2015 18:09:45 +0200 2015-08-28T18:09:45+02:00 2:46 https://hearthis.at/walkytalky/the-windlass/
A few old men gather in its long shadow, sometimes, like mournful ghosts drawn back to places that had meaning when they were alive. And I guess I'm one of them, though I never saw it working, never saw those wheels turn. Probably neither did they.

I know it feels as if the end is nigh, but I've come to realise that's just an illusion. Ending would be a change, and nothing changes anymore.]]>
A few old men gather in its long shadow, sometimes, like mournful ghosts drawn back to places that had meaning when they were alive. And I guess I'm one of them, though I never saw it working, never saw those wheels turn. Probably neither did they.

I know it feels as if the end is nigh, but I've come to realise that's just an illusion. Ending would be a change, and nothing changes anymore.]]> 346479 no no Fri, 28 Aug 2015 18:09:41 +0200 2015-08-28T18:09:41+02:00 4:38 https://hearthis.at/walkytalky/the-value-of-nothing/ 346478 no no Fri, 28 Aug 2015 18:09:38 +0200 2015-08-28T18:09:38+02:00 3:18 https://hearthis.at/walkytalky/final-frontier/ 346489 no no Fri, 28 Aug 2015 18:09:35 +0200 2015-08-28T18:09:35+02:00 3:35 https://hearthis.at/walkytalky/nobody-said-it-would-be-easy-deprecated/
The revised version is here: https://soundcloud.com/walkymatt/nobody-said-it-would-be-easy-1

(If you've listened to any of the other Happy Days tracks, this apparent concern for your time may seem bitterly hilarious. What can I say? Laugh it up, fuzzball.)]]>
The revised version is here: https://soundcloud.com/walkymatt/nobody-said-it-would-be-easy-1

(If you've listened to any of the other Happy Days tracks, this apparent concern for your time may seem bitterly hilarious. What can I say? Laugh it up, fuzzball.)]]> 346484 no no Fri, 28 Aug 2015 18:09:32 +0200 2015-08-28T18:09:32+02:00 8:50 https://hearthis.at/walkytalky/the-fake-mccoy/ 346490 no no Fri, 28 Aug 2015 18:02:29 +0200 2015-08-28T18:02:29+02:00 4:49 https://hearthis.at/walkytalky/shift-reduce-conflict/
No, there is no coherent plan to this stuff. I'm busy, ok?]]>
No, there is no coherent plan to this stuff. I'm busy, ok?]]> 346492 no no Fri, 28 Aug 2015 18:00:14 +0200 2015-08-28T18:00:14+02:00 1:28 https://hearthis.at/walkytalky/mass-action-kinetics/
NLog Pro -> Loopy HD -> [JamUp Pro] -> Auria -> AudioShare]]>
NLog Pro -> Loopy HD -> [JamUp Pro] -> Auria -> AudioShare]]> Loopy HD -> [JamUp Pro] -> Auria -> AudioShare]]> 346491 no no Fri, 28 Aug 2015 18:00:06 +0200 2015-08-28T18:00:06+02:00 3:31 https://hearthis.at/walkytalky/modulo-2/
Modular -> AUFX:Dub -> AUFX:Space -> Auria
Grain Science -> Auria
Auria -> AudioMastering

Plus Audiobus for interapp audio routing and AudioShare as all-purpose intermediary.

New job starts tomorrow, so free time likely to be sparse. But if there ever is a next track, I'll try to make it a bit more fun.]]>
Modular -> AUFX:Dub -> AUFX:Space -> Auria
Grain Science -> Auria
Auria -> AudioMastering

Plus Audiobus for interapp audio routing and AudioShare as all-purpose intermediary.

New job starts tomorrow, so free time likely to be sparse. But if there ever is a next track, I'll try to make it a bit more fun.]]> AUFX:Dub -> AUFX:Space -> Auria Grain Science -> Auria Auria -> AudioMastering Plus Audiobus for interapp audio routing and AudioShare as all-purpose intermediary. New job starts tomorrow, so free time likely to be sparse. But if there ever is a next track, I'll try to make it a bit more fun.]]> 346493 no no Fri, 28 Aug 2015 18:00:01 +0200 2015-08-28T18:00:01+02:00 3:14 https://hearthis.at/walkytalky/grain-bastard-p385-remix/
Original mix: https://soundcloud.com/altered-echo-project/1-grian-bastard-p385

Project info & stems: http://altered-echo.com/2013/09/03/out-now-aep003-grain-bastard-pieces/]]>
Original mix: https://soundcloud.com/altered-echo-project/1-grian-bastard-p385

Project info & stems: http://altered-echo.com/2013/09/03/out-now-aep003-grain-bastard-pieces/]]> 346496 no no Fri, 28 Aug 2015 17:59:57 +0200 2015-08-28T17:59:57+02:00 3:44 https://hearthis.at/walkytalky/modulo-1/
Modular -> AUFX:Space -> AudioShare -> Auria]]>
Modular -> AUFX:Space -> AudioShare -> Auria]]> AUFX:Space -> AudioShare -> Auria]]> 346494 no no Fri, 28 Aug 2015 17:59:52 +0200 2015-08-28T17:59:52+02:00 3:25 https://hearthis.at/walkytalky/epic-fail/
Geo Synthesizer -> BitWiz -> AUFX:Dub

Make no mistake, this is a horrible racket, but I find it weirdly mesmerising. I've had many attempts to make it more palatable, and they sometimes sort of work, but the results are also much less interesting. So here it is pretty much raw. Don't expect to enjoy it.]]>
Geo Synthesizer -> BitWiz -> AUFX:Dub

Make no mistake, this is a horrible racket, but I find it weirdly mesmerising. I've had many attempts to make it more palatable, and they sometimes sort of work, but the results are also much less interesting. So here it is pretty much raw. Don't expect to enjoy it.]]> BitWiz -> AUFX:Dub Make no mistake, this is a horrible racket, but I find it weirdly mesmerising. I've had many attempts to make it more palatable, and they sometimes sort of work, but the results are also much less interesting. So here it is pretty much raw. Don't expect to enjoy it.]]> 346499 no no Fri, 28 Aug 2015 17:59:41 +0200 2015-08-28T17:59:41+02:00 3:28 https://hearthis.at/walkytalky/yellowcake/
Grain Science -> AudioShare -> Yellofier
Yellofier -> Jam Up Pro -> AUFX:Dub

After a bit of tarting up in AudioMastering, the track was copied into GarageBand, guitar added via iRig HD and the result uploaded directly from GB.]]>
Grain Science -> AudioShare -> Yellofier
Yellofier -> Jam Up Pro -> AUFX:Dub

After a bit of tarting up in AudioMastering, the track was copied into GarageBand, guitar added via iRig HD and the result uploaded directly from GB.]]> AudioShare -> Yellofier Yellofier -> Jam Up Pro -> AUFX:Dub After a bit of tarting up in AudioMastering, the track was copied into GarageBand, guitar added via iRig HD and the result uploaded directly from GB.]]> 346498 no no Fri, 28 Aug 2015 17:59:32 +0200 2015-08-28T17:59:32+02:00 1:46 https://hearthis.at/walkytalky/globular-balls/
(Soundtrack to video http://vimeo.com/walkytalky/travelogue)]]>
(Soundtrack to video http://vimeo.com/walkytalky/travelogue)]]> 346503 no no Fri, 28 Aug 2015 17:59:25 +0200 2015-08-28T17:59:25+02:00 3:38 https://hearthis.at/walkytalky/ships-in-the-night/ Jam Up Pro -> AUFX:Space. Initial Figure loops by Clif Johnston (Mood481).]]> Jam Up Pro -> AUFX:Space. Initial Figure loops by Clif Johnston (Mood481).]]> Jam Up Pro -> AUFX:Space. Initial Figure loops by Clif Johnston (Mood481).]]> 346501 no no Fri, 28 Aug 2015 17:59:18 +0200 2015-08-28T17:59:18+02:00 3:46 https://hearthis.at/walkytalky/sarkasm/
Soundtrack to video Mind The Gap (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8HoYdXxmgSM).]]>
Soundtrack to video Mind The Gap (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8HoYdXxmgSM).]]> 346507 no no Fri, 28 Aug 2015 17:59:00 +0200 2015-08-28T17:59:00+02:00 1:36 https://hearthis.at/walkytalky/12-bar-shoggoths/
Sounds from DM1 and BitWiz piped through Voice Synth and into AUFX:Dub and/or AUFX:Space. Possibly more than once.]]>
Sounds from DM1 and BitWiz piped through Voice Synth and into AUFX:Dub and/or AUFX:Space. Possibly more than once.]]> 346506 no no Fri, 28 Aug 2015 17:58:54 +0200 2015-08-28T17:58:54+02:00 3:12 https://hearthis.at/walkytalky/where-there-is-pressure/ 346504 no no Fri, 28 Aug 2015 17:58:50 +0200 2015-08-28T17:58:50+02:00 2:15 https://hearthis.at/walkytalky/authorial-intervention/ 346423 no no Fri, 28 Aug 2015 17:58:44 +0200 2015-08-28T17:58:44+02:00 1:26 https://hearthis.at/walkytalky/dance-you-fuckers-dance/
Something with this title and roughly this shape was originally intended to appear as an interlude in Happy Days, between 'The Price of Everything' and 'What We're Fighting For'. It got circumstantially supplanted by 'Nostalgia for a future that's all in the past', and as a result pretty much fell by the wayside until this week's drunken noodling reminded me. Maybe I'll retrofit it. Maybe not. (You are not expected to care about any of this.)

Gadget and ToneStack are a bloody excellent combination, by the way. In case you were wondering. (This track doesn't do either justice.)]]>
Something with this title and roughly this shape was originally intended to appear as an interlude in Happy Days, between 'The Price of Everything' and 'What We're Fighting For'. It got circumstantially supplanted by 'Nostalgia for a future that's all in the past', and as a result pretty much fell by the wayside until this week's drunken noodling reminded me. Maybe I'll retrofit it. Maybe not. (You are not expected to care about any of this.)

Gadget and ToneStack are a bloody excellent combination, by the way. In case you were wondering. (This track doesn't do either justice.)]]> 346427 no no Fri, 28 Aug 2015 17:58:01 +0200 2015-08-28T17:58:01+02:00 3:40