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polyslax · Post by **polyslax** » Sun Dec 23, 2012 1:48 am

Found percussion and melancholy piano dirge.

Sweater

Also available at SoundCloud:

http://soundcloud.com/polyslax/sweater

Thanks to all who have a listen.

SampleScience · Post by **SampleScience** » Sun Dec 23, 2012 4:21 am

Another winner!

I like the atmosphere of the piece, very interesting sound textures, acoustic tones, esoteric vibrations!! Nice work and thanks for making it downloadable!!

polyslax · Post by **polyslax** » Sun Dec 23, 2012 12:47 pm

Thanks a bunch!

Made a few changes to the mix/arrangement this morning, same links.

macmurphy · Post by **macmurphy** » Sun Dec 23, 2012 5:49 pm

this is beautiful - i could listen to it on repeat all night. fantastic

neil.

seismic1 · Post by **seismic1** » Mon Dec 24, 2012 12:56 am

Sounds like you found some of that percussion on a submarine. Depth charges or similar munitions, and the odd ping from the sonar. The reverbed piano is certainly melancholy, and the groove at the end with the panned guitar or synth is great.

Good work, Matt

polyslax · Post by **polyslax** » Mon Dec 24, 2012 3:18 am

Cheers Neil + Tim!

The found percussion was mostly plastic toys, along with a plastic bottle, a small tin and a toy keyboard that gave one last gasp of high frequency noise as its battery died.

The pinging sound is from this Altiverb IR.

The panned groove at the end is from a recording of my acoustic guitar.

Frantz · Post by **Frantz** » Mon Dec 24, 2012 5:23 pm

I put on my best sweater and my polyester slacks (polyslax) to get into the mood for this one. It took me a while to warm up to it because there's a little more randomness than I would like. But in the end, I was won over but those amazing sounds. Great job.

polyslax · Post by **polyslax** » Mon Dec 24, 2012 8:48 pm

Glad you stuck with it Frantz, and thanks!

D.H. Miltz · Post by **D.H. Miltz** » Tue Dec 25, 2012 1:47 pm

I love this one. Thank you.

P.S.-
Somewhere around the three minute area I was reminded of the beginning of this scene:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VFRmU5s0ix0
What, are you dying in there?

(It occurred to me that that could be taken as insulting, but I expect you'll get I don't mean it that way.)

polyslax · Post by **polyslax** » Wed Dec 26, 2012 5:49 pm

No, I gotcha DHM, no offence taken, thanks a lot!

Allomerus · Post by **Allomerus** » Fri Dec 28, 2012 10:11 am

Great piano reverb verging on echo. the deep piano is very ominous. Some of those sounds would make a great beat.
e.g. footstep as kick, scrape as snare...

And then you did it.

The tortured string sound is interesting.

Great Job!

polyslax · Post by **polyslax** » Sat Dec 29, 2012 1:48 pm

Thanks a lot Allomerus!

Polyslax - Sweater