SEVILLE CORPUS CHRISTI MYSTERIUM (based on a field recording - see notes)

[ChamMusic]

https://soundcloud.com/chameleon-music/ ... -mysterium

ALL of the audio in my re-imagined version is taken from this original field recording by Stuart Fowkes of 'Cities and Memory'; nothing has been added:

https://audioboom.com/boos/3280358-corp ... on-seville

Granular synthesis and sampling techniques played a central role in the task – mainly within Native Instrument’s Reaktor.

Various sections of the original recording were extracted and became the basis for the five strands of my remix:

• Woodwind and Brass phrases = opening mysterious chords.
• Everyday background sounds = wind effect.
• The bell ringer = the fragmented church bell like chimes.
• Flute and drum = regular melodic pulse.
• Drums = distorted, percussive loop.

I’ve always found musical processions to be quite magical, mesmerizing experiences – everything else seems to grind to a halt as they pass by…as if time beyond the parade slows to a crawl. Combining this thought with the deep symbolism behind the idea of Corpus Christi I decided to try and create something quite mystical, but still with a hint of that pageant passing by the listener.

Cities and memory is a great idea - get involved!

More info about the various projects here:

http://citiesandmemory.com/what-is-citi ... ory-about/

[seismic1]

I've listened to this a couple of time over the last 3 nights, but wasn't really able to appreciate it due to being deaf in my left ear since Wednesday due to a wax build-up. I've been treating it for 4 days, and my hearing returned in a restaurant this afternoon, That was an extremely strange and disturbing experience. You actually get used to the deafness. When normality returned it was both unexpected and quite overwhelming.

You've done a great job twisting the source material around into a dark ambient construction. It's definitely got a spiritual, mystical vibe. Lots of great sounds and the drone is great. I like the way it comes and goes. I need to dig deeper into Reaktor.

Good work

[ChamMusic]

Thanks for the feedback, Tim.

Hope the ear's still OK.

Reaktor - I'm also still playing at the edges for the most part.

This project gave me the chance to dig deeper into a few modules. Of all the software own, I think it has the steepest learning curve when you look beyond the basics.

NI website - user community has 1000s of free Reaktor modules to experiment with - some are seriously good + you can, of course, open the up and see how they were created.

[Frantz]

Subtle, mysterious, engrossing. Excellent mix. Well done.


Seismic: Temporary deafness. Yikes!

[ChamMusic]

Thanks Frantz + for the comments on Sound cloud as well.