Antarctica (Abandoned Seismic Research Facility)

[seismic1]

Nice,
Conjures up all kinds of imagery.
A really nice mixture of floaty and spiky.

floaty and spiky - maybe a little like the shark tank in Thunderball

Thanks very much for taking the time to listen and comment, Scone. Glad you liked it

[vurt]

those presumably alien sounds are extremely hard for me to tolerate with their extreme dynamics and high frequencies

I liked those, it feels just right for me. I guess my hearing is numbed. Or are my speakers worn down...?

they were like the glacier cracking to me, as you often hear on the tv from around antarctica

maybe they were a touch too loud for some, being quite piercing, but not out of place,
great work tim

[seismic1]

I really liked the glitchy stuff, the atmospheric pads are really nice. I second that what enroe wrote especially that with the penguins

All sounds on here were generated by Absynth. Gotta love those obsolete versatile synths.

Thanks very much for taking the time to listen and comment, tomtom1. Glad you liked it

[seismic1]

those presumably alien sounds are extremely hard for me to tolerate with their extreme dynamics and high frequencies

I liked those, it feels just right for me. I guess my hearing is numbed. Or are my speakers worn down...?

I didn't think that Tribbles would carry enough menace, so I went with Absynth instead.

Thanks very much for listening and commenting Zombie Queen. Glad you liked it

[Zombie Queen]

Absynth is always a good call.

[seismic1]

All the glitchy stuff is tastefully done and makes the tune more interesting.
Love that glitch......

Tyvm for listening and commenting, PatchAdamz. Glad you enjoyed it, and glad you liked the glitch

Interestingly, one of Ozric Tentacles' albums was titled "Sliding Gliding Worlds". The root derivation of glitch comes from Yiddish glitschn, meaning "to slide, or glide".

[seismic1]

those presumably alien sounds are extremely hard for me to tolerate with their extreme dynamics and high frequencies

I liked those, it feels just right for me. I guess my hearing is numbed. Or are my speakers worn down...?

they were like the glacier cracking to me, as you often hear on the tv from around antarctica

Another great association that I hadn't considered

Antarctica - the home of craic (with apologies to the Irish Tourism Board)

maybe they were a touch too loud for some, being quite piercing, but not out of place,
great work tim

I'm still not sure about those levels. Maybe I could dial it back a little.

Thanks very much for listening and commenting, vurt. Glad you liked it

[seismic1]

Absynth is always a good call.

Famous proverb - "Absynth makes the heart grow fonder"

[eassae]

…and the mind go yonder:)

[TheFrozenSea]

Just gave it a first listen and I like it. Glitchy but not overbearingly so. Some nice icy sounds. Ambient but with a slight sense of forward movement, could maybe survive a little more melody without leaving the ambient realm. Good track length, not too long or short.

[Allomerus]

Cool track Tim. I like the sound of Aliens flapping about...
Lovely flow to it and great sounds. The odd change of chord helps with the Thing.
Well done!

[seismic1]

…and the mind go yonder:)

something to ponder

[seismic1]

Just gave it a first listen and I like it. Glitchy but not overbearingly so. Some nice icy sounds. Ambient but with a slight sense of forward movement, could maybe survive a little more melody without leaving the ambient realm. Good track length, not too long or short.

I'm never quite sure how far to go with the inclusion of structured melodic elements in these "ambient" pieces. Sometimes, I like to add melodic lines from a brassy or theremin-like synth, although I haven't tried this for almost three years. Maybe I'll try to re-introduce that in the near future, although my next three or four pieces certainly seem to have abandoned melody too

Thanks very much for listening and commenting, TheFrozenSea. Glad you liked it

[seismic1]

Cool track Tim. I like the sound of Aliens flapping about...
Lovely flow to it and great sounds. The odd change of chord helps with the Thing.
Well done!

My inspiration for the glitchy sounds were the Bioraptors from the movie "Pitch Black", but the bulk of the music was inspired by Antarctica. I was in a quandary - John Carpenter or David Twohy. Familiarity or incongruity. My decision was "Publish and be damned", although not quite in the same circumstances as the Duke of Wellington

Thanks very much for listening, and for the great comments, John. Glad you liked it

[ChameleonMusic]

Great soundscape - well judged development throughout!

Background atmosphere is very definitely 'Antarctic' without a doubt....cold and expansive!

Little glitches / more forward sounds add lovely touches of movement and ''life''.