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fjvdwal · Post by **fjvdwal** » Sat Feb 28, 2026 7:47 am

A new Nutmeg Nuisance piece posted a few weeks back on Soundcloud. Hope someone somewhere somehow enjoys it somewhat.

[url]https://soundcloud.com/nutmeg-nuisance/ ... izenzic-ii[/url]

Phimeon

wagtunes · Post by **wagtunes** » Sat Feb 28, 2026 10:21 am

Gave this a listen. Very nice. I wasn't expecting anything like this. It's definitely different from most of what you hear around this place. I can picture this having been done back in the 70s.

Very well done. May I ask what synths you used?

DCrown · Post by **DCrown** » Sat Feb 28, 2026 10:46 am

very beautiful

eassae · Post by **eassae** » Sat Feb 28, 2026 12:55 pm

Very cool!

fjvdwal · Post by **fjvdwal** » Sat Feb 28, 2026 8:05 pm

[quote=eassae post_id=9208788 time=1772283335 user_id=513886]Very cool![/quote]

Thanks!

fjvdwal · Post by **fjvdwal** » Sat Feb 28, 2026 8:05 pm

[quote=DCrown post_id=9208746 time=1772275580 user_id=519458]
very beautiful
[/quote]

Thank you!

Aloysius · Post by **Aloysius** » Sat Feb 28, 2026 8:10 pm

Well done. A truly great listen. I'm curious to know what advise Wietze Krikke gave you. I heard stylistic elements from the '70s and '80s.

fjvdwal · Post by **fjvdwal** » Sat Feb 28, 2026 8:31 pm

[quote=wagtunes post_id=9208740 time=1772274097 user_id=339303]
Gave this a listen. Very nice. I wasn't expecting anything like this. It's definitely different from most of what you hear around this place. I can picture this having been done back in the 70s.

Very well done. May I ask what synths you used?
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Glad you liked it. All VSTs. Intro and outro: Piano and OP-Xa V from Arturia, loads of Monark moogs (NI) throughout the piece, the CS80 (A) for the massive loud chords, a bit of Jupiter 8, Stage 73, DX7, Modular V and CMI (all Arturia) for background sound/drones/chords, Synthmaster one for the rhythmic synth bass, taken over by a bass from Odin2, and Zebralette3 for the arpeggiated tune, and for the bell-like sounds the ARP2600 (Arturia) and the PPG wave (Waldorf). Further fretless bass and Shreddage3 Stratus from ISW, and NI's Scarbee Pre-bass. Linn drum samples doubled here and there with drum sounds from Odin2. Crash cymbals from Odin2 are transformed to tuned 'sighs' using the Solaris reverb. And lastly RAR The Hipster's Bongos in Kontakt for the outro. That's about it.

fjvdwal · Post by **fjvdwal** » Sat Feb 28, 2026 8:38 pm

[quote=Aloysius post_id=9208995 time=1772309420 user_id=186852]
Well done. A truly great listen. I'm curious to know what advise Wietze Krikke gave you. I heard stylistic elements from the '70s and '80s.
[/quote]

Thanks.
Not sure if it is a serious question...but WK advised me on the composition and the mix - the acknowledgment is sincere.

jcub · Post by **jcub** » Sun Mar 01, 2026 2:23 pm

Very interesting blend of sounds and interesting varied song. Well done!

fjvdwal · Post by **fjvdwal** » Sun Mar 01, 2026 7:50 pm

Thank you

zerocrossing · Post by **zerocrossing** » Sun Mar 01, 2026 8:17 pm

Very nice! It’s always good to see that prog isn’t dead.

fjvdwal · Post by **fjvdwal** » Sun Mar 01, 2026 8:37 pm

Thanks. 'Progressive' however is a funny name for old-fashioned music.

zerocrossing · Post by **zerocrossing** » Mon Mar 02, 2026 5:03 pm

fjvdwal wrote: Sun Mar 01, 2026 8:37 pm Thanks. 'Progressive' however is a funny name for old-fashioned music.

It is a mistake to assume that the progression of time equals the progression of art.

ChameleonMusic · Post by **ChameleonMusic** » Tue Mar 03, 2026 2:59 pm

Listened to this when it first arrive on SC...still sounds great a few weeks later with fresh ears!

There's a lot going on, but it all fits together very well and morphs seamlessly through all the different textures and melodic ideas.

Mix of 70's prog and electronic music: Zenzizenzizenzic II