#phocasm

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I made this spacey sounding track and called it Nebulae. It's from my album Homelands.

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5. Phocasm (Me)

I told you I would post some really obscure work, so I took the liberty of featuring myself, or rather a song by me. I made it specificly for all the people at Musica In Extenso as a thank you for making my blog part of their Tumblr. Whether they like the song or not is a matter of personal taste - there's just no accounting for what people like, which is partly the point of my blog. 

Heyho, I also took the liberty of calling my track, MusicInEx. I hope that's OK. It's a totally home made, slightly mysterious sounding tune - written, played, produced and mastered by me. :)

David Pulsford, guest editor, @lesser-known-composers

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Brixham Harbour by Phocasm

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A cool, clear starry night was the inspiration for this tune.

I have a few pieces in the pipeline and hope to make a new album soon. In the meantime, I hope you like this 🎶♾️

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Here is my latest , totally home made musical effort. It's a bit dark, maybe bleak and hopefully - big sounding - that's what I was going for.

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My latest tune is kind of airey.              

 https://phocasm.bandcamp.com/track/phloowon            

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I just released my latest totally home made, pre winter single. I’ve been working on my mastering recently and I’m quite pleased with the way it went on this track. Anyway, it rolls downhill in a hopefully, ear pleasing way.

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My Music & Stuff

     I like...nope, I love! making/composing/constructing various music pieces and because I like a bunch, (not all), of different styles, I have two projects going. One, Phocasm, making more conventional, melodic tunes and the second, Liudprand, which concentrates on energetic, beat driven tracks, where I can experiment with rhythms and sounds.

     I find the arranging part the most testing and probably the mixing a little tedious. I work on a lot of tracks at once, swapping from one to another, to another etc. until I end up with 2 or 3 go tunes, on which I focus through to completion. This takes me ages, because I like to let what I’ve made, marinate, so to speak. Then I tinker...and adjust,,,and fiddle around with...and...well you get the picture. Also, I dump a lot of started projects but never throw anything away. I may utilise bits of audio later which I can manipulate or transform in some way. I also use my Liudprand ID to remix other peoples tracks. I like remixing tunes - pretty much any style. it’s a challenge, it’s fun and you learn stuff. I’ve had some success in remix contests.

     One of the attractions of making digital/computer/electronic/synth/field recorded music, is the unlimited array of sound that you can come up with. BUT, even with all these sonic options to fool around with and listen to.....I’m still a total pushover when it comes to hearing the traditional, accoustic instruments that are used in such a wonderful way in classical music.

     Anyway, I just thought I’d let you know.