FAWM: "The Sound of Things Breaking"

The Sound of Things Breaking

2 weeks ago by @headfirstonlyMod

The Sound of Things Breaking

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Liner Notes

Some #instrumental #ambient fun with the Korg M3, my freshly-restored Juno-60, and a whole bunch of effects boxes. Pedals from Chase Bliss, Red Panda, Eventide, and Mooer are doing most of the heavy lifting here. I'm just happy to tag along for the ride.

The "falling apart" sound is me adjusting the reverb density knob on the Mood Mk 2. Found it by accident, really like the drama.

Comments

@sirius 1w

I love that title! That's right, sometimes things don't make the sound we would expect when they break. We have to listen carefully, otherwise we don't notice until it's too late...
Great atmosphere, quite cinematic. The tension prepares us for something, we're not sure what will happen but we know it will happen. The "falling apart" thing sounds like thunder in the distance. Awesome.

@squirrelhavenstudios 1w

That "falling apart" sound sounds like thunder and I love it. This was an excellent ambient track: drifting, cool, with little bits here and there for your ears to grab onto and your mind to ponder. Well done.

@squirrelhavenstudios 1w

@mtmelodie 2w

Lush and relaxing, very meditative sounds great in headphones

@chill4matt 2w

Whether you're playing the piano or strumming on the guitar, I enjoy your work. Especially the stuff you've done this FAWM. I hate that America is where we are at, but I don't know what more I can do. :/

@wobbiewobbit 2w

lovely relaxing listen... so drifty and floaty and yet dramatic. Beautiful sonic space you have created.

@joshalmond 2w

wow, that was great. even at 4:40 I wanted it to keep going! The space with everything was like floating.

@heliosonorous 2w

Really great work, the atmosphere draws in and then it breaks apart nicely!

@fuzzy 2w

Ooh, the tails on that piano just keep going.
So pleasing.
Nice full wash in the headphones.
This must be the sound of things breaking in slow motion....
Those chimes are unexpected but welcome.
Oh, I get it, yeah, it really does add drama, you're right.
Happy accidents for the win!

@luckylou 2w

Really enjoyed listening to this

@jerrypettit 2w

My computer has been giving me some "sound of things breaking" lately with a little static when I push it too hard. I need more RAM!

You obviously don't--and I really, really like this style/genre from you. Great job! ❤️

@baxy 2w

Lovely. That "falling apart", if i'm correct on it being the sound, sounds like a spring reverb getting hit or moved. So there is a really analogue way of getting that sound - getting spring pedal and kicking it, haha.

@seemanski 2w

Had images of Harrison Ford in the blade runner universe throughout listening. Very nice atmospheric piece this.

@eargoggle 2w

These are such great sounds here, I love the washes that kind of overlap here....actually kind of took me by surprise when that high melody came in around 2:30 because I was just zoning out on all these different textures! A person could lose themselves in this for quite a while (I just did, anyway!)

@seb 2w

Beauty. The piece has a non stop intensity and slowly pulses onward into the ether. Well managed for the ending as it vanishes slowly into the cosmos. Well done!

@philkmills 2w

Great sounds and composition. I listen and something cinematic starts up in my imagination.

@coolparadisoMod 2w

I like the depth of the notes and the waves of sound that go on forever, very chilled feel!

@russkeys 2w

Very nice lush soundscape. Interesting crashing at the end. Nice piano chimes effect. It gives me ideas for an ambient piece (I've never done one).

@sapient 2w

Oh, oh, oh.... this is LUSH.
Song nr3 has been a proper struggle for me for the last 2 days, and honestly, this is just what I needed to reset and recover.
I'm now also wondering what I could get up to with my Red Panda pedal... 🤔

@ayais 2w

Good creative backdrop. Yah.

@ductapeguyMod 2w

So many layers to fall into. It's fractal in its soothing simple complexity.

@mahtowin 2w

I am a big fan of ambient music and i know why!
This music makes my imagination fly!
This is soooo good! Pure and wide abd free and calm! And it enfolds a strengh out of this peacefullness!
Brilliant!

@netnoise 2w

Kind of a Vangelis "Blade Runner" vibe except with acoustic piano. I like how you let the soul of the machine express itself in your composition.

@aeye 2w

Nice use of the instruments. The low synth comes in just at the right time in this. Letting the piano just tail on was a fantastic choice. And then the little delayed piano. So much detail in this. Great use of panning too