audio crafting #2 – Image editing of sounds

Hello, and welcome to the second installment of my audio crafting series.

This series aims to teach you about the fine craft of sound design by hand, and promote free non-commercial tools.

Ever wondered how it would be to be able to edit sounds in a more visual way just like paintings?

In case you are not yet familiar with the technology, I have good news: you can! Continue reading audio crafting #2 – Image editing of sounds

audio crafting #1, intelligent drum replacement

For some time I have been thinking about starting to write a series of inspirational journal entries about creative sound design. I assume that you are familiar with all functions of your DAW, as well as other basic sound processing methods. Sometimes you might need also special hardware.

I am mostly working in Linux using the KXStudio distribution and Bitwig, but the principles and mostly software too will be identical to any other OS.

First up: intelligent drum replacement by hand. Continue reading audio crafting #1, intelligent drum replacement

Kaleidoscope

Soon, welcome friends old and new in Ukraine to:

 

Main stage live acts:

HUX FLUX , SHAKTA, DERANGO, INZECT, TAIGAN SUNSET, TIME FOR SLIME, LACERTA and of course AAVEPYORA 🙂

+ lots and lots more of nice stuff!

Oh, and the album is ready. More about that hopefully still before June 😉

Wintertime love

I am back now from Israel, thanks Lau Lau for making my first hardware live with analog electronics happen! Too bad about the police… I still  had a great time. Work on the new album is ongoing, I strongly believe it will be out in the summer at the latest.

I will have to see if I have the courage to fly with the equipment again, now I had some serious damage on the way back, even though everything was packed in a flightcase…

 

Autumn, Katso kukkaa is free to download now.

Not a lot of happening on the surface, but rest assured that I am working on a ton of new music presently!

Katso Kukkaa is now pay-what-you-want on Bandcamp, so you can has it for free also.

Some parties might be coming up as always, and party organisers make note: this winter I will give discounted rates to nice warm places 😉 The winter starts to be imminent, and I need to get away for at least a bit…

Winter’s end

…Is almost at hand, and I’m excitedly waiting if some crazy adventures and parties are to happen this spring & summer again.

First up: Tribal Dance in Moscow, on 28th of March

Lineup on the mainstage is:
Summamutikka (yes, I’ll be playing mostly a goa set and a lot of old material from the early 2000s!)
Spuge User
Renegade Master
Ziog

There’s also a dark stage, for those who care.

 

In Finland, on the 14th of March there’s Trancelestial Vortex, an evening of pure goa trance. Very much recommended if you’re around!

 

Otherwise, what’s up? Well, I quit my job and moved to the countryside to a small house from the mid-19th century, so now I have a lot of time for music. I’m working on new tracks all the time, so everything goes as planned, there will be a ton of new music coming out in the next few years…

Katso kukkaa, now available in Russia

Copies of the album have been left to Boogie Shop, so altough the album is not listed on the webpage, it should be available from them for 400ryb. So this is over half cheaper than ordering straight from me!

Also, thank you Buddha Project, thank you Walk About Love, thank you Space of Joy for the recent parties! And of course always the brightest rays of love shine on the dancers, who take part in the sharing of energy every time!

Ja Suomessahan Helsingissä levyä saa edelleen Asematunnelin Cyber Shopista 10€ hintaan.

Katso kukkaa price now 1€

OK, I decided to drop the price of the download, so now the album is practically free, and of course if you want the CD, you can pay more (you can also pay more, if you want to secure me an incredibly comofrtable, easy life).

So check out the Bandcamp page for lossless FLAC downloads and also OGG for all high quality portable players!

The new album is proceeding at a good pace, a lot of epic acid goa and roots folk trance flowing out of the analog gear, but more about that later… Next possibilities to hear some of the new sounds coming up in Russia and Israel in the weeks soon to come 🙂

Oh, and there’s the Walk About Love again, I’ll be there for one week after the Buddha Project party, I welcome all gentle and free spirits to join the odyssey once again!

Far Corners of Goa @ Club Darkside, Helsinki

Ookooooo! Huomenna Darksidessä vanhan koulun goaa ja suomisoundia, ite meinaan vetää varmaan jotain uusia folkkipainotteisia stygejä kokeeksi ja kevään kunniaksi tuolla!

xx-21:30 Laitetaan mätöt kiukaalle valmiiks ja lämmitetään mesta tanssikuntoon….
21:30-22:30 Mussa Kussa
22:30-23:30 Hystereo Psychovsky
23:30-00:30 Paul Eye
00:30-01:30 Omitomi
01:30-02:30 Aavepyörä
02:30-03:30 Ridge Mättökiuas

Siellä sitten, sisään vaivaiset 5€ 🙂

Heartbeat of the free