Tag: bells

#TBT: Kiasmos – Thrown (Original Mix) [Erased Tapes]

[soundcloud url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/37188401″ params=”color=ff1600&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false” width=”500″ height=”90″ iframe=”true” /] Kiasmos‘ emotive piece “Thrown,” originally released in 2012, was uniquely recorded with a variety of synthesizers, drum machines, tapes delays, and acoustic instruments including a string quartet and grand piano. Even the click of a sampled lighter can be heard in the percussion. Their signature gorgeously…

November 15, 2014
Moderat – Bad Kingdom (Forrest ‘Robag Wruhme’ Botanical Re-Edit)

[soundcloud url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/161107201″ params=”color=ff1600&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false” width=”500″ height=”90″ iframe=”true” /] With the various remixes of Moderat’s “Bad Kingdom” we have come to know and love, this one is on the complete opposite of the mood spectrum compared to its more aggressive-sounding counterparts. Forrest has taken a unique and vastly different perspective on the popular track, adding…

November 15, 2014
#TBT: Rone – Nakt (Original Mix) [InFine]

[soundcloud url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/18263243″ params=”color=ff2c00&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false” width=”500″ height=”90″ iframe=”true” /] “Nakt” is a really pretty melodic techno track by French producer Rone. I’m a very big fan of bell-type sounds personally, and this dreamy tune has cheery chimes over a deep, humming bassline. The melody is uplifting and rather lovely, though a rather short track at…

November 15, 2014
Rodriguez Jr. – Mistral (Original Mix) [Systematic]

[soundcloud url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/170217073″ params=”color=ff2c00&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false” width=”500″ height=”90″ iframe=”true” /] It’s no secret that DeeplyMoved loves pretty melodies with bell-type sounds. Nor is it any secret that Rodriguez Jr. is really awesome at creating addictive moodscapes. “Mistral” is an especially lovely piece, with layered chime melodies over a deep, humming bassline. It’s a really beautiful track…

November 15, 2014
Christian Prommer – Marimba (Jon Charnis Remix) [Compost Records]

[soundcloud url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/170724340″ params=”color=ff0000&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false” width=”500″ height=”90″ iframe=”true” /] Following his stellar work on “Prophecy,” and “Lonely Stars in Open Skies,” Los Angeles-based creative mind Jon Charnis again lives up to the uniquely innovative precedent he has set for himself with his artfully constructed remix of Christian Prommer’s “Marimba.” First heard in its earliest form…

September 15, 2014