Dusk
Another piece written while I was in WA’s Great Southern region! As I was writing this piece, the evening chorus of kookaburras started up, blending in with the music. And they fitted
Phlogiston
Back in 2011, I wrote a track called “Conflagration” — a moody EDM track with lots of classical orchestration, built around an ascending baseline figure. Then in 2012, I reworked it into
Alone again
My family and I have been heading down to the south-west of Western Australia for holidays quite frequently; we have a cabin out in the bush near Walpole. I’ve found that heading
Exhale
Probably one of the most down-the-line dance tracks I’ve written in a while! There are still a few unusual elements in there, though. This is the first track that I’ve really used
Liminal: Four new tracks
I’ve just released four new tracks to tickle your earballs! They mix a lo-fi retro vibe with more modern instrumentation and sounds. Listen on Spotify, Apple Music, Google Music, YouTube… wherever you
Tears for you
The YouTube video includes a capture of my DAW (Reaper) for this track. Hopefully the mix is better on this one; I’m still struggling to get the whole thing to sound coherent
How many do you see?
My style combines lo-fi video game sounds with dance, big sweeping orchestral lines, and piano performances. I first started writing music electronically using a tracker — originally ModEdit, but I found my
Malcontent
This track really hearkens back to music I was writing a decade or so ago. In fact, some of the sounds are from that era, including the “boomwhackers” (which give the “tag”
Sky on fire
Once again, it’s been a long interval between tracks. But here’s one at last! It’s quite fun to write in this style, with a half-time feel — the feel popularised by dubstep.
All that I seek
After another nearly six-month hiatus, I’m back to writing music! I’ve tried out a few new techniques in timbre and mastering in this track; hopefully they’re successful! 🙂
Fly away
The first track of 2017! This one has a very simple premise, but I think that the treatment of that simple premise makes it into much more. It’s also just loud and
We three kings (barryvan 2016 remix)
With Christmas now not too far away, it’s time to start remixing and reworking carols again! We Three Kings is one of my favourite carols (musically speaking), and sharpening the 7th in