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„Chapter Five“ (a DeepMEE miniset)
Remember when I promised you a video of a performance with that dub/ambient techno hardware thingie before 8-15? I am happy to share that I kept the deadline – here’s Chapter Five: Enjoy!
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Actual Music from DeepMEE
Today, there will be music! Well, more like sketches of actual music.
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MAX: Progress (of July ’25)
Since the last report, not that much has happened. But there was at least one accomplishment. Accomplishments Abendsonne was shifted, ending up for a recording session 7-23 (i.e. earlier this week). I’m nothing but blown away by the results. Great job, Neil and X Ensemble! Sidenote: I had at one point decided not to share…
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Weeks later: it’s called „DeepMEE“ (dub techno)
A short while ago (or rather two weeks), I told you about a thing I was doing with „dub techno“. Whatever that may mean. I believe I know a little better now than I did back then.
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Trying dub techno. Or ist it ambient techno?
I thought about doing some dub techno. With hardware. Or is it really ambient techno I’m after? Let’s find out.
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Producing MAX (and organizing it?)
I already said a lot about this album project. Like about its structure, how it is composed, and a detailed look at the Leitmotive. But what is the production approach? And what does that even mean? What does a „producer“ do? The role of the producer (of an album) is one of those things clouded…
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MAX: Leitmotive
The composition in MAX uses a thing called „Leitmotive“ (leitmotifs). Known from the opus of Richard Wagner. Let’s have a look through those – and strap in, because this is a complex and long explanation! Why Leitmotive? Starting to write for this project, it became clear quickly that I wanted to use a musical concept…
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„Emmy & Sieglinde“ – a new album?
While #maxialbum is progressing, I got an idea for a side project. Which has to do with two cats. And to a degree with an angel, or rather Engl.
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MAX: How it is composed
Max contains three different kinds of compositions. The difference lies in what the composer specifices vs. what is left to the interpretation of the performers.
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MAX: Structure
An album-length worth of music with a story to tell might want a structure. So how to build this, considering it’s a biography after all?
