This 5th album was written, recorded and finalized from November 12th to the release date a few days ago. It was made on iPad with an AKAI MPK mini II, using NanoStudio 2, obsidian for sampled instruments that needed layer swap/crossfading with a CC, and AudioLayer for all the other sampled instruments .Neon Audio editor was used to "fake" track freezing, that NS2 can't do, and to edit and prepare my samples when I was preparing the patches.
The samples I use are all custom patches I made out of my own samples, and free samples adapted from Labs, Pianobook and VSCO,as well as Soundpaint 1987 ALTO FLUTE SAVANA.
The drafts for this album are all on my YouTube channel in this playlist.
The final version in 48-24 is on most streaming platforms, including:
The End of Time is a sonic odyssey that explores the profound depths of human existence and the fragile nature of time itself. This album represents a deeply personal journey, weaving together haunting inspiration from Bulgarian female choir music with a tapestry of industrial acoustics, deep strings, and the delicate textures of aged instruments.
It is a landscape where melancholy and resilience dance, it is a place for unspoken stories that resonate in the quiet corners of the soul.
The album unfolds as a complete narrative. From the depths of "Misery" to the resolve of "Silent Battle," each piece is a chapter. The path travels a "Long Dark Road," encounters the enigmatic "Blind Dog with Three Legs," and finds solace in "Nightless" nights. It soars through "Dangerous Skies," mourns the ephemeral in "The Last Butterfly," remembers "Ghosts of a Green Meadow," and finally arrives at the contemplative embrace of "The End."
"The End of Time" is an invitation to ponder the intricacies of our existence, to embrace the shadows and find solace within the dissonance. It is my sincerest hope that this musical endeavor resonates with your soul, as it has with mine, and that it leads you to introspection, understanding, and perhaps even a glimpse of eternity. Welcome to this timeless journey.
