lukestark: Recent Episodes
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These are organic electronic musical stories. This music has many styles, moods and sources, evolving out of whatever I'm currently thinking about. As you listen, think of your own story that can go with the music.
The title and description of each piece are just starting points and suggestions, you can take the music into your own world and grow something that moves you personally.
Andy (Synkrotron) and I (Synth Seeker) have been Jamming live on Jamtaba the last few Saturdays of #JAMuary2025. This is a recording of our final jam. It went well. :)Thanks Andy!- Synkrotron: https://www.youtube.com/live/n3QMWnIOpVE?si=CDIxbSceaLFbe51n- Synth Seeker: https://www.youtube.com/live/PdaAyAJR2XI?si=nBYR9wnpm45LJUdS
This is an excerpt from the final live looping jam I performed on my channel for 2024. You can view the entire thing at the link below if you like. It starts as Ambient/Berlin School and moves into a Prog/Electronic Fusion. :) See you in 2025!https://youtu.be/n7rTZT3ISAo
A Colab between E-Dub and Myself.Watch the Video (pirate!) here: https://youtu.be/74FTLlsuVsc
Just a little snippet of something I did while sitting on the couch and the wife watching TV. It's me exploring the sounds that will be available on the Ableton Move hardware device. this example was made using Ableton Note (the app) on my phone but the sounds on the Note App and the Move hardware are the same.
Just some excerpts from the live jam for #Jamuary2024.Watch all the live jams here: https://www.youtube.com/@synthseeker/streams
Full Video at https://youtu.be/Uao43MXS-YQA little jam for Jamuary2023 - something film-music-ish.All live improv / live looping.Nord Wave 2, Moog subsequent 37, Arturia Microfreak.
Just a little sample of some jams from Jamuary 2023.Hear them all at: https://youtu.be/mE13r3Tdou4
An Excerpt from the new release. Hear all of it over at Bandcamp.https://lukestark.bandcamp.com/album/slingshot-cas-x-1
Here's a taste. This is an sample of three excerpts from my EP "The Eldest Pathways" which is out now on BandCamp and arriving on streaming services Friday, July 29th 2022.
Feel free to swing by and give a listen or visit my on YT to talk about how it was made. :)
BandCamp: https://lukestark.bandcamp.com/album/the-eldest-pathways-ep
"Synth Seeker" on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUOh4JLJ9TaoKhP58zApxkQ
Experimenting with hardware-only arrangements. Focus on melody and progression. No software instruments were harmed (or used) in the creation of this project. This will appear on the upcoming album in a more complete form. :)
Saturday night quick clip: Frantic arp'ing, running bass-line, squealing lead and no ending whatsoever. 😉
"What if Dr. Seuss cartoons had Progrock soundtracks? That's what we're shooting for here."
Here's a small snippet of something I've been working on since the pandemic started. I've gone back to writing using a method I've not used for 30 years and it's yielding some work I really enjoy. :)
Just a very brief excerpt of something I'm working on...posted to share with friends and get feedback.
Just me messing around with the Nords. I tend to layer monophonic lines over each other and play around with interplay between them. Here's a good example.
Everything except the drums if from the Nord.
Sometimes I try to remind myself that I don't always make music with synthesizers. This kind of thing comes out at those times.
This is tentatively celebrating the holiday season for 2017. It'll probably be the basis for something longer and more involved. For now it's light and happy and simple...and simple is what I was shooting for.
Enjoy!
(Secret: it's still all synthesizers.)
This is all Nord Lead A1 and an ableton simpler for rhythm. Just a quick sketch to test out some M4L software I wrote. ;)
Playing with choir and reflection.
10 in the Journey to #1000 (#j21k)
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Backstory:
Every artist has one thousand bad stories inside them hiding the great ones. In order to get to the great ones, you have to bring out the not so great ones. Project 60 is my ongoing attempt to improve through doing, releasing the rough stuff to get to the gems. Each track in Project 60 was written and produced in under 60 minutes. We'll see how long it takes to get to #1000.
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A bitty ditty with 80's synthpop roots.
9 in the Journey to #1000 (#j21k)
Comments, feedback and questions to https://www.facebook.com/lukestarkmusic/
Backstory:
Every artist has one thousand bad stories inside them hiding the great ones. In order to get to the great ones, you have to bring out the not so great ones. Project 60 is my ongoing attempt to improve through doing, releasing the rough stuff to get to the gems. Each track in Project 60 was written and produced in under 60 minutes. We'll see how long it takes to get to #1000.
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Poly(rhythm). There's something to be said for being slightly out of tune.
8 in the journey to #1000
Comments, feedback and questions to https://www.facebook.com/lukestarkmusic/
Backstory:
Every artist has one thousand bad stories inside them hiding the great ones. In order to get to the great ones, you have to bring out the not so great ones. Project 60 is my ongoing attempt to improve through doing, releasing the rough stuff to get to the gems. Each track in Project 60 was written and produced in under 60 minutes. We'll see how long it takes to get to #1000.
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Haven't done anything danceable in a while, here's a shifting exercise.
7 in the journey to #1000
Comments, feedback and questions to https://www.facebook.com/lukestarkmusic/
Backstory:
Every artist has one thousand bad stories inside them hiding the great ones. In order to get to the great ones, you have to bring out the not so great ones. Project 60 is my ongoing attempt to improve through doing, releasing the rough stuff to get to the gems. Each track in Project 60 was written and produced in under 60 minutes. We'll see how long it takes to get to #1000.
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More ambient with a touch of Tuvan Monk.
6 in the journey to #1000
Comments, feedback and questions to https://www.facebook.com/lukestarkmusic/
Backstory:
Every artist has one thousand bad stories inside them hiding the great ones. In order to get to the great ones, you have to bring out the not so great ones. Project 60 is my ongoing attempt to improve through doing, releasing the rough stuff to get to the gems. Each track in Project 60 was written and produced in under 60 minutes. We'll see how long it takes to get to #1000.
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Saturday morning and channeling old "Switched On Bach" a bit with some modern synth noises. Or maybe Electric-Light Parade.
5 in the journey to #1000
Comments, feedback and questions to https://www.facebook.com/lukestarkmusic/
Backstory:
Every artist has one thousand bad stories inside them hiding the great ones. In order to get to the great ones, you have to bring out the not so great ones. Project 60 is my ongoing attempt to improve through doing, releasing the rough stuff to get to the gems. Each track in Project 60 was written and produced in under 60 minutes. We'll see how long it takes to get to #1000.
Image by https://www.pexels.com/photo/seashore-during-sunset-27971/
Proof that I can make music in the spaces between "things I need to get done today". This (for example) was done between walking the dog and taking a shower. ;)
4 in the journey to #1000
Comments, feedback and questions to https://www.facebook.com/lukestarkmusic/
Backstory:
Every artist has one thousand bad stories inside them hiding the great ones. In order to get to the great ones, you have to bring out the not so great ones. Project 60 is my ongoing attempt to improve through doing, releasing the rough stuff to get to the gems. Each track in Project 60 was written and produced in under 60 minutes. We'll see how long it takes to get to #1000.
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3 in the journey to #1000
Comments, feedback and questions to https://www.facebook.com/lukestarkmusic/
Backstory:
Every artist has one thousand bad stories inside them hiding the great ones. In order to get to the great ones, you have to bring out the not so great ones. Project 60 is my ongoing attempt to improve through doing, releasing the rough stuff to get to the gems. Each track in Project 60 was written and produced in under 60 minutes. We'll see how long it takes to get to #1000.
Image by https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_sky_at_morning
Every artist has one thousand bad stories inside them hiding the great ones. In order to get to the great ones, you have to bring out the not so great ones. Project 60 is my ongoing attempt to improve through doing, releasing the rough stuff to get to the gems. Each track in Project 60 was written and produced in under 60 minutes. We'll see how long it takes to get to #1000.
Comments, feedback and questions to https://www.facebook.com/lukestarkmusic/
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Every artist has one thousand bad stories inside them hiding the great ones. In order to get to the great ones, you have to bring out the not so great ones. Project 60 is my ongoing attempt to improve through doing, releasing the rough stuff to get to the gems. We'll see how long it takes to get to #1000.
Comments, feedback and questions to https://www.facebook.com/lukestarkmusic/
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Another practice session from today. This is just a quickly recorded bass and melody, which is then manipulated with timing, repeats and effects. A very simple drum track is used. Just making some bad art to get it out of my system. :)
I've started to just record/stream my practice sessions (using the name format P-day.month.year) and try to get one in every day. Some I upload here if they are interesting. Everything is one take and unedited.
My friend George wrote this a couple weeks ago for his upcoming wedding and after being recorded by our mutual friend Greg (these are the guys from the shanty-band) they asked me to add a bassline. So this is us playing again. I put a copy here for my Mom. I don't think George will mind. Happy Mother's Day!
An excerpt from my performance at IDEALAB: Astral Chill...this is a live performance using a couple drone machines, some ambient recordings and about eight synths each used in turn and looped in sixty second intervals.