Bon Odori - Kimyo

[ianaeillo]

Genre

Experimental

Instruments

A bunch of em

Effects

Eventide H3000 D/SE, Quantec Yardstick, Chase Bliss CXM1978, DeltaLab Acousticomputer, and a whole bunch of Yamaha SPX90 / SPX2000. As for compression, just gobs of sticky Summit Audio tubes, weird old Ashly boxes, and 70/80s dbx vca compression.

Special techniques

Every master was done in parallel to create a droning uneasy sub-feeling throughout. The mix would be completed with minimal bass emphasis, mostly rolled off around 80hz and bounced down. That bounced mix would then be compressed very heavily through a BSS DPR-402 and run through a Peavey Kosmos Pro and an Eventide H3000 D/SE, rolled off at 250, and compressed again through an Aphex Dominator and bounced. That would be added to the original track to taste for the weird low end feel.

Released when

August 7th on Temporal Drift records

Hi. I mixed this record last year in Studio One 7. Comprised of Patrick Shiroishi (The Armed, Upsilon Acrux) and Randall Taylor (Amulets, Bus Gas), this was one of my most favorite records I've ever been involved in. The album was recorded in both Los Angeles and Portland, mixed in Nebraska, and released on the incredible Temporal Drift records. It's at times a challenging listen, but the reviews have been good and I hope you enjoy it.

 

[AAV]

Love this - thanks for posting it. Lovely work!

 

[Craig Anderton]

Wow, sounds like every song in Spotify's Top 50 Seriously, this is why I come to the "Made in Studio One" forum - to hear music without self-imposed constraints. I was intrigued enough that I listened to all the cuts on the album, which was definitely the right thing to do - it hangs together as an album in this "you have to do singles" world. You can either play the album loud and have it wash over you, or play it soft as ambient background. The texture and flow is conscious and effective. Furthermore, some musical decisions I would quibble with if listened to in isolation (there's a LOT of compression on the linked track) makes sense in context with the other tracks. Although not a musical consideration, I love the cover too.

For those who check this out, I highly recommend listening to the other songs. I feel "As I Imagine Them" works best when heard as part of an album. This has been an unexpected treat on a quiet Saturday morning.