Night Owls by Patchwork Academic

Night Owls is a project I have been working towards for a while. That is in terms of musical concepts, and theme. What I wanted to explore here are the different mindsets I often find myself in during periods of insomnia. From manic obsessions to melancholic lamentations and a sense of thick sick doom. Each track explores one mindset or state of being, and as you listen along, each track becomes more and more abstract. I find the tradition of Taqaseem in North African and Arabian music very inspiring. Even though I never really paid attention to that in my youth, I grew up with these sounds around me. I enjoy the freedom of expression, and in the last few tracks, I have attempted to invoke this style of playing.

I hope you enjoy this project. If you are interested, I will list the gear I used below:

ASM Hydrasynth
Yamaha Reface CP
Zoia by Empress Effects
Roland FP30X
MPC One (Drum Synth)
Clarinet
Some knock off Delay Pedal
VCV Rack

Love Always,
Patch

Creating a series of sounds to dissociate to as the clouds roll about in the city of ghosts.

Raw tunes, ambient ghosts, gnarly noise and electronic beats.

Welcome, friend.

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