Shinbones Man - Spreadsheet Ocean Funk
Queued for release to streaming platforms with Distrokid
1 Chirp
Glitched out funk-hop-dance
2 Silent Fog
I bought a Polyend Tracker off my mate and this is the first thing I’ve made on it.
This machine has a LOT of quirks. In fact, it’s made basically of quirks! It’s a totally different workflow to anything I’m used to - trackers passed me by in the 90s, although I remember a mate telling me about Renoise and thinking they sounded cool.
The workflow is really quite interesting - it’s like making music in a spreadsheet! There’s a lot of sample effects, even granular and wavetable synthesis, so I think it goes pretty deep.
The problem I would get is I’d make a couple of tracks, but they get out of sync in terms of global edits I wanted to make - almost like Git remotes! So I’d spend a lot of time adjusting effects between tracks to get levels more consistent.
Anyway, this track could really use a lot more effort in mixing I think. I can export stems apparently but this is the raw export of the mixdown from the Tracker itself. In Audacity, I can see it’s VERY spiky where the kick drum occupies much of the sonic information! Still, first effort and all that, and I’ve gotten really absorbed in it a few times.
3. Sharpsheeter
Spreadsheet funk
4. Joiner Bros.
Glitched out spreadsheet-hop produced on a Polyend Tracker. Sounded a LOT brighter once I exported it for some reason but sod it, it sounds a bit different!
Contains a sample of the Brothers Joiner playing sax, plus some random samples from the radio, no idea what station even, this sampler has a built-in radio receiver, rude not to use it.
5. Flump
Hard techno
6. Ruperts
Glitchy dark electronic, like a sampler choking.
7. Batterheads
Techno/garage
8. Rattlebats
Melancholy synthwave-hop created on a Polyend Tracker
9. The Chair Who Wouldn’t Say Sorry
Polyend Tracker jungle
Download The Chair Who Wouldn’t Say Sorry.mp3
10. Splash Damage
Grubby techno from the Polyend Tracker. I sampled my Behringer Pro-VS for some of the voices on this one.
11. City
Tracker electronic music made whilst waiting for the kids in their various clubs. I’m that parent with the headphones on buried in his Polyend Tracker!
Is this… Is this what Synthwave is? I have no idea. I’m out of touch!
12. Dog Knife
Dark jungle composed primarily on my car speakers sat in a sketchy car park at night.
12. Corrupt Effort
Sort of garage
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