blair’s blógado gigante

There were many questions about the original piece “Keeping the Peace”, specifically about the strings and Duduk.  I had more than a few people casually wonder or ask what they sounded like in more isolation.  That is, to say, a bit more prominent.

With that in mind, I began to just…”tinker” is the technical term, I think…and began to do a “backdoor” remix.  You might say I arranged the ending slightly for a reprise, bringing out the strings and the solos (both vocal and woodwind).

So, without further ado, here’s a shorter reprise of the main piece.  Enjoy!

 

 Blair Trosper (ASCAP) - Keeping The Peace (Reprise) [2:26m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Everyone has been getting onto me, with good reason, for not posting any new music or production.  Alas, it has been almost three weeks since I moved to Houston.  I can’t exactly argue that I’m not settled in.  Plus, I’ve been working on music, believe it or not.

I now work second shift, which means I drive home around two in the morning.  I actually love it, since I’m a night owl, but the empty highways and mercury vapor lights have started to influence my mood when I do composition.  Here is one that is directly inspired from that tone.  Enjoy!

 

 Blair Trosper (ASCAP) - The City Sleeps [2:43m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

This post will be short and sweet. I have posted an HD time lapse video on YouTube (and made it available for download at full 1080p resolution) that I shot during the course of an entire night.

I figured I couldn’t rightly post something so beautiful without music, so I just whipped something up in 10 minutes.

Apparently you guys like it, and people have been asking me to post it separately. So, I am. Enjoy!

 

 Blair Trosper - June Stars [1:20m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

The pace is picking up on the Ambient Project 2009.  This marks the second track to be marked as mastered and “final”, and there are four more songs that are currently sitting at the “headphone master” or “intermediate master” stage.

That is, to say, they’re a fraction of a percent from being finished.

This track will be an interlude between two longer tracks.  A way to change the mood and flow of the progression of the album.  You can listen to and download the 320Kbps MP3 below, or feel free to grab the FLAC version (about 8 megs).  I encourage you to download it, scrobble it, share it, and help get the word out.  It’s being released under Creative Commons one way or another!

This track actually dates back to the summer of 2006.  It was created entirely in Absynth 3 on a crappy laptop with a Celeron processor while I sat on my ex’s porch in Rock Hill, South Carolina.  I was dabbling with creating space-ish sounds in Absynth, and came across this lush sonic landscape.  I played a few notes, and it just seemed to work, so I kept it (shaking off the filth that comes with making good music on bad equipment).  Believe it or not, this was one take…the only take that was ever done.  The only modifications to the track since 2006 has been to master it and add the sub-bass accents near the middle.  Otherwise, it’s completely untouched.

Relax, and have a listen.

 

 Grim Trigger - Lonely In Space (Interlude) [2:30m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

The vibe reminds me of the mercury vapor glow of cities at night.

I thought it wouldn’t kill me to post a second piece of music tonight.

This one was actually originally composed in late November of 2007, and it was included in the yearly “Christmas Masters” for 2007, though it wasn’t shopped around to agencies or really posted anywhere.  I just wasn’t ever happy with the flow and fullness of the instruments.

Fast forward to May of 2009 and a spur-of-the-moment re-master.   Now it’s a final product.  It’s weird how things sometimes just come together months of years later when an idea just pops into your mind out of nowhere.

Enjoy!

 

 Blair Trosper (ASCAP) - Mercury Vapor [1:38m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

I’ve just started the mastering stage for the ambient and space music tracks I’m preparing for an ad-hoc album.  I will make it available online, and I’ve considered perhaps a Magnatune route.  Time will tell.

The album is tentatively titled “Tears For Andromeda”.  I don’t know where this track will fall in the overall order of things.

The first track to be actually marked as “complete” is this one…”Goodbye From Colombo”.  It features the final words of Arthur C. Clarke from late last year, along with the result of hours of sound design and sequencing.  As usual, I’ve mastered with Adobe Audition 3.0.1 using the Waves plug-ins.  The soft-synths used in the track include Omnisphere, Colossus, and Atmosphere.

You can listen to or download the 320Kbps MP3 below.  You’re also welcome to download the FLAC version (~25 megabytes).  It’s Creative Commons, so see the footer of this page for details on how you can use the audio, but you’re free to download a copy and share it with your friends, obviously.

There’s more to come.  Enjoy!

 

 Goodbye From Colombo [5:22m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download