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Week Nineteen

from Spring Phase by Exit Signs

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This week we go beatless, and back to some of my shoegaze-inspired soundscape roots. Putting the focus on guitar harmonies and washes of reverb, we trade rhythmic elements for enveloping layers and deep bass. This is only a temporary detour, as next week will see the arrival of the new Maschine Studio drum machine/controller into my hands. While I'm very excited for this new addition to my percussion arsenal, let's get back to this guitar business at hand.

I recorded the basic guitar chord progression from my Digitech iPB-10 with a mostly-clean tone, using the sustainer pickup to keep each chord ringing a bit longer than usual. This entire channel is duplicated 3 times and offset by a few bars each to create the rhythmic flow of chords, with each channel panned diversely and with varying levels of overdrive, reverb, delay and "shimmer". The lead guitar melody comes again from the Digitech with a bit of distortion and the Eventide Space kicked on in the FX loop.

Synth bass comes from the usual V-Station with a good helping of Cubase's Magneto 2 tape saturation and ValhallaRoom reverb. And finally, we round out the mix with a field recording captured on a nice spring evening walk home from the St. Johns Parade/Bizarre. Simple, and satisfying.


Key equipment/software used for production:

- Fernandes Native Pro Sustainer guitar
- Digitech iPB-10 pedalboard & Eventide Space pedal
- Tascam DR-2d digital recorder
- Novation V-Station synth plug-in
- ValhallaDSP ValhallaRoom & ValhallaShimmer reverb plug-ins

Key: C Major
BPM: 120
Time Signature: 4/4

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from Spring Phase, released July 1, 2014

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Exit Signs Portland, Oregon

Matthew Flook - also known for his electronic space pop duo Pinscape - creates delicate electronic and acoustic soundscapes for films, art installations and live performance. This music fits neatly under the guise of Exit Signs, conjuring up stark images of endless highways, desolate white-walled hallways or the neon glow of a forlorn dive bar after last call. ... more

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