1 - Beginnings
A simple song I made experimenting with the arpeggiator of my Yamaha CS6X synth. Everything is played “live”, recorded straigh to the harddisk of my computer.
2 - Bombshell
Okay, say what you want, but this was one of my early experiments to make some more professional dance music. It lacks compression, bass, drum, and all that, but the melody is nice. I like the feel of the song. Makes me happy, and, hopefully, you too.
3 - Chaos (ambient)
This was simply an experiment demolishing some samples. Atmospheric sounds, no music actually, not really my style, so simply forget it…
Another attempt to make dance music. As with no. 2, it lacks compression, a pumping bass line, etc., and it is too soft. Nevertheless, I still like the “athmosphere” of the song. Let me know what YOU think of it.
5 - Bandliedje
When I was still playing in a band, I ‘wrote’ this piece. However, since we had no lyrics accompanying the song, it never got off the ground. Too bad, because it sounds nice (I think). It’s completely composed and arranged using my now-sold Korg X5D.
6 - Execute
This song will feature on the demo-cd accompanying the Dutch magazine Interface in September 2004.
Some responses to the song from the FL Studio forum:
Wow …
Fantastic track! My PC can’t quite handle it in Fruity, so I’ve just downloaded the mp3 from your site. Excellent work, I love the feel of the whole track, and the production is excellent.
I’m listening to a few more of your tracks at the moment … From your website, it sounds like you’ve come to Fruity loops in a similar way to me (I did all my early stuff on a Yamaha SY85, then added a wavestation, then found FL and haven’t looked back) – trouble is, your stuff is much better then mine! Keep it up, I look forward to hearing more from you!
GT
Quite an invigorating piece. I can hear your Kraftwerk influence.
Not the kind of music I’d expect from a mind that wonders “are humans ‘created co-creators’?” (lol… theologians are ‘supposed’ to compose Classical— you’re a definite stereotype buster!)
I find your writing to be as invigorating (as your music), though a lot more demanding of my full attention.
Being a fan of electronic music as well as current theological ideas such as yours, I will definitely be back to your site for more reading and music, to be sure. ![]()
Mike Z., California, USA
I love the base it has that flicker feel, very very good sample very well done, it sounds so energetic and pro, I so wish I had bought sytrus when it was $79, your drum riff sounds good, the build to the break I love, some great ideas.
Defo needs some strings, I wouldn’t use the sample on the break, echo something? Maybe a nice synth stab instead, give it some big chords I’m not keen on the sound effects all apart from 1, I love the sound of the strange effect 3, you should work more with this building up to the break,
sounding good
keep up the good work
CHENLAB (Gary Chen), UK
Just wow!!
How do you work with this project when it hogs up so much CPU? Sytrus is a really greed but nifty plug ^^
More of this stuff!!
fat-bee
Reflexxible, Austria
7 - Flux
A remix that I made of a song by Andrew (“Andy”) Green from the UK, produced with the wonderful program FL Studio Producer Edition (very affordable, enormously powerful, and comes with a lifetime of free updates – unlike other commercial music software – so go check it out and click on the link!).
After I sent the remix to him, Andy replied:
I’ve just listened to your remix and it sounds great. It sounds complete (something I have real difficulty in doing!) and alot ‘bigger’ than my version.
I have also taken a listen to your new song ‘Execute’ and this also sounds great. I particularly like the breakdown around 2:51, the bass sounds very nice there. Maybe in the future and if you’re not busy I could send you another tune to work your magic on.
Cheers
Andy G, UK
Very good piece, reminded me of Nick Sentance, it has the Techno Trance feel, some great samples, nice and energetic, good drum variations, great use of the FX.
Is there a link to save as MP3?
CHENLAB (Gary Chen), UK
A dance remix of an old song of mine. Featuring my new Access Virus C, and a Boss BR-1600CD harddiskrecorder – and FL Studio Producer Edition of course! I believe this song quite strongly expresses the influences of Jean Michel Jarre and Kraftwerk on my music.
Some responses from the FL-forum:
Wow Ion. What a kick ass little techno piece you put together. I’m glad I took the time fishing through your web site to find it. Was that a rain sample you had in there? Sounds like pouring water of some sort.
Say hi to Monster the cat for me! ![]()
Inobla
Yeah, this is actually sounding pretty good to me too! ![]()
I think that the only thing that I would recommend at the moment is a harder kick drum and a stronger bassline. Perhaps some overdriver? It sounds a bit like trance-lite at the moment. Unless that’s what you were going for ![]()
What synth did you use? It sounds really nice! Good chord progression as well. And the ‘rave’-lead you’ve got there is killer!!
I’m gonna need to listen to this a bit more and maybe I’ll be able to come up with something more.
SiG, Ithaca, New York, USA
You lay a solid foundation with your beautiful chord progression—those thirds in the bass line are very ‘classic period’ sounding. This piece is a marriage between electronica and classical—and one that sounds truly organic, as in not postured. Very nice work! ![]()
Mike Z., California, USA
Dude, I love your music. It makes me wonder how you do it with your equipment and Fl Studios. I really wish I had your talent! Keep up the incredible work and I’d love hearing more songs!!!
Brian Rothwell
This track is perfection who wrote this? Who remixed this? How much influence did you have over this piece, I mean are they your synth patterns, drum variations etc? I honestly can say this will work ION, I know at least 8 DJ’s who will play this within the super clubs I frequent, I had tingles from the start. Has anthem written all over it, have you had a record deal with this yet, because I’m sure I’ve heard it before!!!!!!!!!!!!!! … I don’t want to get your hopes up at all but you could have this on vinyl and labelled within a fortnight. … [I]t has the potential to be massive here …
We can definitely use some of your pieces, you’re a Tiesto in the making my friend!
CHENLAB (Gary Chen), UK
9 - Dreams of Innocence (DJ-Dance remix)
Download it while it is still available for free!! This may be the hardest song I made so far. It’s a trance song with an erotic touch to it. It is composed using FL Studio Producer Edition again as the basic tool, but this time I made much more use of my Boss harddiskrecorder, my Virus and Roland. The final mix was produced in FL Studio. The main kick drum was created using the freeware-program Stomper. Also, I used some soft synths extensively, such as the Sytrus, Vanguard, and Synth1. Also, hidden somewhere in the sonic chaos there is a sample from Tangerine Dream’s Hyperborea. Enjoy this song – play it loud!! – but mind your fellow human beings…
Having a listen to it now…… 1st thought is “Sweeeeeeet!!!”. Not sure if it’s the mix or something on my end, but I was expecting/thinking the kick should have….well…kicked harder. (More depth and oomph to it.) It just sounds a bit on the thin side. (Then again…it may have been intended that way….lol) Anyway, I’m not a trance/techno expert even tho I like to listen to it once in awhile. I’d give this one 2 thumbs up, so far. Nice effects applied, great composition so far. Some of the synth work is just fantastic. Glad you shared this one with the masses ![]()
RayS., Florida, USA
P.S.: I took Rays’ critique pretty serious, and changed the kick drums slightly. RayS commented afterwards: Now you’re making the Polk’s work like they should
Definite improvement. The kicks are nice and fat where they should be fat, a bit thinner in the middle sections where you don’t really want them to be overkill. Great job
10 - Pearl
A song that is not quite finished yet, as you may notice. Something still is missing, and my guess is, it’s a guitar…
11 - End of Time
Once again, a dance song, quite hard, but with a nice melody. Edit, 11 March 2006: Newly compressed, with new kickdrum and many more changes.
12 - Not Without the Mind
A long dance song with some ambient features (including samples from The Matrix) and a slightly Corsten-like beat. Hope you like it!!
13 - White Eagle (Dance Remix) (E. Froese, C. Franke, J. Schmoelling)
This is my first attempt to make a remix. This is a remix of the classic song “White Eagle” from Tangerine Dream (from their 1982 album White Eagle). I always loved this track, I think it’s Tangerine Dream’s best song. I reworked the track into a completely new dance mix. Hope you like it!
14 - Not Without the Mind (Out Of The Matrix Remix)
A hard-trance remix of no. 12. Let me know what you think of it. Made entirely in FLStudio.
15 - You Got Mail!
A sunny song with a nice feel to it. Made to make you happy! Again composed entirely in FLStudio. EDIT 30 June 2006: The song is still unfinished, although it already sounds nice. I’m still working on it.