EtherReal
From Pieces of 8
1993
If memory serves, this was the first piece completed to something more than a chiptune. it’s entirely composed of samples I lifted from CDs I had at the time, but nothing so blatant that you’d recognize. A chord here, a single percussion noise there, a single bass note over there… I was starting a collection of samples, and I was trying to learn the ScreamTracker program. And this was the result.
It’s not a great piece, but it’s a piece of my history so I always keep it around and listen to it from time to time. It’s a slow and clumsily atmospheric piece, but the remix is very reminiscent of Jam & Spoon.
Because ‘Pendulum’ was one of the first tracks I made when I was experimenting with ScreamTracker back then. I had a bit of fun remaking the original mod in 2023, including the original samples in HQ. A new remix in a modern trance style was also completed with live piano parts.
Pendulum
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This is the original mix — more or less. At some point in the 90’s I ported this over from ScreamTracker to FastTracker and replaced an ugly bass sample that bothered me. The original mix is lost to the sands of time.
Pendulum (Spoon Fed Mix)
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Shortly after creating the original mix, I tried an opposite mix in a trance style.
Pendulum (Redux)
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I decided recently re rebuild the track using all the original samples and parts but with my current DAW. So this is the result of that; everything is the same, bar for bar.
Pendulum (Spoon Fed Mix – Redux)
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I did the same treatment with the original remix as well.
Pendulum (MMXXIV Remix)
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This is a new remix in a modern focus trance style with live instrumentation.
CREDITS
written, produced and arranged by EtherReal.