Area 11 Modern Synthesis: Processor (Remix)
3Area 11 are probably my favourite band. When I first heard Processor, I was reminded of a live version of Imperial Guard by Ghost Cassette from a Battle of the Bands in 2010 (obviously I watched the video. I was like, 12 at the time and thus not there). Imperial Guard is my goals in music. It blends a heavy first half with the most beautiful drop and an amazing instrumental finale. I don't believe it will ever be matched. Processor is a good start though.
I decided very early on to not record vocals for this and just program the vocal melody. Because of that, I realised that I needed to cut the track down in size just to keep the sections from feeling repetitive. Of course, that was undermined by reusing this one staccato string melody throughout the piece. The blending of strings and synths was a bit much in places and given more time I believe the mix would be better balanced. There was also the issue that I programmed the vocal melody at 135 bpm, so when I set the project back to 120 bpm it just sounded off. Given I put this together in a couple of hours, I'm quite content with how it turned out, but I know it could've been much better... better, better.
I'm very excited to hear what's next in the Area 11 pipeline. Modern Synthesis was well worth the wait, but like Breath of the Wild is to the next Zelda title, I'm very exited to see how they run in this new direction. It's one step in a direction with much ground to explore.
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Original Composition by the ever so amazing Area 11
Cover by Neko, produced with intention
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