into worlds strange (2022)by audiosalvageinstrumental. proteus. guitar. improvisation. conflict.

About the Album

I'm a big fan of the E-mu Proteus line of ROMplers. They are not hugely versatile, but their sounds were all over 1990s and early 2000s sci-fi television and games. Probably my favorite of those was Kenji Yamamoto and Kouichi Kyuma's moody atmospheric score for Metroid Prime. Since the 20th anniversary of Prime's release was last Friday, November 18th, I decided to play around with some of the patches used in the game and wander that sonic world with guitars rather than a GameCube.

I owe a huge thanks to SynaMax for his excellent research into the synths and patches used in the Prime series. It let me quickly dive into Yamamoto's tools so I could see what I could make with them.

Please enjoy this bit of a throwback to the futuristic sounds of the 1990s, and thanks for listening.

audiosalvage

Credits

Created by audiosalvage at The Foundry in Loveland, Colorado

"Luminous Drifts" (track 4) and "The Sacred Ice" (track 8) contain a field recording of the Recherche Glacier, Svalbard by jeo at freesound. Used under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license.

"Luminous Drifts" (track 4) contains a field recording of iceberg calving in Vestfjord, Greenland by jeo at freesound. Used under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license.

Tracks

1. Orbit and Descent (3:20)

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2. Verdant Realm (5:23)

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3. Grove of Spirits (3:53)

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4. Luminous Drifts (6:04)

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5. Pluton (4:08)

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6. Echo's Cradle (4:52)

   © 2022 Victor Carlton Dillahay US‑DHM‑22‑10324
7. Gaussberg (3:03)

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8. The Sacred Ice (6:17)

   © 2022 Victor Carlton Dillahay US‑DHM‑22‑10326
9. Gears and Dust (3:09)

   © 2022 Victor Carlton Dillahay US‑DHM‑22‑10327
10. The Way of the Machines (4:23)

    © 2022 Victor Carlton Dillahay US‑DHM‑22‑10328
11. Ether and Instrument (2:58)

    © 2022 Victor Carlton Dillahay US‑DHM‑22‑10329
12. Reascend (2:47)

    © 2022 Victor Carlton Dillahay US‑DHM‑22‑10330

Technical Data

• Label: Curious Automata
• Catalog Number: 221122A (Digital and CD)
• Released: November 22nd, 2022
• Format: Digital and CD
• Total Tracks: 12
• Duration: 50:23
• UPC (Digital): 756839548366
• UPC (CD): 885007911364

Resources

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