Before I get into plans and goals for 2022, it's recap time and a look at the (rather different) 6 tracks I released in 2021...
Looking back on the year, it's been one of exploration. Of experimenting with genres and collaborating with other musicians. The resulting tracks then are very different to one another. Lets take a look through them in the order they came out...
Cosmic - ØLSKXX Remix
Released 30th April 2021 on Electronic Alliance Records
In his remix of my song with Rocco LDN, ØLSKXX’s approach turned it into a downtempo electronica track with lofi and chillstep vibes.
So very different to the original - almost a new track in it's own right. This experience very much opened my eyes (and ears!) to the power of collaborations...
Listen to Cosmic - ØLSKXX Remix
Tenacity - Original Mix
Released 19th June 2021 on Electronic Alliance Records
When I sent Primaudia Record the stems of my unreleased project exploring modular synthesis this was the result. I would never in a million years have produced something this powerful on my own - though it still has a core of a TDC Tunes sound in the synth melodies...
Listen to Tenacity - Original Mixx
Impression (from Escapism Mixtape)
Released 1st July 2021 on Oakhi Records
Stemming from the collaboration with ØLSKXX, I was invited to submit a track for Escapism Vol 1 - a compilation mixtape featuring 15 different producers.
Being a Lo-fi/downtempo compilation, this was a genre I was inexperienced at so I really did my research listening to a lot of other music before I set out on this one. For the final track I played electric piano and combined it with sounds from the modular and beats on the computer.
It's also my first and so far only physical release being available on cassette tape!
Buy Escapism Mixtape Vol 1 (digital and cassette tape)
Tenacity - Future Never Cut
Released 9th July 2021 on Electronic Alliance Records
This extended mix of Tenacity came out shortly after the original - with it's 5 minute play time giving more scope to build up to the gigantic noise explosion that Primaudia has crafted.
It also spawned an official video and a special edition bandcamp release which includes both released versions, as well as bonus artwork and a recording of a live modular version of the track I performed on Brixton Radio.
Get the Tenacity Special Edition on Primaudia's Bandcamp
135 Senses
Released 27 August 2021 on Electronic Alliance Records
135 Senses was my contribution to the Electronic Music Alliance compilation Project 135. An album of 15 different tracks from 15 artists, all at 135 BPM.
This track was an attempt to capture some of the essence from my live modular sets and turn them into a released track. I later even went full circle and put samples from the track back into the modular and further developed them on subsequent live radio shows.
Traveller’s Path
Released 26 November 2021 on Stick Up Music - 
I originally composed this track over 2 years ago, but never before released it officially and decided it was time as it is still one of my favourites.
This is an improved and completely remastered version and also has (since by this time I'd discovered Hive!):
- an NFT record version in
@risingstargame
- an artwork NFT on
@nftshowroom and
- a full length video on
@threespeak!
And that's my 6 releases for 2021. I imagine 2022 will also be a year of experimentation. I'm especially hoping to work on and improve the synergy between the live improvised modular I do and the tracks I do. More about that soon!