Cthonicist

“Now that we who survived have reconstructed a civilization on a rational basis, we want to preserve for future generations as many accounts as possible by the actual witnesses of the catastrophe that overtook the world” - from ‘When The Moon Fell’ by Morrison Colladay, first published 1929.

An experiment in semi generative composition in AUM on iPad, with multiple sequencers working from an initial live input, driving the BS16 SoundFont player ‘Grand Piano’ preset. Hilda synth on quasi-guitar backing. No actual keyboards were harmed in the making of this noise.

“It is said that there is a border between our reality and those… other… realities which press upon it. And that there is a house there, a house of refuge for travellers in the Dark Ways, a place of respite from the impossible horrors which await. But the house itself is impossible, and the refuge it offers comes at a terrible price.” - The Seer

The question “Are you a travelling man?” and the response : “I travel from the West to the East” is said to be a way for Freemasons to covertly identify each other. Of course, there are those who suggest the Travelling Man referred to is not a Freemason at all…

You demanded proof, and bade me call for my friends from over the mountain. Now they are upon you, and payment for your doubting will be exacted. In full.

The recently declassified Wildfire Facility was constructed during the 1960s Apollo space program era to offer a last ditch defence against any out of control extraterrestrial biohazards returning astronauts might unwittingly bring back with them. Capabilities included nuclear sterilisation protocols. Created entirely with apps in AUM on iPad.

Conplan 8888 is the US goverment’s real world military mobilisation plan to respond to a 28 Days Later-style ‘zombie virus‘ pandemic apocalypse. Nice to know there is at least a plan… Created in AUM on IPad using 4 instances of Igor Vasiliev’s NoiseSpace app, Alteza reverb, and nothing else.

The Haunt Frequency relates to the concept that certain subliminal pitches, created by naturally occurring resonances in walls, machines, plumbing etcetera, engender an unconscious atavistic unease in those exposed to them, perhaps related to our ancestral role as prey to large predators capable of generating such pitches in their growls, thus leading to sensations of supernatural fear. Created as...

“ I thought it said "liberate me" - "save me." But it's not "me." It's "liberate tutemet" - "save yourself." - D.J., crew member, the rescue ship Lewis & Clark. The French have a name for it. That unwilled occasional, powerful urge to hurl oneself from a rooftop, to steer into the oncoming traffic. l'appel du vide: the call of the Void. Created entirely in apps on iPad

According to Wikipedia, Old Scratch or Mr. Scratch is a nickname or pseudonym for the Devil. The name likely comes from Middle English scrat, the name of a demon or goblin, derived from Old Norse skratte. DAWless and Cheap(ish) hardware only: Second hand Volcas - Sample Mk1, Kick, Bass, and Modular -, a Behringer JT4000M micro synth, Stylophone CPM DS2, Zoom fx pedal, mixed live into AUM on iPad.

“Have you ever just wanted to watch the world burn?” - The Chaos Agent In dub space no one can hear you skank. Road testing the new TV3 Acid synth app from Imaginado: https://apps.apple.com/gb/app/tv3-acid-synth/id6740451858

According to some astronomers, star HD 140283, the so-called ‘Methuselah Star’ appears to be older than the universe it is part of. This raises certain… questions. Track created entirely using the new Stylophone (!) DS2 mini modular synth, no other instruments involved. FX from the Zoom MS 70CDR+ foot pedal. Recorded live and multitracked into AUM on iPad.

Larry has a knife. First outing with my new (secondhand) Digitakt, hooked up to my IPad, and mix-mastered live in AUM. No real clue what I’m doing here, but it was fun.

A problem in classical physics: a crude estimate of the light that objects radiate due to heat, known as black body radiation, showed objects keep radiating into the ultraviolet spectrum in an amount that, added up, would be infinite. The discovery of quantum effects resolved the issue. Created and mixed live with apps in AUM on IPad, principally Lunar Lander, StepPolyArp and iSEM, sequencing by A...

In parapsychology and Spiritualism, a psychomanteum is a small, enclosed area set up with a comfortable chair, dim lighting, and a mirror angled so as not to reflect anything but darkness, intended to communicate with spirits of the dead. Created entirely with apps on IPad. No keyboards were harmed during the making of this track.

“Barely a twelvemonth after / The seven days’ war that put the world to sleep / Late in the evening the strange horses came.” - The Horses, by Edwin Muir All sounds live looped in AUM on iPad with Behringer hardware: K2, Wasp Deluxe, VS Mini. Alteza reverb, no other synths, sequencers or apps used.

“The oldest and strongest emotion of mankind is fear, and the oldest and strongest kind of fear is fear of the unknown.” - H.P. Lovecraft Track created entirely with Behringer VS Mini synth, recorded and manipulated using AUM on iPad.

“Crom watches the world from his mountain top, but does not answer prayers and will receive no worship.“ - A God for the Godless. Thank you, Robert E. Howard. Made with the BramBos/Jakob Haq semi modular app Solderbox. No keyboards were harmed in the making of this track.

A meditation on violent passion, via a setting of William Blake’s poem The Sick Rose

…but I do.

“In the beginning was Scream / Who begat Blood… …Who begat God Who begat Nothing Who begat Never Never Never Never Who begat Crow.”

A ‘Kill Chain’ describes the process by which an individual marked for death is identified, their location established, their movements monitored, an appropriate weapon selected, the victim engaged, and the aftermath reviewed in preparation for the next victim. The idea originated in the military, but it is adaptable to… other contexts.

“These violent delights have violent ends. And in their triumph die like fire and powder, which as they kiss consume.” - The Friar.

“They say it has a horse's head, long legs with hooves, two short front legs, and a bat's wings. No one knows how tall it is. Some people think it's six feet tall, others think it's only three or four feet tall. The Devil has glowing red eyes and makes loud screeching sounds.” - description of the Jersey Devil from the State of New Jersey’s official website.

“Evil wings in ether beating; Vultures at the spirit eating; Things unseen forever fleeting Black against the leering sky.” - H.P. Lovecraft, ‘Despair’. In time for the best season of the year, my musical setting of one of HPL’s poems, pitch shifted from The Talemaster, a.k.a. G.M. Danielson’s wonderful original reading: https://youtu.be/A7PucGRd96U?si=oM51C88Q--4kNocr. Read the poem here: https:/...