r/plunderphonics

working on an avalanches/the books inspired album. i posted a full-lenth snippet from the opening track if you guys would check it out it would be greatly appreciated:)

https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8GBnsUs/

[edit]As a result ofo this post I have been contacted by a tape label that is intereted in releasing my work.

Nonetheless some great, harsh and vaild crtiques and tips for the future. My ego is in tact and I've learned a lot

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https://www.youtube.com/@CaptainTechbot

I've made videos for my music to promote it, but I am getting nowhere.

Is the music just too weird or changeable?

I play a bit of noise then some collage then some plunderphonics then some ambient. I like moving through genres but maybe the people who like noise don't like plunderphonics or the people who like electronic don't like indie.

I don't post in the noise or plunderphonic reddits because my music does not stay in those categories and I don't want to annoy them. There's no point in post in a genre reddit if I don't touch that genre until 20 minutes into a piece. I mean that's what experimental means to me.

Is the videos distracting or even detracting from the music? I imagine my music is best listened to in the dark with headphones so maybe the videos don't represent the music.

Also I wonder if my mixing and mastering techniques are being compared to normal dance music. I use kicks and snares and hip hop loops but the beat is mixed to the back. I don't obsess over getting the perfect kick or snare.

Maybe the music and videos are too political, but again doesn't make sense in the "experimenal music space".

If I end up more subscribers because of this post by the time you see the count then "Go Redditors!!!!"

I think we need more experimental music collectives, to help each other weith this stuff.

https://soundcloud.com/user-489037315-939032150/von-der-leyen?si=49106ea9927140d398a318d91a04722a&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing

I was playing around thinking that maybe The Avalanches' Song For Barbara Payton could match well with Charlie XCX's Everything is Romantic.

So the playing around went further, some samples are really obvious (James Blake, Sampha, Ela Minus etc.), but I thought, what the heck, sometimes you just don't need to sample soviet folk bands to do a nice track :)

The demo is very rough and has nearly zero mixing, but sounds fresh IMO. So I wanted to share it with you guys. Hope you like it!