Merely Mechanical

Credits:

Artwork, music, everything: Monakrom

sounds are derived from the following sources:

- The Philharmonia's extensive library of free samples

- the Sonatina Symphonic Orchestra

- the Synclavier Go! app

- studiologic's Numa Player

- a variety of free Garageband instruments

- my own recordings of various sounds (closet doors, bubbles, etc)

- various soundfonts that are too numerous to remember or mention

Track Listing:

The Calm (16:46)

by me (1:10)

It's Merely Mechanical (4:26)

Ritual Of The Rival Moonman (5:00)

Consider The Following (2:46)

Jello Fish (3:56)

Easy Longue Foxtrot (1:24)

I'm Gonna Kill That Guy (5:09)

Slow Sweat (6:27)

Instructions May Be Wet! (8:25)

Note River With Little Rigor (3:15)

Outta Yowza (1:01)

Smooth Dance In The Rain (4:49)

Yearn For The Mines (9:08)

Foreword:

This album does not have any grand meaning in the end, which may shock some in the serious art world, but no, there's no point. The music on display was designed merely to sound good to my ears, and I assume that if it sounds good to me, it will please someone else too. The most profound meaning intended is the in-jokes in a handful of song titles that don't need explaining to enjoy the music.

This was constructed over the course of some months and over time the album took shape, with some pieces taking many weeks to get right and others spontaneously forming in a few minutes. The pieces are varied in structure, length, tempo, timbre, and in many other ways.