Saturday, May 30, 2009, 15:57 - Music
Hello again!You can catch my tune 'Seasons' on fatureNet's first compilation "Release of Attacks" - available for download here.
The album has various styles of electronic music from composers around the world; much upbeat stuff and some downtempo in there too at the end. :) I listened to it for the first time today while on the coach home from Bristol, with a smile on my face I should add.
Check back tomorrow as I'll be posting some news about my new "Exposure EP" - which is finished and almost ready for release. ;)
Sean
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Saturday, April 25, 2009, 11:52 - Music
I recorded a few vids of me playing audiosurf, a music puzzle game, and upped them to youtube. I played all of Sevish EP and made a playlist, as I thought a few people might find them and wind up on sevish.co.uk downloading the proper one. :)Sevish Audiosurf Playlist
It's ideal for listening while you're at work. A lot of classmates at college play music from youtube while they work. I'll be adding all of Crowded Images to youtube in due course.
Of course this is small news compared to the upcoming EP but I just wanted to post something. :) Take it easy!!
Sean
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Friday, April 17, 2009, 17:26 - Music
Following the release of Crowded Images, my debut album release, I've been changing the way I work. I'm hoping to continue to make music that means something to me, and quantising my output into EPs. Each EP will be around 3 or 4 tracks long. Splitting my releases into these chunks means you will be able to groove harder; I will be able to raise the bar of quality really high and make each release thematic, cohesive.Early this year I've been focussing on Exposure EP, which is a long and hypnotic electroacoustic/classical piece followed by two melodic, detailed drum and bass tracks. As always I'm bringing the unique style which makes Sevish Sevish... you'll find experimental structures are a common theme of this upcoming release. I will also be touching upon glitch and the Javanese tradition of gamelan.*
I've been testing new songs on fatureNet to see how people react to them. FatureNet is an open net label which has a culture of constructive criticism - making it a great way to find improvements to my music. If you really can't wait for Exposure EP to be released, you'll find WIP Exposure songs on my Sevish FatureNet profile.
I look forward to showing off the cover art for Exposure EP later. I would get it organised soon but I'm a little behind with work... Me and my girlfriend both caught a cold so we've been looking after each other and getting nothing done. :) Also, I'm re-playing Postal 2 on my pc.
Sean
*I'm a much bigger fan of Balinese gamelan but none of my experiments with Bali's style will make it to Exposure EP... It would be stylistically incongruous to do so. I'll try to make some available on my website in the future.
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Thursday, January 22, 2009, 18:43 - Music
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Saturday, January 3, 2009, 18:55 - Music
A two-minute demo of an upcoming track is available to listen to on my website! The track is called Never... In My Life, and is an atmospheric, somewhat melodic drum'n'bass tune. The demo shows just two days worth of noodling. Perhaps the finished version will be included on my next release, hoping for a 2009 EP. (You can directly download the demo here).I'm not sure if talk of the next release is too soon, because the December-release album Crowded Images is still making heat. Nevertheless I wanted to share a new tune with interested listeners. I care for you guys!
Tonight I returned from a stay at my girlfriend's house. I had a great time and new year's celebration, and I'm looking forward to more composing and getting back to college.
Sean
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Tuesday, December 30, 2008, 19:01 - Music
Well, I personally have bought music in my life, but for creative commons maniacs and pirates alike I've been working on a choon we can all wave our arms about to. I'm so excited!I kind of feel like I'm returning to a yet-more synthy style of tunage like I was into back in the day. Crowded Images had moments of moving into jazzy textures and that's all great but I will lean back to the electronic textures of Sevish EP for the next project. Only (since I think Sevish EP is old and awful, yes it's true!!) with better production and more enjoyable music.
Oh yes and this time I won't be so damn secretive either. I'll be putting up demos of future projects as they come about. I always render off a demo every now and then and share it with my friends so they can hear how a tune is developing. Well, soon I'll do that with my global audience. :)
Here's another idea I'm messing about with. I'd like to send off some new tunes of mine to a few netlabels. I've recently been listening to some artists under netlabels and I figure it could be a fun thing to do. (If you like my music, run and get Grating Rainbows now from BitBasic. He's really talented!)
Happy new year to all. :D
Sean
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Sunday, December 28, 2008, 12:24 - Music
The first couple of reviews have come in and I thought this would be the perfect place to share it. There's usually not a lot to say about my music so it's a joyous day for me. :)Crowded Images 8/10, review by musictomyears at Jamendo
A Really Funky, Jazzy Music
Real smooth, jazzy, electronic,dance,music, that fills your heart and makes you want to dance. Love the beat, and the amazing rhythmic, funky feel to this music. Well produced and performed. A great catchy, very enjoyable, and wonderful album this is.
Wow. I thought that was lovely and it's always nice to hear from people who listened to a piece of music and were happy. I always try to email musicians when I love their work. This morning I received an email from Jamendo saying that I had a new review for my album. Only the review was for the older project, Sevish EP!
Sevish EP 10/10, review by Ivan1984 at Jamendo
Splendid beyond words...
Some albums almost defy description, and those I usually miss out, even if only that I don't care for it whereas someone else might. If I feel I can offer some constructive encouragement, I will dare to say my piece tactfully, if not deftly. Sometimes I'm loquacious to the point of absurdity and sometimes I don't say enough, or maybe even the right thing. Such is life, such is the role. However, I care to try and do it well. So, here goes, and I can't say fairer than that this is a brilliant album of music. All genres aside, this sure-footed, sonic adventure comes highly recommended from me to all. It's not even that it 'has something for everyone', I think it is more to do with the spirit in which it was created that has touched something indescribable in me.
A very surprising and verbose review there... But a pleasure to read! Thanks to Ivan1984 and I hope he finds and enjoys the new album too. I also hope everybody's had a happy Christmas! This year I've seen some friends, eaten chocolate and played lots of Mario Kart Wii. Everybody please have a fun new year!
Sean
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