Part 2 of my investigation into the market manipulation happening on leading music NFT platform Sound:
Something sinister is happening on @soundxyz_
I noticed this comment under a post about my latest drop. Seems legit, right? Except the track is 4 mins of drone, with no discernible melody 😂
At first I just thought this was funny, but then I dug a little deeper. Find out what I discovered here:
A few hours left to grab an edition of the first track from Spectres.
Collectors get immediate access to stream the full album months ahead of its official release.
I recorded "Tree of Life" in 2018 a few weeks before leaving London. Maybe because I knew my life was about to change drastically, I was experimenting with using extremely minimal musical material. It's the deep breath you take before diving into deep water.
The whole track is built around a sustained two-note chord played on a custom patch I made in Helm, a free synth by @matttytel (L, 🟩). The subtle, gradual shifts in texture come from automating 17 different parameters simultaneously, creating a slowly evolving mass of sound (R).
To this I added 2 guitar parts (🟦), panned hard L & R. I wanted a sense of powerful yet contained emotion, so I cranked my amp up till it started feeding back then used a volume pedal to control the feedback. As soon as a harmonic became audible, I attenuated it with the pedal.
The amp hiss is an integral part of the sound too. I like the way it blends with the timbre of the synth to fill out the top end of the frequency spectrum.
When I started sequencing Spectres, I knew this had to be the opening track. In the context of the whole album, it acts as a kind of ear cleanser welcoming the listener into the sonic space I've created for them.
Listen to and collect "Tree of Life" here: <www.sound.xyz/sprsgl/tree-of-life>
"Tree of Life"—the first track from my debut album Spectres—is out now on
@soundxyz_ 🌳
After working on this album for seven years, it's a huge moment for me to start sharing this music.
Listen and collect here:
"Tree of Life" pre-sale is live! 🎉
Listen to the full track now:
Pre-sale for "Tree of Life" opens at 13:21 CET tomorrow 🕐
If you hold any of the following, you're on the allowlist:
✅ Spectrogram
✅ Hedron #53 by Animatttic
✅ Any @zylaworks NFT
✅ >2584 $SIGIL
Set a reminder:
<www.sound.xyz/sprsgl/tree-of-life>
FYI, here are some totally free ways you can earn $SIGIL:
Follow, collect & mirror here on @lens
Follow & collect on @soundxyz_
Follow on @audius
And thanks to a nifty @p00ls x @bonfire integration, you can now check your $SIGIL balance just by connecting your wallet to my Bonfire site (link in bio).
Big announcement
The first single from my debut album Spectres drops this Friday on @soundxyz%5C_ 🎧️
Collectors of this track unlock instant access to stream the full album via my @bonfire site months before its official release 🔑
Public: 21:34 CET | .008Ξ Pre-sale: 13:21 CET | .005Ξ (Spectrograms collectors / top $SIGIL holders)
There's also a free edition 😲
This album has been 7 years in the making so it's a huge moment for me to share the first track. Celebrate with me by collecting this post for free 🤝
Set a reminder for the listening party here: <www.sound.xyz/sprsgl/tree-of-life>
Official album release set for 11/23 (Fibonacci Day)
Between now and then I'm rolling out Spectres across the web3 ecosystem, dropping tracks on @soundxyz_ @catalog @zoranetwork @lens ...
There'll be free mints too; check my linktree to make sure you're following me everywhere 👀
P.S. There may or may not be secret benefits to collecting this post 🔑
