Episode 45 - Ambalek
Episode 45 of The Ambient Vault podcast features my special guest Ambalek. Ambalek is a London based musician searching for ways to add life and a human touch to electronic sounds.On this week’s episode, Ambalek has shared with us “Frostwork”, a collection of three tracks made exclusively for The Ambient Vault. Many thanks to Ambalek for the extreme generosity in sharing these beautiful tracks! See below for more info about “Frostwork” and links to all things Ambalek, and as always thanks for listening!“Frostwork”Part 1: 0:00 to 04:15Created with Sidrax, Cocoquantus, Plumbutter, Norns running oooooo (six channel looper)Process: Selected a key and chords, tuned Sidrax to two chords, tuned Plumbutter (for a drone and Deerhorn pad sounds)Used Oto Machines BIM and BAM for reverb and delay, BOUM for a main buss compressorPart 2: 04:15 to 08:25Created with Octatrack, Analog Four, and some SidraxProcess: Wrote chords based aroundPart 3: 08:25 to 16:48Eurorack, sequenced with Ansible and Kria, live composition with recording and reworking on Morphagene, drones made with the Plaits chord mode and filtering/effects, and an analogue voice using STO/Ripples/Optomix/Mimeophonhttps://youtube.com/c/Ambalekhttps://open.spotify.com/artist/5gqGZmRTBvKD5jQaxW9ajC?si=r1TFmfq6T-udf9lwPp4dZw&dl_branch=1https://instagram.com/_ambalek?utm_medium=copy_linkIf you enjoy the podcast, you can help support future episodes by subscribing to the podcast and leaving a review, following Brian on Instagram @heldbymachines, and subscribing to his YouTube channel. You can also check out the Instagram page Brian curates for his late grandfather, gospel pianist James Miller. https://www.instagram.com/jamesmillergospelpianist/?hl=en Thanks!Email: [email protected]. Brian on Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/heldbymachines/Brian on Youtube:https://youtube.com/channel/UCSAWKkRtE8tVTvD1r202tRw