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(Ambient/Dystopian) New Album

Posted: 14 Dec 2018
by Despondo
I am proud to announce the release of my latest album. It is a dystopian influenced soundtrack style album meant to invoke a deep sense of mystery and take the listener on a sonic journey. Think of movies like Bladerunner, Bladerunner 2049 and the like.

I spent the last year writing a lot of music and these 11 pieces fit together like pieces of a puzzle, so I decided to make it an album and along with it, I wrote a back story including the titles of the tracks.

Not everyone's cup of tea, but I hope some of you will take a listen and will get some enjoyment out of it.

100% Reason

Thanks for listening!


Re: (Ambient/Dystopian) New Album

Posted: 15 Dec 2018
by botnotbot
Right up my alley! Thanks for sharing :D

EDIT: This is seriously enjoyable sci-fi cinematic ambient. Great work, Despondo!

Re: (Ambient/Dystopian) New Album

Posted: 15 Dec 2018
by Jacob
Hey! This is really cool! I love this genre (movie & music) Thanks for sharing. Hell, Thanks for creating!

FYI, I just purchased this album. Very cool work.

Re: (Ambient/Dystopian) New Album

Posted: 15 Dec 2018
by Despondo
botnotbot wrote:
15 Dec 2018
Right up my alley! Thanks for sharing :D

EDIT: This is seriously enjoyable sci-fi cinematic ambient. Great work, Despondo!
Thank you for the comment and for listening!

Re: (Ambient/Dystopian) New Album

Posted: 15 Dec 2018
by Despondo
Jacob wrote:
15 Dec 2018
Hey! This is really cool! I love this genre (movie & music) Thanks for sharing. Hell, Thanks for creating!

FYI, I just purchased this album. Very cool work.
Thank you!

Re: (Ambient/Dystopian) New Album

Posted: 30 Dec 2018
by raymondh
Congratulations! A massive achievement! Very cool music and I agree the tracks fit together really well for the album.

Re: (Ambient/Dystopian) New Album

Posted: 31 Dec 2018
by Micha1973
Superb! What things (re/vst/refill) do u use?

Re: (Ambient/Dystopian) New Album

Posted: 08 Jan 2019
by Troublemecca
enjoying! recently i've been caught up writing lyrics... your tracks are reminding me where this started for me.

Re: (Ambient/Dystopian) New Album

Posted: 12 Mar 2020
by Despondo
raymondh wrote:
30 Dec 2018
Congratulations! A massive achievement! Very cool music and I agree the tracks fit together really well for the album.
Thank you for listening!

Re: (Ambient/Dystopian) New Album

Posted: 12 Mar 2020
by Despondo
Micha1973 wrote:
31 Dec 2018
Superb! What things (re/vst/refill) do u use?
I'll have to go back and open up the tracks to remind myself, but I will put together a list and post back here. Thanks for the question.

Re: (Ambient/Dystopian) New Album

Posted: 12 Mar 2020
by Despondo
Troublemecca wrote:
08 Jan 2019
enjoying! recently i've been caught up writing lyrics... your tracks are reminding me where this started for me.
Cool! Would like to see what you come up with. I came up with the backstory for this album while arranging the tracks in order for the album. It kind of all came out in one burst, but required me to compose an additional track "Message" once the story warranted it.

Re: (Ambient/Dystopian) New Album

Posted: 14 Mar 2020
by TritoneAddiction
Really nice sound sellection.
Cool project.

Re: (Ambient/Dystopian) New Album

Posted: 16 Mar 2020
by Auryn
I've been listening to this now for say 25 minutes and I have to say it's really well done. There's a lot of subtlety and patience in the arrangement and the sound selection is also very tasteful. There were a couple of moments that were quite overtly blade runner but on other tracks it really is more it's own thing, or maybe it reminds me a bit of The Black Dog which is a band that I also love, so that's good. If there's a comment/criticism it would be that on tracks where there's a beat it could use a bit more oomph in the bass department.

Re: (Ambient/Dystopian) New Album

Posted: 17 Mar 2020
by Proboscis
I kicked this off from the start of the album. Im onto track five. Really enjoying this record. There is a slight nod to Prodigy, for my ears, in 'Viaduct' with that weird tremolo'ing part.

Ok now Im on to track six. This album of yours really has a brilliant sound.

Re: (Ambient/Dystopian) New Album

Posted: 05 Aug 2020
by Troublemecca
Despondo wrote:
12 Mar 2020
Troublemecca wrote:
08 Jan 2019
enjoying! recently i've been caught up writing lyrics... your tracks are reminding me where this started for me.
Cool! Would like to see what you come up with. I came up with the backstory for this album while arranging the tracks in order for the album. It kind of all came out in one burst, but required me to compose an additional track "Message" once the story warranted it.
I'm realizing you really have to capitalize on those "bursts"!!!

To be fair, I used Reason 11 in Logic... for 1 or two instruments, and the mastering chain on this one.


Re: (Ambient/Dystopian) New Album

Posted: 07 Aug 2020
by Chizmata
Despondo wrote:
14 Dec 2018
I am proud to announce the release of my latest album. It is a dystopian influenced soundtrack style album meant to invoke a deep sense of mystery and take the listener on a sonic journey. Think of movies like Bladerunner, Bladerunner 2049 and the like.

I spent the last year writing a lot of music and these 11 pieces fit together like pieces of a puzzle, so I decided to make it an album and along with it, I wrote a back story including the titles of the tracks.

Not everyone's cup of tea, but I hope some of you will take a listen and will get some enjoyment out of it.

100% Reason

Thanks for listening!

i listened to "systematic breakdown" and its really solid. would fit perfectly into warhammer40k: inquistitor which im playing right now.

Re: (Ambient/Dystopian) New Album

Posted: 07 Aug 2020
by Despondo
TritoneAddiction wrote:
14 Mar 2020
Really nice sound sellection.
Cool project.
Hi Tritone,

Thanks for listening!

Re: (Ambient/Dystopian) New Album

Posted: 07 Aug 2020
by Despondo
Auryn wrote:
16 Mar 2020
I've been listening to this now for say 25 minutes and I have to say it's really well done. There's a lot of subtlety and patience in the arrangement and the sound selection is also very tasteful. There were a couple of moments that were quite overtly blade runner but on other tracks it really is more it's own thing, or maybe it reminds me a bit of The Black Dog which is a band that I also love, so that's good. If there's a comment/criticism it would be that on tracks where there's a beat it could use a bit more oomph in the bass department.
Thanks for listening and for the feedback. I will have to look up "The Black Dog" and check out their tracks. I will look into the Bass mix on some of the tracks that have a beat. Always looking to improve! :-)

Re: (Ambient/Dystopian) New Album

Posted: 07 Aug 2020
by Despondo
Proboscis wrote:
17 Mar 2020
I kicked this off from the start of the album. Im onto track five. Really enjoying this record. There is a slight nod to Prodigy, for my ears, in 'Viaduct' with that weird tremolo'ing part.

Ok now Im on to track six. This album of yours really has a brilliant sound.
Hi there. I really appreciate the feedback. Most of the time, I never hear anything back, so it is good to hear you are enjoying it.

Re: (Ambient/Dystopian) New Album

Posted: 07 Aug 2020
by Despondo
Troublemecca wrote:
05 Aug 2020
I'm realizing you really have to capitalize on those "bursts"!!!

To be fair, I used Reason 11 in Logic... for 1 or two instruments, and the mastering chain on this one.

Very true! I will listen to your track this weekend.

Re: (Ambient/Dystopian) New Album

Posted: 07 Aug 2020
by Despondo
Chizmata wrote:
07 Aug 2020
i listened to "systematic breakdown" and its really solid. would fit perfectly into warhammer40k: inquistitor which im playing right now.
:thumbs_up: I will have to check that game out!

Re: (Ambient/Dystopian) New Album

Posted: 18 Aug 2020
by Heigen5
Congrats on the album release!
Checking the 'Alternate Reality Encounter'. Nice dark background atmospheres. Cool tensions. Could be used as a background music for the games or films. Love the moment when the kick came in. Cool!

Re: (Ambient/Dystopian) New Album

Posted: 28 Sep 2020
by Despondo
Heigen5 wrote:
18 Aug 2020
Congrats on the album release!
Checking the 'Alternate Reality Encounter'. Nice dark background atmospheres. Cool tensions. Could be used as a background music for the games or films. Love the moment when the kick came in. Cool!
Thanks. That track is mostly Synapse Audio's Dune2 synth. Great sounds from that thing!

Re: (Ambient/Dystopian) New Album

Posted: 29 Sep 2020
by Micha1973
Great Job