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STBB #620

STBB #619's winner FatVonFree is busy travelling today so Joa and I have stepped in to devise, host and post this week's battle.

The theme is psychedelic dystopia, and the core challenge is to flip the provided sample to achieve that. The record is in a major key and not on that vibe at all so let's get creative!



RULES

• Flip the provided track in line with the theme of this weeks STBB.
• Use at least one sample from either of the provided Annihilation trailer samples.
• Use of external samples/synths/instruments allowed, but should be in line with the theme of this weeks STBB challenge.
• Accapellas allowed.
• No time limit.
• One entry per person.

Samples download

FINEPRINT

• Upload your beat to Soundcloud, include "STBB 620“ in the title, and post in this forum by Wednesday Midnight, Pacific time.
• Give feedback and you will receive it back.
• For easy browsing's sake tracks will be reposted and added to a weekly playlist here: https://soundcloud.com/stbbcollection
• Label entries that are posted after the deadline as 'late entry' and entries that don't comply with the rules as: 'non-entry' in your track title.
• Vote in the designated thread by Friday at Midnight, Pacific time.
• Winner: post new sample, rules, etc by Saturday Noon, Pacific time and upload the samples using https://wetransfer.com

Looking forward to hearing what craziness you guys lay down. Have fun!

Congrats FVF!! Neat concept for this week

I sampled the Clarence Carter song and one of the trailers.
No outside samples, only drums.
Hope I managed to get the theme right! I made it on Acid Pro, if that helps?

just to be clear are we supposed to use both the Clarence Carter and the annihilation samples?

The Wig Master wrote: ↑

Sun Jan 20, 2019 6:22 am

just to be clear are we supposed to use both the Clarence Carter and the annihilation samples?

Hey Wig,

Yes the Clarence Carter is the record to flip, but please also at least one chop from the Annihilation samples.

thought so thanks just wanted to be sure

Congrats fam great win, hope you dig this

Wowza. Loving my 620 track!

My best track yet IMO.

The trailer was gold for repiecing together female narrative vocals to use in conjunction with the male vocals from the record.

Here's the lyrics:
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[Laugh]
Let's start from the beginning.
It's beautiful.
Check this out.
And I'll....
Please...
We have to go back.
But sometimes...
Please...
There's something else.
What do you think I do when you're away?
Staaaand by me...
It's beautiful.
It's not destroying.
It's making something new.
If you want....
To see.....
We have to go back.
But sometimes...
Please....
There's something else.
Yeaahhh...
We have to go back.
I can't go back.
Staaaand by meeeeee.....
Like I'm stuck in a continuous rotation.
Ahhhh...
Nothing comes back.
What do you think I'm doing when you're away?
Do you think I'm, out in the garden, pining, looking at the sky?
[People laughing]
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It's like a conversation between a women and a man, the latter who's voice is totally whacked out and druggy, and the women is basically breaking up with him and he's begging her not to.

The bassline is from my Arturia Matrixbrute, pads from the DeepMind 12 and Nord Lead A1, and an arpy FX part from the A1 as well.

'Psychedelic dystopia' is my perfect vibe tbh, but flipping the major key sample was a real challenge.

Indeed everything I played in it is in F, so that's a first! I'd never usually dream of making a track in a major key.

Usually dystopian vibes would be all about minor key pieces, but I've made this work. A happy trippy dystopia?

I used lots of Annihilation clips and only a bit of the other sample. The rhymes are in the description they're about the movie, I really like the movie so it wasnt to hard to get the inspiration.

Hey people what's good?
Some interesting rules this week, worked on my track this afternoon.
I did some research on mixing and limiters. Hope it makes a difference.
I chopped up the samples a bit different this week, not the normal loop approach, added some drums filters on the sample tracks and even some bass?!?!

I re uploaded my entry this week as it was still sounding weak.



Peace.