EVERYDAYS01 ~january~/Commentary

The following is the commentary given to each track of the album. Each commentary is found in the lyrics of the tracks.
===trains and snow and things===
this was the tune that finally got this project underway. it just felt right to start after i sketched this one out.
===trains and snow and things (2A03)===
i really dug what was going on with that piece so i wanted to (at least partially) convert it to a famicom tune. i forgot how much i enjoyed working within these limits.
===oh. space trains.===
after getting my new famicom everdrive i was chomping at the bit (heh) to do more 2a03 chipmusic. i'm pretty happy with this one, especially the DPCM use. pretty set on staying away from the VRC6 mapper unless experimenting with it explicitly.
===jorts as a storage solution ===
jammed out the mark one piano line at random and absolutely had to build on it. very Darius, if a bit quirkier. i really like the synth1 "male choir" type patch going on towards the loop point in this one.
===zone θ===
some synth improv - this uses the korg ebina gadget run through my pedalboard. really a match made in heaven.
===memory maze===
exploring the hexany 1-3-5-7 scale a bit. really otherworldly stuff. very happy with the bizarre sound design going on.
===moon physics===
just some breakbeat rave fun.
===dive===
synth & pedalboard. pretty standard sound here, just getting my bearings again.
===habitual===
poppy korg volca stuff. as a result, it's very RQ laji-2.
===chrysalis===
oh... a new face! i wonder...
===ocean bed test drive===
korg gadget recorded to tape loops, then out to the pedalboard. i love this one.
===cosmic stink===
the 2a03 itch quickly returned and i had to push my knowledge further! more extensive DPCM and noise channel use here.
===good morning===
guitar + pedalboard. i'm really happy with the "birds" here, done with looper/granular pedals and fret noises.
===good night===
melodica + toy piano + voice + pedalboard. really enjoying this electroacoustic sound mix in particular.
===scramble===
goa aceeeeed. really enjoying the behringer td3 but not a fan of its onboard distortion, so i'm using an external tube drive. korg volca on the bass+chord leads, korg gadget controlling all of it via midi from ipad. love this setup.
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