Abstraction Layers by whatsisname
This is my twelfth self-released album. The title is a direct reference to the Internet protocol suite, but could also be taken to refer to any system in computing which hides the details of its own subsystems. In terms of the music presented here, the individual tracks may encapsulate elements that defy initial expectations.
Many of the sounds utilised would not be out of place on an "ambient" album, but none of the tracks can be considered to be ambient.
All tracks were originally recorded between December 2016 and April 2024. Final mixing and mastering took place between June 2022 and October 2024.
Genre: electronica, electroprog, electronic, atmospheric, ambient, glitch
Tracklist
| 1. | Tripwires | 8:00 |
| 2. | Descent | 10:00 |
| 3. | Deactivate | 6:10 |
| 4. | The Wringer | 5:25 |
| 5. | Malignant Intelligence | 6:24 |
| 6. | Riven | 9:34 |
| 7. | Paramorph | 6:02 |
Credits
Written, recorded, mixed and mastered in 24-bit audio by Whatsisname
Audio samples recorded by Pfitzinger Field Recorder and processed in Audacity
Tripwires recorded and mixed in MuLAB 8.7.6
Descent recorded and mixed in MuLAB 8.7.6 and MuLAB 9
Deactivate, Riven and Paramorph recorded and mixed in EnergyXT2.7
The Wringer recorded and mixed in EXT64alpha5/EXT64beta1d
Malignant Intelligence recorded and mixed in EXT64alpha5
Instruments: Absynth5, Reaktor5, SkannerXT, Axon, Dune 3, Axon2, ACE, Superior Drummer 2.3, MuDrum, Poly Synth, Z3ta+2, Chromaphone 2, Spitfire LABS, Microtonic, TassMan 4, Dune, PPG Wave 2.V, Lounge Lizard EP-4, Tremor, The Mangle, Chromaphone, Dune 2, Obscurium, Ultra Analog VA-2, RedTron_SE, Iris 2
Effects: Aether, Tempo Delay, Glitch2, Raum, Replicant, CSR Plate, REFLEX Plus, Saturator X, MuVerb, EQuivocate, Things Texture, Satin, Glitch, BlackHole, Reverser, Stutter Edit, Gain3 Stereo, CSR Room, B2, OldSkoolVerb, kHs Gain, UltraReverb, Gain3 Mono, Fracture, Replicant 2, EnergyXT Reverb, EnergyXT Drum Sampler, Ribs, Ozone 7 Imager
All tracks mastered in 24-bit audio using T-Racks5:
IK Linear Phase EQ
IK Vintage Equalizer
IK Opto Comp
IK Brickwall Limiter
License
All rights reserved.Tags
Prog-Rock formed a significant part of my musical upbringing, although this collection of my creations may confuse the casual listener, and I suspect, the experienced listener equally. I note that the proportion of my ambient releases relative to my other works is slowly increasing.