Tangential Lunar Experiential

Tangential Lunar Experiential is an original ambient and seductive experimental electronic music development with a very eerie atmosphere and deep sonic soundscape textures. The intention was to create a dark and intense moody combination of atonal sound elements, with the eventual inspiration developing from experimental exercises with the Xenharmonic FMTS software synthesizer. The Xenharmonic FMTS synthesizer is capable of creating a wide range of harmonic, quasi-harmonic and enharmonic timbres, as well as xenharmonic and microtonal music. A section of a sequence called "Trumpet Nightmare" was spliced at the front and rear of another Xenharmonic track which incorporated twin tracks delayed and then slowed down to create an eerie metallic horn-like glistening rolling sound. Underneath these Xenharmonic tracks lay various tone and signal generation effects. A sinewave chord is processed through a flanger creating a kind of "singing tone". Next to this resides another sinewave chord with flanger and slowed down considerably creating a rasping low-frequency vibration. The next track consists of multiple DTMF signals processed through a flanger, a ring modulator, slowed down, processed through a second ring modulator, filtered and then reverb applied. All these tracks formed the first Bus on the mixer. For background effect a "wobbulator"-like pulsation was created by flanging low-frequency sinewaves. A choral tone complex background track was created by harmonising various sinewaves together. To create the shimmering spangle effect, the EFemme FM VST synthesizer was used with random modulation effects and feedback delay. The effect is quite remarkable, and is an excellent example of how effective FM synthesis can be in creating the most incredible metallic and shimmering textures. High-frequency sinewaves add to the choral effect heard in the middle of the composition. The effect is quite surreal and somewhat nightmarish as various pulsations and sinewave combinations create something other-worldly and non-comforting. One thinks of the Outer Limits of the imagination - extending beyond the ordinary and into the realms of the unforgiving unknown dimensions of space and time. The visuals comprise pure video synthesis patterns and colour-modulated electronic textile weave patterns with other sequences created by modulating horizontal and vertical counters or stripes. Keyed over this background are edge-extracted animated shapes and ellipses made from modulated patterns, pure colour and solarised modulated "drops". Shapes resembling the Moon are featured to indicate the lunar image. Shimmering light "pulsations" complement the EFemme FM shimmering sequences heard. Lines, circles and ellipses feature in combination, embossed and moire effects. Some of the textile weave backgrounds resemble the X and Y counter effects produced by the EMS Spectron Video Synthesizer. Attempts were made to modulate all visual elements - shape, colour, movement and texture. The ultimate effect is one of total abstraction and pure synthesis of all the aural and visual components.