The new EP is out Wednesday on Bandcamp and streaming services.
My usual approach is to put together a track I’m happy with, then pursue the underlying ideas and elements for a whole set. It keeps a consistent feel and things come together pretty quickly. Araminta Station was an exception. I had a huge amount of distraction in my life, so the tracks came together sometimes months apart. I was happy with the end product, but it’s definitely all over the place in terms of feel and atmosphere.
On this one, {Now + n, Now – n} was the first track. It’s largely based around a complex digital drone, overlaid with washes of reverbed-out pads and a minimal house beat.
(Yes, those are handclaps. No, I’m not apologizing.)
Now I had the agenda. Minimal house at twilight in the woods. I built the box and worked within it. Continued...