"Liquid Soul" (releases December 7, 2022) will feature 10 songs :

• Liquid Soul (intro)
• The Fox
• Never The Same
• Into the Flame
• Dobuita at Dusk
• Wit's End
• Smokin' Gun
• Silk Threads
• Poolside
• From Sorrow, to Solace (outro)

It'll be a general funk/house/synthwave album with elements of psychedelic rock, prog rock and jazz fusion.

The mixing and mastering is entirely different, I visualized a shining diamond on a black background and built the sound design from that sole vision.

I've decided to remove the text from the album cover to let you think and create expectations before delving into it, I'll let the music do the talking.

(If I could give it a genre, it'll be Grungified Funk)

(The feedback I've received from my friends and family all share the same sentiment, I'll let you discover by yourself :D)

It's about music I've always wanted to make, it's a showcase of skill, songwriting and musicianship, a culmination of years worth of work (most of the songs were drafts 5-6 years ago, the idea wasn't there but I've had a general theme going on based on music I was listening to at the time).

The album will be danceable, more melancholic sounding, bittersweet with moments of catharsis, it's an emotional downpour.

I'd say it's by far my best project yet. It has the high quality polish of "Mercurial Dreams", transposed to compositions I've never done before, it was my first time working with professional collaborators, ever, the exchange of ideas was immaculate, I've learned so much from this sole project alone.

All songs succeed one another, the (concept) album is meant to be played front-to-back for the best experience.

Now it's time for the questions, ask away !

So I've wanted to make a blogpost about this for a while now, let's get into it :

1. Korg M1 : let's be real, it came out in 1988 and the presets are so recognizable you can pretty much exclusively use this VST and write a whole song with it. From house, to jazz, to ambience, I have yet to find the versatility in another VST. Definitely my favorite of all time.
2. NI Massive : Native Instruments is known for Kontakt, but Massive is pretty much unrivaled in the lead & bass category. Its timbres are unmatched and the technology is pretty impressive, being digital yet having an analog sheen to it, it's like a beefier version of the Korg Wavestation. If you like making techno and house, you NEED Massive.
3. u-He Diva : the analog emulation king. Don't have the tools for 80s-sounding music ? Diva is here for you. This VST is present in pretty much every retro-themed song I've written, it's just too good and I love the fake warmth to it. Really modular, straightforward and the interface doesn't burn your eyes. For info, Diva is the Zebra's successor.
4. Dexed : now how could I miss Dexed ? The best Yamaha DX7 emulator ? The bass preset used in the majority of 80s dance songs ? The beautiful electric piano sound ? If you crave warmth, there's plenty of it in this VST. It sounds sharp, edgy and really electronic. And you want to know what the best thing about this VST is ? It accepts real patches and presets from the 80s, I'll upload the directory for you to use!
5. Korg ARP Odyssey : first released in 1972, this synth is the beginning of the musical space age. Herbie Hancock, ABBA, Jean-Michel Jarre, Yellow Magic Orchestra...so many pioneers used this magical piece of equipment to innovate and push the boundaries of music forward. It's pretty much a Minimoog, but less complicated, having only two oscillators that you can mess around with.

And that's about it !

The final chapter of amusical trilogy, a journey through space, time and synapses, will take its end.

We Departed, we Dreamt, now our soul is Liquid.

The satin diffraction through a polished diamond,

Is the latin percussion shaking up your mind ?

I can see your heart light up, let it flow

Just free yourself to the art, and make it glow !

I'm beyond ecstatic ! This really is the beginning of greater things ! Thank you so damn much and much love to everyone !

Hype !!!!

DATE OF DEPARTURE : DECEMBER 7TH, 2021.

PLACE OF ORIGIN : AURIGA CONSTELLATION .

EXPECTED DATE OF ARRIVAL : DECEMBER 7TH, 2022.

PLACE OF ARRIVAL : EARTH.

ANALYSIS REPORT : THE ENTITY IN QUESTION DOES NOT RESPOND TO EXTERNAL STIMULI.

ATTEMPTING RECONNECTION...

ADDITIONAL DATA : THE ENTITY SEEMS TO BE IN A COMATOSE STATE OF "MERCURIAL DREAMS".

COULD ITS SOUL BE ENTIRELY LIQUID ?

Departure was the start of the funkified adventure.

We got lost in the Mercurial Dreams, a long slumber.

Our soul has become one with the subconscious, flexible, fluid, just like the milky way.

It is now time to come back down to reality.

Artist blogpost :

Thematically, "Departure", "Mercurial Dreams" and "Liquid Soul" are a trilogy with a clear story and artistic direction. Each chapter reflects its own ideas, themes and stories through sound and audio.

They all fit together and work very well by themselves too.

"Departure" is the appetizer, with a wide selection of songs for all tastes, each being built off the precedent song. "Mercurial Dreams" is the main course, short but concise that could really just be one really long track. "Liquid Soul" is the sweet desert that'll fill you up and leave you asking for more, it's the sweet to the savoury, the caramel on top of the ice cream.

See you on December 7th !

I think you should give these artists a listen, my music definitely fits into this genre !

Hey guys !

So a couple months ago I said I'd stop making music altogether due to lack of finances and the general difficulty of it, but as some have said, it was just a burnout. After goofing around making experimental music, I can say my motivation is back, also because I'm about to sign for a new job.

I just like making music, so I've decided to split my projects in half : under "Sketchyy" I'll post experimental, hard and rough-sounding music (also trying new stuff for mixing), and under "Burner" it'll be more polished, easy listening work.

As a huge fan of Blur and Gorillaz, I really liked how Damon Albarn invented fictional characters where he "played" music through them, pushing his scope forward.

Thank you for supporting me !

Burner is dead, but in a fantasy world, do things remain dead forever ?

Sketchyy is the one leading the ship for now, and with it comes new styles, new dimension, new sounds.

OUT OF CHARACTER : THIS MEANS THE PERSON BEHIND THE ACCOUNT WILL BE MAKING MUSIC AGAIN !