Electro/Techno productions made with ableton

I.AM.AN.EXIT · Post by **I.AM.AN.EXIT** » Wed Jul 20, 2005 9:14 am

Allow me to introduce myself. My name is Louis Patrick. I have been living in dublin, ireland for the past 5 years. I make electro and techno under the name 'I.AM.AN.EXIT'. I have been producing electronic music for almost 3 years. I also play guitar, bass and a little piano, I used to write and record throwaway acoustic folk in my teens. I am influenced by Irish artists such as Decal and Donnacha Costello. And also by artists and labels from further afield such as UR, Laurent Garnier, Ian O Brien, Satamile among others. Outside of dance I am influenced by 70's, 80's and 90's alternative, rock, metal, industrial and folk.

I have set up a modest website at this URL:

http://www.i-am-an-exit.com/

I've uploaded a couple of my own tracks and would appreciate any input or feedback that people might have.

Numb:
This track uses a 'minimal' pallette to try and make a 'maximal' sound.
http://www.i-am-an-exit.com/music/i_am_an_exit-numb.mp3

Envelop:
This is just simple, linear, melodic techno, with some real mellotron and brass sounds.
http://www.i-am-an-exit.com/music/i_am_ ... nvelop.mp3

Drivatheory:
Melodic techno with a slightly eastern vibe, and a smattering of acid.
http://www.i-am-an-exit.com/music/i_am_ ... theory.mp3

A Stranger:
Simple, hard and pacey electro with a big breakdown. I think a lot of the so called nu-electro can disappear up its own hole a bit too much, what's wrong with just rocking out?
http://www.i-am-an-exit.com/music/i_am_ ... ranger.mp3

Globular:
With this electro track I wanted to try something different with the arrangement, make it less linear and more choppy. Sometimes the momentum is lost, but it keeps it a bit more interesting for me. I may need to refine it though.
http://www.i-am-an-exit.com/music/i_am_ ... obular.mp3

Tilting:
Another attempt to make a less linear arrangement in this melodic techno track. The drum patterns also change a bit during the track, going from very scattered to more simple and focussed as the track progresses.
http://www.i-am-an-exit.com/music/i_am_ ... ilting.mp3

All tracks made with ableton and some outboard gear.

Thanks for your time,
L. Patrick.

http://www.i-am-an-exit.com/

supster · Post by **supster** » Wed Jul 20, 2005 6:25 pm

really cool, especially "numb" and "tilting" .. downloaded a few of these and going to play around mixing them

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I.AM.AN.EXIT · Post by **I.AM.AN.EXIT** » Thu Jul 21, 2005 9:38 am

excellent, thanks for the feedback. I'll be posting some more tracks next week too if I get my sh*t together.

L.

mosca · Post by **mosca** » Thu Jul 21, 2005 9:44 am

i run a night where i play some 4/4 music to punters in a 'trendy' pub

the schtick is that i use ableton to 'dj' with a couple controllers, but all the songs i play are net releases (no commercial traxx allowed)

i have d/l your stuff and dropped it in

just thought you'd like to know

mosca

if anyone else does - minimal techno/house let me know

edit : drivatheory is totally reminding me of the black dog for some reason

sans soleil · Post by **sans soleil** » Thu Jul 21, 2005 12:23 pm

check www.phoniq.net for a bunch of tracks i've recorded as 'sans soleii'...lots of other good stuff there as well.

www.thinnerism.com is also worth checking out...

I.AM.AN.EXIT · Post by **I.AM.AN.EXIT** » Thu Jul 21, 2005 3:10 pm

mosca: Thanks indeed.. it is pretty amazing to know that this stuff has been played out already somewhere in the world!! (not glasgow?

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sans soleil: I shall check out your stuff later on

L.

zekrab · Post by **zekrab** » Thu Jul 21, 2005 5:03 pm

Love "Numb", really nice!! What synths did you use? Hardware, VSTi, Ableton's?

lithium · Post by **lithium** » Thu Jul 21, 2005 5:51 pm

I really like your tracks..... I noticed your website is kind of bare. I can design you a website if you would like.

Here's a sample of my work:
http://www.purelithium.com

ishimaru · Post by **ishimaru** » Fri Jul 22, 2005 5:25 am

wow your stuff kicks ass.

I.AM.AN.EXIT · Post by **I.AM.AN.EXIT** » Fri Jul 22, 2005 7:24 am

Zekrab: Thanks! I use an access virus (the first one) - that is the main melody/bass in the track. There's also a little loop of me plucking a guitar note, and the strings are from a pad sampled off a roland keyboard then run through the ableton bandpass filter. Also the litle pan pipe sound is sampled from the roland (some cheap crappy digital one).

As far as VST goes, I only pretty much use VST effects, and sparingly at that. I find I can get the best results just using ableton delays and filters, although one of my secret weapons is the north pole VST filter. For everything else I use the simpler with some pads or notes, or else the access virus, and I also have a microkorg too.

Lithium: Thanks also, I used to have a cluttered site, and now i've stripped it all back to the barest of the bare..... it's the way I like it! I just let the music do the talking.

ishimaru: thanks! I appreciate it.

fab · Post by **fab** » Fri Jul 22, 2005 9:27 am

what would be really exciting is being able to work together with the material used to produce these pieces (somethin like the ableton remix contest here: http://forcemajeure.fastorama.com/article.php?sid=152 )

who is interested in following this path ?
we could set up a dedicated internet site for that (I'm willing to help)

Cheers,
Fabien

helixx · Post by **helixx** » Fri Jul 22, 2005 8:52 pm

on first impressions: really really good stuff man. gonna give it all a second listen and report back.

keith30 · Post by **keith30** » Mon Oct 03, 2005 10:15 am

just downloaded your tunes, all excellent. keep up the good work

c1c2 · Post by **c1c2** » Wed Oct 05, 2005 8:22 am

Just listening to "Tilting", too.

I like your way of arrangement, which is fresh and mixing alike,
not as static as my tunes sound often.

tomperson · Post by **tomperson** » Wed Oct 05, 2005 12:55 pm

lithium wrote:I really like your tracks..... I noticed your website is kind of bare. I can design you a website if you would like.

Here's a sample of my work:
http://www.purelithium.com

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