#DESLRV's WeeklyBeats

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https://weeklybeats.com/deslrv/music/fundamentals-of-power

Fundamentals of Power

First submission of the year and I hope it's a good start
For those who know me, because after doing this since 2012, there're some that do: hiya~
For those that don't, my name is Ebrit, but it's not always Ebrit, it rarely is
We/I are/am a system, that is, someone with multiple personalities, of 5 (for now) and every week we will sign off with ...

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https://weeklybeats.com/deslrv/music/power-scaling

Power Scaling

I composed a thing and then remembered I could change the tuning on my guitar. The composition didn't change, in fact the composition was oddly spot on for what I was trying, though it does help it's all power chords.
First lowered the A string to G, then after a while lowered the low E to D, now it's all very easy to play along.
A#5-F5-D#5-C#5,...

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https://weeklybeats.com/deslrv/music/you-did-the-thing!

You did the Thing!

This week I was supposed to put more guitar, tough luck, it's a victory jingle now. It's 11 or so bars of the exact same sound with minute variations because this has partially been endurance training and it's all live and one take, except the intro. Realest people will listen to it all and get to enjoy a menagerie of things long missed (aka the...

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https://weeklybeats.com/deslrv/music/pixel-dungeon

Pixel Dungeon

My contribution is literally just the title. Honestly, it probably didn't have this one in mind, but it fits surprisingly well. I'll put its note below.

  • Spider
    I wanted to do a thing but it just kinda didn't happen, the tuning on the guitar is set for power chords and it needs to be melody for what I want, but the idea isn't scrapped, just pos...
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https://weeklybeats.com/deslrv/music/power-socket

Power Socket

The initial composing was done by Ebrit, which basically is just it literally stealing the intro to a song by I Made Too Much Pasta, but that just makes us one of the great artists, because this sounds nothing like it at all; so not a copy, but a theft. It also means this is submitted at the earliest moment, so that's nice.
Heavy guitars are fun...

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https://weeklybeats.com/deslrv/music/birthday-power

Birthday Power

This song is in celebration of our boyfriend's birthday, but considering there are more participants than days in the year (though probably a little less at this point), chances are it's someone's birthday this week. And the next. And the week before. And the weeks surrounding that from now till the end of the year.
So this goes out to everyone ...

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https://weeklybeats.com/deslrv/music/square-mud

Square Mud

Unlike last time, I didn't even do the title for this. I did rename the file though.
We were sick this week and rather than putting in much effort, did the thing Anamanaguchi does and just have the lead sync with the guitar.
They are not the best, but they did manage pop status.

  • Spider
    This week's song was fundamentally done last time I was ar...
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https://weeklybeats.com/deslrv/music/chouva

Chouva

Trying a thing. Specifically having the treble chip combine with the guitar to form actual chords instead of just power chords. This is an experiment and I'd say it works. I'll probably do it again.
The progression is sort of done through chord dice, i.e. rolling a D12 to determine the mode (the key is always G since I'm using the extended power...

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https://weeklybeats.com/deslrv/music/storm-the-gates

Storm the Gates

This took me way too long to make, but then this is a new process and my sleep schedule was absolutely fucked most of the week.
This one was guitar first, I then had to put the chiptune around it instead of the other way around. It's a fun improvisation to play, but kinda rough to chip it up. Still, the outcome is very nice and I'll be listening...

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https://weeklybeats.com/deslrv/music/power-spring

Power Spring

It's spring now
That's it, that's the bit
Happy Spring to everyone on the northern hemisphere
To everyone else, happy Fall
I came up with the basic guitar stuff last time I was around, and like last time, no one picked it up, so now I'm doing it
I got another thing lined up, I'll pick it up next time I'm around, because I doubt anyone will yet a...

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https://weeklybeats.com/deslrv/music/maybe

Maybe

Week 13, end of a quarter, so time for something different and with this I feel I could make some enemies and some new friends
To those who were expecting chip metal, I'm sorry, it won't happen too often
To those who just joined, welcome, tho it won't happen too often
Everything was done in LMMS with chip sounds, drums are SFXR, bass is a triple...

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https://weeklybeats.com/deslrv/music/reap

Reap

There's a better name in here, Power Kreap, but that's definitely going to be saved for a better song.
So I gave Reaper another shot and I came up with this. Simple, experimental, might try it again. It's not as difficult as first imagined, still some things maybe not as streamlined as could be, but overall very manageable. This is purely on the...

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https://weeklybeats.com/deslrv/music/power-sign

Power Sign

Devieus did the whole thing, except for the name. Also the melody, and the instruments, this was originally a generated composition, but only those two things survived. He just needed sounds and later a melody to fill the void.
He's been having a headache for most of the week, and despite us sharing a body, I seem to have different aches.
These ...

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https://weeklybeats.com/deslrv/music/echoes-of-power

Echoes of Power

I like this song, especially if I put my attention to it. It's questionable if it's actually metal, but I'd say it fits.
The amp we have has some interesting effects, like reverb, and delay, that when combined with maximum values cause any input to go on forever in one really long echo. So I used that, twice. Once on a random F#, then again on t...

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https://weeklybeats.com/deslrv/music/power-outage

Power Outage

The power is fine, but I'm not. Head was a mess only other people with multiple personalities understand.
I'm still finding my name, but I'm new.
Anyway, this week the bass got a saturator and I like it. Perhaps the others don't, that's up to them.
Our head was such a mess we have close to 3 songs this week. Two will have to wait, this is mine.
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https://weeklybeats.com/deslrv/music/tales-of-power

Tales of Power

This was made by the new guy in two days, he likes the bass and using a touch of inspiration from Raioh made what can only be described as... well, many things
A sci-fi epic, perhaps, harsh truths and soft-spoken lies of comfort, unity, solemnity
It's very pretty
It's also partially procedurally generated, the drums are always, the melody was tw...

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https://weeklybeats.com/deslrv/music/power-coupling

Power Coupling

Raioh made this, but didn't do the description. Song's stuck in our head, so hope you'll have as much fun with it. It's got a nice melody. There were some hardware issues involving the cable from the amp to the PC, it should be okay now; little to no crackling.
He couldn't really think of a name though, this was the first that came to him and it...

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https://weeklybeats.com/deslrv/music/power-bar

Power Bar

Boot sequence, initiated...
5 bars full...
Let's rock...
A simple concept. While I wanted to do it in Reaper, what I wanted to do was just so much easier in LMMS. It started out as just wanting to do guitar and a bass chip, then I wanted the drums to build up. I also wanted some kinda lead that more or less played itself. Finally I needed to put...

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https://weeklybeats.com/deslrv/music/power-command

Power Command

aka Flea Fly Flow part 2, look it up if you haven't; I'd do the real thing (it's a campfire song), but it's a bit too short, plus now I get to put stuff into it
This has been with me for a bit, thought I'd work it out
There's many places this could go, this is just one way it went
My guitar is a bit stuttery at times, not sure why still, but it ...

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https://weeklybeats.com/deslrv/music/power-slog

Power Slog

This was a bit of a rough week. Ebrit started on it, Raioh worked on it, I finished it. It's rather unpleasant, especially since it wasn't just us 3 this week, but it's Sunday and it's been a slog on its own already.
The song itself is a slog, too. It feels slower than it is, but it's still a decent time. Not all slogs are a burden. Sometimes it...

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https://weeklybeats.com/deslrv/music/power-strip

Power Strip

The only thing actually composed here is the bridge. Someone came up with it and wanted to make a song out of it, probably me, but instead I just did my old shenanigans. Them's the breaks. It wasn't even all that great to be honest and needed quite a bit of work to work, but at least the birds are back, so it's really good right now and I'm sati...

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https://weeklybeats.com/deslrv/music/power-united

Combined Power

One half of the year over, and another final column entry, so time to a new thing. Or rather, an old thing. Valx had the idea to add a melodica to this, and since he left before he could finish it (because there was a heat wave or something), there's no saturation on the bass. There's birds though.
We've been wanting to do this intro for a while...

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https://weeklybeats.com/deslrv/music/dark-power

Dark Power

The generator named the lead track "duut", I thought that was funny
Anyway, I'm definitely fine, some small anxiety from this cover project we started back in February, we can now get back to that, I swear
Maybe the lead track was a little much, but c'mon, it was called "duut", I had to do it
Lemme know if you want the guitar track for this, I a...

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https://weeklybeats.com/deslrv/music/power-waiting-room

Power Waiting Room

Based on Napear's Waiting Room. It's in public domain, but giving credit where it's due is kind of our thing.
I know the title is a bit of a cop-out, but it's the best I can do sticking to both the original title and the power theme that somehow seemed to have completely flown over some people's heads. I suppose that's what happens when you don'...

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https://weeklybeats.com/deslrv/music/power-slip

Power Slip

Not to be confused with out other song, Power Strip, this one involves a slide, but I'm not calling it Power Slide, that's something else
Not sure if it's coming across right, but the verse bits are all 16ths and now my wrists are angy, but it's good practice and the song came out surprisingly good for something that I started basically a few ho...

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https://weeklybeats.com/deslrv/music/power-tempest

Power Tempest

Been a rough week, we're getting there.
We're codifying some sort of "thing" that makes making songs easier and could be seen as a signature of sorts. It's a progression you can hear in one of the sections that goes like I-x-y-z followed by I-z+1-x/y/z-I, then repeated with variation at the x/y/z, if that makes sense. If not, that's good, more f...

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https://weeklybeats.com/deslrv/music/rough-power

Rough Power

Had a bit of a tough time actually making it, but laziness breeds creativity. In this case, just one guitar setting and while I did make an error during recording, I just pivoted the song around it. See if you can pick it up. Bonus points for every other mistake that I just kept in for flavor.
The whole "this is how we make a chorus now" system ...

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https://weeklybeats.com/deslrv/music/power-play

Power Play

Just a little playful song and totally not just the star wars theme ripped off and turned into something else. You can't prove nothing. It's nothing like it. Stop trying.
I did tweak the thing we have to make a chorus, but I really wanted this to stay in major key. Not like most of you understand it anyway.
Fun thing about the bridge, the origi...

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https://weeklybeats.com/deslrv/music/power-of-names

Power of Names

There's great power in names, not the regular names you know, true names, names with power
Knowledge of these names gives absolute control over the thing it names, for it is the true nature of that thing
It defines the very concept of that being, its purpose, its contents
Though over time, it might change, as people do, as the world does
And not...

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https://weeklybeats.com/deslrv/music/power-drain

Power Drain

It's been one of those weeks where I don't know who I am, and have been doing a lot of not confronting that. As such, not a lot of energy for this, and a very late submission, but it's done and it feels good enough.
I'm running out of downer names
Maybe wanted to do something specific, but didn't
maybe next week

  • DESLRV
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https://weeklybeats.com/deslrv/music/ancient-power

Ancient Power

Back in ancient times, there was nothing, just sand, dust, and chip metal. It was the most awesome chip metal ever.
Made this in Reaper, it's just kinda my thing and stuff. Getting better at it every time. The song is based off of a doodle we made a few months back or so, and thought I'd develop it into an idea of a song. It's not perfect, it's ...

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https://weeklybeats.com/deslrv/music/violet-power

Violet Power

Chin Chin, Pip Pip.
As the quarter comes to a close, it's time for another wild divergence from the usual. This case, it's adding some of the stuff we've been doing this year to a song someone else already did. We did it before (Power Waiting Room), but this one is special, because it's a song from 2012 by this wonderful artist who goes by Moxie...

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https://weeklybeats.com/deslrv/music/power-waltz

Power Waltz

Won't you dance with me, darling? Let's fucking dance.
Maybe it doesn't quite follow the Waltz standards. Instruments notwithstanding of course. But at least it's got the shuffle rhythms in it as best I could, even doubling up the beats to really hit the point home.
Give it a try with your nearest partner. Post results.

  • Devieus
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https://weeklybeats.com/deslrv/music/power-burst

Power Burst

The idea of this song has been set in motion a few weeks back. The idea is... well, it's obvious when you listen to it. So go listen to it. Hint, it's not the 5/4 it's in, though that is a nice addition: neither is it the stereo guitar, that's just because I recorded it twice and didn't want to discard anything, though it too is a nice addition....

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https://weeklybeats.com/deslrv/music/charged-dolu

Charged Dolu

Time for something different. No real power chords out of my guitar other than those arepeggiated. You can call them charged chords if you like, and it would fit okay, but really, it was a generated word (the file has it as "cherged", but this is nicer). That also goes for Dolu, it probably means nothing, it was generated. Aside from the melody ...

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https://weeklybeats.com/deslrv/music/charged-yasham

Charged Yasham

Second week of not quite power chords, and again the title comes from the generator. A simple progression, not too long, but that makes it definitely qualify for a live performance should it come to that. Easy to extend as well as expand should there be a need.
The signature is an interesting one here, 2 bars of 4/4 and then what feels like trip...

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https://weeklybeats.com/deslrv/music/charged-jathom

Charged Jathom

Been sick this week, so it's not amazing
listening to this on loop feels nice tho
Song's in 9/8, or perhaps 4.5/4, but you wouldn't know unless you looked for it because there's many variations on this that would just be 4/4 (only the first charged song was, but they all feel like they were)
In this case, it's kinda similar to Lon Lon Ranch
but,...

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https://weeklybeats.com/devieus/music/fading-power

Fading Power

As foretold last week, my birthday was this week. So here's something special.
This is a remix, as it were, of Huabun's Fading Light, and you should listen to it twice. Once right now, and once again right after listening to this.
First thing I did was increase the tempo. 6 minutes is an impressive feat, but I felt it was better at 150% tempo. A...

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https://weeklybeats.com/deslrv/music/power-of-joy

Power of Joy

Just a standard week of standard music. Which is to say, pretty good music with reasonable guitar playing and a mostly generated melody. It's quite catchy though. I've listened to it on repeat and it does tend to stick.
Simple workflow for a simple week.

  • Raioh
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https://weeklybeats.com/deslrv/music/power-field

Power Field

It's not much, but it's something I can listen to for a while. Put a lot of effort into the melody holding and it shows.
You know, as the year comes to a close, there'll be a final song from each of us. This one may well be my final one. In case I don't see you again, it's been real.

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https://weeklybeats.com/deslrv/music/power-scratch

Power Scratch

This is comprised of doodles we made throughout the year. It'd be a shame not to use them.
Even the melody is taken from a project generated months ago. Remember, recycling is good for the environment.
Just had to make sure it was all in the same key and then put the guitar over it, smooth covering, no one will ever notice.

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https://weeklybeats.com/deslrv/music/power-doodle

Power Doodle

We still had some doodles left over. You can't really tell one of them, it's mostly lost in translation, but it's definitely for the better.
Not that you know what either of them are anyway, but that's the beauty of the mystery.
Some other things I like, the initial melody disappears part-way through and you probably don't notice it. The build-u...

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https://weeklybeats.com/deslrv/music/power-trash

Power Trash

Another man's trash and all that.
This song has some weird things going on in it, they're cool though. They give a sort of trash-world post-apocalyptic energy that's rising as it progresses. A fascinating element, only taking pause at the bridge.
Next week a Christmas song.

  • Devieus
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https://weeklybeats.com/deslrv/music/power-of-the-bells

Power of the Bells

Merry Christmas
You ain't never heard something like this before, unless you like Trans Siberian Orchestra, then you've heard something like it before
This might as well be a Christmas miracle, feeling sick almost all week and making a game the past few weeks as well, but fortunately, this song was planned well in advance
Years, really
It's got ...

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https://weeklybeats.com/deslrv/music/power-united-2

Power United

Everyone knows the ultimate power is obtained through the efforts of many.
This is a collaboration between not just all of me, but also the amazing djippy, the wonderful Huabun, the mighty Jegasus, that one that_ranjit, the crazy good Kedbreak136 and the lovely Horatiu Romantic.
I don't quite remember what parts are whose exactly, but vocals are...

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Final song of the year.

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https://weeklybeats.com/deslrv/music/fresh-steps

Fresh Steps

And so it begins again. Welcome back, or if you're new, welcome.
This year I'm working in Cakewalk Sonar, an old DAW in a new coat, to replace LMMS and Audacity. Hopefully. Maybe.
This was done in about two hours (also on stream), so I guess it's not so bad, but I still need to get my head around the whole thing.
Let me know what you think.

  • Raioh
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https://weeklybeats.com/deslrv/music/pentatonic-inc-disaster

Pentatonic Inc Disaster

A study in pentatonic modes. Did you know there are 5 of them? I know, crazy. Can you name them all though. I'll give you a hint, none of them are called Lydian.
Also, those are just the "Diatonic" versions, there's also the Hirajoshi pentatonics, with a uniquely Japanese vibe. There's honestly quite a large number of options.
It's also maybe no...

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https://weeklybeats.com/deslrv/music/love-is

Love Is

It's Valentine's day (or it was if you're reading this), so this is a song with heart.
It builds up, like all the good times you'll have with each other, the adventures, the parties, the friends, and it ends with everybody leaving, except your love. You're still together in the end.
It's about time the melodica came back, tracked the whole thing...

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https://weeklybeats.com/deslrv/music/cat-in-the-wind

Cat in the Wind

Featuring our kitten, Paprika. Very easy to record because he meows all the time. Chopped up the recording and placed throughout the song.
This one was requested by the person mentioned last week. They're a system like us, one wanted "calming nature like a wooden windchime blowing in the breeze" and another "cat meow". So that's what we got here...

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https://weeklybeats.com/deslrv/music/the-9th-castle

The 9th Castle

There are 8 castles in the sky, but the 9th is the one with all the secrets
The name comes from a TTRPG module we made for a jam some time back called The 8 Castles of Sand and Sky, it didn't do very well, but the idea was neat, maybe some day it'll get developed into something bigger
As for the structure itself, it's a loop that's based on the ...

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https://weeklybeats.com/deslrv/music/juke

jUke

A song in 3.5/4, something we always like to have on hand, and a ukulele, something we also always like to have on hand. It'll be a meter that'll juke you out a bit if left ungrounded.
This week was rather busy, so not much time for music, just basic structure and progressions, straightforward drums and keys, and simple but effective guitar.

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https://weeklybeats.com/deslrv/music/yup

YUP

This is a remix of cortx' NOPE, so the title is very obvious.
Added the usual nonsense, guitars, birds, more chiptune. I think it came out well, the original is definitely worth a listen.

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https://weeklybeats.com/deslrv/music/happy-metal

Happy Metal

I did something I've done before and ask a streamer what sort of music I should make this week. They suggested Happy Hardcore and they would be interested to see how it meshes with chipmetal.
This is very outside our wheelhouse. We know nothing about the dance music genres. At all. It's probably not something to go back to by most of us, it's ju...

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https://weeklybeats.com/deslrv/music/first-end

First End

The end of the first quarter, and also my first WeeklyBeat (as member of the system, the 340-something streak is still alive). I don't even really have a name yet, but I got this at least. Workflow is much smoother than expected if you just don't think.
Initially it sounded a little different, but changed the thing to major key in one part and d...

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https://weeklybeats.com/deslrv/music/dashboard-sunset

Dashboard Sunset

This is another song requested by someone and it's technically not finished yet, because he at some point might do the vocals for it
He's just very busy right now
Let's hope this will actually happen at some point, but in the meantime it's just kinda this chill instrumental
The assignment this time was "the 90's 80's similar to The Midnight", so...

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https://weeklybeats.com/deslrv/music/test-2-2

Test 2

Hello there reader/listener, welcome to my first attempt at making something decent, even though it's called test 2; the first one isn't much.
This is a remix of our very first song submitted to WeeklyBeats all the way back in 2012, when we were but a wee 21 year old singlet (3 days before turning 22 in fact), putting all those years of practice...

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https://weeklybeats.com/deslrv/music/journey-to-adventure

Journey to Adventure

I've been wanting to make this song for a month, but then things happened and it didn't happen until a month later. It's a whole thing involving other personalities and train rides, but it's here now. I'm satisfied with this, but didn't quite reach what I wanted to go for. Maybe later on I'll return to this song, or another, and see what's missi...

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https://weeklybeats.com/deslrv/music/what-should-have-been

What Should Have Been

This is made from what I contributed from the week 16 song, but didn't make it into that. It's a shame it didn't get put anywhere into it. Now I make the song it should have been.
The idea of this song is that the chord progression pivots around the C note:
C->Gsus4->Am7->F for the A section
Ab->Bbsus2->Dm7->Eb6 for the B section
All chords feat...

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https://weeklybeats.com/deslrv/music/sydem

Sydem

This is SYmphonic DEath Metal, the title sounds cooler than it is clever.
Asked a friend of ours, XubTheMad, for a genre to do this week, and this is what he gave us. Not wanting to destroy my voice (or do actual grunting, we can do that, just don't really want to), the vocals are instead performed by Delay Lama's successor, Krazy Sandi Delay La...

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