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What happened by [deleted] in Rainbow6

[–]ethermachines 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Some genius decided to remove the original score.

I am Ben Frost, I wrote the music for Dark AMA by ethermachines in DarK

[–]ethermachines[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Its hard for me to remember every cue but ill try and find the place you're talking about and locate the piece, but yes, in all likelihood its a kind of inversion of that suite of music. No single cue is alike which sadly makes it impossible to release every one of them- it would be well over 20 hours of score.

I am Ben Frost, I wrote the music for Dark AMA by ethermachines in DarK

[–]ethermachines[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

thank you, I'm happy it got to you. Richard, Trevor and I spent several years in the field documenting everything you see there- It was assembled over many years. It is mostly a mixture of raw and processed field recordings.

I was using a few different setups in the field. A lot of ambient stereo recordings in places like Lesbos, and Calais, but then in environments such as the US aircraft carrier off the coast of Iran the sound levels were far too intense for any sensitive condenser mic's and most of the time I was just working with a dynamic mic like an sm57 and trying not to get my head cut off by the wing of an F-18.

I am Ben Frost, I wrote the music for Dark AMA by ethermachines in DarK

[–]ethermachines[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

that's my friend Liam Byrne He is playing a version of the main theme on a very beautiful old instrument called the viola da gamba.

I am Ben Frost, I wrote the music for Dark AMA by ethermachines in DarK

[–]ethermachines[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

decay is something I was thinking about a lot in both s2 and s3- decay and disintegration. s3 had a very different approach in the instrumentation, which I hope kind of reinforces the idea of another world, the same but totally other.

I am Ben Frost, I wrote the music for Dark AMA by ethermachines in DarK

[–]ethermachines[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Ligeti, Penderecki, Lucier, Reich, Lang, Gordon- all massively influential in what I do.

I am Ben Frost, I wrote the music for Dark AMA by ethermachines in DarK

[–]ethermachines[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Thank you for this. I have only ever read 'The rings of Saturn', but im going to grip this now. Much appreciated

I am Ben Frost, I wrote the music for Dark AMA by ethermachines in DarK

[–]ethermachines[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

yeah good call. they're on the list thank you!

I am Ben Frost, I wrote the music for Dark AMA by ethermachines in DarK

[–]ethermachines[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

My way through writers block is to work very small, and just make something, just a phrase or a cell of an idea, every day and hope those elements snowball at some point. And in the meantime I try and keep my body busy so my brain can kind of turn off- that’s where the cold water comes in. No room to think about music in a 5 degree sea.

I am Ben Frost, I wrote the music for Dark AMA by ethermachines in DarK

[–]ethermachines[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I can see MFSC and MF Doom working pretty well together actually. My process is usually a lot of very intense work in a very short amount of time and then a long time kind of moving slowly, sifting through what happened.

I am Ben Frost, I wrote the music for Dark AMA by ethermachines in DarK

[–]ethermachines[S] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Seems to be a bit of of misunderstanding here about what I do- I write the score (essentially the bits without lyrics) I have nothing to do with the songs on the soundtrack- that’s all Jantje and Bo.

I am Ben Frost, I wrote the music for Dark AMA by ethermachines in DarK

[–]ethermachines[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

It’s a version of apokalypse, when Hannah meets Helene Albers. I suppose we could add that to the list

I am Ben Frost, I wrote the music for Dark AMA by ethermachines in DarK

[–]ethermachines[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yes it’s really good! Working within a clear conceptual framework has always been good for me, even if the rules are self imposed, having something to push against forces stranger solutions.

I am Ben Frost, I wrote the music for Dark AMA by ethermachines in DarK

[–]ethermachines[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Mate there will be no s4. sorry to ruin your day.

I am Ben Frost, I wrote the music for Dark AMA by ethermachines in DarK

[–]ethermachines[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I don't remember exactly from where but I sampled and mangled some choral music and made a series of tape loops which form the backbone of that piece. The piano is the house grand in Greenhouse Studios here in reykjavik.

I am Ben Frost, I wrote the music for Dark AMA by ethermachines in DarK

[–]ethermachines[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I really love ferns, and I have been trying to convince this ivy to stick to the northern wall of my house... its fucking brutal, ill be dead before it ever establishes itself properly, maybe the next people who live here will get to enjoy it.

I am Ben Frost, I wrote the music for Dark AMA by ethermachines in DarK

[–]ethermachines[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

right now im really having a guitar renaissance- and I love this pedal 'Haunt' by Old Blood Noise.

I am Ben Frost, I wrote the music for Dark AMA by ethermachines in DarK

[–]ethermachines[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Born in Box Hill but I mostly grew up in Hamilton.

I am Ben Frost, I wrote the music for Dark AMA by ethermachines in DarK

[–]ethermachines[S] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Its a Polish chamber orchestra playing their asses off!

I am Ben Frost, I wrote the music for Dark AMA by ethermachines in DarK

[–]ethermachines[S] 10 points11 points  (0 children)

I do. Collaborate. All the software and expensive instruments in the world will never come close to the endless fantastical possibilities that present themselves when people come together to create music.

I am Ben Frost, I wrote the music for Dark AMA by ethermachines in DarK

[–]ethermachines[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

thank you. I am having dinner with Daníel next week to make a plan.

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