Today is 2 May 2024,Ā exactly twenty-six weeks to Halloween!Ā What better day to release my latest collection of compositions, Four Mages?
š§āāļøFour Magesš§āāļø is a collection of ten electronic tracks, all but one of which (“The Blind Prophet“) is color-coded. Each piece explores some facet of fantasy archetypes, weaving and casting a musical spell upon listeners.
The imminent release ofĀ Four Mages on 2 May 2024 draws every closer, dear readers, and I’m continuing to feature some of the pieces from that album here.Ā Today’s piece, “The Blind Prophet,” is one I particularly enjoy for its playful experimentation with irregular time signatures and multimeter wackiness.
I’m still promoting my latest release,Ā Leftovers II, but I’m also excited for my next album,Ā Four Mages, which releases Thursday, 2 May 2024.Ā Of course, if you’d like to hearĀ Leftovers II, you can do so at the following places (and probably more):
Last week I releasedĀ Leftovers II, and in just a few weeks I’ll release my next album,Ā Four Mages (2 May 2024).Ā If you’d like to hear my latest release, you can do so here:
Readers might have noticed some of the colorful mages popping up over the last few weeks on this blog.Ā I’ve posted three of theĀ Four Mages so far (“Black Mage” is coming this Tuesday, 9 April 2024—stay tuned!), so I thought I’d share them with y’all thisĀ Lazy Sunday:
“Open Mic Adventures LXXIII: ‘Blue Mage’” – āBlue Mageā is a duet for oboe and bassoon, built upon a mysterious whole tone scale. The piece is written in 5/8 time, further lending to the mystical feel of this magical journey.
“Open Mic Adventures LXXIV: ‘Red Mage’” – āRed Mageā is a mischievous and playful duet for oboe and bassoon. It is the companion piece to āBlue Mage.ā The piece has a playful, mischievous feel, and I love how it sounds very much like itās from a fantasy JRPG soundtrack.
“Open Mic Adventures LXXV: ‘White Mage’” – āWhite Mageā is a bright but flowing solo for flute with celesta accompaniment. A piano could be substituted in place of the celesta. It has a delightfulĀ Final FantasyĀ vibe.
TodayĀ is Bandcamp Friday!Ā That means Bandcamp waives their share of any purchases made onĀ my Bandcamp pageĀ today (Friday, 5 April 2024), so itās the best possible time toĀ buy my musicĀ if you want to support yours portly.
You can listen to the full thing on Bandcamp for free a few times before Bandcamp locks out full track playback.Ā However, if funds are tight and you’d rather not pay $5 for the album (which you should totally do anyway—it’s just five bucks!), you can listen to the album through the following services:
Last Friday, 1 March 2024, I releasedĀ Epistemology, my latest collection of original compositions.Ā I personally think it’s some of the best of my newer works.
You can listen to and/or purchaseĀ Epistemology through the following services (and more!):
Last Sunday I was exceptionally busy and had to phone in my already-phoned in Lazy Sunday post.Ā Today I’m doing the ultimate phoning in and taking yet another day away from the blog (as it were—gotsta keep that daily post counter mollified).Ā I’ll actually be doing a significant amount of writing this afternoon, so have no fear—we’ll back to the more-or-less regular schedule tomorrow.
I wasn’t completely useless.Ā I finished composing for myĀ next major release,Ā Four Mages.Ā It’s a collection of fantasy-inspired instrumental music, with nine of its ten tracks corresponding to different fantasy archetypes (each with their own color).Ā The titular mages are “Red Mage,” “Blue Mage,” “Black Mage,” and “White Mage.”Ā The other tracks (in no particular order) are as follows:
“Pink Princess”
“Purple Prince”
“Green Knight”
“Yellow Knight”
“Brown Friar”
“The Blind Prophet”
That album will hit Bandcamp and all streaming services (sansĀ Spotify) on Thursday, 2 May 2024—exactly halfway to Halloween!Ā It seemed an appropriate time to release a fantasy album.
Even better:Ā Ā I have a new album out today!Ā You can pick upĀ Epistemology for $5.Ā Itās ten tracks of original instrumental music.Ā Your digital purchase includes not just the music, but also full scores for every song; music videos for each piece; handwritten manuscripts for most of the pieces; and exclusive artwork (including artwork to accompany everyĀ piece on the album).
Thereās a lot to dig into in this release.Ā The title track, āEpistemology,ā is a multipart suite for clarinet, bass clarinet, and piano exploring various philosophical theories about how we know what we know.
If youāre feeling generousĀ andĀ want myĀ entire catalog of fourteen releases,Ā my entire discography is half-off.Ā Thatās fifteen releases for $28.39, or $1.89 per release.
Tight on cash?Ā No worriesāyou can listen toĀ EpistemologyĀ on any streaming platform (except for Spotify), and all the tracks are onĀ my YouTube pageĀ (you should subscribe to that, by the wayāitās free!).
Iām excited about this release, and I appreciate your support.
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