Apollo Lee 52 Tracks in 52 Weeks

Archive for September 2008

Monona

In 52 Tracks, Ambient, Music on 29 September 2008 with no comments

Title: Apollo Lee - Monona
Date: September 29, 2008
Software: Logic Pro 8
Genre: Ambient
Timing: 7:54 @ 40 bpm

What I Like About It

The harmony is interesting, but easy to play around with. It’s descending minor seventh chords starting on A minor (Am7, Gm7, Fm7, Em7). Lots of interesting tonal possibilities here.
The instrument patch I’m using is [...]

Luminesque

In 52 Tracks, Ambient, Music on 24 September 2008 with no comments

Title: Apollo Lee - Luminesque
Date: September 24, 2008
Software: Logic Pro 8
Genre: Ambient
Timing: 7:36 @ 40 bpm

What I Like About It

The harmony is quite different, chords built on D, F, G, and A in D Melodic Minor (Dm/M7, F+7, Gm7, A7). It feels really open due to the large number of shared notes between chords.
The [...]

Kestrel

In 52 Tracks, Ambient, Music on 18 September 2008 with no comments

Title: Apollo Lee - Kestrel
Date: September 18, 2008
Software: Logic Pro 8
Genre: Ambient
Timing: 8:18 @ 40 bpm

What I Like About It

The harmony is really strange — a foundation of a c°7 (C diminished 7) chord, with major seventh chords on each. Thus: CM7, EbM7, GbM7, AM7 (BbbM7, technically). This lends itself to some haunting [...]