Apollo Lee 52 Tracks in 52 Weeks

Ambient

Rigel

In 52 Tracks, Ambient, Music on 13 November 2008 with no comments

Title: Apollo Lee – Rigel Date: November 13, 2008 Software: Logic Pro 8 Genre: Ambient Timing: 6:24 @ 40 bpm What I Like About It This is a patch I haven’t used before. I added a number of effects to make it sound mysterious, including a toned-down ring modulator. I used minor rhythm changes in […]

Quetta

In 52 Tracks, Ambient, Music on 10 November 2008 with no comments

Title: Apollo Lee – Quetta Date: November 10, 2008 Software: Logic Pro 8 Genre: Ambient Timing: 7:30 @ 40 bpm What I Like About It This is a patch I haven’t used before. I like the swirly phaser. This is a pretty sound. The harmony is in D major with descending chords (DM7, C#m7b5, Bm7, […]

Pliancy

In 52 Tracks, Ambient, Music on 22 October 2008 with no comments

Title: Apollo Lee – Pliancy Date: October 22, 2008 Software: Logic Pro 8 Genre: Ambient Timing: 6:30 @ 40 bpm What I Like About It This is an instrument I haven’t used before. It’s different. The harmony (Em7, DM7, Cm7b5, B7) is simple, but effective. What I Don’t Like About It There is a whole […]

Owyhee

In 52 Tracks, Ambient, Music on 15 October 2008 with no comments

Title: Apollo Lee – Owyhee Date: October 15, 2008 Software: Logic Pro 8 Genre: Ambient Timing: 7:06 @ 40 bpm What I Like About It The harmony is minor Rhythm Changes in Bb minor. It’s consonant enough to leave big open chords, but dissonance enough to give us some delicious tension. The lows are vast […]

Nunavut

In 52 Tracks, Ambient, Music on 8 October 2008 with 1 comment

Title: Apollo Lee – Nunavut Date: October 08, 2008 Software: Logic Pro 8 Genre: Ambient Timing: 7:30 @ 40 bpm What I Like About It The harmony is diatonic to some degree, consisting of descending seventh chords in F minor (Fm7, Eb7, DbM7, C7). The combinations of the sixteen tones used is enough to have […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

Jasper

In 52 Tracks, Ambient, Music on 13 August 2008 with no comments

Title: Apollo Lee – Jasper Date: August 13, 2008 Software: Logic Pro 8 Genre: Ambient Timing: 9:18 @ 40 bpm What I Like About It The instrument takes some acclimatization, but I like it after a few listens. Transitions are, for the most part, smooth and not distracting. The harmony (Am7, Gm7, Fm7, Em7) is […]

Ionosphere

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

Title: Apollo Lee – Ionosphere Date: July 29, 2008 Software: Logic Pro 8 Genre: Ambient Timing: 8:18 @ 40 bpm What I Like About It The harmony (Em7, Dm7, Cm7, Bm7) is unusual and lends to some interesting note combinations and dissonances. The instrument has a pad and an organ in it with interesting harmonics […]