Apollo Lee 52 Tracks in 52 Weeks

Ambient

Corona

In 52 Tracks, Ambient, Music on 17 April 2008 with no comments

[Audio clip: view full post to listen] Title: Apollo Lee – Corona Date: April 17, 2008 Software: Logic Pro 8 Genre: Ambient Timing: 7:24 @ 40 bpm What I Like About It The harmony is really simple and I used major chords for a change (CM7, GM7, DM7, AM7). This instrument is really lovely and [...]

Payette

In 52 Tracks, Ambient, Music on 28 March 2008 with 3 comments

[Audio clip: view full post to listen] Title: Apollo Lee – Payette Date: March 28, 2008 Software: Logic Pro 8 Genre: Ambient Timing: 8:12 @ 40 bpm What I Like About It The harmony is pretty simple and lends itself to some interesting dissonances and consonances. The mod wheel effect is very evocative. I got [...]

Palouse

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

[Audio clip: view full post to listen] Title: Apollo Lee – Palouse Date: March 18, 2008 Software: Logic Pro 8 Genre: Ambient Timing: 8:06 @ 40 bpm What I Like About It I really like the instrument with the resonance sweep. The harmony is relatively simple (Em7 C#m13 F#m7 B7) and based on Minor Rhythm [...]

Corners

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

[Audio clip: view full post to listen] Title: Apollo Lee – Corners Date: March 10, 2008 Software: Logic Pro 8 Genre: Ambient Timing: 6:18 @ 40 bpm What I Like About It The pad instrument is quite evocative. The harmony is complex and somewhat strange. I used a Korg padKontrol, so I had 16 notes. [...]

Belmont

In 52 Tracks, Ambient, Music on 3 March 2008 with no comments

[Audio clip: view full post to listen] Title: Apollo Lee – Belmont Date: March 3, 2008 Software: Logic Pro 8 Genre: Ambient Timing: 6:30 @ 40 bpm What I Like About It The pad instrument (Blue Carpet) is beautiful and has lots of interesting potential. The harmony is simple (Cm7 Fm7 Bbm7 Ebm7) and lends [...]

Iridesce

In 52 Tracks, Ambient, Music on 27 February 2008 with 2 comments

[Audio clip: view full post to listen] Title: Apollo Lee – Iridesce Date: February 27, 2008 Software: Logic Pro 8 + Korg Legacy Collection (Digital Edition) Genre: Ambient Timing: 7:48 @ 40 bpm What I Like About It Wine Pad on the Korg M1 (and, in this case, the M1 plugin) is beautiful and floating [...]

Cerulean

In 52 Tracks, Ambient, Music on 25 February 2008 with 1 comment

[Audio clip: view full post to listen] Title: Apollo Lee – Cerulean Date: February 25, 2008 Software: Reason 4 Genre: Ambient Timing: 6:54 @ 40 bpm What I Like About It Reason has some gorgeous instruments, evolving pads, and luscious patches and this is one of them. I stayed in C Melodic Minor (C D [...]

Quiescence

In 52 Tracks, Ambient, Music on 22 February 2008 with 1 comment

[Audio clip: view full post to listen] Title: Apollo Lee – Quiescence Date: February 22, 2008 Software: Logic Pro 8 Genre: Ambient Timing: 8:00 @ 40 bpm What I Like About It I like the harmonic stack (Am7 Dm7 Cm7 F7). It’s consonant and still has some dissonance at the same time. There are a [...]

Synchrotron

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

[Audio clip: view full post to listen] Title: Apollo Lee – Synchrotron Date: February 18, 2008 Software: Logic Pro 8 Genre: Ambient Timing: 7:00 @ 40 bpm What I Like About It The harmony (F Melodic Minor) is beautiful and that Fm/major 7 chord is particularly haunting. I’m improvising on the Keystation Pro 88 in [...]

Thermatropic

In 52 Tracks, Ambient, Music on 11 February 2008 with no comments

[Audio clip: view full post to listen] Title: Apollo Lee – Thermatropic Date: February 11, 2008 Software: Logic Pro 8 Genre: Ambient Timing: 6:36 @ 40 bpm What I Like About It The harmony (G Melodic Minor) is lush and provides gorgeous dissonance, particularly in chords that have the leading tone or that A natural [...]