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VISION Radio Takeover
We hosted VISION Radio this week! Lots of fresh music from ourselves and a bunch of mates.We've also done a 75 minute exclusive interview with the label, available now via their Patreon.
Exclusive Music: Shadows
This track was originally conceived as one of the demos for our Chronos EP on Vision. It didn't make the final cut so we've finished it off for our patrons <3Artwork by KōLAB Studios
'CHRONOS' EP – Available on vinyl + digital
Support: vision.fanlink.to/VSN081"For us, VISION has always been about pushing the envelope, both musically and artistically.On the ‘Chronos’ EP, we wanted to write something with this ethos, whilst exploring themes of modern sci-fi and time travel, which is reflected in the track titles.VIS...
Production Tutorial: Creating & Arranging Drums
00:00:00 - Intro00:01:51 - Hi-hats00:10:30 - Ghost Snares00:12:00 - Brush Ghost Snares00:13:36 - Heavy Snare Transients00:15:45 - Layering Snare Samples with Transients00:22:37 - Heavy Brush Hits00:28:26 - Kicks00:30:39 - Writing 140bpm Rhythm00:39:19 - Resampling & Using Delay Effects.00:42:40 - Wr...
Exclusive Music: Woven
Hello patrons!It's time for Sample Sex! This is a series on our Discord server where you send us your samples, and we use them to create a track from scratch.For Sample Sex v2.0, we received 204 sample submissions from the community, and every one of these samples (and none others) was used to c...
Merch Competition: Silk Wave – Signed Print
We're giving away a limited edition signed print of 'Silk Wave'.To win, comment below with a suggestion for this month's exclusive track name, and we'll choose our favourite later this week.
Polychrome Wallpapers
Here are some HQ wallpapers from our Polychrome album campaign.Credit:https://www.instagram.com/kouryvindaloo/https://www.instagram.com/alastairbrookes/https://www.instagram.com/kolabstudios/@kouryvindaloo will be doing a Q+A on our Discord this Thursday at 7pm (UK). Head over to our server to ask h...
'CHRONOS' – Out Now
Out now: vision.fanlink.to/VSN081"For us, VISION has always been about pushing the envelope, both musically and artistically.For ‘Chronos’ we wanted to write something with this ethos whilst focusing on space in the music, and also exploring themes of modern sci-fi.VISION has been massively ...
Exclusive Music: Late Night Shuffle
Artwork by KōLAB Studios
What our Discord community did with our bad beatboxing samples...
We challenged members of our Discord community to remix our mouth noises, and to create a short track using only those sounds. Here are a few of our favourite submissions!https://discord.gg/koansound/
Sample Giveaway: Raw Drums
Someone on our Patreon suggested that we release 'raw' drum samples that people can process themselves.Here are samples of unprocessed (and a few processed) drum hits, recorded from our own kit.Enjoy!
Hibernation Viberation (AV Stream)
Emerging from darkness to light, from isolation to togetherness, from hibernation to the vibrations of growth, we arecelebrating the arrival of spring with a brand new AV stream.Visuals:https://www.instagram.com/kapowvisuals/https://www.instagram.com/mushpongo/https://www.instagram.com/kolabstudios/
Production Insight: Intercept
Here's a few cool production tips we found during the making of our most recent exclusive track 'Intercept'.
Exclusive Music: Intercept
Inspired by instrumental metal bands such as Animals as Leaders, Intervals and Plini.Featuring guitars by Chalky and Will's dad.Artwork by KōLAB Studios
Discord 'Producer Challenges'
We've just launched a new series of ‘Producer Challenges’ for our Discord community. The first challenge involves you remixing sounds of us attempting to beatbox.If you're interested, head over to our server to find out more and get involved!http://discord.gg/koansound
Production Tutorial: Writing chord progressions & melodies
In this video we dive deeper into the world of harmony, looking at some of the ways we write chord progressions and melodies.In the second half of the video (25.22 onwards) we put these concepts into practice in a short demonstration.
Audio Stems: Prism Pulse
As promised! Here are the stems for 'Prism Pulse'
Polychrome Wallpapers by kaPOW
One of the artists behind our Polychrome AV show visuals has generously put together a set of wallpapers for public consumption.Find her work here, and download the wallpapers here.
Production Tutorial: Our approach to recording and arranging synths
In this video we take a look at the various ways we approach working with synths, using Virtual Light as an example.In the second half of the video (27.49 onwards) we put these concepts into practice in a short demonstration.
Exclusive Music: Enchanted
This one has been long-awaited! A staple of our live sets, we've had so many requests to release this track over the years.We thought we ought to finally finish it off and let it see the light of day!Artwork by Kyle Roberts
Audio Stems: Cobalt
This month's poll was a close close call, but in the end 'Cobalt' edged ahead!As there was so much interest and enthusiasm, we'll be posting the stems for 'Prism Pulse' next month :)
Apashe 'Distance' - Remix
New remix for Apashe... really cool opportunity to work with these stems.Out now – https://bit.ly/DistanceRemixes🤘
Sample Giveaway: Foley Pack 01
We recently got inspired to record some firewood, and this turned into our first sample pack of foley.Enjoy!
Poll: January Stems Giveaway
This month, we're giving away audio stems for one track from our 'Polychrome' album.Which track is up to you to decide!Note: Poll ends Jan 11th.
Exclusive Music: Cardinal
Cello by Oliver SchreckerArtwork by KōLAB Studios
Merry Funkmas
Wishing you a Merry Funkmas!!2020 has been a challenging year, and we’d like to take a moment to express a heartfelt thank you to everyone who supported us. We wouldn’t be here without you.As a token of gratitude for your support, here’s a small gift from us to you.
Polychrome Live
Polychrome is 2 today!!To celebrate we’re releasing our complete set from the tours, featuring all original music. This set was a huge undertaking and marked a massive chapter for us. We’re proud and pleased to present it to you.
