I recorded a synthpop album in a month!

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I recorded a synthpop album in a month!

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I spent November doing the NaSoAlMo challenge, and challenged myself to do a totally electronic album (partly because I wanted to learn to use the new Ableton Live licence I got with a new USB keyboard and partly just because I've been neglecting synths recently).

The three tracks I've recorded for November Songfights are on there alongside nine others. Oh, and I made the album cover by programming it into a Commodore 64 emulator!
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If anyone fancies a listen, it's on Bandcamp, and it's a free download. Thanks!
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Great stuff Vom! I really dig your Sacred Coward, I think it's gonna be a hit.
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Thanks a lot! Feels a bit weird to unleash that one before the fight has been posted, but hopefully I'm not breaking any Songfight rules!
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Nah, that's been done before, although on a random occasion somebody else has covered the pre-released song and submitted it too.
Totally can't remember what fight that was, though.
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So many November musicmaking challenges! I didn't know about NaSoAlMo before although it doesn't surprise me that it exists. They retroactively allow registration so I put my Novembeat thing in. I hope that's okay.

Anyway. Congrats on finishing the challenge. It's always fun to do this sort of thing. Your music's pretty great, too.
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Thanks! It was fun, although I'm definitely looking forward to a more laid-back December.
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I listened to the whole thing yesterday, I loved it.
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Wow, thank you!
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some random coworker came in my office while i was listening to it and they really liked it. they said your voice really matched the music.
i liked it a lot too.
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Thanks, to you and your co-worker!
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