Forum EP01 - VA [TF Recordings]

Artist(s)
Narel, Midian, Julian Del Agranda, Sunda
Release title
Forum EP01
Label name
TF Recordings
Release date
Jun 3, 2024
Release type
EP
Link to external store
https://tf-r.bandcamp.com/album/forum-ep01

Bobby Summa

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Thanks man : )
There are indeed modulations all over the lead and the twangy hook. The lead melody came out of nowhere really but it did take me a few weeks to build it into what it became, but on the day it came together I reckon it was done in about 10 mins. Then the challenge was getting the Nord Lead 3 to behave itself while it played through. Initially the slight portamento was dialled in using pitch mod, but that kept getting tourettes, so I re-did it using the global porta and then setting the overlap on the midi notes - with quantize off to get it right. That was as painful as it sounds, but that lead was worth it. Screenshot of the lead midi is below.View attachment 2154


Nord Lead 3. Noice!
 

Freezer

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Nice EP, my fav is probably Julian De Agranda - Trancefixed, good work
 

Hensmon

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When will it be on Spotify?

Have to see if that's possible. Uploading to Spotify and streaming platforms is unfortunately not as simple as it should be. They make you outsource it to pay third party distributors (of which they sneakily own one of the big ones) and adding an EP where every track is from a different artist might not be possible. I've had a look online and not found a solution, but also contacted their support, so I will see what they say.

Might be the reason why so few underground release can be found on Spotify.
 

Sleepy Robot

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Have to see if that's possible. Uploading to Spotify and streaming platforms is unfortunately not as simple as it should be. They make you outsource it to pay third party distributors (of which they sneakily own one of the big ones) and adding an EP where every track is from a different artist might not be possible. I've had a look online and not found a solution, but also contacted their support, so I will see what they say.

Might be the reason why so few underground release can be found on Spotify.
Thanks for the info. I didn't know it was that hard to do. Assumed labels could just upload and manage it themselves.
 

Trance4Ever

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Cut my dream...just wow, easily one of the best release of this decade. I will never get bored of it no matter how much I listen to it on repeat. Future classic secured under TF belt.
 
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Narel

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Cut my dream...just wow, easily one of the best release of this decade. I will never get bored of it no matter how much I listen to it on repeat. Future classic secured under TF belt.
Thanks man : )
This track had a weird journey. All trance labels I work with said it was weird or not something they wanted. There was a lot of love for it here, so it made sense to go TFR, as I was ready to just shelve it.
 

SaltAcidFatHeatAcid

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Thanks man : )
This track had a weird journey. All trance labels I work with said it was weird or not something they wanted. There was a lot of love for it here, so it made sense to go TFR, as I was ready to just shelve it.
I want to echo that statement. Cut my dreams is easily in my top five this year. I cannot fathom why other labels have such terrible taste. Their loss.
 
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NameLessYet

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Cut My Dreams and Trancefixed are absolutely two of my favourite tracks of the year. They are so radical that they seem to be released nowhere else than TFR. The lyrics of Trancefixed are interesting when associating them with the title of Cut My Dreams haha.
 
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