artists:

• barking continues
• malixe
• imanu
• flume
• max cooper
• aloboi

General §

YOU ARE CREATING SOUNDS UNIMAGINABLE FOR HUMANS using EXOTIC SOUNDS AND GRANULAR SFX

artist: IMANU, FLUME, Malixe

IMANU §

Tempo 160–170, Angelic vs gritty contrast: airy pads, melancholic minor-key chords, cinematic swells; halftime groove blooming into broken-beat drops, Vocal chops as instrument (no words), granular shimmer tails, Sub is clean and wide-filtered; mid-bass is textural, slightly distorted, Perc: crisp rimshots, syncopated hats, occasional footwork flourishes, Creative stop/start edits, reverse swells, tape-stop dips, Heavy sidechain pump on chords, gentle on vocals, Mood: nocturnal, emotive, futuristic, Structure: ambient intro > halftime section > future-breaks drop > reflective breakdown > lifted final drop,

IMANU x Koan Sound Classical §

Style: glitch-hop / IDM with neoclassical elements, BPM 92 swung,
Drums: chunky off-grid groove, clap stacks, foley ticks,
Cello: close, woody tone, arco phrases + chopped pizz stabs,
High layer: granular vocal/violin sparkles, shimmering pads with cassette warble,
Bass: rubbery sub with subtle pitch slides,
Harmony: modal string pads, sparse counter-lines,
FX: granular blooms, vinyl crackle, reverse swells,
Arrangement: motif intro → groove drop with cello–granular interplay → breakdown with solo cello harmonics → final lift with layered grains,
Mood: bittersweet, elegant, futuristic,
Production notes: warm tape saturation, chamber IR on strings, ducked pads, mono-solid sub