Dreamplane - 80s synth pop

[oscillator]

Hi all,

coming from a Cubase/Reason background, but being a FLOSS/GNU Linux user for a while, I finally made the switch to Linux audio production last summer.

This little project is kind of back to basics, with a focus on song making and refrains -- and having fun!

Music: Staffan Melin (Oscillator)
Voice: Kajsa Olsson
Location: Gothenburg, SWEDEN
Produced using MusE, drumkv1 and Surge as well as several Calf plugins.
All running on Debian 10 Stable/XFCE4 on a Core i5 laptop found in the recycling room!

Back to the 80s!

Dreamplane - Patterns
https://youtu.be/BkS-yeHlJfw

Dreamplane - The Shadow
https://youtu.be/LIraEXyXi6s

Dreamplane - Stay Here (Feel Me)
https://youtu.be/AHL8RVJPv8g

Dreamplane - Pixelated
https://youtu.be/1_ycRVZ1-rQ

If you like them, this is our four earlier tracks -- the production is quite crappy:

Dreamplane - In plain sight
https://youtu.be/5utjfSiszkI

Dreamplane - I'm Waiting for a Friend
https://youtu.be/pbl0v0_EkoE

Dreamplane - VHS
https://youtu.be/rDkUHaXXtoQ

Dreamplane - A picture on my screen
https://youtu.be/X1qxGb7Bgcw

[Basslint]

Love it! "Patterns" sounds more like EBM than 80s synthpop to me, "Pixelated" definitely sounds more like something Vince Clarke would write. In any case, I like it very much!

[oscillator]

Thank you!

[milo]

Solid 80's sounds and good rhythms. Reminds me of my youth. (I must be getting old if that sound is coming back into style.)

My favorite part is the intro to "Pixelated." Nice wah effect on that synth. Also "The Shadow" has a really nice instrumental synth part starting at about 1:45.

I think the vocal performance was variable. That is not the strongest point of these tracks.

[oscillator]

Thank you for listening and for your comments!

Solid 80's sounds and good rhythms. Reminds me of my youth. (I must be getting old if that sound is coming back into style.)

The sounds of my youth, too!

My favorite part is the intro to "Pixelated." Nice wah effect on that synth. Also "The Shadow" has a really nice instrumental synth part starting at about 1:45.

Hats off to the Surge soft synthesizer.

I think the vocal performance was variable. That is not the strongest point of these tracks.

I think that is down to my lack of proper mixing skills...

[milo]

My favorite part is the intro to "Pixelated." Nice wah effect on that synth. Also "The Shadow" has a really nice instrumental synth part starting at about 1:45.

Hats off to the Surge soft synthesizer.

Yeah ... but someone had to program the notes.