I’ve been listening to a lot of early Speedy J stuff recently like those tracks below from Public Energy number 1. These tracks were made over 25 years ago but they still hold up well in my opinion. I love the sound of this album - dark, textured, energetic, aggresive with a hint of melody. ‘Patterns’ is an absolute masterpiece.
It also sounds to me like there are relatively few sounds in play on each track. I’ve never been able to make tracks that sound like this. Each song has a lot of texture but doesn’t sound bright and polished like a lot of modern tracks and sounds, yet it all fits so well together. Is the key here to use relatively few sound sources to get that cohesiveness? I would love to hear any thoughts on the sounds design process.
Regardless, enjoy this music and feel free to post your favourites.