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Alien Mix 1-3 (2018-2024)

8/21/2024

Music by Anthony L. Sanchez (b. 1988)

Copyright © 2024 by ZEKE SPILLED INK MUSIC (ASCAP), Savannah, GA

Photograph by the composer - Taken August 20, 2024 - Edited using Glitch Camera (app)

This album is now available on Patreon via "Early Access" for paid members on Patreon. It will be publicly available for purchase on September 1. 2024 at 8:00 A.M., ET.:
www.patreon.com/posts/alien-mix-1-3-110522145

Music created and edited using the following software programs and apps:

Audacity

Lexis Audio Editor

Picconica

Psynthesizer

Android Rocker Voice Changer

CD-ROMantic

TRACKS:

Alien Mix 1 - 0:00-7:42

Alien Mix 2 - 7:43-13:51

Alien Mix 3 - 13:52-20:39

Program Notes:

I initially created the three "Alien Mixes" in 2018 as an experiment in combining different synthesized sounds and elements as stereophonic fix media. The first version of this album used slightly faster tempi and relied heavily on percussion. While the same can be said about the 2024 update heard in this recording, I chose to extend the music and apply more audio effects: primarily, by playing around with the "Reverse" function and through the plethora of "Raum" reverbs from Native Instruments via the Audacity DAW (Digital Analog Workstation). I also ran all three tracks through the "Vaporwave Effect" function via CD-ROMantic to add to the overall soundscape.

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Galactic Stinger On Patrol Part II: The Mission (2024)

8/19/2024

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Short film by Anthony L. Sanchez and Freddy Sanchez

The story of the Galactic Stinger continues.

3D modeling and animation by Freddy Sanchez

Music by Anthony L. Sanchez

Copyright © 2024 by ZEKE SPILLED INK MUSIC (ASCAP), Savannah, GA

Music coming soon to Patreon

(See "Credits" at 2:55 for all photos, music production programs, visual arts, and video editing software used.)

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Poem No. 2 (2022-2024)

8/12/2024

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for flute, piano, and electronics (stereophonic playback)

Music and photograph by Anthony L. Sanchez (b. 1988) Copyright © 2024 by ZEKE SPILLED INK MUSIC (ASCAP), Savannah, GA

Acoustic VST realization via Musescore 4

Electronic track derived from Tucson Sound Walk (2024)-- Original audio recorded on May 20 and 29, 2024, audio effects added August 5-12, 2024--Electronic track mixed and edited using Lexis Audio Editor (app) and Audacity

Photograph taken on May 29, 2024 at Tohono Chul Gardens, Galleries, and Bistro Audiovisuals synchronized using YouCut: https://app.youcut.net/BestEditor

Music coming soon to Patreon

Program Notes:

This piece functions as both a "sequel" to The Legend of Chufle (Poem for Flute and Piano) [2013-14] and a re-composition with musical ideas that I previously developed in 2022 and allowed myself more time to expand upon to give the music more direction. I originally wrote the music as the Impromptu No. 2 (2022) for piano and electronics, but I gradually grew dissatisfied with the overall sound. It proved better for me to rename, rewrite, and lengthen the piece by incorporating a flute part with the piano and musical cues for the stereophonic electronics playback. The electronics track in Poem No. 2 stems from a reworked version of my Tucson Soundwalk, which originally consisted of raw audio from Nature. I decided to edit the track by applying Musique concrète by distorting the natural sound to give it a more dreamlike effect that also complemented the acoustic segment of Poem No. 2. The end result is a musical "poem without words," where each electronic and acoustic section can be discerned as a specific "stanza."

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Impromptu for the Left Hand (2012-2024), Revised Version

8/2/2024

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for piano, left hand alone

Music by Anthony L. Sanchez (b. 1988)

Copyright © 2024 by ZEKE SPILLED INK MUSIC (ASCAP), Savannah, GA

Photograph by the composer - Taken June 19, 2024, in Hodgenville, Kentucky

VST playback via Musescore 4

The score for this revised version is coming soon to Patreon.

Audiovisuals edited using YouCut: https://app.youcut.net/BestEditor

Program Notes:

Composing a piano piece for the left hand is not a new concept. In the past, many composers, from Alexander Scriabin to Maurice Ravel and Sergei Prokofiev, composed pieces of this sort for the keyboard repertoire. As a composer who has had Cerebral Palsy on the left side of my body, however, I became increasingly dissatisfied with this music because it tended to focus on virtuosic writing for a "normal" left hand. It was my task to compose a left-handed piece that was also accessible to all performers: specifically, those who share my condition or who need to strengthen their left hand.

My Impromptu for the Left Hand is a slow, Impressionistic piano piece that is somewhat pedagogical in scope. Unlike most keyboard scores for the left hand, which use two staves (something that I found odd and confusing), I wrote this composition on three staves. In this way, performers can follow the flow and direction of the musical lines more clearly. In terms of technique, Impromptu for the Left Hand features frequent upward arpeggios that require wrist relaxation and dexterity in crossing the fingers. At certain points, this work consists of wide tenths that must be rolled in order to emphasize the downbeat.

I initially composed Impromptu for the Left Hand in recognition of Claude Debussy's 150th birthday in 2012. This piece makes use of Impressionistic techniques reminiscent of his music. Long pedal markings in the work serve to create a blurred musical texture. Likewise, several passages in the score suggest pentatonic and whole-tone scales. While I revised this score in 2018, the version heard in this VST recording consists of a new revision from 2024 with additional measures and harmonies to better connect the sections of the piece.

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Alien Mix 1-3 (2018-2024)

Galactic Stinger On Patrol Part II: The Mission (2024)

Poem No. 2 (2022-2024)

Impromptu for the Left Hand (2012-2024), Revised Version

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