Starfire

-Joel Laviolette

A tribe is chanting somewhere in the forest. You can't tell from the sound if they are miles away or only over the next hill. In any case, the music will guide you safely to them.

Tags: African, Ambient, Contemplative, Cue, DJ, Downtempo, Drums, Electronic, Glitch, IDM, Lo-Fi, Mbira, Modular Synth, Pads, Rain, Sound Design

Pärt Inspired

-Joel Laviolette

A Modular Synth piece inspired by Arvo Pärt's minimalist tintinnabuli technique.

Tags: Ambient, Contemplative, Cue, Downtempo, Electronic, Hans Zimmer, Lo-Fi, Modular Synth, Sound Design

Piano & Timpani

-Joel Laviolette

My first One Hour Composition exercise! Composed, registered and uploaded to the library in one hour!

Tags: Blues, Jazz, percussion, piano

Prerelease: In The Flow

-Rattletree

Coming soon on Ecstatic Wave Records! A half-step Indie Rock song about giving ourselves a break.

Tags: African, Aggressive, Contemplative, Dance, Distorted, Drums, Dubstep, Electronic, Full Band, Guitar, Sound Design, Story, Synth Heavy

Borrowed Names

-Joel Laviolette

A generative musical piece that explores the randomness in letter to pitch transformations and finding beauty in that randomness.

Tags: Ambient, Contemplative, Downtempo, Drums, Electronic, Generative, Lo-Fi, Modular Synth, No Vocals, Sound Design, Story, Wistful

Om Shanti

-Joel Laviolette

An ambient soundscape that takes the listener on a downtempo journey.Audio sample taken from Guruji Patabi Jois doing the opening chant of Ashtanga Yoga.

Tags: Ambient, Contemplative, Downtempo, Field Recording, Foreign Language, Sound Design, Vocals, World Music, Yoga

The Earth Loves You

-Joel Laviolette

Intricate synths and a bass interweave with sound design elements and percussion in this contemplative piece.

Tags: Ambient, Contemplative, Downtempo, Drums, Full Band, Meditation, Odd Time Signature, Vocals, Wistful, World Music

Standing Tall

-Joel Laviolette

Matepe music meets Zim-style Afrobeat. Recorded and originally released independently in 2009. Now available worldwide on Ecstatic Wave Records

Tags: African, Aggressive, Dance, Distorted, Drums, Full Band, Glitch, Guitar, Mbira, Shona, Vocals, Zimbabwean