Davester2296 | DAR - The Drive in All of Us | ["DREAM" Album Announcement!] @DAR-Davester2296 | Uploaded April 2023 | Updated October 2024, 6 days ago.
So, it is with much excitement that I announce the beginnings of a new and experimental album: "DREAM"!
For the first time in quite a while, I just wound up having both this song, and the album art pop in to my head. My brain was going, "quick, make it, do it before the inspiration passes!"
For this album, I really want it to have this really dreamy and uplifting sort of vibe about it (hence the name of the album and the title of this opening track). Of course, being dreamy doesn't mean its going to be a chill and sleepy kind of album. I really want to try and combine soothing atmospheres with moments that just really slap.
I also want to experiment a bit more with synths and electronic drums in this one. I think my bass guitar is going to be sitting this album out, mainly since I really like the bass synth patch that I made. I still might use it, but it'll be rather situational. My main guitar work is definitely still going to be present here.
Something that I think I'm going to do for this album is to change up how I write and compose. For pretty much all of my works (except for the Wolfenstein Rising OST and a few other exceptions), I usually have my guitar in my hands and wind up coming up with stuff as I go. However, this time around, I'm going to write in MIDI first, and tweak and record afterward. I've come to notice that my style is a bit different when I start with the MIDI. I guess I'm more focused on "writing" as opposed to just jamming out in the moment.
Something else that I'm also experimenting with here is using more compression and bass in the mix and master track. I usually try not to heavily compress things, and also try to keep the bass from being super loud. However, since I'm wanting to lean more into the electronic side of things here, I feel like it works out nicely here.
I've also got a feeling that this album stands a pretty good chance of being completed in a reasonable time too. Mainly since I think its going to be a great outlet for a sound and style that I don't often get delve into here on the channel.
Lastly, on the visual side of things, I had a lot of fun putting together the album art and images for the video! This also marks the first time that a mainline "DAR" release breaks away from the whole "one main color" sort of theme. The art wound up evolving and changing a bit from what I originally envisioned (for the better). As it began to take form, it became this kinda trippy, artsy-looking thing!
Anyways, I hope you all enjoy this opening track to this upcoming album! I'll release new tracks when they are finished. ~DAR
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So, it is with much excitement that I announce the beginnings of a new and experimental album: "DREAM"!
For the first time in quite a while, I just wound up having both this song, and the album art pop in to my head. My brain was going, "quick, make it, do it before the inspiration passes!"
For this album, I really want it to have this really dreamy and uplifting sort of vibe about it (hence the name of the album and the title of this opening track). Of course, being dreamy doesn't mean its going to be a chill and sleepy kind of album. I really want to try and combine soothing atmospheres with moments that just really slap.
I also want to experiment a bit more with synths and electronic drums in this one. I think my bass guitar is going to be sitting this album out, mainly since I really like the bass synth patch that I made. I still might use it, but it'll be rather situational. My main guitar work is definitely still going to be present here.
Something that I think I'm going to do for this album is to change up how I write and compose. For pretty much all of my works (except for the Wolfenstein Rising OST and a few other exceptions), I usually have my guitar in my hands and wind up coming up with stuff as I go. However, this time around, I'm going to write in MIDI first, and tweak and record afterward. I've come to notice that my style is a bit different when I start with the MIDI. I guess I'm more focused on "writing" as opposed to just jamming out in the moment.
Something else that I'm also experimenting with here is using more compression and bass in the mix and master track. I usually try not to heavily compress things, and also try to keep the bass from being super loud. However, since I'm wanting to lean more into the electronic side of things here, I feel like it works out nicely here.
I've also got a feeling that this album stands a pretty good chance of being completed in a reasonable time too. Mainly since I think its going to be a great outlet for a sound and style that I don't often get delve into here on the channel.
Lastly, on the visual side of things, I had a lot of fun putting together the album art and images for the video! This also marks the first time that a mainline "DAR" release breaks away from the whole "one main color" sort of theme. The art wound up evolving and changing a bit from what I originally envisioned (for the better). As it began to take form, it became this kinda trippy, artsy-looking thing!
Anyways, I hope you all enjoy this opening track to this upcoming album! I'll release new tracks when they are finished. ~DAR
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![DAR - The Drive in All of Us | [DREAM Album Announcement!]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/uGhASsg5-1M/hqdefault.jpg "DAR - The Drive in All of Us | [DREAM Album Announcement!]
So, it is with much excitement that I announce the beginnings of a new and experimental album: DREAM!
For the first time in quite a while, I just wound up having both this song, and the album art pop in to my head. My brain was going, quick, make it, do it before the inspiration passes!
For this album, I really want it to have this really dreamy and uplifting sort of vibe about it (hence the name of the album and the title of this opening track). Of course, being dreamy doesnt mean its going to be a chill and sleepy kind of album. I really want to try and combine soothing atmospheres with moments that just really slap.
I also want to experiment a bit more with synths and electronic drums in this one. I think my bass guitar is going to be sitting this album out, mainly since I really like the bass synth patch that I made. I still might use it, but itll be rather situational. My main guitar work is definitely still going to be present here.
Something that I think Im going to do for this album is to change up how I write and compose. For pretty much all of my works (except for the Wolfenstein Rising OST and a few other exceptions), I usually have my guitar in my hands and wind up coming up with stuff as I go. However, this time around, Im going to write in MIDI first, and tweak and record afterward. Ive come to notice that my style is a bit different when I start with the MIDI. I guess Im more focused on writing as opposed to just jamming out in the moment.
Something else that Im also experimenting with here is using more compression and bass in the mix and master track. I usually try not to heavily compress things, and also try to keep the bass from being super loud. However, since Im wanting to lean more into the electronic side of things here, I feel like it works out nicely here.
Ive also got a feeling that this album stands a pretty good chance of being completed in a reasonable time too. Mainly since I think its going to be a great outlet for a sound and style that I dont often get delve into here on the channel.
Lastly, on the visual side of things, I had a lot of fun putting together the album art and images for the video! This also marks the first time that a mainline DAR release breaks away from the whole one main color sort of theme. The art wound up evolving and changing a bit from what I originally envisioned (for the better). As it began to take form, it became this kinda trippy, artsy-looking thing!
Anyways, I hope you all enjoy this opening track to this upcoming album! Ill release new tracks when they are finished. ~DAR
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![DOOM | Plutonia MIDI Pack - Claustrophobia [Cover By DAR] - MAP04](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/uXYYi7OWXCQ/hqdefault.jpg "DOOM | Plutonia MIDI Pack - Claustrophobia [Cover By DAR] - MAP04
Managed to get this one done pretty quick, I was just a little slow getting it out since I was busy getting things set up for SlaughterMania (two more weeks to go!).
As always, Ive made a few little changes here and there. I really really wanted to play the slap bass part in this, but Ive never been able to figure out how to get a satisfactory slap tone (even with new strings). Due to that, I chose to keep the original MIDI slap bass.
Ive added my usual dramatic gongs throughout the cover, and also threw in some bata drum samples just for the heck of it (0:53-1:05)! I feel that those bata drums made for a nice build-up to the guitars and the inclusion of the original MIDI synth drum part.
Tracking the guitars for this one was also nice, short, sweet, and simple! I also had fun noodling around with the new solo part. I also added some new and simple rhythm guitar parts to accompany the leads through the final stretch of the song.
Anyways, hope you all enjoy the cover! ~DAR
OPUS DOWNLOAD: http://www.mediafire.com/file/spyd3cvjqhsdb85/DOOM+Plutonia+MIDI+Pack+-+Claustrophobia+[Cover+By+DAR]+-+MAP04.opus/file
Previous Plutonia Cover: Jade Empire (MAP03): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2eNZwteT 4
Next Plutonia Cover: Sepulchral (MAP05): https://youtu.be/tM9fXf7OCeo
Final Doomer (weapon pack): https://forum.zdoom.org/viewtopic.php?t=55061
Originally Composed By ClumsyDoomer
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![DOOM 64 - Stats Screen [Cover By DAR] - 20th Anniversary Version](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/utOUb84U7tU/hqdefault.jpg "DOOM 64 - Stats Screen [Cover By DAR] - 20th Anniversary Version
Now this, THIS is my true send-off for the D64D2 Marathon! We had the nostalgic and feel-good sendoff with First Departure, then with this, we wrap things up in a epic and heavy fashion m/.
Shoutout and thanks goes out to Sraigius for suggesting that I also do this version of the Stats Screen!
Im really, really happy with how this one turned out! The only thing I really left out were some of the synths from the original. I had wanted to do them, but as I was putting this together, I really wanted to go for this kind of atmosphere. Its got that electronic feel with the drums, however, it doesnt sound too overly electronic. This was also my reasoning for mixing in some of my usual kit sounds, like the cymbals and some of the snares and hi-hats. I tried to find a nice balance between the kit and the good ol 909 drum samples (some hats, and that elec. snare).
I also made sure to use the same sounds and layers that I used for the normal version of this track. However, I didnt want it to be completely the same, so I had set up the mixer tracks and channels without looking back at the the other version for reference.
In here, I decided to make up my own choir part. The addition that I had made before had wound up in here again, but the part at 0:38 had me hearing a certain choir sound in my head. Speaking of which, this time around, I didnt delay this part like I had done in the other version. Anyhow, threw down some MIDI notes, bounced the choir tracks, and then ran them through some reverb.
Most other elements of the other version wound up returning in this rendition of this awesome theme. The snare was cut, since it had only appeared in the very beginning in the original. In here, I wanted the drums to hold back at the beginning before hitting.
On the topic of drums, I think Ive found myself a contender for the title of Biggus Kickus. This is usually a title reserved for certain orchestral bass drums, or even just a good dry kick drum. However, after discovering the oomph this kick had during the First Departure cover, I just had to use it here for that powerful kick and beat that the original had!
Something else that was also cut was the synth-harp that I had used before. The original version also had left it out, most likely due to now needing room for another guitar over on the right. I really loved having the variation between these two guitars. I also managed to worm in some of my own leads and bits. I kept my noodling to a minimum, and only added them to the parts that felt right. Basically my brain going into studio guitarist-mode and being reserved.
At times, it almost feels like these new leads kind of impart this RED PLANET sort of vibe to the track. I ESPECIALLY LOVE the part that I did at 5:01. This part in particular had me really thinking wow, Doom 64 + RED PLANET? This sounds really badass!.
Also, the DAR Scream sample continues to get more audio mileage here. I fiddled with it to make it more crisp, and then ran it through some big delay and reverb (while also messing with panning and volume automation, to make it swell a bit!).
Aside from all that, the french horns are actually slightly different in this version, and I also wound up adding a few subtle harmony notes too. That, and I also wound up stretching and pitching down those glissando strings samples that I used in the other version.
Anyways, as I said before, I really loved how this one turned out. I hope you all also enjoyed jamming out to my take on the 20th anniversary version of this theme! Well be having a slight detour with some PSX Doom tunes up next, since I had promised I would do them after I had completed D64D2. Besides, what better time to cover more of Aubrey Hodges awesome tunes, than now? ~DAR
.OGG DOWNLOAD: https://www.mediafire.com/file/rrhagif0dfo7hzr/DOOM+64+-+Stats+Screen+[20th+Anni+Ver]+[Cover+By+DAR].ogg/file
Originally Composed By Aubrey Hodges
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![S.T.A.L.K.E.R | Shadow of Chernobyl - Dirge for the Planet [Cover By DAR] | {INSTRUMENTAL VER.}](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/v-IdS7cKxls/hqdefault.jpg "S.T.A.L.K.E.R | Shadow of Chernobyl - Dirge for the Planet [Cover By DAR] | {INSTRUMENTAL VER.}
.OGG DOWNLOAD: https://mega.nz/file/JacjVDzA#KtZF7_yCdy-U6ltMiF9xq7T-Go98Ch7Z5l0B5vo_rK0
Vocal Ver.: https://youtu.be/gPj74eKsC20
MIDI Ver.: https://youtu.be/pya1F6NeIEs
Originally Composed By Fire Lake
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![DOOM | D64D2 - Dream, Dream Eternal [Cover By DAR] | MAP31](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/vEl5rbsTxp0/hqdefault.jpg "DOOM | D64D2 - Dream, Dream Eternal [Cover By DAR] | MAP31
Back around 4 years ago, I remember setting this song aside for the end of the marathon. Its certainly been a long time coming. Finally, the last of the level themes for the soundtrack! (2 more to go after this one!)
As I listened to this and worked on it, I started imagining this playing while some credits roll. So I figured Id do something like that for the video here. All 33 map layouts (courtesy of Doom Wiki), and credits for the project.
I kept true to the original MIDI, just bumping it up a semi-tone in pitch, and also adding in a DAR-style solo/outro for the end. Ive gotta say, I really enjoyed recording leads on this one, especially that original solo at the end. Id almost say its been worth the 4 year wait! I feel that with the experience Ive gained over time as a producer/musician has really helped me go into this one with full confidence. Quite surprised that I wasnt nervous for once! Compared to the end of the previous Doom Marathons, I used to always get really nervous/stressed when it came to the last handful of songs.
Im also really glad still that Ive gotten back into using my whammy/wang bar during my playing. I love playing with my wang... no wait, that came out wrong!
Joking aside, I really am happy to be incorporating the tremolo into my leads and solos. I had actually stopped using it for quite a while, mainly because I couldnt get it to sit in the right position anymore after a few years of use. That, and I worried about going out of tune and stuff like that. A while back, I decided to throw in a tremolo-arm spring that I had for my Strat, and those wound up doing the trick. To my surprise also, my beloved Ibanez still manages to hold its tuning even with all the whammy action going on.
While the solo at the end probably isnt the most technical or fast & flashy, it was such a joy to play (my favorite style of playing after all!). Felt really good to make the guitar sing and cry there for the solo at the end!
The whammy bar also got some use on the rhythm guitars as well! Mainly dipping down in pitch at the end of the chorus sections.
Anyways, I hope you all enjoy the cover! Hope you all look forward to the intermission and stat screens up next! It might take me a little bit longer, since I also need to double-check everything to make sure everythings good to go for the music pack/WAD! ~DAR
.OGG DOWNLOAD: https://www.mediafire.com/file/5qy5zu5ucxner9x/D64D2+-+Dream+Dream+Eternal+(MAP31)+[Cover+By+DAR].ogg/file
Originally Composed By Dildomaster666
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![DAR - RISEN [FULL ALBUM]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/vXmlBY_5x4A/hqdefault.jpg "DAR - RISEN [FULL ALBUM]
https://davester2296.bandcamp.com/album/risen
TRACKLIST / TIMESTAMPS:
0:00 Leaving Shore
3:39 Man Against The Machine
6:28 A Storm At Sea
8:56 Joyride
12:43 Winter Reminisce
16:23 Sky
22:16 Retrospect
At last, the RISEN remake is complete! I remember back in 2014, I had written and recorded the whole thing in only two weeks. This time around however, Ive given it a lot more tender love and care. Took a little bit to get this all re-recorded and up to my modern standards here. Well worth it I say!
Also, as a headsup, the tracks in here are slightly different from the individual ones that Ive previously released here on the channel (aside from Retrospect). I mainly tweaked the bass guitar mix and made small adjustments to the lead guitar mix. Theres always that last-minute/final-FINAL mix check before stuff gets sent out for distribution!
Its really wild going and listening to where I was back in November of 2014, when I first released the original, and comparing it to this release here in November of 2023!
I remember being so excited back then, after recently creating the Solitude Of Mind EP. As soon as that was done, I immediately went straight to cranking out what would become the RISEN album. Ive always kinda considered the two of them to be one whole part, since they were completed so close to one another.
Of course, theyre different thematically, but SoM and RISEN both really captured my old classic style/era of songwriting. New Genesis also being part of that classic era as well, then HORIZONS and the RED PLANET saga leading into what I consider my newer/modern style. I also consider SoM, RISEN, and NG to be the classic era because I did those three before I even launched the covers channel! I wound up learning and picking up a lot of things once I started doing allll those covers.
On the topic of themes and story, SoM and New Genesis had an apocalyptic and dystopian sort of story going on, whereas RISENs is sweet and simple.
If I remember correctly, I never really intended for there to be this loose story going on for RISEN. I just kind of did all the songs and put them in the order that I liked. It was only afterward that I realized it told a little story. A nice little story of a journey through life.
Anyhow, I hope you all enjoyed this remake of a classic DAR album! I also hope you all look forward to the New Genesis album remake up next! ~DAR
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![DOOM | D64D2 - Defensive Personalities [Cover By DAR] - MAP23 (D64 - MAP19)](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/wtDX6gL6Rdc/hqdefault.jpg "DOOM | D64D2 - Defensive Personalities [Cover By DAR] - MAP23 (D64 - MAP19)
Alright all, time to get your thrash on m/! (or technically, in this specific case: Death Metal)
So upon initially trying to learn this one, I realized that Ive never actually done something with so much tremolo picking before.
I actually had to change and adjust my picking technique in order to play it properly. Unfortunately, my wrist was sore and worn out by the time I finally got my technique sorted out.
To play things safe, I gave my wrist a few days to recoup. The weather was also particularly stormy and was causing the power to drop out. The plus side to this recovery period, was that I finally sat down to play through YS 1 & 2 for the PSP (emulated on my Pi, because unlike my desktop, thanks to its low power consumption, it remained powered through the brownouts/voltage-drops).
Anyhow, wrist ready, the skies clear, it was time to down lots of coffee! Playing fast wasnt so bad once I had gotten the technique down, however, playing the same thing on the bass... now that was exhausting.
I pretty much followed things straight from the MIDI. I did drop the tempo down to 140 at 1:29 to add a little variety and plus I liked the feel of it. Kinda made me think of Pantera for some reason.
I also broke a rule of mine and scooped the mids a lot more than I normally would. I feel like this guitar-tone fit the song fairly well.
I also added some swelling choirs just to sprinkle a little extra ominous/sinister spice to this track. That and the only other thing I added was the guitar solo.
This one was a pretty good learning experience, since Ill be better prepared for any heavy trem-picking songs in the future. That, or just trem-picking in general, since I never realized my technique for trem-picking was actually pretty bad before compared to now.
Anyways, I hope you all enjoyed this fast, high-octane addition to the D64D2 Marathon! ~DAR
.OGG DOWNLOAD: https://www.mediafire.com/file/0kzbqh7m0kmuvoj/D64D2+-+Defensive+Personalities+(MAP23)+[Cover+By+DAR].ogg/file
Based on MIDI transcription/version by DILDOMASTER666
Originally Composed By Death
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![Staind - For You [Cover By DAR]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/x1TqqFybxV8/hqdefault.jpg "Staind - For You [Cover By DAR]
Should I Turn This Up For You?
Surprise, all! My decision to cover this one was so spontaneous that I even surprised myself!
So after wrapping up stuff for Cyclic Divide, I was still craving a bit more vocal stuff. I wanted to do something with a little more grit, since CD was more on the lighter side (for the most part). I wound up goofing around with a couple of songs (that shall remain a surprise until the time is right), however things didnt really go all that well. So while unwinding from my session, I decided to just put this song on, cause why not?
Break the Cycle was (and still is) one of my favorite albums. For the past couple of years, I would have songs from it come up in my shuffle while driving. Every time For You came on, Id always think, man, Id love to do a cover of this one sometime. (there are also a few others I shared the same sentiment for too)
It wound up on the backburner the whole entire time until a few days ago when I messed around with it on a whim. Felt like things really clicked, so I decided to go all in on getting the cover done!
I had a lot of fun putting this one together. As always, I tried to stay faithful to the original, while also trying to give it a few things make it my own. Ill save my guitar and instrumental commentary for the Instr. video description.
Now, for a thought dump on the vocals. It was a blast to use this one to explore and experiment with my voice. Had my usual clean vocals during the chorus, turned on the grit during the verses, got croaky during parts of the bridge, and even threw in some screams during the end of the bridge! I was very happy and surprised when I pulled off those screams without coughing or blowing out my voice.
I also decided to further combine the things Ive learned about doing vocal stuff. Combining the knowledge Ive gained from doing FAME and the recent Cyclic Divide redux. I decided to keep the vocals straight-down the center here, and tried not to get too crazy with my layering. I did make up a couple of vocal harmonies for the chorus, to give it a little extra something. It was also pretty fun getting right up on the mic and doing the croaky voice (the bit during And I feel like...).
As for the video, I WAS going to have me up there lip-syncing and stuff, but wound up scrapping it during recording. Looked and felt too silly, so I decided to stick to the good ol guitar-dance (because the guitar-dance looks much cooler than noiselessly trying to sing along on camera).
This little music/cover side-quest has definitely been a great learning experience, and has certainly opened up new doors for other covers in the future.
Anyways, I hope you all enjoy the cover! ~DAR
Instrumental Version: https://youtu.be/iLXSGe5LHTk
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Originally Composed By: Staind (Aaron Lewis, Mike Mushok, Johnny April, Jon Wysocki)
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![DAR - NEW GENESIS [FULL ALBUM]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/xmEr906DNoI/hqdefault.jpg "DAR - NEW GENESIS [FULL ALBUM]
TRACK LIST:
0:00 Exodus to the Stars
1:53 Collision Course
4:13 Final Solstice
8:20 Distant Transmission
13:17 Rocket Racer
17:11 Tale Of Times
22:06 Upon The Wishing Stars
26:07 A New GENESIS
29:56 Nations Collide
35:57 End This Cycle
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Ah, another old release remade and brought forward into modern times! As much as I really loved SoM and RISEN, New Genesis will always be my favorite of the three early Stratocaster era of my releases.
This was also the first of my works that was built around a story from the start. Ive also always been very proud of the album art that I made for this one too. Not only is having the big ol cosmic and ethereal snake pretty kickass, but its also very fitting for the story of the album. Obviously said snake is the Ouroboros, representing infinity, and the cycle of life and death. However rather than have it eating its own tail, its left open-ended. Just as the ending of the albums story is left open-ended as to what the fate of humanity is by the conclusion.
The symbol residing within the serpent may also probably look familiar as well. It is the World Triad symbol. I wound up combining some of the interpreted meanings of this ancient symbol from both its use as a Chinese symbol, its use in Gnosticism, as well as the Shinto version of it, Mitsu tomoe. Long story short is that this is supposed to represent the spirit of humanity itself, swirling and going about with its own cycle.
So in relation to the album, we have the spirit of humanity itself trapped within a vicious cycle. With the small hope and opening of potentially escaping this infinity. New Genesis follows the story of an ancient human civilization on the brink of destruction. They take to the stars, and after much time and hardship, humanity manages to begin anew. But, as the civilization reaches its peak once more, it once again faces the threat of complete annihilation.
But yeah, thats the deeper meaning and backstory behind the album art!
Anyways, I hope you all enjoy the album! I also hope you all look forward to when I get around to remaking my HORIZONS album as well! ~DAR
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