Akosmo
Teminite & MDK - Space Invaders (Akosmo Remix)
updated
Discord, Twitter, Spotify, DA, and other links here: akosmo.carrd.co - More about the art below.
••► LINKS
Art (DA and Twitter):
deviantart.com/akosmotunes/art/By-The-River-1040751712
twitter.com/akosmotunes/status/1778470410813599867
Track: Akosmo - Our Special Place
Spotify link (but also available in other platforms): open.spotify.com/track/5E9lavatoGwUHvnJWd0b9a?si=fde239046df6463a
Full EP: akosmo.fanlink.tv/by-the-river-ep
••► ABOUT THE ART
Very happy with the result! I think I'm getting better at digital painting haha.
••► DOWNLOAD
• Stream/Download: akosmo.fanlink.tv/by-the-river-ep
• Download the artwork: deviantart.com/akosmotunes/art/By-The-River-1040751712
••► ABOUT THE EP
Happy to finally release this! By The River is an EP I made a couple years ago. Had even finished it, but along with 1 to 2 EP I made around the time (one which had Letting Go, and another was Simulation I think), I never released them for some reason. Recently I was thinking about By The River, and considering I've been making Chillhop/Lofi recently, I decided to revamp the EP. 2 tracks from the original were not removed, and replaced with Our Special Place, which I made originally for a recent compilation but was declined, and Rainy Night. Also more fun facts: Between Time is the oldest idea in the EP, and Memories with You was originally an Alula (OneShot) remix I made to send to Nightmargin and hopefully it'd help her more with Lofi. Kept the progression and structure, and changed the melody.
••► DOWNLOAD
• Stream/Download: akosmo.fanlink.tv/by-the-river-ep
• Download the artwork: deviantart.com/akosmotunes/art/By-The-River-1040751712
••► ABOUT THE EP
Happy to finally release this! By The River is an EP I made a couple years ago. Had even finished it, but along with 1 to 2 EP I made around the time (one which had Letting Go, and another was Simulation I think), I never released them for some reason. Recently I was thinking about By The River, and considering I've been making Chillhop/Lofi recently, I decided to revamp the EP. 2 tracks from the original were not removed, and replaced with Our Special Place, which I made originally for a recent compilation but was declined, and Rainy Night. Also more fun facts: Between Time is the oldest idea in the EP, and Memories with You was originally an Alula (OneShot) remix I made to send to Nightmargin and hopefully it'd help her more with Lofi. Kept the progression and structure, and changed the melody.
••► DOWNLOAD
• Stream/Download: akosmo.fanlink.tv/by-the-river-ep
• Download the artwork: deviantart.com/akosmotunes/art/By-The-River-1040751712
••► ABOUT THE EP
Happy to finally release this! By The River is an EP I made a couple years ago. Had even finished it, but along with 1 to 2 EP I made around the time (one which had Letting Go, and another was Simulation I think), I never released them for some reason. Recently I was thinking about By The River, and considering I've been making Chillhop/Lofi recently, I decided to revamp the EP. 2 tracks from the original were not removed, and replaced with Our Special Place, which I made originally for a recent compilation but was declined, and Rainy Night. Also more fun facts: Between Time is the oldest idea in the EP, and Memories with You was originally an Alula (OneShot) remix I made to send to Nightmargin and hopefully it'd help her more with Lofi. Kept the progression and structure, and changed the melody.
••► DOWNLOAD
• Stream/Download: akosmo.fanlink.tv/by-the-river-ep
• Download the artwork: deviantart.com/akosmotunes/art/By-The-River-1040751712
••► ABOUT THE EP
Happy to finally release this! By The River is an EP I made a couple years ago. Had even finished it, but along with 1 to 2 EP I made around the time (one which had Letting Go, and another was Simulation I think), I never released them for some reason. Recently I was thinking about By The River, and considering I've been making Chillhop/Lofi recently, I decided to revamp the EP. 2 tracks from the original were not removed, and replaced with Our Special Place, which I made originally for a recent compilation but was declined, and Rainy Night. Also more fun facts: Between Time is the oldest idea in the EP, and Memories with You was originally an Alula (OneShot) remix I made to send to Nightmargin and hopefully it'd help her more with Lofi. Kept the progression and structure, and changed the melody.
••► DOWNLOAD
• Stream/Download: akosmo.fanlink.tv/by-the-river-ep
• Download the artwork: deviantart.com/akosmotunes/art/By-The-River-1040751712
••► ABOUT THE EP
Happy to finally release this! By The River is an EP I made a couple years ago. Had even finished it, but along with 1 to 2 EP I made around the time (one which had Letting Go, and another was Simulation I think), I never released them for some reason. Recently I was thinking about By The River, and considering I've been making Chillhop/Lofi recently, I decided to revamp the EP. 2 tracks from the original were not removed, and replaced with Our Special Place, which I made originally for a recent compilation but was declined, and Rainy Night. Also more fun facts: Between Time is the oldest idea in the EP, and Memories with You was originally an Alula (OneShot) remix I made to send to Nightmargin and hopefully it'd help her more with Lofi. Kept the progression and structure, and changed the melody.
••► DOWNLOAD
• Stream/Download: akosmo.fanlink.tv/by-the-river-ep
• Download the artwork: deviantart.com/akosmotunes/art/By-The-River-1040751712
••► ABOUT THE EP
Happy to finally release this! By The River is an EP I made a couple years ago. Had even finished it, but along with 1 to 2 EP I made around the time (one which had Letting Go, and another was Simulation I think), I never released them for some reason. Recently I was thinking about By The River, and considering I've been making Chillhop/Lofi recently, I decided to revamp the EP. 2 tracks from the original were not removed, and replaced with Our Special Place, which I made originally for a recent compilation but was declined, and Rainy Night. Also more fun facts: Between Time is the oldest idea in the EP, and Memories with You was originally an Alula (OneShot) remix I made to send to Nightmargin and hopefully it'd help her more with Lofi. Kept the progression and structure, and changed the melody.
••► DOWNLOAD
• Stream/Download: akosmo.fanlink.tv/by-the-river-ep
• Download the artwork: deviantart.com/akosmotunes/art/By-The-River-1040751712
••► ABOUT THE EP
Happy to finally release this! By The River is an EP I made a couple years ago. Had even finished it, but along with 1 to 2 EP I made around the time (one which had Letting Go, and another was Simulation I think), I never released them for some reason. Recently I was thinking about By The River, and considering I've been making Chillhop/Lofi recently, I decided to revamp the EP. 2 tracks from the original were not removed, and replaced with Our Special Place, which I made originally for a recent compilation but was declined, and Rainy Night. Also more fun facts: Between Time is the oldest idea in the EP, and Memories with You was originally an Alula (OneShot) remix I made to send to Nightmargin and hopefully it'd help her more with Lofi. Kept the progression and structure, and changed the melody.
0:00 - Riverbank
3:34 - Afternoon Stroll
6:29 - Our Special Place
9:24 - Rainy Night
12:23 - Between Time
15:51 - Memories with You
Love the sound of the piano with the celesta in this track
••► LINKS
Art (DA and Twitter):
deviantart.com/akosmotunes/art/Winter-Stroll-1011144141
twitter.com/akosmotunes/status/1746668171103195418
Track: Akosmo - Playing In The Snow
Spotify link (but also available in other platforms): open.spotify.com/track/0xtmOeztAoJAoNJqmzVdyz?si=d7613d7a6e884ab1
••► ABOUT THE ART
Birthday gift for Gwen Hemoxia
This is probably my best art so far. I think I outdone myself lol. Total time: 13 hours and 10 minutes
Process:
2 hours (finished sketch) - took 2 hours
6h25m (finished lineart) - took 4 hours and 25 mins
7h25m (finished coloring) - took 1 hour
8h10m (finished lineart coloring) - took 45 mins
8h55m (finished background) - took 45 mins
10h15m (finished hard shadows (with ao)) - took 1 hour and 20 minutes
10h35m (finished hard highlights) - took 20 minutes
10h50m (finished softening shading) - took 15 minutes
11h15m (finished lineart soft shading) - took 25 minutes
11h25m (finished big soft shading) - took 10 minutes
11h40m (finished light falloff gradient & reflected light) - took 15 minutes
12h10m (finished eyes) - took 30 minutes
12h45m (finished details & fixes) - took 35 minutes
12h55m (finished post-processing) - took 10 minutes
13h10m (finished more fixes) - took 15 minutes
Links: https://jemi.so/akosmo
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First drawing with more than 2 characters in many years! This took so long, I even almost panicked on the 23rd because I had spent all day trying to finish it to show it to my friends and I almost didn't make it. I went on a trip and fixed a few things now that I'm back.
26 hours of work, 368 layers. I'm not doing this again anytime soon lmaooo
From left to right: Logan (Lone Construct), Akosmo, Gwen (Gwen Hemoxia), Endo (Endobear)
••► DOWNLOAD
• Stream/Download: akosmo.fanlink.to/more-than-a-dream-lp
• Download the artwork: deviantart.com/akosmotunes/art/Niko-999924543
••► CREDITS
Original tracks by Nightmargin: twitter.com/NightMargin
••► ABOUT THE ALBUM:
Happy anniversary, OneShot!
OneShot is my second favorite game ever, and I'm happy to have finally made a remix for it! The game has a great soundtrack, amazing story, gorgeous pixel art, and more. GIVE IT A TRY!
I've been making some Lo-fi/Chillhop recently, and learned a bunch. Going for that style on this album seemed like the obvious choice, so that's what I went for! I really hope you enjoy the album~
••► DOWNLOAD
• Stream/Download: akosmo.fanlink.to/more-than-a-dream-lp
• Download the artwork: deviantart.com/akosmotunes/art/Niko-999924543
••► CREDITS
Original tracks by Nightmargin: twitter.com/NightMargin
••► ABOUT THE ALBUM:
Happy anniversary, OneShot!
OneShot is my second favorite game ever, and I'm happy to have finally made a remix for it! The game has a great soundtrack, amazing story, gorgeous pixel art, and more. GIVE IT A TRY!
I've been making some Lo-fi/Chillhop recently, and learned a bunch. Going for that style on this album seemed like the obvious choice, so that's what I went for! I really hope you enjoy the album~
••► DOWNLOAD
• Stream/Download: akosmo.fanlink.to/more-than-a-dream-lp
• Download the artwork: deviantart.com/akosmotunes/art/Niko-999924543
••► CREDITS
Original tracks by Nightmargin: twitter.com/NightMargin
••► ABOUT THE ALBUM:
Happy anniversary, OneShot!
OneShot is my second favorite game ever, and I'm happy to have finally made a remix for it! The game has a great soundtrack, amazing story, gorgeous pixel art, and more. GIVE IT A TRY!
I've been making some Lo-fi/Chillhop recently, and learned a bunch. Going for that style on this album seemed like the obvious choice, so that's what I went for! I really hope you enjoy the album~
••► DOWNLOAD
• Stream/Download: akosmo.fanlink.to/more-than-a-dream-lp
• Download the artwork: deviantart.com/akosmotunes/art/Niko-999924543
••► CREDITS
Original tracks by Nightmargin: twitter.com/NightMargin
••► ABOUT THE ALBUM:
Happy anniversary, OneShot!
OneShot is my second favorite game ever, and I'm happy to have finally made a remix for it! The game has a great soundtrack, amazing story, gorgeous pixel art, and more. GIVE IT A TRY!
I've been making some Lo-fi/Chillhop recently, and learned a bunch. Going for that style on this album seemed like the obvious choice, so that's what I went for! I really hope you enjoy the album~
••► DOWNLOAD
• Stream/Download: akosmo.fanlink.to/more-than-a-dream-lp
• Download the artwork: deviantart.com/akosmotunes/art/Niko-999924543
••► CREDITS
Original tracks by Nightmargin: twitter.com/NightMargin
••► ABOUT THE ALBUM:
Happy anniversary, OneShot!
OneShot is my second favorite game ever, and I'm happy to have finally made a remix for it! The game has a great soundtrack, amazing story, gorgeous pixel art, and more. GIVE IT A TRY!
I've been making some Lo-fi/Chillhop recently, and learned a bunch. Going for that style on this album seemed like the obvious choice, so that's what I went for! I really hope you enjoy the album~
••► DOWNLOAD
• Stream/Download: akosmo.fanlink.to/more-than-a-dream-lp
• Download the artwork: deviantart.com/akosmotunes/art/Niko-999924543
••► CREDITS
Original tracks by Nightmargin: twitter.com/NightMargin
••► ABOUT THE ALBUM:
Happy anniversary, OneShot!
OneShot is my second favorite game ever, and I'm happy to have finally made a remix for it! The game has a great soundtrack, amazing story, gorgeous pixel art, and more. GIVE IT A TRY!
I've been making some Lo-fi/Chillhop recently, and learned a bunch. Going for that style on this album seemed like the obvious choice, so that's what I went for! I really hope you enjoy the album~
••► DOWNLOAD
• Stream/Download: akosmo.fanlink.to/more-than-a-dream-lp
• Download the artwork: deviantart.com/akosmotunes/art/Niko-999924543
••► CREDITS
Original tracks by Nightmargin: twitter.com/NightMargin
••► ABOUT THE ALBUM:
Happy anniversary, OneShot!
OneShot is my second favorite game ever, and I'm happy to have finally made a remix for it! The game has a great soundtrack, amazing story, gorgeous pixel art, and more. GIVE IT A TRY!
I've been making some Lo-fi/Chillhop recently, and learned a bunch. Going for that style on this album seemed like the obvious choice, so that's what I went for! I really hope you enjoy the album~
••► DOWNLOAD
• Stream/Download: akosmo.fanlink.to/more-than-a-dream-lp
• Download the artwork: deviantart.com/akosmotunes/art/Niko-999924543
••► CREDITS
Original tracks by Nightmargin: twitter.com/NightMargin
••► ABOUT THE ALBUM:
Happy anniversary, OneShot!
OneShot is my second favorite game ever, and I'm happy to have finally made a remix for it! The game has a great soundtrack, amazing story, gorgeous pixel art, and more. GIVE IT A TRY!
I've been making some Lo-fi/Chillhop recently, and learned a bunch. Going for that style on this album seemed like the obvious choice, so that's what I went for! I really hope you enjoy the album~
••► DOWNLOAD
• Stream/Download: akosmo.fanlink.to/more-than-a-dream-lp
• Download the artwork: deviantart.com/akosmotunes/art/Niko-999924543
••► CREDITS
Original tracks by Nightmargin: twitter.com/NightMargin
••► ABOUT THE ALBUM:
Happy anniversary, OneShot!
OneShot is my second favorite game ever, and I'm happy to have finally made a remix for it! The game has a great soundtrack, amazing story, gorgeous pixel art, and more. GIVE IT A TRY!
I've been making some Lo-fi/Chillhop recently, and learned a bunch. Going for that style on this album seemed like the obvious choice, so that's what I went for! I really hope you enjoy the album~
••► DOWNLOAD
• Stream/Download: akosmo.fanlink.to/more-than-a-dream-lp
• Download the artwork: deviantart.com/akosmotunes/art/Niko-999924543
••► CREDITS
Original tracks by Nightmargin: twitter.com/NightMargin
••► ABOUT THE ALBUM:
Happy anniversary, OneShot!
OneShot is my second favorite game ever, and I'm happy to have finally made a remix for it! The game has a great soundtrack, amazing story, gorgeous pixel art, and more. GIVE IT A TRY!
I've been making some Lo-fi/Chillhop recently, and learned a bunch. Going for that style on this album seemed like the obvious choice, so that's what I went for! I really hope you enjoy the album~
••► DOWNLOAD
• Stream/Download: akosmo.fanlink.to/more-than-a-dream-lp
• Download the artwork: deviantart.com/akosmotunes/art/Niko-999924543
••► CREDITS
Original tracks by Nightmargin: twitter.com/NightMargin
••► ABOUT THE ALBUM:
Happy anniversary, OneShot!
OneShot is my second favorite game ever, and I'm happy to have finally made a remix for it! The game has a great soundtrack, amazing story, gorgeous pixel art, and more. GIVE IT A TRY!
I've been making some Lo-fi/Chillhop recently, and learned a bunch. Going for that style on this album seemed like the obvious choice, so that's what I went for! I really hope you enjoy the album~
••► DOWNLOAD
• Stream/Download: akosmo.fanlink.to/more-than-a-dream-lp
• Download the artwork: deviantart.com/akosmotunes/art/Niko-999924543
••► CREDITS
Original tracks by Nightmargin: twitter.com/NightMargin
••► ABOUT THE ALBUM:
Happy anniversary, OneShot!
OneShot is my second favorite game ever, and I'm happy to have finally made a remix for it! The game has a great soundtrack, amazing story, gorgeous pixel art, and more. GIVE IT A TRY!
I've been making some Lo-fi/Chillhop recently, and learned a bunch. Going for that style on this album seemed like the obvious choice, so that's what I went for! I really hope you enjoy the album~
••► DOWNLOAD
• Stream/Download: akosmo.fanlink.to/more-than-a-dream-lp
• Download the artwork: deviantart.com/akosmotunes/art/Niko-999924543
••► CREDITS
Original tracks by Nightmargin: twitter.com/NightMargin
••► ABOUT THE ALBUM:
Happy anniversary, OneShot!
OneShot is my second favorite game ever, and I'm happy to have finally made a remix for it! The game has a great soundtrack, amazing story, gorgeous pixel art, and more. GIVE IT A TRY!
I've been making some Lo-fi/Chillhop recently, and learned a bunch. Going for that style on this album seemed like the obvious choice, so that's what I went for! I really hope you enjoy the album~
00:00 - Phosphor
03:19 - Self Contained Universe (Reprise)
05:52 - Children of the Ruins
08:05 - On Little Cat Feet
10:45 - Library Stroll
13:29 - Distant
15:36 - Niko and the World Machine
19:15 - My Burden is Light
21:18 - Eleventh Hour
23:38 - Encounter
25:03 - Solstice
28:07 - Sunrise
30:58 - Flashbang
Discord, Twitter, Spotify, DA, and other links here: https://jemi.so/akosmo - More about the art below.
••► LINKS
Art (DA and Twitter):
deviantart.com/akosmotunes/art/Prismatic-Skies-983633712
twitter.com/akosmotunes/status/1704926519884202218?s=20
Track: Akosmo - Ethereal
akosmo.fanlink.to/prismatic-skies-ep
••► ABOUT THE ART
Timelapse of the cover art of my EP "Prismatic Skies"!
Really proud of this one! I hope soon I can make a drawing of Akosmo in the same quality or better!
Total time: 10 hours
••► DOWNLOAD
• Stream/Download: akosmo.fanlink.to/prismatic-skies-ep
• Download the artwork: deviantart.com/akosmotunes/art/Prismatic-Skies-983633712
••► ABOUT THE EP
I've had the idea of releasing a Color Bass EP for a while now, but I've always struggled with it because making Color Bass is painful to me for reasons. I hoping this will be my last time making Color Bass.
Ethereal is a track I started with the EP in mind, I don't have much to say about it, despite it being one of my favorite tracks in the EP.
Prism Beam is the track that started this EP. I had a random melody and progression idea and I wrote it down. Decided to try making Color Bass with it to try some mixing tricks out, and I ended up liking it. With that and Letting Go in mind, I thought I could make the EP a reality.
Scintillate is the last track I made with the EP in mind. I really wanted to make use of the "Anime Canon" progression, which is like an extended version of a progression I use often, which I call "extended Royal Road" progression, which is just Royal Road progression with a resolution.
Letting Go is a track I started in January 7, 2020, as part of a different EP. I've submitted the first version finished in February 2020 to many places, but no one was interested in it. Even fellow producers didn't care about it at all, which made me really sad since at the time it was the track I was the most proud of. I remade the track 1 or 2 more times and got the same disappointing results. I had to finish that track, or at least the main melody which I really like, so I remade it a 2nd or 3rd time for this EP. It used to be called Celestial, then Falling Stars. Now I call it Letting Go. The theme may be a little different from the other tracks, but seemed perfect with this track and my feelings towards Color Bass.
I used to think Color Bass was logically the best genre for me, but after so much suffering, I'm finally letting go. I'm going to focus on things that truly make me happy.
Anyway, if you've been following me for Color Bass, I hope you stay for my future projects. I got more good things coming, even if it's not exactly Color Bass ^w^
••► DOWNLOAD
• Stream/Download: akosmo.fanlink.to/prismatic-skies-ep
• Download the artwork: deviantart.com/akosmotunes/art/Prismatic-Skies-983633712
••► ABOUT THE EP
I've had the idea of releasing a Color Bass EP for a while now, but I've always struggled with it because making Color Bass is painful to me for reasons. I hoping this will be my last time making Color Bass.
Ethereal is a track I started with the EP in mind, I don't have much to say about it, despite it being one of my favorite tracks in the EP.
Prism Beam is the track that started this EP. I had a random melody and progression idea and I wrote it down. Decided to try making Color Bass with it to try some mixing tricks out, and I ended up liking it. With that and Letting Go in mind, I thought I could make the EP a reality.
Scintillate is the last track I made with the EP in mind. I really wanted to make use of the "Anime Canon" progression, which is like an extended version of a progression I use often, which I call "extended Royal Road" progression, which is just Royal Road progression with a resolution.
Letting Go is a track I started in January 7, 2020, as part of a different EP. I've submitted the first version finished in February 2020 to many places, but no one was interested in it. Even fellow producers didn't care about it at all, which made me really sad since at the time it was the track I was the most proud of. I remade the track 1 or 2 more times and got the same disappointing results. I had to finish that track, or at least the main melody which I really like, so I remade it a 2nd or 3rd time for this EP. It used to be called Celestial, then Falling Stars. Now I call it Letting Go. The theme may be a little different from the other tracks, but seemed perfect with this track and my feelings towards Color Bass.
I used to think Color Bass was logically the best genre for me, but after so much suffering, I'm finally letting go. I'm going to focus on things that truly make me happy.
Anyway, if you've been following me for Color Bass, I hope you stay for my future projects. I got more good things coming, even if it's not exactly Color Bass ^w^
••► DOWNLOAD
• Stream/Download: akosmo.fanlink.to/prismatic-skies-ep
• Download the artwork: deviantart.com/akosmotunes/art/Prismatic-Skies-983633712
••► ABOUT THE EP
I've had the idea of releasing a Color Bass EP for a while now, but I've always struggled with it because making Color Bass is painful to me for reasons. I hoping this will be my last time making Color Bass.
Ethereal is a track I started with the EP in mind, I don't have much to say about it, despite it being one of my favorite tracks in the EP.
Prism Beam is the track that started this EP. I had a random melody and progression idea and I wrote it down. Decided to try making Color Bass with it to try some mixing tricks out, and I ended up liking it. With that and Letting Go in mind, I thought I could make the EP a reality.
Scintillate is the last track I made with the EP in mind. I really wanted to make use of the "Anime Canon" progression, which is like an extended version of a progression I use often, which I call "extended Royal Road" progression, which is just Royal Road progression with a resolution.
Letting Go is a track I started in January 7, 2020, as part of a different EP. I've submitted the first version finished in February 2020 to many places, but no one was interested in it. Even fellow producers didn't care about it at all, which made me really sad since at the time it was the track I was the most proud of. I remade the track 1 or 2 more times and got the same disappointing results. I had to finish that track, or at least the main melody which I really like, so I remade it a 2nd or 3rd time for this EP. It used to be called Celestial, then Falling Stars. Now I call it Letting Go. The theme may be a little different from the other tracks, but seemed perfect with this track and my feelings towards Color Bass.
I used to think Color Bass was logically the best genre for me, but after so much suffering, I'm finally letting go. I'm going to focus on things that truly make me happy.
Anyway, if you've been following me for Color Bass, I hope you stay for my future projects. I got more good things coming, even if it's not exactly Color Bass ^w^
••► DOWNLOAD
• Stream/Download: akosmo.fanlink.to/prismatic-skies-ep
• Download the artwork: deviantart.com/akosmotunes/art/Prismatic-Skies-983633712
••► ABOUT THE EP
I've had the idea of releasing a Color Bass EP for a while now, but I've always struggled with it because making Color Bass is painful to me for reasons. I hoping this will be my last time making Color Bass.
Ethereal is a track I started with the EP in mind, I don't have much to say about it, despite it being one of my favorite tracks in the EP.
Prism Beam is the track that started this EP. I had a random melody and progression idea and I wrote it down. Decided to try making Color Bass with it to try some mixing tricks out, and I ended up liking it. With that and Letting Go in mind, I thought I could make the EP a reality.
Scintillate is the last track I made with the EP in mind. I really wanted to make use of the "Anime Canon" progression, which is like an extended version of a progression I use often, which I call "extended Royal Road" progression, which is just Royal Road progression with a resolution.
Letting Go is a track I started in January 7, 2020, as part of a different EP. I've submitted the first version finished in February 2020 to many places, but no one was interested in it. Even fellow producers didn't care about it at all, which made me really sad since at the time it was the track I was the most proud of. I remade the track 1 or 2 more times and got the same disappointing results. I had to finish that track, or at least the main melody which I really like, so I remade it a 2nd or 3rd time for this EP. It used to be called Celestial, then Falling Stars. Now I call it Letting Go. The theme may be a little different from the other tracks, but seemed perfect with this track and my feelings towards Color Bass.
I used to think Color Bass was logically the best genre for me, but after so much suffering, I'm finally letting go. I'm going to focus on things that truly make me happy.
Anyway, if you've been following me for Color Bass, I hope you stay for my future projects. I got more good things coming, even if it's not exactly Color Bass ^w^
••► DOWNLOAD
• Stream/Download:
• Download the artwork:
••► ABOUT THE EP
I've had the idea of releasing a Color Bass EP for a while now, but I've always struggled with it because making Color Bass is painful to me for reasons. I hoping this will be my last time making Color Bass.
Ethereal is a track I started with the EP in mind, I don't have much to say about it, despite it being one of my favorite tracks in the EP.
Prism Beam is the track that started this EP. I had a random melody and progression idea and I wrote it down. Decided to try making Color Bass with it to try some mixing tricks out, and I ended up liking it. With that and Letting Go in mind, I thought I could make the EP a reality.
Scintillate is the last track I made with the EP in mind. I really wanted to make use of the "Anime Canon" progression, which is like an extended version of a progression I use often, which I call "extended Royal Road" progression, which is just Royal Road progression with a resolution.
Letting Go is a track I started in January 7, 2020, as part of a different EP. I've submitted the first version finished in February 2020 to many places, but no one was interested in it. Even fellow producers didn't care about it at all, which made me really sad since at the time it was the track I was the most proud of. I remade the track 1 or 2 more times and got the same disappointing results. I had to finish that track, or at least the main melody which I really like, so I remade it a 2nd or 3rd time for this EP. It used to be called Celestial, then Falling Stars. Now I call it Letting Go. The theme may be a little different from the other tracks, but seemed perfect with this track and my feelings towards Color Bass.
I used to think Color Bass was logically the best genre for me, but after so much suffering, I'm finally letting go. I'm going to focus on things that truly make me happy.
Anyway, if you've been following me for Color Bass, I hope you stay for my future projects. I got more good things coming, even if it's not exactly Color Bass ^w^
0:00 Ethereal
4:28 Prism Beam
8:51 Scintillate
12:09 Letting Go
I've been excited to release this one for a few months. I hope you enjoy it! Not sure how much Color Bass I'll make afterwards haha
PRE-SAVE: distrokid.com/hyperfollow/akosmo/prismatic-skies ✨
EP already available on Patreon! patreon.com/posts/download-skies-89570775?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link
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• Stream/Download: https://vgm.fm/kingdom
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Original track by Manaka Kataoka, Yasuaki Iwata, and Hajime Wakai
Artwork by Evynn Mills
••► ABOUT THE TRACK
Here's a new Zelda remix to go with the new Zelda game! The structure of the original is very different and it was hard to work around that, and I couldn't think of great instrumentation to use, but I hope you still like it! Zelda has a great soundtrack and I plan to make more remixes of it!
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Art (DA and Twitter):
deviantart.com/akosmotunes/art/Snailchan-966373645
twitter.com/akosmotunes/status/1668701970482298883?s=20
Track: Snail's House - Hot Milk (Akosmo Remix)
YouTube: youtube.com/watch?v=D8idKdd8lMU
Soundcloud: soundcloud.com/akosmo/snails-house-hot-milk-akosmo-remix
••► ABOUT THE ART
There's a gap in the recording during the coloring process, because I reinstalled Windows recently and thought recording again wouldn't work, until I tried later in the process.
Total time: 5 hours
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• Download: toneden.io/akosmotunes/post/snail-s-house-hot-milk-akosmo-remix
• Download the artwork: deviantart.com/akosmotunes/art/Snailchan-966373645
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Original track by Snail's House: twitter.com/ujicosnail
••► ABOUT THE TRACK
Remixed one of my favorite tracks by my favorite artist! Sadly it's an unofficial remix, but I'm still proud of it ❤️
Man, I love 2 - 5 - 1 - 6 progressions
patreon.com/akosmo
akosmo.gumroad.com/l/constellations-vol-1
(there's a free demo version too ;3)
Discord, Twitter, Spotify and other links here: https://jemi.so/akosmo - More about the track, sample pack, and download link below.
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• Stream/Download: akosmo.fanlink.to/constellations
• Download the artwork:
deviantart.com/akosmotunes/art/Constellations-Cover-958048435
deviantart.com/akosmotunes/art/Constellations-Cover-No-Title-958049426
••► ABOUT THE TRACK
38 Drum Loops
286 Drum One-Shots
194 Foley Recordings
90 Sound Effects
608 Samples in total
6 months in the making
Almost 34 hours spent on track project
+100 playlist tracks and mixer inserts used
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This was by far the biggest project I've ever worked on, and I'm happy to finally release it! This pack is way better than my first one, and has a lot more samples and different types too! And of course, every sample used in this demo track is available for you to use! I'm very proud of it :3
The sample pack is currently available on Gumroad for $20, and Patreon on the $15 tier. Not only I recommend Patreon because it's cheaper, but you also get other stuff like my old pack, some Vital presets I've used since the plugin came out, and everything in the other tier (WIPs, early access, etc).
As for the track, I started writing a beat and used a melody from an old original WIP of mine. The 2 Dubstep drops were also similar to two old original WIPs.
The first Neuro section is inspired by Ekcle's remix of Tudiskava, and the Complextro section is very much inspired by Mameyudoufu's Vintage Computers xD I was really struggling with making a Complextro drop, so I copied a bit the drop from the track to analyze it, and then changed as much as I could, but I got a little attached to the rhythm and melody that I couldn't change a lot ;w; still, I hope it's different enough :3 as for the other sections, they were pretty much original ideas, or inspired by many different sources.
I've wanted to make Full Flavor for a while, and this was the perfect opportunity to try it!
••► DOWNLOAD
• Download: soundcloud.com/akosmo/camellia-toby-fox-myths-you-forgot-akosmo-remix
• Download the artwork: deviantart.com/akosmotunes/art/Myths-You-Forgot-945010811
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Original track by Camellia and Toby Fox
twitter.com/cametek
twitter.com/tobyfox
••► ABOUT THE TRACK
Had fun with this one, and got to try more of my new samples!
Working with the structure of the original was hard, it felt like every part was important, but I managed to make a decent structure I think c:
••► DOWNLOAD
• Download: soundcloud.com/akosmo/similar-outskirts-imagination-akosmo-remix
• Download the artwork: deviantart.com/akosmotunes/art/Imagination-Similar-Outskirts-941307398
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Original track by Similar Outskirts: soundcloud.com/similar-outskirts
••► ABOUT THE TRACK
Happycore is such a hit or miss for me, every time I make it, it sounds very different. I think I'm happy with this though, I hope you like the track! I love the original and I wanted to remix it uwu
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Art (DA and Twitter):
deviantart.com/akosmotunes/art/Akosmo-Christmas-2022-Timelapse-in-description-940036680
twitter.com/akosmotunes/status/1600217251126181888
Track: Akosmo - Playing In The Snow
Spotify link (but also available in other platforms): open.spotify.com/track/0xtmOeztAoJAoNJqmzVdyz?si=d7613d7a6e884ab1
••► ABOUT THE ART
Super proud of this one! Changed up a few things in my process for this one (layer modes, thinner lines, soft shading/highlights only, etc), and I think it ended up looking great. Background was really painful to get the colors right initially, but I think the rest was mostly fine. It was mostly just tedious, because I'm very slow, LOL.
Total time: 19 hours and 10 minutes.
Process goes somewhat like this:
Sketch 1
Sketch 2 (w/ clothes)
Sketch 3
Lineart
Base colors
Background
Shading 1
Shading 2
Shading 3
Lineart color
Highlights 1
Highlights 2
Eyes
More background details
Hair highlights (which I had forgotten)
Finalizing (color correction and gradient map)
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Art (DA and Twitter):
deviantart.com/akosmotunes/art/Isabelle-Animal-Crossing-933899591
twitter.com/akosmotunes/status/1583542123973861376?s=20&t=E6rdAKV2Lcq1OWNDSHhHXg
Track: Animal Crossing: New Horizons - Bubblegum K.K. (Akosmo Remix) akosmo.fanlink.to/bubblegum-k-k-remix
••► ABOUT THE ART
I tried something new on this drawing. I decided not to go with hard shading and highlights, only soft versions of those. I did them hard first, but then blurred and fixed some parts. I think it looks okay.
Total time: 2 hours and 45 minutes.
••► DOWNLOAD
• Stream/Download: akosmo.fanlink.to/bubblegum-k-k-remix
• Download the artwork: deviantart.com/akosmotunes/art/Isabelle-Animal-Crossing-933899591
••► CREDITS
Original music by Toru Minegishi, Manaka Kataoka, Atsuko Asahi, Kazumi Totaka, Shiho Fujii, Shinobu Nagata (these are album credits)
••► ABOUT THE TRACK
Gaming! The original track is so cute!!
••► DOWNLOAD
• Download: akosmo.fanlink.to/simulation-ep
• Download the artwork: deviantart.com/akosmotunes/art/Simulation-EP-Cover-931165257
••► ABOUT THE TRACK
Originally made for one of the All Nighter volumes. They rejected it.
I almost released this without the bridge, as I thought it didn't fit the vibe. But friends convinced me to keep it, because it's "iconic".
Fun fact: the quiet sine pluck sound you hear throughout the drops was added because I was hearing the exact thing without it, and I don't know why I had that illusion. So I added the actual sound because why not.
••► DOWNLOAD
• Download: akosmo.fanlink.to/simulation-ep
• Download the artwork: deviantart.com/akosmotunes/art/Simulation-EP-Cover-931165257
••► ABOUT THE TRACK
Tried to go with a lot of tension for this one. I think the progression certainly helps :0
••► DOWNLOAD
• Download: akosmo.fanlink.to/simulation-ep
• Download the artwork: deviantart.com/akosmotunes/art/Simulation-EP-Cover-931165257
••► ABOUT THE TRACK
Probably my favorite track in the EP. Love the second drop.
Inspired by Out of My Mind by gyrofield.
••► DOWNLOAD
• Download: akosmo.fanlink.to/simulation-ep
• Download the artwork: deviantart.com/akosmotunes/art/Simulation-EP-Cover-931165257
••► ABOUT THE TRACK
Ambient DnB? Idek lol.
Inspired by The Hole Pt. 1, by Noisia. Of course, without the crazy time signature changes lol. Because of that, I tried to add a sort of unusual drum pattern. It's nothing that interesting though.
••► DOWNLOAD
• Download: akosmo.fanlink.to/simulation-ep
• Download the artwork: deviantart.com/akosmotunes/art/Simulation-EP-Cover-931165257
••► ABOUT THE TRACK
Tried to go for that midtempo = cyberpunk thing in the second drop lol.
Inspired by a beatbox clip I found a while ago, that just kinda had the same rhythm.
••► DOWNLOAD
• Download: akosmo.fanlink.to/simulation-ep
• Download the artwork: deviantart.com/akosmotunes/art/Simulation-EP-Cover-931165257
••► ABOUT THE TRACK
Really love the bridge on this one, very cool vibes.
Track inspired by Fallen In Deep by gyrofield.
••► DOWNLOAD
• Download: akosmo.fanlink.to/simulation-ep
• Download the artwork: deviantart.com/akosmotunes/art/Simulation-EP-Cover-931165257
••► ABOUT THE EP
I originally made this last year, but gave up on releasing it for reasons. Then a few months ago, I listened to the tracks again and decided to revamp them and make new tracks for the EP (Cyberspace and Megacorp).
The EP has some nonfunctional harmony, which I think really adds to the atmosphere I was going for, and also some glitches. I had a slightly bigger vision for this EP, but had to keep it rather simple because I have so many ongoing projects.
This will probably be my last heavy project for a while. Regarding to music, I'll now try to focus on more melodic things, which I enjoy more.
••► LINKS
Art (DA and Twitter):
deviantart.com/akosmotunes/art/Akosmo-In-Skirt-Sketch-928921889
twitter.com/akosmotunes/status/1568305525506580481
Track: Akosmo - Creek (fanlink.to/akosmo-floating-ep)
••► ABOUT THE ART
Trying out Krita's recorder. Sketch cuz no proper lineart and no hard shading/highlights as usual. But yea, it seems I can do more speedpaints now!
Total time: 3 hours.
••► DOWNLOAD
• Stream/Download: akosmo.fanlink.to/cool-down-remix
• Download the artwork: deviantart.com/akosmotunes/art/Stray-In-The-Slums-924600469
••► CREDITS
Original music by Yann Van Der Cruyssen
••► ABOUT THE TRACK
CAT GAME! Really like the original when I first heard it, and I knew I had to start remixing it once I beat the game, which by the way, is a great game, you should definitely get it!
••► STREAM/DOWNLOAD
• Stream/Download: https://vgm.fm/nationalpark
• Download the artwork: deviantart.com/akosmotunes/art/National-Park-918857307
••► CREDITS
Original music by Go Ichinose
••► ABOUT THE TRACK
Hey! I hope you guys like this somewhat chill remix of National Park. Love the original and I've been wanting to remix it for a while.
Re-listening to it again after release, I feel like I didn't execute this style (lofi + chiptune sort of) as well as previous tracks in a similar style, but I hope it's not bad c: