I was fortunate to get time with Chris Meyer (Alias Zone) to talk about his new and rather wonderful album titled "Finite Space". We talk a lot about creative concepts and the technical approaches Chris uses to express his musical ideas.
You can buy the Finite Space album here on Pre Order:
aliaszone.bandcamp.com/album/...
You can learn more about Alias Zone here:
aliaszone.bandcamp.com/
And here is the Alias Zone website:
www.aliaszone.com
If you want to learn from the best in the business, you can go to Chris' "Learning Modular" resource which focusses on all aspects of synthesis, but especially Eurorack format technology.
learningmodular.com/
0:00:00 Premonition track preview
0:01:41 introductions
0:04:33 Alias Zone history
0:09:20 the concept behind the album Finite Space
0:12:47 instruments & recording technology used
0:21:00 bass sounds & clarity (frequency layering)
0:22:28 vocal samples and storytelling
0:25:21 deep-dive into Premonition
0:33:43 inspiration behind the track Ash Tree Window
0:35:12 deep-dive into Ash Tree Window
0:43:00 constructing a long-form piece of music
0:46:08 deep-dive into the track Sputnik’s Ghosts
1:04:49 deep-dive into the track Nightfall: Kyiv
1:19:13 why create? why share? how do you be original?
1:21:27 album release details & strategies
1:24:00 what’s next