It’s been a few weeks since my last post and I have some exciting news to share! My head is filled with ideas for my new album. I have a theme, several WIPs, and two finished tracks already! I’ve been working hard and came up with an amazing (at least I think it is) concept so it will be more of a story instead of tiny bits of music that go all over the place.

Initially, I wanted to create an album that was solely written on a Gameboy to ‘keep it pure’ but then I thought what the hell, why would I want to create ‘pure music’? I make music for me and people who like to listen to it, and they always seem to enjoy whatever style I do – why would I limit myself in the tools I use?

I’m sure you all know I bought an amazing little machine last month, the Korg Volca Drum. It is SO cute but sounds super badass. I’ve been recording heaps of different sounds and loops and have a lot of fun editing them in Ableton. Ableton has basically turned into one big creative playground for me; I use the arrangement view for all the bits n bops I record from my Microkorg, Gameboy and Volca, and combine stuff on the fly while doodling around and playing melodies. I normally start a new file for every track, but this time it’s just one gigantic file for everything so I can immediately dump whatever idea/recording I come up with (it takes a lot of time to scroll from start to finish though).

I accidentally created some drum loops that sound like birds and robot-like creatures which instantly made me think of a jungle. A mechanical jungle because of all the pitch changes.. aaaand the new theme was born. I want to tell the story of a jungle teeming with mechanical creatures, new ones appearing and species dying out while fighting each other and the environment. I am going to write an introduction to the album and read it like a story, so the listener will know my thought process behind the album and hopefully have a clear picture of the atmosphere I’m going for. I am pouring my whole soul into this album and hope you will be able to tell from listening to it.

So yep, I’m super excited and want to finish it this summer, here is a snippet of the outro (still a WIP):
https://twitter.com/PopsicleTheory/status/1409535713759182856

see ya!
~pops

I recently purchased the Korg Volca Drum on a whim because one of my friends kept sending me updates about their hardware, which in turn made me suffer from ‘sudden knob-fiddling urge’. I ordered one and next thing I know, I’m already unpacking it.. what a cute little machine, and the build quality is amazing!

I already bought a Microkorg in December 2020 but hadn’t really used it because I was so overwhelmed with all of the options. This weekend I sat down, hooked everything up to my mixer, and started creating. It really helps to have a backing track when thinking of melodies; and how cool is it to have made it yourself?! I came up with a bunch of cool bits n bops over the weekend, AMAZING! This thing sparks SO much joy and creativeness, I don’t know how I’ve managed to live without it for so long.

It feels like using hardware unlocks a certain creative part of my brain, while I always thought I was more of a software gal because it’s easier and more versatile (that turns out to be false).

I bought a small mixer and a Gameboy because I wanted to travel light while performing, so I hope I won’t give in to myself and start buying more Volca’s, because they have a whole array of amazing machines (I’m already eyeing the Volca Keys and FM..)

What do you think of ‘the Volca’? Do you have any hardware you can’t live without?
~ pops

I should really keep a consistent schedule, but I mostly (three times in total) just randomly feel like streaming so that’s not going to work. Today was a nice stream though, someone gave me some tips and was very active in the chat, which made me find out my mic sounds REALLY low. Another thing to fix.. I am having tons of fun with Streamlabs/elements though, the world of streaming is HUGE and FUN! I’m always scared people will find it boring to see me sitting in a chair with a Gameboy in my hand but I guess I have to keep going because people are nice and nice people will have fun during my stream 🙂

Until next time/stream!
~pops

I did it! Today I spent a little over 3h streaming in total!
I did not expect ANYONE to show up during my first ‘real’ stream, but I actually had 5 viewers which was cool and creepy at the same time. I kept accidentally touching and knocking down my mic, and had forgotten to turn off some weird audio filters on my Gameboy audio so it all sounded very muffled. Oh, and I forgot how to speak like a normal human being, but boy was it fun!

Now I’ve dipped my toe in the streaming water, I cannot wait to do it again later this week. I’m also thinking about alternating music and videogame streams, to keep it (even more) fun for everyone. Recently I got back into Hearthstone so I might show some of my horribly outdated decks to the world.

Time to log off and update my Twitch profile, so it looks like I know what I’m doing. Have a good one folks!
~pops

Yay! I finally made a Popsicle Theory website!
I’ve been wanting to do this for a very long time, but something about owning a website scared me, wouldn’t it be too much work? What about hosting, and how does buying a domain name actually work? Turns out it’s pretty easy if you take the time to Google and ask around (just like everything else in the world really).

As you’ve probably read on the homepage, this website is still a big work in progress but I will start using this section already, as it’s basically Twitter without a character limit.

I’m working on something so you can sign up and be notified whenever I post a new blog or release music. I will also post about my music-making process, random things that happened during my week, and.. streaming. Yup, I recently bought a decent webcam (I was so fed up with my 8fps during every live stream event) and a beginner’s mic, to test if I actually like talking during my stream. So, if you want to see me edit my LSDJ tracks and play some new ones on stream, keep an eye on this page!

Bye for now!
~pops