(ALBUM) In The Dark - New Music Posted / Updates [Archive]

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Beatdrop

09-27-2006, 03:52 AM

Tenative release date: 1 APRIL 2007

No more details available at this time.

The Joker

09-27-2006, 07:16 AM

Whoa, this sounds terrific. I wish you luck in getting this into a label. I'm assuming Radikal Records is the first stop. Great stuff man.

Beatdrop

09-27-2006, 12:00 PM

Thank you, thank you. And that's a good guess. Radikal is definitely on my list, but they aren't one of my first stops. My first two choices are Ultra and Metropolis, but I'm also looking at sending copies to the currently-forming KMFDM Records, Moonshine, Armada, and Flashover (Ferry Corsten's new label). After reading an interview with Corsten in the latest issue of Remix Magazine, I'm confident that, at the very least, he'll like what I do.

Splunkle

09-28-2006, 05:42 AM

Hot stuff. Good luck finding a label!

Red Shadow

09-30-2006, 02:55 AM

You already know what I think.

Beatdrop

10-20-2006, 09:12 PM

Bump for great justice.

The Unsung Plumber

10-21-2006, 02:34 AM

8O 8O 8O
...

That was amasing!
I will buy that album the second it comes out, just let us know when and where.

Red Shadow

10-22-2006, 01:48 AM

whats going on with this

Beatdrop

10-22-2006, 05:44 AM

I'm in the process of transferring to Hawaii, so I can't do ANYTHING with it until sometime after November 8th. However, it's 99% finalized (a lot of the songs have already been rendered to .wav), so from there, it's just a matter of trying to find a label. And if that fails, then I'll save some paychecks and get it pressed.

Red Shadow

11-06-2006, 01:57 AM

THREE DAYS

Fury

11-06-2006, 06:13 AM

... Amazing... That's all I've gotta say. I'll definitely go buy that album...

The Unsung Plumber

11-06-2006, 01:49 PM

THREE DAYS Until... what?

Splunkle

11-06-2006, 04:12 PM

The Unsung Plumber

11-07-2006, 10:23 PM

Beatdrop

11-10-2006, 10:35 PM

Well, I made it to Hawaii (aloha!), and all is well. Hawaii is amazing, of course. My stuff is all here, so I should have my computer in my posession sometime shortly. Just need to arrange to have it delivered.

In the mean time, gorge yourself on a couple new uploads to my MySpace profile!

http://www.myspace.com/beatdrop

The first is "Mantra," yet another song that defies classification. It represents my musical and personal history, my taste, and my flair. If I had to categorize it, I'd call it... Psychoelectro Retroethnic Trance.

The second is a song with one of the longest song titles I've ever come up with, "Here Stand We Who Defy Gravity." It's a breaks track similar to some of my previous forrays into breakbeats, like "Floor Control," one of my songs for DanceTrax. It's kind of like a slower, thicker "Our Little War," I suppose. I think the title suits it.

Enjoy those while I get posted up here and work on finalizing the album.

Red Shadow

11-12-2006, 10:10 PM

PlastikBag

11-15-2006, 05:49 AM

Ok, "Here Stand We Who Defy Gravity" is friggin badass as hell. One of my new favorites of yours.

Beatdrop

11-24-2006, 03:28 AM

Why, thank you. It was a long time in the making. In fact, it started out sounding completely different, and was originally titled "Without Limits." But after I finished it and it ended up sounding so much more expansive than it started off sounding, I thought it needed a more "expansive" title.

Anywho, a bit more news. This is hugely iffy, but I might release "In The Dark" as a two-disc set, like I was originally planning to do with Everlast. However, this time, the second disc will include reworked versions of all of my songs from DanceTrax, the dancing simulation arcade game which is still being worked on. My contract with them didn't say I couldn't release the stuff on an album, it just said I couldn't use it in another music game.

So I have full rights to my music for the game, and as such, I have been working feverishly on remastering, remixing, and reworking every single song I made for the game. This idea came from the fact that I already did that with two songs from the game specifically for the first disc, "Phase 1" and "Heterodyne Principle." Well, now I'm doing all the rest, too. Some of the songs aren't even being included in the game, but were made for it, so yeah. Should be a good time.

I'll probably be putting a couple of those on my MySpace page sometime in the near future. First two to hit the page should be "Style Free" and "RatRider." The folks over at Pulse Network probably won't like the idea, but meh. I'm getting tired of waiting on the game.

Red Shadow

11-24-2006, 07:29 AM

i need this

Beatdrop

12-02-2006, 11:34 AM

"Style Free" is now online.

http://www.myspace.com/beatdrop

One of many songs I created appearing in the upcoming arcade game, DanceTrax.

It's kind of a combination of Classic and Swedish house. Enjoy. As always, feedback is welcomed. Consider it a precursor for the second disc.

I'm also looking into selling my music in the iTunes Store, so I'll keep everyone posted on that. It might be the first place the album is available.

EDIT (12/6): Some news about the album:

Tracklist has been reworked a tiny bit to include new music / new track lengths. "Azure" is faster and a little more refined, "Tinderbox" has vocals, a new song called "Afterburner" has been included, "Freefall" has been slightly remastered, and the list has been reordered in general to provide better album flow.

I'm not finished making updates/corrections, but I'm extremely close. I've also begun analyzing a few options for getting the CD pressed, one of which could hold extremely exciting things for the future, but I can't say anything else about that. I've contacted FlashOver Recordings, Blow Media, and Metropolis Records. Ultra may be next on the list, but I'll probably send them a demo direct, so I'm holding off on that for a little bit.

Still toying with the idea of a 2-disc set. We'll see what happens with that.

More surprises are in store.

EDIT: Oh, and I'm contemplating pulling "Subservient" from the tracklist because the project file is being a fucking bastard. I'll probably just end up releasing it for free in its current form (which is finished, but not perfected).

The Unsung Plumber

01-10-2007, 05:52 PM

Hmmm....

[looks left]
[looks right]

...

:confused:

This album is still happening, Right?

Beatdrop

01-11-2007, 01:54 AM

Why, yes, it is. Still no mode of release. Still no bonus from the Navy. Still no money to get this done. Meanwhile, I'm still producing MORE new music... so we'll see what happens.

But yes, it's still comin'. Promise.

The Unsung Plumber

01-11-2007, 02:50 PM

O.k. then.

(Goes and sits in the corner waiting Expectantly.)

Red Shadow

01-13-2007, 03:33 PM

It sucks that youre in hawaii now, because I can never catch you online. :[

Beatdrop

02-16-2007, 09:49 AM

Updated. Check first post.

Red Shadow

02-16-2007, 02:54 PM

and here i was about to try to ask you something about it whenever i could manage to catch you online without an away message

The Unsung Plumber

02-17-2007, 02:37 PM

Sweet, updates.

Also, Trip the Breaker is all forms of win.

Beatdrop

02-27-2007, 03:56 AM

http://beatdrop-music.livejournal.com/

The Joker

02-28-2007, 05:48 AM

OMJohn Connor!

Red Shadow

02-28-2007, 07:34 AM

damnit why do your pressing quests always fall through :[ i want to pay you proper for this damnit

Beatdrop

02-28-2007, 09:19 AM

You can. PayPal. Whatever you think it's worth. But don't jump the gun. Wait until it's released. And you may be wondering why you have to wait now that it's been decided to release it for free... well, that's because I want it to be ready. I want it to be complete. Artwork, liner notes, music, tracklist, everything. Has to be just right. Everlast was lacking in that department upon its release. Never again.