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Existence Precedes Essence

5 songs
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Picture for song 'Sunset' by artist 'Existence Precedes Essence'

Sunset Sunset

The full-on chill edition of Sunset, very atmospheric and chimey. Gotta love vibraphones.

Ambient

Picture for song 'Sunset (Solo Piano Mix)' by artist 'Existence Precedes Essence'

Sunset (Solo Piano Mix) Sunset (Solo Piano Mix)

The initial ideas for Sunset as a simple solo piano piece.

Acoustic Piano

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Ryuuya Ryuuya

Tried to sort of fuse my base style with Japanese folk instrumentation. This one was a bit of an experiment, to be honest. Mental image here was forests, forests, more forests and a river or two.

Ambient

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Urban Serenity Urban Serenity

Listened to too much of Kevin Moore's Ghost Book album, heard some synth demos online which added to the pool of inspiration and then got this vivid image of a nocturnal city skyline in my head. This is the result.

Ambient

Picture for song 'Year 20' by artist 'Existence Precedes Essence'

Year 20 Year 20

Ambient

Existence Precedes Essence (referred to more easily as simply EPE) is an ambient project consisting solely of amateur multi-instrumentalist and incompetent sound designer Alexander Tandy.
Band/artist history
Some pretentious twat in his bedroom listened to too much music and decided to write his own. Not much to it, really.
Have you performed in front of an audience?
This project is studio-only, a ground for some of my personal ideas and creative visions. Not really a 'live' music genre, in my opinion, as opposed to say, rock or metal.
Your musical influences
Kevin Moore (also known as Chroma Key) is undoubtedly a huge influence in every aspect of EPE. Other particular influences include more post-rock-esque acts like Helios (a crucial inspiration) and Hammock, Eastern ambient acts such as Indigo Seven (again, a vital influence), Skyway and Dragon Lounge, and film score composers such as Don Davis. My piano work is heavily influenced by Jordan Rudess (excluding the mindblowing virtuosity) and Yann Tiersen. Much of my inspiration also comes from images, scenery, media (film, literature, television, games, anime and the like) and real life.
What equipment do you use?
The DAW Ableton Live and its various related software synthesizers (Operator and Sampler mostly), as well as a range of VSTs.
Anything else?
Open your mind.
USA
ID 1143409
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