Kyeli and I just finished our second song! (This is our first song, in case you missed it.)
It’s called Soup Lazers, and it’s in a completely different genre from The Second Sunrise. The Second Sunrise is, what, electronica/acoustic guitar pop? Soup Lazers is straight-up techno. I don’t know what subflavor of techno it is because I’ve never been able to figure out those genre conventions. (If anyone else knows, please leave a comment.)
Listen to Soup Lazers (DDR Mix) by Sweeter Than Lazers (MP3, 1:48)
Pace: composition, arrangement
Kyeli: vocals
Software used: Renoise, Audacity, The Levelator
Lyrics:
soup
lazers
we can shoot ‘em out over the crowd
The name and the lyrics come from a very silly conversation Kyeli, Dru and I had while driving around Galveston talking about our new band.
This is the DDR (Dance Dance Revolution) mix. We’ll probably create an extended mix later, but my first priority was to make a very short and danceable mix so I could create DDR steps for it. It is ridiculously fun and fulfilling to dance a song that I wrote both the music and the arrows for.
If you have Stepmania (it’s like open-source DDR that you can play on your computer) then you can dance to Soup Lazers too!
Download the Soup Lazers StepMania file (SM) 4/6/8 singles
Download the Soup Lazers song select image
Download the Soup Lazers background image
We can shoot ‘em out over the crowd!
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Awesome! I don’t have Stepmania on this computer but I might have to go grab a copy…
My favorite resource for the different types of techno is Ishkur’s Guide to Electronic Music: http://techno.org/electronic-music-guide/ (It’s Flash, so beware!) It’s laid out like a biological ancestry chart, with holotypes and everything. I hope it’s useful! :)
Wow, that is very comprehensive! I think I need the “for dummies” version… (:
Happiness one: Listening to the song
Happiness two: Learning about Stepmania.
Hooray!
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The Electronic Music Guide is a good way to spend a bout of insomnia! ^_^ I know I’m late to this party, but after careful consideration, I declare Soup Lazers to be Tracestep (or Jungle, if you want to be less specific).
Neat! Thank you!