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Unfinished business

Written:
Mar 8th, 2009
Comments:
2

It is depressing to notice that I finish only 10% of my songs that I start nowdays. The figure used to be so much higher a few years back and nearly 100% during the first few years after I discovered Impulse Tracker.

The driving force, the motivation to finish every idea I have, is long gone now. Completing my ideas has become more or less superfluous to me now that I don’t desperately seek feedback to my work anymore. The actual composing is the fun part, afterall.

At least I have alot of skeletons of songs waiting for the final touch in my drawer. I know that some day I’ll finish each one of them. Or not.

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  1. Who:
    Barryvan
    When:
    Mar 8th, 2009 at 8:09 am

    I know exactly what you mean — I’m in exactly the same predicament. :/ Nice site, btw.

  2. Who:
    InF3rN0
    When:
    Mar 8th, 2009 at 11:29 pm

    I kind of understand that stage, but in my case, it’s in the writing. Anywayz, don’t let those factors stop you from creating.

    Cheers.

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What have I done?

The songs

Here's a small fraction of my imagination for you to listen to. You can play the songs just by clicking on them.

Forgotten Voices

Release date:
05/2010
Genre:
Ambient/Chillout
Running time:
5:38
Project:
Untitled Chillout album

Funeral Movements

Release date:
04/2010
Genre:
Glitch/Soundtrack
Running time:
2:23
Project:
Breakpoint 2010

Sloppy Drops

Release date:
02/2010
Genre:
Industrial Breakbeat
Running time:
4:51
Project:
Just for fun

Flats

Release date:
05/2009
Genre:
Drum & Bass
Running time:
3:13
Project:
Just for fun

Alternative Battle Music

Release date:
02/2009
Genre:
Tribal/Soundtrack
Running time:
2:09
Project:
Fallout 3 Alternative Soundtrack

Desolate Sands

Release date:
06/2008
Genre:
Dark Ambient
Running time:
2:14
Project:
Fallout 3 Alternative Soundtrack

Hieros Gamos

Release date:
06/2008
Genre:
Tribal/Soundtrack
Running time:
4:01
Project:
Fallout 3 Alternative Soundtrack

Artificial Existence

Release date:
06/2008
Genre:
Industrial Breakbeat
Running time:
5:42
Project:
Just for fun

Sanity's Eclipse

Release date:
07/2007
Genre:
Industrial/Soundtrack
Running time:
5:15
Project:
Planescape Trilogy: Purgatorio

Ligistra Estates

Release date:
03/2007
Genre:
Soundtrack
Running time:
5:08
Project:
Planescape Trilogy: Purgatorio

Who am I?

About me

I am Sampo Närhi, a Finnish homo sapiens sapiens. I was raised into a family of musicians and other artists. Needless to say I’m a bit peculiar. I also am one of those people who drink too much coffee, stay up too late and never can find a pen when it’s needed. This, I believe, is quite common among artists.

I spend my days by drinking too much coffee while staring blankly at my computer screen, waiting for revelations - ideas for new songs. Those occur very rarely nowdays unless I have a project to concentrate my thoughts on.

Electronic music is my forte, which of breakbeat, drum’n’bass, ambient and industrial are the closest to my heart. Despite that, I like to think myself as a very versatile composer, since I have the means and the experience to work on almost anything. I also have a fetish for ethnic percussions and post-apocalyptic stuff.

I believe mood is what makes and defines music. It doesn’t have to be complex to be awesome, it doesn’t have to have a clear structure with many different parts to be good. All music really needs is a carefully crafted atmosphere that makes the listener really feel something.

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