New Ambience: 60s Computer Lab (Patreon)

Greetings Patrons,

I'm back from a week at the beach and excited to be in the studio again. While I was away I watched several excellent films, but the one that stayed with me was The Andromeda Strain (1971). Perhaps a bit on-the-nose in the time of Covid, it's still  an amazingly atmospheric and intense bit of hard sci-fi.

Perhaps my favorite part, however, is the score. Created by Gil Mellé and recorded entirely with synthesizers - including one called the percussotron which he developed - it absolutely drips with energy, tension and vibe.

Here's a brief clip of Gil demonstrating his instrument.

This track, 60s Computer Lab, imagines the underground facility depicted in the Andromeda Strain. The equipment is almost entirely mechanical sounding, from the keyboards, to whirring fans and tape reels. Naturally the people in the lab were allowed to smoke so you may hear a lighter or two.

I had lots of fun wrangling modern synths to sound like old ones. I also managed to get some actual analog synths recorded for this which is always fun for me.

I find myself playing this one at low volumes when writing emails and doing non-audio type things and it's remarkably calming. I think it makes a good background for mid-century scifi (obviously) but also modern environments as well.

I've attached ambience-only and music-only version for patrons. I hope this one finds it's way into your stories!

Thank you all for your continuing support.

Best,

Tim

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