I’ve been working on a new Cybernetic Fusion track, and this one grew in a way I didn’t entirely expect. It started as an idea about intuition and how some people describe those strong gut impressions as echoes from somewhere ahead of us. I thought it might be interesting to treat that idea musically, not by trying to explain anything, but by creating a soundworld that feels like time looping back on itself.
The foundation came from a batch of old tape loops I’ve kept around for years. They’re imperfect in a way I’ve always liked, slightly unstable, slightly ghostly. Once I began layering them under new rhythm tracks on the Arp 2500, the whole piece started to shift toward something more futuristic. The Moog added its own voice, pushing the track into that pulsing edge that feels both ancient and electronic at the same time.
My friend Phill came out to work with me. He sat at the piano and added these pensive little lines that appear and disappear, almost like thoughts slipping in before you realize they’ve arrived. His playing fit the theme naturally, as if he were hearing the same future-leaning mood I was trying to capture.
I decided to let the voice float around the mix instead of leading it. After some editing and shaping, the vocal took on a wispy, drifting quality that reminded me of a message passed through static. It seemed to suit the idea of memory coming from somewhere ahead.
This project felt good from start to finish. Some pieces fight you the whole way, but this one seemed to want to exist. If you’d like to hear where it landed, the track is up on my Bandcamp page, and I’d be glad to share it.
Listen and download here: https://adamsweet.bandcamp.com/track/memory-from-tomorrow
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