Dragon Train

by Headache Central

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Dragon Train was composed during a time when I was still recovering from a depressive period of burnout that had essentially killed my creative drive for two months on end.
This was initially conceptualised in my head as my own take on a Falcom-style 90's era RPG boss theme with a prominent rhythmic drive, but initially I was paralysed by great trepidation and the idea that this might be way past what I was capable of.

And yet I was finally able to realise this with some motivation from friends and the DTM Central community, though it wasn't without its issues: midi hardware would struggle to synchronise correctly, I had to record parts during a heat wave, and some bugs in my DAW had suddenly messed with parameters of certain tracks without me knowing how to effectively fix them.

Still, I'm very happy with how this arrangement turned out and it was a great test drive for some of my custom drum kits, as well as some custom Roland XV patches I commissioned from a good friend.
I hope listeners will find some genuine joy in this, as it is most certainly a labour of love.

Gear used:
Roland SC-8850
Roland XV-5050 with patches from SRX-06 Complete Orchestra and custom synth leads from @studiostriver .
BOSS DR-660
Korg Triton Rack
Yamaha MU128

Part of the larger community album "POWER! SuperDIGI", which may be listened to here:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=aA5loM9Vcbo

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released August 13, 2023
Composed and arranged by Alice Grimaude/Headache Central.

@s refer to SoundCloud handles.

Tracklist assembled by @harumkt and album uploaded by @speedyfm

Mixed by @manibrandr-soundworks and mastered by @harumkt
Special XV-5050 synth leads from Dado Simic's "Deep Programming Vol. 1", go to @studiostriver on Soundcloud to learn more.

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One-person synth ensemble based in Belgium.
Headache Central headed by Alice Grimaude.

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