11th Hour Degree (An album by Free the Radical)

[ftr]

Hi Folks,
I have just released a new (old) album, I finally got around to getting it mastered. Whilst not made with Orion it does show where I started out from over fifteen years ago. The styles are a lot harsher than my more recent work, and were somewhat connected to my interest in Gabba and Hardcore music at the time.

11th Hour Degree
by Free the Radical

Where the ears become inconsequential and communication of deep cognitive states becomes the primary experience. Overflowing with squidgy 303 synths and hard blockbuster beats, FTR takes you on journey into 'Head Music'.

11th Hour Degree was produced over a four year period from 1997 to 2001, During that time Free the Radical was working on a range of computer based web and art projects, often working up to 18 hours straight. The album is a journey into the moods and emotions experienced when working for these intense periods. It describes the range of cognitive phases the mind goes through from early evening planning, to states of delirium as dawn breaks. It is not so much about the music but an expression of a range geek mind states.

The software used in creating this album was Rebirth 1.5 including the Pitch Black Edition Mod on Apple OS 8.6. However the program itself was hacked with Res-Edit to insert custom samples. This resulted in requiring a new copy of the program for each track because there was no way to reference external sample banks within the software.
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Mastered by Left of Elephant Sound
http://www.leftofelephantsound.com.au

Bandcamp
https://freetheradical.bandcamp.com/alb ... our-degree

Youtube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OaJl-CC ... wuJSHCL2vw

iTunes
https://itunes.apple.com/au/album/11th- ... 1250328608

Spotify
https://open.spotify.com/album/5eqtTBGwRKhIA1MQ8aXtae