So?ing Machine - "Bubble Blinders"

For the first official SunVox competition in over three years. Project file had to be compressible to under 64 KB. Top 3 entries will be distributed with future updates. The program is free for desktops (cheap for mobile). Project files for this and all other entries are available here: http://www.warmplace.ru/forum/viewtopic.php?p=16956#p16956

I spent about half of the time between the announcement and the deadline either working on this remix: https://soundcloud.com/so-ing-machine/transient-the-humans-are or experimenting with strange, gimmicky module setups that I had trouble bending into decent music. I wanted to submit something technically clever that would serve as an inspiring demo track. Then, after doodling the bulk of this melody, I decided to just pursue it for the comp, and hope for interesting techniques to arise naturally within it. Some kinda did!

Given that and that this is for a competition at all, I've been a bit worried that this or any other oddball entries might not appeal widely enough to earn demo status. Fingers crossed for the weirdos we'd inspire!

With zero formal background in music theory, figuring out 2:03 was admittedly a bit tricky, juggling the keys and trying to convey how the movements of the freeform melody made sense to me. (It even took me a couple minutes to remember when I came back to the project after initially roughing that out…) Hopefully the note velocities are enough to clue in listeners.

Kinda rushed the climax? Maybe? I wanted a smooth onset, but it might come off as more of a weakened spike in energy. It felt short when I was finishing up, too, but now it seems like it's just barely the right length. But what do I know, I'm just the artist. :V This may all sit perfectly with another pair of ears, or come off as pure noise to you misophonia sufferers out here browsin' music pages.

I imagined that mess of waveforms drifting around through the second minute as a chunk of an alternate reality passing by. The middle is when half of your head gets caught in it.