Penny Arcade Monologue (captured while sick with a chest cold.) Uploaded by starkaudio Start following Send a message on November 09, 2009 12:54
When I get chest colds, my voice gets all scratchy and evil sounding. I always said I would record "evil guy monologue" but never got around to it till this morning. Here you go. Now I'm going back to bed. *cough cough* If you need voice actor work, today is the day to send it to me. :P The...- 01 pftdcast intro Artwork
01 pftdcast intro Uploaded by starkaudio Start following Send a message on September 28, 2009 01:37
64 Plays5 Comments Electro Ethnic Soundtrack mp3Play0.00 / 1.12Hide the comments
- Campadrenalin on September 29, 2009 01:51
Awesome! FTW to the max here, we don't hear from you too often, but it's quality that's important, not quantity, and you definitely have that down.
- starkaudio on September 29, 2009 10:33
@Campadrenalin: I'm on the one-post-per-month plan. :)
- Campadrenalin on October 02, 2009 06:07
@starkaudio: Ah, that would definitely explain it. For a short period of my life, I was doing a song a week, but then other parts of my life started getting in the way (such as attending school), and it fell apart. But it was a fun insanity while it lasted.
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Final version of the intro music for the gaming podcast "Postcards From The Dungeon" coming soon to a feed near you. Aaaaaah the sweet smell of commissioned work. *wink* - Tuvan Sketch #1 Artwork
Tuvan Sketch #1 Uploaded by starkaudio Start following Send a message on September 07, 2009 15:52
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- Project-mdp on September 07, 2009 18:10
Great! Miss the voice of a munk!
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@Project-mdp: actually, check 0.28, he's in a low register, thanks headphones!
- Project-mdp on October 25, 2009 09:11
@coldnebo: Very low!
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comment at 0.30- absentrealities on October 27, 2009 19:45
Like the sound of the bell of the ride nice choice
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comment at 0.53- chris pettit on September 07, 2009 20:40
more please!
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"The monk looks down on the land under the mountain's shadow and smiles. He reaches deep inside and calls forth the great lord's song. Instruments beyond his ken join him and together they shake the foundations of his domain." - 01 Unworld & Voyager (pre-master mp3) Artwork
01 Unworld & Voyager (pre-master mp3) Uploaded by starkaudio Start following Send a message on August 10, 2009 03:06
193 Plays29 Comments4 Favoritings Progressive Story Music mp3Play0.00 / 5.07Hide the comments
- mostlyfodder on August 25, 2009 03:39
well this is a great openyourmind track, but i damn love the intro.
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comment at 0.03- Campadrenalin on August 10, 2009 07:05
I love how your songs evoke strong moods and inspire me to write stories that follow the flow... if I were to recommend anything, it would be to add reverb to some tracks to make it more 'ethereal,' since it seems that's part of the feel you're going for.
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comment at 0.34- pluggsocketswift on August 10, 2009 14:57
I like the subtle music box/chimes in this part.
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comment at 1.03- crabnebula on August 10, 2009 18:14
Liking how that little music box harmonizes and then how the percussive bit slows the track up a little nice touch
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comment at 1.13- mostlyfodder on August 25, 2009 03:40
so dramatic! then followed by the uplifting segment.. very nice!
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comment at 1.23- Belmar Sol on August 10, 2009 23:39
great cinematic feeling
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comment at 1.34- starkaudio on August 10, 2009 03:16
"Voyager" start's here.
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@starkaudio: and what a start! awesome sound!
- Change of Intent on August 29, 2009 19:34
@starkaudio: I'm in love.
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comment at 2.06- Campadrenalin on August 10, 2009 07:06
I like this one! Unworld was cool, but Voyager just *grabbed* me.
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comment at 2.12- Mind's Eye Robot on August 10, 2009 16:21
awesome change in energy between the 2 tracks. really like the synthy bass line in voyager
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comment at 2.22- Belmar Sol on August 10, 2009 23:39
definite movie material
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comment at 3.15- Change of Intent on August 29, 2009 19:36
This layering is delicious!!
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comment at 3.43- Carlos Dohrn on August 11, 2009 00:32
Great space atmosphere followed by a burst of epic energy!
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"As the sun rises, a flowing panorama of green rolls out in front of you. This world's smooth flowing fields of vegetation are punctuated by rocky outcroppings. In the distance you see something approaching. It rolls from side to side as it approaches as though with an impossibly long, striding g... - Particulate Matter In Your Ocular Cavity Artwork
Particulate Matter In Your Ocular Cavity Uploaded by starkaudio Start following Send a message on July 11, 2009 17:34
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- Campadrenalin on July 15, 2009 16:22
Music to run to, definitely! While some songs are like LSD, this song is a bit like pure sugar + ADHD to me, I don't want to sit still.
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comment at 0.24- Nopalero Phunq on September 28, 2009 03:42
wow
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comment at 0.31- crabnebula on August 10, 2009 18:15
They used to have music like this on Beverly Hills cop and things in the action scenes !
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comment at 0.58- mostlyfodder on July 12, 2009 01:05
hoooo yaa i love how you have a ton of sounds rolling together you always create a great flow of music. best exemplified in your track 'running the thread' which i still think is downright awesome. i was going to comment on the nice scary breakdown but the killer bombastic ending .. you nailed it.
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comment at 1.42- Campadrenalin on July 15, 2009 16:23
Stuttery drums ftw!
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comment at 1.50- Campadrenalin on July 15, 2009 16:26
I finally figured out what this song reminds me of. It's like one of the old tunes from 8-bit gaming days, translated into a pro work of art with modern tech and of course, your mastery of sound.
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@Campadrenalin: Agreed, i believe 8-bit culture is in Starkaudio's veins. You see Stark that you too are from the eighties ;)
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comment at 2.38- Michael Klatte on July 12, 2009 09:41
The story is the song! 100% Very good composition!!! MIchael
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"He'd run so far and so fast, leaving his pursuit behind, that he no longer recognized this landscape, these people, nor his own reflection." - Throbber Artwork
Throbber Uploaded by starkaudio Start following Send a message on June 08, 2009 01:28
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- mostlyfodder on June 08, 2009 03:17
love this deep bass and the very faint percussive sounds.
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comment at 0.12- Soundagentenori on June 12, 2009 09:27
A great rhythmical pattern, wow!
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comment at 0.22- Fabrizio Paterlini on June 08, 2009 06:27
great sound and atmosphere!
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comment at 0.27- stephen roche on June 14, 2009 22:32
love the little chimes in the background.
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comment at 0.36- scottjames on July 10, 2009 05:09
good build. I dig it.
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comment at 1.09- mostlyfodder on July 12, 2009 01:06
enjoying this track again.. really nice.. dramatic and true.
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comment at 1.27- Soundagentenori on June 12, 2009 09:28
It becomes better and better ...
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Very atmospheric piece, puts me into a mysterious forest looking for some elves village. The triplesec. i'm drinking might push me in that direction as well, lol. Nice work dude, it all fits well, from the toms/timpani, to the synths, to the whispering. Cheers.
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- atomicanna on July 14, 2009 18:22
very nice music, nice abiance. very chill
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comment at 2.26- Carlos Dohrn on August 11, 2009 00:41
Hypnotic bass leading a musical journey.
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comment at 2.39- Soundagentenori on June 12, 2009 09:30
A great ending to tis wonderful tune! Thanks for sharing!
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comment at 3.45- Michael Klatte on June 09, 2009 14:25
Very atmospheric. The choice of the voices is very good. Great arranged. Enjoyed to listen. Michael
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comment at 3.54- mostlyfodder on June 08, 2009 03:19
very nice track. perfect panning at the end here.
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"She stole through the passageways, seeking the heart of the structure, hearing the voices closing in on all sides with questions that she could neither understand nor answer." - Plectro Magnetica Artwork
Plectro Magnetica Uploaded by starkaudio Start following Send a message on March 23, 2009 03:14
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- mostlyfodder on April 27, 2009 18:48
i like the intro-- is this a stringed instrument? virtual or sample? whatever it is i dig it.
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comment at 0.01- Tamerlan&Djons on April 28, 2009 23:02
pretty intro ,nice
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comment at 0.14- Soundagentenori on June 12, 2009 09:34
The rhythmical pattern is great here too!
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is this a Japanese Koto or other patch?
- starkaudio on March 27, 2009 11:09
@django365: It's a synth patch I twiddled up. It's meant to be somewhere between a koto and a dulcimer.
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Love the percussion... punchy is right and that bass provides a perfect groove.
- Apple Juice on May 03, 2009 11:42
@12 Theory: yeah nice sounding beat
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I would have changed things a bit more here.
- starkaudio on March 23, 2009 20:51
@narcofunk: Lyrics....I'm considering lyrics.
- Apple Juice on May 03, 2009 11:43
@starkaudio: that would be nice here
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@starkaudio: Just crying out for a Vocal.
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- george3isme on March 28, 2009 06:17
Sick song, the beat is pretty intoxicating
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comment at 2.26- Ícaro Ferre on March 24, 2009 17:35
Reminds me of some tracks by Thievery Corporation. Good track, I like the guitar
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comment at 2.48- mostlyfodder on March 26, 2009 04:51
nice build up.
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comment at 3.41- Dave Music on July 13, 2009 17:21
Wicked drums. Really keeps everything driving forward and punchy as hell.
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comment at 4.07- Soundagentenori on June 12, 2009 09:37
At this third stage a soft lead voice could have been a topping ... probably
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comment at 4.57- Pierrot the Clown on September 24, 2009 21:11
really cool track! did you record the guitars at home? they sound great!
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Turn this one up a good bit. It's punchy. - "Like his ancestors of old, the Gypsy looks at you with narrowed eyes, daring you to join them in their circle, spinning through the night to the sound of plucked instruments, drums, sweat and smoke." - What If? Artwork
What If? Uploaded by starkaudio Start following Send a message on February 27, 2009 11:01
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- Rudolflobo on March 27, 2009 11:21
Brilliant
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comment at 0.05- Lazy Driftah on March 30, 2009 20:30
brilliant indeed
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Like the intro too. Nice bassline.
- starkaudio on March 12, 2009 23:21
@yopo: Thank you.
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- pluggsocketswift on March 25, 2009 05:10
very cool sounds in this piece.
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comment at 0.48- crabnebula on March 01, 2009 03:08
Electric flamenco i reckon beautiful you'll have to get creative with the style.
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comment at 1.18- Oblivion Garden on October 03, 2009 11:33
such a nice track
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comment at 1.30- tyler parker on February 28, 2009 21:02
like the dropout, dope key & bass flirtations
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comment at 2.30- Lazy Driftah on May 05, 2009 13:29
I love the clarity in your music... tell me your secrets... nice work man.
- starkaudio on June 04, 2009 12:46
@45-111 / lazy driftah: thanks, but I'm not sure what you mean by secrets?
- Lazy Driftah on June 05, 2009 00:31
@starkaudio: It's still in reference to the clarity of sound that you apply to your work. I'm guessing it's the undercompression. You work is so crisp and clear
- Lazy Driftah on June 05, 2009 03:17
@starkaudio: It's still in reference to the clarity of sound that you apply to your work. I'm guessing it's the undercompression. You work is so crisp and clear
- Oblivion Garden on October 03, 2009 11:34
@Lazy Driftah: i agree very clear sounds here
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comment at 2.49- Simple Pleasures on March 26, 2009 05:23
nice tune =)
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comment at 3.09- george3isme on April 04, 2009 17:59
I love this part for it's awesome retro gaming feel, sorta like those classic melodies you'd get on a gameboy or SNES
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Who ARE you??!?!?
- starkaudio on March 12, 2009 23:21
@Paracat: Just this guy, 'know?
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@starkaudio: Zephod? :O :O :O
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- mostlyfodder on March 26, 2009 04:54
love the bass that kicks in here
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comment at 5.50- Michael Klatte on June 04, 2009 18:52
Great stuff!! Powerful! Different arrangement! Enjoyed listening. 8 1/2 minutes entertainment.
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"As the nano-circuits winked to life and the beta-dyhazidrine dripped into the subject, she watched with eager uncertainty, unsure what the outcome of the experiment would be." - The Ballad Of Johnny B Artwork
The Ballad Of Johnny B Uploaded by starkaudio Start following Send a message on February 22, 2009 22:27
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- charlie_barone on June 06, 2009 04:46
the voice from out of the machine, it's like a glimpse of the future from the past, a memory of the past pulled screaming into a new century!
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lovin the 80s bass line!
- Del Piedra on February 23, 2009 16:35
@disapia: I agree, nice.
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- Carlos Dohrn on August 11, 2009 00:46
Great funky groove!
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comment at 1.35- mostlyfodder on March 26, 2009 04:52
i love the numbers following the questions here. and the questions.. they are awesome..
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comment at 1.46- Lazy Driftah on February 23, 2009 23:55
:) i gotta find another job soon and this is so perfect...
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comment at 2.15- J dY Stamp on February 23, 2009 04:11
Funny!
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True story: I was the engineer during the recording of a series of automated telephone job interview questions...it was a lot of fun, but many of the questions were outrageous! So when we were done, the voice actor and I whipped together this little ditty using some of the more entertaining quest... Ze' Glitch - She Is Here Uploaded by starkaudio Start following Send a message on February 15, 2009 17:29
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- mostlyfodder on February 28, 2009 21:14
ok, i turned it up & put on the headphones & discovered those quiet arpy chimes in the background which i missed the first few times through. cool. i also picked up the panning :) cool..
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comment at 0.01- Rhythm In Mind on February 17, 2009 01:11
Change the melody patch and you would have a good idm track. Cool drum programming.
- starkaudio on February 17, 2009 01:19
@Rhythm In Mind: I'll have to go look up what the heck IDM is. :P And pray tell what melody timbre would be more "IDM"-y? Something a bit more jagged? Hoover-y? I really don't have a clue about most electronic genres. Granted I don't plan to change it, but I'd like to know for future reference. Learning is everything here.
- starkaudio on February 17, 2009 01:21
@starkaudio: Got it: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intelligent_dance_music (Is that what you meant?)
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@starkaudio: yeah, thats probably what he means, but who cares about genres anyway? Revolt.
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comment at 0.26- Soundagentenori on June 12, 2009 09:44
Great sequence you fill in here
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comment at 1.45- mostlyfodder on February 28, 2009 21:10
smoooth transition here-- love it! and the subsequent increasing intensity of the base after this mark..
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comment at 2.40- Soundagentenori on June 12, 2009 09:45
I like the Cutoff changes you bring in here ...
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Really good atmosphere, amazing stuff man :)
- starkaudio on February 20, 2009 11:44
@sql: Thank you!
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- mostlyfodder on February 28, 2009 21:16
like how the track really fills out here.
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comment at 4.54- Soundagentenori on June 12, 2009 09:48
Perhaps a soft lead voice could have been a final topping here ...
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"Rain shouldn't sound like that. Real rain is soft, and what you've shown me here has jagged edges, tearing minute gashes in whatever it falls upon. Your rain hurts."
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Penny Arcade Monologue (captured while sick with a chest cold.) Uploaded by starkaudio Start following on November 09, 2009 12:54
When I get chest colds, my voice gets all scratchy and evil sounding. I always said I would record "evil guy monologue" but never got around to it till this morning. Here you go. Now I'm going back to bed. *cough cough* If you need voice actor work, today is the day to send it to me. :P The...- 01 pftdcast intro Artwork
01 pftdcast intro Uploaded by starkaudio Start following on September 28, 2009 01:37
Final version of the intro music for the gaming podcast "Postcards From The Dungeon" coming soon to a feed near you. Aaaaaah the sweet smell of commissioned work. *wink* - Tuvan Sketch #1 Artwork
Tuvan Sketch #1 Uploaded by starkaudio Start following on September 07, 2009 15:52
"The monk looks down on the land under the mountain's shadow and smiles. He reaches deep inside and calls forth the great lord's song. Instruments beyond his ken join him and together they shake the foundations of his domain." - 01 Unworld & Voyager (pre-master mp3) Artwork
01 Unworld & Voyager (pre-master mp3) Uploaded by starkaudio Start following on August 10, 2009 03:06
"As the sun rises, a flowing panorama of green rolls out in front of you. This world's smooth flowing fields of vegetation are punctuated by rocky outcroppings. In the distance you see something approaching. It rolls from side to side as it approaches as though with an impossibly long, striding g... - Particulate Matter In Your Ocular Cavity Artwork
Particulate Matter In Your Ocular Cavity Uploaded by starkaudio Start following on July 11, 2009 17:34
"He'd run so far and so fast, leaving his pursuit behind, that he no longer recognized this landscape, these people, nor his own reflection." - Throbber Artwork
Throbber Uploaded by starkaudio Start following on June 08, 2009 01:28
"She stole through the passageways, seeking the heart of the structure, hearing the voices closing in on all sides with questions that she could neither understand nor answer." - Plectro Magnetica Artwork
Plectro Magnetica Uploaded by starkaudio Start following on March 23, 2009 03:14
Turn this one up a good bit. It's punchy. - "Like his ancestors of old, the Gypsy looks at you with narrowed eyes, daring you to join them in their circle, spinning through the night to the sound of plucked instruments, drums, sweat and smoke." - What If? Artwork
What If? Uploaded by starkaudio Start following on February 27, 2009 11:01
"As the nano-circuits winked to life and the beta-dyhazidrine dripped into the subject, she watched with eager uncertainty, unsure what the outcome of the experiment would be." - The Ballad Of Johnny B Artwork
The Ballad Of Johnny B Uploaded by starkaudio Start following on February 22, 2009 22:27
True story: I was the engineer during the recording of a series of automated telephone job interview questions...it was a lot of fun, but many of the questions were outrageous! So when we were done, the voice actor and I whipped together this little ditty using some of the more entertaining quest... Ze' Glitch - She Is Here Uploaded by starkaudio Start following on February 15, 2009 17:29
"Rain shouldn't sound like that. Real rain is soft, and what you've shown me here has jagged edges, tearing minute gashes in whatever it falls upon. Your rain hurts."
Please excuse me, I seem to have soiled my trousers. Back in a minute.
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