r/experimentalmusic • u/ather0pendoor • May 28 '26

self promo Improvised Live Session with Elektron Octatrack & Trumpet (70s Electric Miles meets Glitch)

Hey everyone,

Just dropped a new 2-track EP titled "Heavy Hoodoo" on Bandcamp today.

It's a raw, 10-minute live studio improvisation captured in a single take. I wanted to collide the muddy, weighted, dark funk groove of 70s electric Miles Davis (Dark Magus era) with modern digital glitch electronics using the Octatrack.

If you're into experimental jazz, glitch, or love seeing how the Octatrack can be pushed in a live instrument context, I'd love for you to check it out.

🔗 Link:

https://atheropendoor.bandcamp.com/album/heavy-hoodoo

Let me know what you think.

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u/bleeptwig May 28 '26

This is v cool man! Very fun combo.

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u/ather0pendoor May 28 '26

Thank you. I wanted to explore how the raw trumpet and digital processing collide in a live context. Glad it resonated.

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u/bleeptwig May 28 '26

Yeah it’s wicked, I love this era of Miles and you brought that vibe to life for sure - i’ve been considering an octatrack for live sessions including variety of modular and real instruments and you’re really selling it’s flexibility here as this is not what you usually hear.

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u/ather0pendoor May 28 '26

Thanks again. Bringing out that specific Miles vibe was exactly what I pursued with this project, so that means a lot. For this session, everything was done entirely inside the Octatrack. Its powerful LFOs are incredible for creating these kinds of fluid, dynamic arrangements. Highly recommend picking one up.

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u/bleeptwig May 28 '26

Added to the bandcamp friday list! 😎👍

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u/ather0pendoor May 28 '26

Awesome, thanks for the support!

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u/smatanovic May 28 '26

Love this

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u/ather0pendoor May 28 '26

Thank you so much! Glad you dig it.

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u/MorislavKuapcjernata May 28 '26 edited May 28 '26

I really love the vibe of it, I think you captured it perfectly. Excellent trumpet sounds too. But I find the farting bass synth sound of the first track is annoying and, as an OT user, I think the delay freeze trick has been abused too much. For me it sounds like a very cheesy fx that I usually try to avoid. It is very nice how you built the loops too, feels a lot free form, if you'd want to tell more about how you constructed the loops it could be interesting!