Synthetic World 2024

MrMaunus

A progressive collection of my tracks. (some older and some less old)
Collection begins with more chilled stuff and develops into more upbeat trance, psy and so on. 
I mixed some of the tracks again and remastered the whole set in this year 2024. I had a lot of fun with composing, producing, mixing and mastering this collection. Hope it shows in the result. :)

A progressive collection of my tracks. (some older and some less old)
Collection begins with more chilled stuff and develops into more upbeat trance, psy and so on. 
I mixed some of the tracks again and remastered the whole set in this year 2024. I had a lot of fun with composing, producing, mixing and mastering this collection. Hope it shows in the result. :)

Synthetic World 2024 - Track 01 of 31 - Xanadu

Synthetic World 2024 - Track 01 of 31 - Xanadu by MrMaunus

Synthetic World 2024 - Track 02 of 31  - Anti Anxiety

Synthetic World 2024 - Track 02 of 31  - Anti Anxiety by MrMaunus

Synthetic World 2024 - Track 03 of 31 - Relaxation Maximum

Synthetic World 2024 - Track 03 of 31 - Relaxation Maximum by MrMaunus

Synthetic World 2024 - Track 04 of 31 - Blissful State

Synthetic World 2024 - Track 04 of 31 - Blissful State by MrMaunus

Synthetic World 2024 - Track 05 of 31 - Garden of Joy

Synthetic World 2024 - Track 05 of 31 - Garden of Joy by MrMaunus

Synthetic World 2024 - Track 06 of 31 - Orbiting Paradise

Synthetic World 2024 - Track 06 of 31 - Orbiting Paradise by MrMaunus

Synthetic World 2024 - Track 07 of 31 - Station Earth

Synthetic World 2024 - Track 07 of 31 - Station Earth by MrMaunus

Synthetic World 2024 - Track 08 of 31 - Sleepless in Turku (15_3_2024)

Synthetic World 2024 - Track 08 of 31 - Sleepless in Turku(15_3_2024) by MrMaunus

Synthetic World 2024 - Track 08 of 31 - Sleepless in Turku

Synthetic World 2024 - Track 09 of 31 - Myfuri & MrMaunus - Mist Spirit

Synthetic World 2024 - Track 09 of 31 - Myfuri & MrMaunus - Mist Spirit by MrMaunus

Synthetic World 2024 - Track 10 of 31 - Intoxicated

Synthetic World 2024 - Track 10 of 31 - Intoxicated by MrMaunus

Synthetic World 2024 - Track 11 of 31 - Arch Angel

Synthetic World 2024 - Track 11 of 31 - Arch Angel by MrMaunus

Synthetic World 2024 - Track 12 of 31 - Dreamland

Synthetic World 2024 - Track 12 of 31 - Dreamland by MrMaunus

Synthetic World 2024 - Track 13 of 31 - Myfuri & MrMaunus - Android Children

Synthetic World 2024 - Track 13 of 31 - Myfuri & MrMaunus - Android Children by MrMaunus

Synthetic World 2024 - Track 14 of 31 - Auditive Stimulant

Synthetic World 2024 - Track 14 of 31 - Auditive Stimulant by MrMaunus

Synthetic World 2024 - Track 15 of 31 - Ancestors

Synthetic World 2024 - Track 15 of 31 - Ancestors by MrMaunus

Synthetic World 2024 - Track 16 of 31 - Longing

Synthetic World 2024 - Track 16 of 31 - Longing by MrMaunus

Synthetic World 2024 - Track 17 of 31 - Spirit Journey

Synthetic World 2024 - Track 17 of 31 - Spirit Journey by MrMaunus

Synthetic World 2024 - Track 18 of 31 - Myfuri & MrMaunus - Prototype

Synthetic World 2024 - Track 18 of 31 - Myfuri & MrMaunus - Prototype by MrMaunus

Synthetic World 2024 - Track 19 of 31 - Delicate

Synthetic World 2024 - Track 19 of 31 - Delicate by MrMaunus

Synthetic World 2024 - Track 20 of 31 - From Anxiety

Synthetic World 2024 - Track 20 of 31 - From Anxiety by MrMaunus

Synthetic World 2024 - Track 21 of 31 - Lightspeed

Synthetic World 2024 - Track 21 of 31 - Lightspeed by MrMaunus

Synthetic World 2024 - Track 22 of 31 - Reality Warp

Synthetic World 2024 - Track 22 of 31 - Reality Warp by MrMaunus

Synthetic World 2024 - Track 23 of 31 - Wondrous Dream

Synthetic World 2024 - Track 23 of 31 - Wondrous Dream by MrMaunus

Synthetic World 2024 - Track 24 of 31 - Entheogenesis

Synthetic World 2024 - Track 24 of 31 - Entheogenesis by MrMaunus

Synthetic World 2024 - Track 25 of 31 - Awakened Senses

Synthetic World 2024 - Track 25 of 31 - Awakened Senses by MrMaunus

Synthetic World 2024 - Track 26 of 31 - Voice of Gaia

Synthetic World 2024 - Track 26 of 31 - Voice of Gaia by MrMaunus

Synthetic World 2024 - Track 27 of 31 - Net Surfing

Synthetic World 2024 - Track 27 of 31 - Net Surfing by MrMaunus

Synthetic World 2024 - Track 28 of 31 - Chaos Unleashed

Synthetic World 2024 - Track 28 of 31 - Chaos Unleashed by MrMaunus

Synthetic World 2024 - Track 29 of 31 - Wasteland

Synthetic World 2024 - Track 29 of 31 - Wasteland by MrMaunus

Synthetic World 2024 - Track 30 of 31 - Strong & Soft

Synthetic World 2024 - Track 30 of 31 - Strong & Soft by MrMaunus

Synthetic World 2024 - Track 31 of 31 - Galaxy Traveler (Original Mix)

Synthetic World 2024 - Track 31 of 31 - Galaxy Traveler by MrMaunus

Synthetic World 2024 - Track 31 of 31 - Galaxy Traveler

Drifting

Let your mind drift.. Hypnotic stuff. ;)

Worlds

Time Rival

My third installment of what I shall now call the "Works" series. A fresh blend of tuned percussion, electroacoustic experiments, field recordings, and heavily effected synthesizers.

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released March 21, 2022

Written, Performed, Produced & Mastered by Michael Southard
Artwork by George Ernst

My third installment of what I shall now call the "Works" series. A fresh blend of tuned percussion, electroacoustic experiments, field recordings, and heavily effected synthesizers.
credits
released March 21, 2022
Written, Performed, Produced &amp; Mastered by Michael Southard
Artwork by George Ernst

Heights (EP Mix)

Heights

Lands

Rails

Scans

Claim A Day's Peace

Joanie

Lyrics:

I'll burn a bridge, to keep your crazy away
Cut the ropes, let the ends get frayed
Twisting down, down, down
To a tale of bygones
Strike a match, light my cares to flames

Let the Sun go Down
Let the Moon come Round
Claim a Day's Peace
Claim a Day's Peace

Broken glass sparkles in the light
Splashing wine runs free not tried
Spilling out, out, out
Toss a towel to late to clean here
Pour the salt, bury my dreams tonight

Let the Sun go Down
Let the Moon come Out
Claim a Day's Peace
Claim a Day's Peace

Oh there's always another show
Somewhere a disco ball is twisting
Glitter light dances through my soul
Spinning round, round, round... So...

Let the Sun go Down
Let the Moon come Out
Claim a Day's Peace
Claim a Day's Peace

Lyrics:
I'll burn a bridge, to keep your crazy away
Cut the ropes, let the ends get frayed
Twisting down, down, down
To a tale of bygones
Strike a match, light my cares to flames
Let the Sun go Down
Let the Moon come Round
Claim a Day's Peace
Claim a Day's Peace
Broken glass sparkles in the light
Splashing wine runs free not tried
Spilling out, out, out
Toss a towel to late to clean here
Pour the salt, bury my dreams tonight
Let the Sun go Down
Let the Moon come Out
Claim a Day's Peace
Claim a Day's Peace
Oh there's always another show
Somewhere a disco ball is twisting
Glitter light dances through my soul
Spinning round, round, round... So...
Let the Sun go Down
Let the Moon come Out
Claim a Day's Peace
Claim a Day's Peace

Unwoven

The new Time Rival record is a treat and a half, and the gift that keeps giving if you're one of the select few weird people who's into music that's actually quite good. His most concise yet beautiful record to date condenses a decade or more of Southardian song-craft into a delicious microcosm of aural delights. If you haven't played it at least 10 times by the end of the day you obtained it, invest in better headphones.

The new Time Rival record is a treat and a half, and the gift that keeps giving if you're one of the select few weird people who's into music that's actually quite good. His most concise yet beautiful record to date condenses a decade or more of Southardian song-craft into a delicious microcosm of aural delights. If you haven't played it at least 10 times by the end of the day you obtained it, invest in better headphones.

Triplicate Records

Beech

Peach

Adapter

Milt

Solace

Beaming

Ultralight

Latent

Fell

At the very beginning of the covid lockdown I started making these one take looping improvisations on kalimba, piano, and early versions of my contact mic instruments. I made dozens of tracks like this along with videos of me performing them. I knew I wanted to compile the best moments from this series but I didn't really know how to approach it. So I tabled them and went on my merry way. After setting them aside for a few months I've revisited them and found a group of 9 tracks that encapsulate my feelings during that time. With a little bit of audio magic and a couple good head scratching sessions, I'm excited to bring you "Fell". 20 minutes of a man figuring out what the new world might sound like.

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released September 4, 2020

Improvised, recorded & produced by Michael Southard
Mastered by Michael Southard
Artwork by Michael Southard

At the very beginning of the covid lockdown I started making these one take looping improvisations on kalimba, piano, and early versions of my contact mic instruments. I made dozens of tracks like this along with videos of me performing them. I knew I wanted to compile the best moments from this series but I didn't really know how to approach it. So I tabled them and went on my merry way. After setting them aside for a few months I've revisited them and found a group of 9 tracks that encapsulate my feelings during that time. With a little bit of audio magic and a couple good head scratching sessions, I'm excited to bring you "Fell". 20 minutes of a man figuring out what the new world might sound like.
credits
released September 4, 2020
Improvised, recorded &amp; produced by Michael Southard
Mastered by Michael Southard
Artwork by Michael Southard

Breakfast With Birdsong

Ellipses

Another Mournful Call and Response

Another Mournful Call and Response by Time Rival

Locus

Currents

Theme from Withdrawn

Surface Contact

Substructure

King Hexed

Box of Time

Box of Time is a unique series of works made between May 15th and May 20th, 2020. Each track has the same odd instrumentation and workflow.

I had acquired an antique upright piano right before COVID had started to shut down the world, and was not able to get a tuner to come to my house at the time. I had been working on some projects around the house and I had fashioned two DIY electroacoustic instruments out of some scrap wood and contact microphones that I have since named "Time Plate" & "Rival Plate" I had picked up a hand made synthesizer from Etsy called the Ellitone Multi Synth to help pass the time during lock-down. It doesn't have quantized pitch so I was able to match it to the piano. And finally my trusty Roland Juno DS-88 which i was able to adjust the tuning to get close enough to the piano to work.

I knew there was some sort of magical interplay between this odd set of instruments, and it would be gone forever once I would finally get a tuner out to work on my piano. So I recorded these performances. It's not my most refined work. Some areas may even be considered "rough" or "sloppy", but I feel the liveliness, the electricity in these pieces when I listen back. And luckily enough, I had just started using Instagram and was filming all of my performances. So if you want to see exactly how this album was made, there is video documentation at the link below.

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released July 3, 2020

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SEE HOW I MADE THIS MUSIC


www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLHhFvPe36DPQRfSwpJn3AumbfqPXk_Gxr

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Written & Produced by Michael Southard
Mastered by Michael Southard
Artwork by Michael Southard

Box of Time is a unique series of works made between May 15th and May 20th, 2020. Each track has the same odd instrumentation and workflow.
I had acquired an antique upright piano right before COVID had started to shut down the world, and was not able to get a tuner to come to my house at the time. I had been working on some projects around the house and I had fashioned two DIY electroacoustic instruments out of some scrap wood and contact microphones that I have since named "Time Plate" &amp; "Rival Plate" I had picked up a hand made synthesizer from Etsy called the Ellitone Multi Synth to help pass the time during lock-down. It doesn't have quantized pitch so I was able to match it to the piano. And finally my trusty Roland Juno DS-88 which i was able to adjust the tuning to get close enough to the piano to work.
I knew there was some sort of magical interplay between this odd set of instruments, and it would be gone forever once I would finally get a tuner out to work on my piano. So I recorded these performances. It's not my most refined work. Some areas may even be considered "rough" or "sloppy", but I feel the liveliness, the electricity in these pieces when I listen back. And luckily enough, I had just started using Instagram and was filming all of my performances. So if you want to see exactly how this album was made, there is video documentation at the link below.
credits
released July 3, 2020
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SEE HOW I MADE THIS MUSIC
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLHhFvPe36DPQRfSwpJn3AumbfqPXk_Gxr">www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLHhFvPe36DPQRfSwpJn3AumbfqPXk_Gxr</a>
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Written &amp; Produced by Michael Southard
Mastered by Michael Southard
Artwork by Michael Southard