Area XG

[Cloud20]

Hello ! I'm creating this topic to share to the community a project who takes an important place in my life. Since my teenage years I wanted to express myself in this kind of work and sublimate some dark parts of the life. Yeah, like I said, I was a teenager, so the project Area XG was launched with a first record in August 29, 2004.
The first really interesting and mature recording was made from 2009. Concepts have mutated during the years, and many albums were conceptualized/recorded until 2019/2020. However, although I did not dare post my work here, I decided to go.
Influences of this work are diverses : I adore some aspects of the city, undergrounds, buildings, forbidden explorations of hidden parts in urban jungle, and of these things strangely give to me some inspiration (something strange for someone born in countryside). I think Darkholme Hospital is a sample of theses influences and another form of expression like Area XG. Of course, Super Metroid was a game who marked my childhood. And for musical influences, they are too numerous to be listed here :)
In short, I begin this topic with three songs posted recently on youtube, waiting for an eventual opening of a bandcamp. Every questions are welcome.

Save Me From The Distress - 2011
[spoiler]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0LZT_6758tI[/spoiler]

Wave 2012 - 2012
[spoiler]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=czd7KH3ooHg&feature=relmfu[/spoiler]

This is a video to show the evolution on 8 years  :^_^:
Area XG 04-12

Heat - 2012
[spoiler]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LdYeh9ouLrI&feature=relmfu[/spoiler]

[Cloud20]

Just a fourth song to share, the album of last year was clearly darker than Negative Zero :)
So this an ambient track, very creepy :

Monoxyde - 2011
[spoiler]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b0gtTN0vDbM[/spoiler]

[Qactis]

Sounds like you should get a job making ambience for Silent Hill :p just kidding I like it

[Cloud20]

Sounds like you should get a job making ambience for Silent Hill :p just kidding I like it

Thanks for listening Qactis  :^_^:
Yeah, Unlocked Free Exit was clearly one of my darkest albums, songs planned for The Negative Zero is on a same way but the sound is more vintage, reminding industrial music from 80's and early 90's, like NIN, Nitzer Ebb and Ministry. Also, I'm very late on my planning and recordings are delayed :s
This is the tracklist for The Negative Zero :

01 : Wave 2012
02 : Heat
03 : Progressive Doom
04 : Terrorist Social Network
05 : Coded Church
06 : The Worst Day
07 : Deadly Scent
08 : Neuronext
09 : Delete Me
10 : Corrosion
11 : Offline
12 : Terror Device

In short, happy songs  :lol:

EDIT : I drop another song now, more powerful :)

Future Jazz - 2011
[spoiler]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ddO1CqWDms&feature=youtu.be[/spoiler]

[Cloud20]

This is a new song finished recently, and yes, i dislike social networks :)

2012 - TSN
Area XG - 04.Terrorist Social Network (The Negative Zero)

[Ralisor]

This is really good! How do you make these, exactly?

[Cloud20]

Thanks Ralisor. Music was made with Cubasis VST 3 (a very old software) Cubase SX (better) and Wavelablite. :) And few plugins

[Ralisor]

Sounds cool! Maybe I'll check them out!  :grin:

[Cloud20]

Normally you can easily find theses softwares on the net. Cubase SX give more possibilites for synths, bass, and a lot of interesting plugins. You can make very good sound mixing and treatment.
I use yet Cubasis, it's an old one (VST 3 was released in 2000 I think), but you can make excellent vintage synth and progress on a song structure easier.

[Cloud20]

Fifth song updated, maybe i will post a link to Progressive Doom Ep ;)

Area XG - Coded Church - 2012
[spoiler]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n8pt4OXHWyQ&feature=youtu.be[/spoiler]

[Kasel]

This is a new song finished recently, and yes, i dislike social networks :)

2012 - TSN
Area XG - 04.Terrorist Social Network (The Negative Zero)

I dig this one the most.

[Cloud20]

Thx Kasel. So I uploaded a song released in august, I still hesitate to post the full EP :

Area XG - Progressive Doom - 2012

[spoiler]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1_6Y-q5Hgtw[/spoiler]

[Kasel]

That jam is sexy.  New top favourite. lawl.

[Cloud20]

Finally I decided to post the Progressive Doom Ep, enjoy it ;)

Released August 3,2012
https://www.dropbox.com/s/dks64xiw5s8sm15/Progressive%20Doom.zip

Tracklist :
01.Progressive Doom
02.Progressive Doom - Cathodic Mix
03.Childhood

[Cloud20]

BREAKING NEWS FROM FUTURE ???

:lol:

Antiblood - 2018
[spoiler]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LMlBivmB4jM[/spoiler]

This song is a demo, planned to be released in 6 years

Now back to present with the next ep

Area XG - The Worst Day - 2012

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xOrAMVnToI8

Area XG - I Feel Deleted - 2012

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jdzDF34dg4Y

[Cloud20]

To gentlemens moderators, really sorry for this triple post. It will be probably the last unless someone else than me complete this topic :)

This post is for announcing the release of The Negative Zero album.
The Lp was out on 21 december, this is the following tracklist :

01.Wave 2012
02.Heat
03.Progressive Doom
04.Terrorist Social Network
05.Coded Church
06.The Worst Day
07.I Feel Deleted
08.Silent Signal
09.Offline

Download Link :
https://www.dropbox.com/s/rsp2gpwan5951h1/The%20Negative%20Zero.zip
Enjoy  :^_^:

[Quietus]

I wouldn't panic too much about the multi posting thing, especially since you're adding worthwhile content each time.  I think it's aimed more at idiots that post one sentence, and then reply again, because they remembered something they wanted to say in the last reply.

[Crashtour99]

I really don't think the mods will mind a triple post, since you're actually adding content.   :wink:

Edit: nina'd by Quietus.

[Cloud20]

Thanks guys, i really appreciated it.
Just a message to anticipate on 2013.

No album of Area XG for the following year, only a compilation.
The compilation will contain a "Wave 2013" for intro, and every singles between 2009 until 2012 + at least 2 new tracks that will be recorded in few months.

See you in 2013

[Cloud20]

So it's 2013 now, and new project is started :)

The next album will be a sort of compilation called Play Backward, here's the tracklist :

01.Wave 2013
02.Freedom Gun (2009)
03.Girl In Jail (2009)
04.Angel Face (2009)
05.Flowers Of Dystopia (2009)
06.Anyone (2010)
07.Nightlife (2010)
08.Cyber Dreams (2010)
09.Love & Die (2010)
10.Smoking Area (2011)
11.Dead Numbers (2011)
12.Subconscious (2011)
13.Future Jazz (2011)
14.Progressive Doom (2012)
15.The Worst Day (2012)
16.Silent Signal (2012)
17.Self Corruption (2013)
18.Midnight (2013)



And also a short preview of Wave 2013 :
[spoiler]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qxBEigRfM2Q[/spoiler]

[Cloud20]

http://areaxg.bandcamp.com/

This is my definitive post to this topic, so I give the link to my bandcamp opened recently (thanks Drevan Zero  :^_^:)and don't need to post more stuff on this board