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This is the fourth part of the AUSPEX soundtrack.

These five tracks were made for each week of April 2024, from April 1st to April 29th. Some stray a bit from the path I've followed until now. The first one features Michel Augoyard playing his DIY plastic flute, and the last one marks a change of setup, as I'm ditching the Chompi sampler I've been using since the second week of January for a Torso S-4.

At the beginning of each week, I record a new loop with whatever I find inspiring at the moment. Usually, but not only, handpans and steel tongue drums. Then, every day of the week, I recycle this loop and add it to the ambient soundtrack of the game.

Each loop iteration becomes the music of a new level that I also create daily, built upon the previous one. All loops are set up in chronological order to compose weekly tracks, with a few additional effects and tweaks.

Think of it as a kind of abstract musical diary, with mangled lo-fi samples and drones, occasional ambient sounds, and an absurdly Sisyphean atmosphere.

• 5 tracks
• 37:13 total duration
• Encoded in lossless FLAC format

Files are also available on Bandcamp if you want more options.