Shows
daccaThat Hoverboard Sure Can McFly!I felt like a simple, fun project so I created this 80s synthpop track inspired by recently watching the 'Back To The Future' movies. Enjoy!
Created using Apple loops in Logic Pro X.
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I sourced the image from WikiCommons:
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Hoverboard_-_Back_to_the_Future_–_CeBIT_2016_01.jpg
2024-10-0202 min
Australians Teach EnglishEP 120: Acca DaccaIf there is one band from Australia that you'll recognise, it's Acca Dacca. But you might not know that Acca Dacca is what we say instead of AC/DC.
So, I invited Johnny from rocklatino.com.au on the show to talk about this phenomenon and rock music in general.
Johnny and I discuss the global popularity of AC/DC and its local significance in Australian rock music. I share my experience of discovering that people overseas associate AC/DC with Australian music more than Australians do themselves, while Johnny shared his passion for the b...
2024-07-1543 min
PEP TalkWith Lena DaccaHere at Solas we love partnering with Christian Union groups on university campuses across the UK. Today we speak with a student from Lancaster University where Andy spoke at their mission week this year. So what is a mission week? What sort of topics appeal to students? And how would you convince a history student that Jesus really rose from the dead? All that and more in this episode of PEP Talk.Lena Dacca is a history student at Lancaster University, and recently served on her Christian Union’s committee as the Mission Week Coordinator. She is an...
2024-07-1023 min
daccaNull Ship For OneI had been thinking about Frank Herbert's No-Ships from his Dune books. I imagined myself alone in such a ship, invisible to the universe outside.
I initially created a purely synth based track but wasn't satisfied with it, so I played around with various ambient Apple loop guitar sounds and then thought that the track sounded super chilled...I hope you like it.
Art 'Spaceship Earth with AI overlay' by WDW ParksGal
https://www.deviantart.com/wdwparksgal/art/Spaceship-Earth-With-and-AI-Overlay-Neon-Glow-939832393
2024-06-2204 min
daccaRelationship EntropySometimes relationships decay, even when you don't want them to. I was going to try a vocal on this, but I couldn't find the words...
This is a Novation Launchpad, ThumbJam (distant guitar), GarageBand (heavy rock guitar with reverb/echo - the 'dacca' sound) track, created October 2023, published after a few weeks (and a few tweaks) in November 2023.
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Art: 'enTropy' by mimikascraftroom:
https://www.deviantart.com/mimikascraftroom/art/enTropy-837592047
2023-11-1007 min
daccaThe Captain and The SurgeonA follow up track to my 'Aubrey's Surprise' track.
https://soundcloud.com/dacca/aubreys-surprise
One of my Apple loop creations, using Logic Pro on iPad Pro and final mix and production on my MacBook Pro.
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Artwork cropped and given sepia treatment (by me) from this original photograph of the HMS Surprise replica ship.
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:HMS_Surprise2%28c%29Ted_Rufus_Ross.JPG
2023-08-0802 min
daccaA Darkness Has Been SummonedAnother track created in Logic Pro for iPad. This one started the heavily distorted guitar sound towards the end of the track, and then I added multiple synth tracks, and a separate hard rock guitar track.
For a similar track see With This Sacrifice The Elder Gods Return - https://soundcloud.com/dacca/with-this-sacrifice-the-elder
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Art (resized by me, to become a square image) from here:
https://pixabay.com/illustrations/ai-generated-dark-darkness-horror-7931508/
2023-05-2702 min
Read Me a Poem“The Dacca Gauzes” by Agha Shahid AliAmanda Holmes reads Agha Shahid Ali’s poem “The Dacca Gauzes.” Have a suggestion for a poem by a (dead) writer? Email us: podcast@theamericanscholar.org. If we select your entry, you’ll win a copy of a poetry collection edited by David Lehman. This episode was produced by Stephanie Bastek and features the song “Canvasback” by Chad Crouch. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2023-02-1402 min
daccaEngaging Dark Photon DriveDark matter, dark energy, dark photons...dark universe. Engage dark photon drive, let's go exploring!
I felt it was time for another epic space metal anthem with the Star Nomads and some of my favourite Novation Launchpad pads, Novation Launchkey synths , and dacca guitar(see playlist).
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Art cropped by me from the following image:
Dark matter map of KiDS survey region (region G12)
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Dark_matter_map_of_KiDS_survey_region_%28region_G12%29.jpg
2023-01-1710 min
The Awaara Musaafir ShowBangladesh liberation war | December In Dacca Ft. K.S. Nair | The Awaara Musaafir Show | 56Bangladesh declared its independence on March 26, 1971. The Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 was a decisive win for India. What was the role of the Indian Navy? What was the role of the Indian Army? What was the role of the Indian Air Force? What was the role of Indian Diplomats? Why was Mukti Bahini formed? Five decades later, we bring you the untold stories on The Awaara Musaafir Show!
The 1971 war between India and Pakistan, to help liberate the beleaguered people of Bangladesh, is considered one of the last ‘just wars’ of the twentieth century. Good triu...
2022-10-301h 13
Les aventures de Thibault CauvinLe maharadja des rues de Dacca (2/8)durée : 00:30:17 - 2. Le Maharadja des rues de Dacca - par : Thibault Cauvin - À 20 ans, Thibault Cauvin est parti en voyage. Pendant quinze années, il a vécu sans maison ni appartement, libre, en nomade, guidé par les concerts et l'envie de voir le monde. Dans cette série aux allures de Tintin, il nous raconte ses aventures autour de la terre. - réalisé par : Sophie Pichon
2022-07-0830 min
Der PferdepodcastEpisode 131 - Acca DaccaEpisode 131 - Acca Dacca
Obwohl Folge 131 des Pferdepodcasts ("Acca Dacca") die letzte Ausgabe vor Jennys Abreise zum Haflinger-Europachampionat in Österreich ist (und der Puls langsam höher schlägt), haben wir uns auch für diese Sendung spannende Interviewgäste eingeladen. Das Thema "Urlaub mit Pferd" interessiert uns ja bekanntermaßen schon länger. Per Zufall sind wir nun kürzlich darauf gestoßen, dass die Experten für Wanderritte mit dem eigenen Pferd oder mit Leihpferden direkt bei uns um die Ecke im Schwarzwald zu Hause sind.
Herzlich willkommen in der Sendung also: Kerstin und Sepp von der Wa...
2021-08-2352 min
daccaAutumn YearsIt's late Autumn (Fall) in Australia, and I'm recently retired. Both of those factors led to me creating this track.
This is one of my Apple loop mixes / compositions created in Logic Pro X.
Image "Mt Macedon Autumn Colours-3" by Russell Charters (cropped, with track name and dacca artist name added):
https://www.flickr.com/photos/russellcharters/26952511995
2021-05-1402 min
2021-03-2205 min
2021-01-1805 min
daccaThe GardenerI finally - after 4 years - mixed a version of this track in Logic Pro X with my vocal added for the poem that I wrote about atomic weapons years ago, plus some Apple loop backing vocals and effects.
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THE GARDENER
In
The distance
His flower bloooooms.
But the gardener
Has not seen his garden.
His plants never need
The sun or rain.
He sows his seeds by
Remote
Control.
And when all his flowers
Are at their most radiant,
He proudly presents them
As our wreath.
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Here's the earlier instrumental version.
https://soundcloud.com/dacca/the-gardener
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2020-08-2707 min
daccaYou Again - with clive hawkinssofter version than the guitar version I did originally
Here's the guitar version
https://soundcloud.com/dacca/you-again-with-clive-hawkins
2020-08-2104 min
2020-06-3005 min
Gods Amazing GraceStruggles of A DACCA personWe talk with Ray about his life as a DACCA / dreamer and how Faith is a big part of his life--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/shawn-lodes3/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/shawn-lodes3/support
2020-06-2043 min
daccaStorm At SeaA piano heavy classical piece with a nautical and dramatic theme.
If like this track then also have a listen to this one - https://soundcloud.com/dacca/aubreys-surprise
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One of my Apple loop mixes / compositions.
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Art: Nicholas Pocock (1740-1821)
"A storm, with an anchored ship in distress off rocky coast"
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:A_storm,_with_an_anchored_ship_in_distress_off_rocky_coast_RMG_PW5904.jpg
2020-04-0404 min
daccaUncool VirusI've taken my old Drumdreamer track https://soundcloud.com/dacca/drumdreamer-open-collaboration, itself based on my open collaboration Sleepdancer track https://soundcloud.com/dacca/the-sleepdancer-open, and added both metal and jazz elements to create a jazz metal fusion.
Novel Coronavirus (COVID 19) definitely not cool.
Virus - "A piece of bad news wrapped up in protein." Sir Peter Medawar(2000)
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Image taken from here:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:SARS-CoV-2_49534865371.jpg
2020-03-2803 min
daccaFuneral For A FriendSoundtrack composed by AIVA (Artificial Intelligence Virtual Artist): https://www.aiva.ai
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Here's an ambient rock collaboration between me and AIVA, based on AIVA's piano composition:
https://soundcloud.com/dacca/funeral-for-a-friend-rock-edit
2020-01-2002 min
daccaDark TowerThis one has an epic goth quality to it, I hope you like it.
I started the track with the Japanese String instrument in Logic Pro X, then added a couple of electric bass track, and lots of guitars and drums.
Here's a much earlier track of mine that just uses the Japanese String instrument:
https://soundcloud.com/dacca/japenese-flower-garden
2019-11-1705 min
daccaDecks Of DestinyMy second track inspired by the roleplaying game The Fantasy Trip by Steve Jackson Games, which was first released in the 1970s and is undergoing a renaissance today.
Created in using Apple loops in Logic Pro X.
This track used to feature this Artwork:
https://pxhere.com/en/photo/1387631
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I also created a somewhat heavier track inspired by The Fantasy Trip that you can find here:
https://soundcloud.com/dacca/the-fantasy-trip
2019-07-2803 min
daccaThe Fantasy TripInspired by the tabletop roleplaying game of the same name, from Steve Jackson Games.
One of my Apple loop mixes / compositions.
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Artwork from:
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b1/Trine_2_-_Searock_Castle_Octopus.jpg
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I also created a somewhat chilled out follow up track (based upon an expansion set for The Fantasy Trip rpg) that you can find here:
https://soundcloud.com/dacca/decks-of-destiny
2019-07-2002 min
daccaVogon Destructor FleetA metal track not to be taken seriously...seriously!
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A sample of Vogon poetry to go with your listening pleasure (From Douglas Adams' marvellous Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy):
Oh freddled gruntbuggly,
Thy micturations are to me, (with big yawning)
As plurdled gabbleblotchits, in midsummer morning
On a lurgid bee,
That mordiously hath blurted out,
Its earted jurtles, grumbling
Into a rancid festering confectious organ squealer. [drowned out by moaning and screaming]
Now the jurpling slayjid agrocrustles,
Are slurping hagrilly up the axlegrurts,
And living glupules frart and stipulate,
Like jowling meated liverslime,
Groop, I implore thee, my foonting...
2019-04-2204 min
daccaDarkness Has Come - Elder Sign editAn alternate edit of my track Darkness Has Come (minus rock guitars and spoken vocal).
https://soundcloud.com/dacca/darkness-has-come
I wanted a version where it's all about the synths.
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Image:
Waerloeg - "The Lurker At The Threshold"
Image:- https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Elder_sign_derleth.jpg
2019-02-1606 min
daccaDarkness Has ComeI thought I'd try for some synth/guitar dark magic, with synths played manually on the iTuttle synth.
A very dark track, which made me think of the works of H.P. Lovecraft and his associate Cthulhu mythos writers which inspired the spoken vocal.
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Alternate version:
https://soundcloud.com/dacca/darkness-has-come-elder-sign
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Waerloeg - "The Lurker At The Threshold"
Image:- https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Elder_sign_derleth.jpg
2019-02-1506 min
daccaFoundationIt's been a long time since I created my epic "Foundation And Empire" https://soundcloud.com/dacca/foundation-and-empire track, but I thought I'd work on completing my tribute to Asimov's wonderful Foundation Trilogy.
I also completed the third track in the trilogy:
https://soundcloud.com/dacca/second-foundation
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2019-01-1905 min
daccaThere Are Two Kinds Of PeopleI always felt that it's a mistake to argue that there are two kinds of people...on any grounds.
There Are Two Kinds Of People (Those who think that there are two kinds of people, and those that don't).
Mostly created using Apple loops, with some added classic dacca rock guitar. I used many of the same loops on this track, which is a bit heavier:
https://soundcloud.com/dacca/the-cat-that-roared
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Image taken from "Dog and cat": https://www.flickr.com/photos/53887959@N07/4985392932
by kitty.green66, Flickr
2018-10-1304 min
daccaFinding The Strength (Open Collaboration)This is one of my Apple loop compositions, with a couple of manually played Logic Pro X synths added to the mix.
It's pretty simple, but quite emotional.
This music is available for free download, though I retain all copyright.
This track is offered as an open collaboration, so go be creative! And please provide a link and credit to my original from the description for your version of the track.
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Here's a great version by my friend Smitty (aka Odin's Reaper)
https://soundcloud.com/user-smitjam/finding-the-strength-dacca-collab
2018-09-1203 min
daccaStellar NurseryI read recently that, in our Milky Way galaxy, seven new stars are born every year. Given there are an estimated 100 billion galaxies, and the universe is expected to last a while yet, that's an encouraging thought.
https://www.nasa.gov/centers/goddard/news/topstory/2006/milkyway_seven.html
The act of creation is ongoing.
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I also created a track about the death of stars, here:
https://soundcloud.com/dacca/death-of-a-star
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Image: The Seven Sisters Pose for Spitzer, NASA JPL, 2007
https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/spaceimages/details.php?id=pia09263
2018-07-2804 min
daccaEnceladusTiny shiny Enceladus (500km in diameter) was discovered in 1789 by German-born British astronomer William Hershell. It's the 6th largest moon of Saturn. The Cassini probe visited there in 2005.
Much like Jupiter's moon Europa, Enceladus is covered in ice with a liquid ocean beneath and is a prime candidate for life in our solar system.
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Check out: "Enceladus Jets", NASA JPL.
https://rps.nasa.gov/resources/42/jets-of-enceladus/
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You can find my track Cassini here
https://soundcloud.com/dacca/cassini
And you can find find my Europa inspired track here:
https://soundcloud.com/dacca/europas-ocean-airport-daydream
2018-07-2206 min
daccaHold Your BreathJust thinking about robots, AI and cyborgs. We're at the beginning of their era, but they're still very crude. Not long now, and they'll be thinking the same thing about you.
All synths played in Logic Pro X.
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If you don't want to hold your breath, try this:
https://soundcloud.com/dacca/dont-hold-your-breath
2018-07-1408 min
daccaDeath Of A Star"Every atom in your body came from a star that exploded. And, the atoms in your left hand probably came from a different star than your right hand. It really is the most poetic thing I know about physics: You are all stardust. You couldn’t be here if stars hadn’t exploded, because the elements - the carbon, nitrogen, oxygen, iron, all the things that matter for evolution and for life - weren’t created at the beginning of time. They were created in the nuclear furnaces of stars, and the only way for them to get into your body i...
2018-07-0906 min
daccaGoth DollA rock instrumental for people who defy categories. I created the main track (bass, drums, lead rock guitar) using Apple loops then found a number of freaky guitar instruments in Logic Pro X to add (played manually), to my own satisfaction.
Somebody somewhere will like it.
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If you enjoyed this you might like my track "Free To Be Me":
https://soundcloud.com/dacca/free-to-be-me
2018-07-0502 min
daccaJacked In For A Run On Megacorps (Too Much ICE Rezzed, Flatlined)Jacked In = connected to my hacker rig
Run = attempt to hack and steal hidden data
Megacorps = every evil international corporation ever
ICE = Intrusion Counter Electronics (in other words, defensive software such as firewalls, aggro tech, anti-virus software, trace software etc)
Rezzed = installed and resolved
Flatlined = braindead, or a successful trace lead to you taking too much meat damage and being killed the old fashioned way
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Image: Shibuya Night, Wikimedia Commons
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For a totally different take on a hacker attempt listen to:
https://soundcloud.com/dacca/netrunner
2018-06-2504 mindaccaWistfulAnother of my Apple loop compositions. This one's pretty simple, just three instruments - piano, electric piano and electric bass.
It felt very light and thoughtful to me...wistful.
It was previously available for open collaboration. If you used it please credit me - David Coutts aka dacca, and link to the original track (this track) using the Soundcloud url.
Thanks.
David
2018-06-1003 min
daccaHit ItThis is a retitled recut of my track Force Majeure https://soundcloud.com/dacca/force-majeure, done in Logic Pro X. I've added a bunch of dub loops and dub bass synths (played manually).
I like it, because it has attitude and says...I don't care what you think.
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The photograph is me doing a Maori haka back in 2015, in New Zealand.
2018-06-0906 min
daccaSquare Hammer (Ghost cover) - with SmittyThis track is dedicated to my friend Smitty of Pagans Pentacles and a Dragon https://soundcloud.com/paganspentaclesandadragon. He created a cover version of Ghost's "Square Hammer" which you can find here:
https://soundcloud.com/paganspentaclesandadragon/ghost-square-hammer-one-rhythm-part
Smitty's version is uses the bass and drum backing track from here youtu.be/OyYA8FlfBd0
Smitty then added the Hagstrom guitar.
He mentioned that he'd like to see some keyboards added to the track, so I thought I'd oblige and I added two keyboard tracks.
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Image modified from: Nameless Ghouls - Coachella 2013.
I hid some plastic water bottles in front of...
2018-05-0604 min
daccaThe Art Of UncertaintyMy second track to explore "uncertainty" through music. Here is a link to the first such track:
https://soundcloud.com/dacca/the-manufacture-of-uncertainty
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Artwork: Spiral staircase by aotaro, on Flickr
2018-04-2205 min
2018-02-2402 min
daccaIn Space I Can Hear Me ScreamWe've all heard the tag line from "Alien" - in space nobody can hear you scream. This track turns that idea around, and imagines a person screaming at their own slow death inside their spacesuit...alone in deep space. Our unfortunate person CAN hear their own scream.
The backing track was created using Novation Launchpad, to which I added my usual GB hard rock guitar (on dacca standard settings), plus ThumbJam guitar played through the Pool Of Tears metal guitar amp from AmpKit, and some manual Live Rock Kit drum kit playing.
2018-02-1205 min
daccaThe Wild Hunt (Remixed)This is a Logic Pro X remix of one of my old GarageBand tracks:
https://soundcloud.com/dacca/the-wild-hunt
Enjoy!
2018-01-0505 min
daccaJerome's SacrificeIn the film Gattaca Jude Law plays Jerome, genetically perfected but an invalid due to an accident. Ethan Hawke plays naturally birthed and genetically defective (with heart problems) Vincent a second class citizen due to his imperfect DNA.
Jerome helps deceive authorities that Vincent is him, allowing Vincent to pursue his dream and travel into space to Saturn's moon Titan.
If you've seen the film, in the end Jerome's sacrifice is complete.
All synths played manually in Logic Pro X.
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I used the main Logic Pro X synth is this track on my track "How Long Do We Have?"...
2017-12-2206 min
daccaErnst HaeckelThis is the final track for my four track E.P. Art Forms Of Life https://soundcloud.com/dacca/sets/art-forms-of-nature inspired by the graphical works of Ernst Haeckel.
2017-12-1104 min
daccaAspidoniaA follow-up to my track Blasoidea https://soundcloud.com/dacca/blastoidea, I hope you like it!
For another track about Trilobites, try:
https://soundcloud.com/dacca/a-trilobite-dreams
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Image modified from "Aspidonia", Ernst Haeckel's "Art Forms of Nature"(1904)
2017-12-0105 min
daccaSuperelectropadiliciousPreviously on Blastoidea https://soundcloud.com/dacca/blastoidea I played my first live performance on my new Novation Launchpad Pro in device mode, hooked up to my iPad and the Novation Launchpad app.
On Superelectropadilicious I am playing my first live performance (over several separate track recordings)with Novation Launchpad Pro in Note mode and Drum mode connected to my Mac Book Pro and using Logic Pro X. Novation Launchpad Pro becomes a "control surface" for Logic Pro X software instruments. Novation Launchpad Pro uses velocity pads so each instrument note is sensitive to how hard you press it. Great...
2017-11-2604 min
daccaBlastoideaI've used the Novation Launchpad app on my iPad many of my tracks over time, but this is my first track with a live performance using the Novation Launchpad Pro hardware in device mode, plugged into my iPad. There is much, much more to the Novation Launchpad Pro so I've barely scratched the surface but hey...you have to start somewhere.
This is a pretty simple track, ambient reggae, but I wanted to mark the day my Novation Launchpad Pro arrived (21/11/2017) with a track. So, I hope you like it!
Listen to my follow-up track here:
https://soundcloud.com/dacca...
2017-11-2103 min
daccaA Midsummer Night's DreamI was inspired to create this original piece because of one of my all-time favourite guitarists, Steve Hackett https://soundcloud.com/steve-hackett-official. Equally at ease with acoustic, classical and electric guitars, he is amazing. I saw him several times in concert, and met him once.
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Image taken from: Hermia and Lysander by John Simmons (1870)
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I used some of these instruments and musical themes on a later track, full of sadness and love - Empty Places Are Filled With Memory:
https://soundcloud.com/dacca/empty-places-are-filled-with
2017-11-1204 min
daccaArt Of DiplomacyI was reflecting on Trump's visit to China 9th November 2017. I'm not a Trump fan, nor a fan of Fascism. I'm not a fan of Communism either. But there is still much to admire in both nations, over time as well as now.
I want peace, and I hope against hope that these two great nations can maintain peaceful and prosperous relations.
Your life may depend upon it.
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Yeah, another wacky dacca fusion, this time Western heavy metal and Chinese Erdu and Pipa traditional instruments. I'm really happy with it, and I think it works. I'd love to hear...
2017-11-0906 min
daccaThe Fall Of The Tyrell Corporation"More human than human", that was their motto. It didn't save them...in fact, it brought about their downfall.
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Image: The original Tyrell Corporation Model From Blade Runner, Ilona Gaynor, Flickr
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Created using the awesome Dystopia pack from Novation Launchpad, ThumbJam electric guitar (with a lot of sustained notes), GarageBand hard rock guitar on my favourite dacca settings, and some BBC sound FX.
This is my new longest track. Previously, that was another science-fiction epic:
https://soundcloud.com/dacca/foundation-and-empire
For another track of mine inspired by Bladerunner 2049 try:
https://soundcloud.com/dacca/the-future-is-ours
2017-10-2918 min
daccaShooting Stars v2I'm approaching 200,000 plays and I created this new version of my track Shooting Stars https://soundcloud.com/dacca/shooting-stars to celebrate.
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Interestingly, for me at least, I discovered a "feature" (problem) in Logic Pro X whilst creating this version of Shooting Stars. I normally start with a blank slate in Logic Pro X, and select the option to add a software instrument. Logic Pro X loads an electric piano instrument by default, which I would then normally replace with whatever instrument takes my fancy (so I keep the track but load in another software instrument in place of the...
2017-10-1409 min
daccaWhen The Stars Are AlignedCreating this made me think back to some of my tracks on my "I ♥ Stars" playlist https://soundcloud.com/dacca/sets/i-stars, so I added it that collection.
2017-10-1204 min
daccaIt’s 2017. We Should Have A Lunar Base By Now (Early Signs Of Space Melancholia)Trust me, I know the signs when space melancholia sets in. Mine started soon after the unfulfilled promise of the Apollo program...
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Don't me me wrong, I am a HUGE Elon Musk fan. This is not any form of criticism of Musk, this is my agreement with his throwaway statement "It’s 2017. We Should Have A Lunar Base By Now." The 'Space Melancholia' concept is my own sad interpretation of that statement.
For a more upbeat track of mine celebrating Musk's vision, try:
https://soundcloud.com/dacca/elon
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Image taken from: Moon Base Alpha, Space X
2017-10-0905 min
daccaThe Future Is OursInspired by the very successful - IMHO - sequel to Bladerunner. I was lucky enough to see it in 3D IMAX, on the world's largest screen, in Melbourne.
I wanted to create a majestic synthesiser piece backed by various machine drum kits.
Enjoy your future. The future is theirs.
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I revisit the world of Bladerunner, Blackout 2022, and Bladerunner 2049 in my epic 18 min piece "The Fall Of The Tyrell Corporation":
https://soundcloud.com/dacca/the-fall-of-the-tyrell
2017-10-0705 min
daccaSometimes Infinity Is Enough (Open Collaboration)Two of my favourite things to think about are...nothing and infinity. These are most certainly mathematical concepts, but to me they are also questions of philosophical significance.
Zero to me represents nihilism, a belief in nothing. This is a devastatingly powerful concept, I feel.
Infinity, on the other hand, is a good numerical symbol for human creativity...especially when it comes to music, or art in general.
So, bearing that in mind, I offer this open collaboration freely for you to create music, and expand the meaning of the word infinity.
The image I've chosen is an example of...
2017-10-0410 min
daccaRock Me To Sleep - Tomás Simón and daccaTomás approached me about doing a collaboration on my Open Collaboration track "Falling Asleep":
https://soundcloud.com/dacca/falling-asleep-remix-open
I'm always open for collaborations, so naturally I said yes!
I'm so happy with Tomás's sublime guitar and mix...thank you my (new) friend! Please make sure that you check out Tomás' SoundCloud music here:
https://soundcloud.com/tomassimonmusic
2017-09-2204 min
daccaGenghis KhanWell, I drew inspiration from two of my earlier tracks to create this piece:
https://soundcloud.com/dacca/beltane
https://soundcloud.com/dacca/harmony
The entire composition is made from Apple loops. The mix of musical styles (according to Apple) is Irish, English, Bosnian, "Eastern" (whatever that means) and Chinese.
In my mind I was telling the story of the Mongol invasion into Eastern Europe, which mightily disturbed the medieval royal courts all the way to the Western edge of Western Europe.
The mix felt right for the subject matter, to me. I hope you enjoy it - please feel...
2017-09-1703 mindaccaInfinityI had a bad car accident a week ago and, even though nobody was seriously hurt physically...it really knocked me about emotionally.
Divide nothing into one and you get...infinity.
I wanted to escape into nothing, but realised it's easier to escape into infinity...with music.
Infinity is a more comforting thought than nothing.
All synths played manually in Logic Pro X.
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Check it out - Infinity Mirrored Room - 'Filled With the Brilliance of Life' by Yayoi Kusama, Flickr
https://www.flickr.com/photos/blahflowers/7266204820
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Here's a later track of mine also on the subject of...
2017-08-1909 min
daccaPit FiendYou don't want to encounter the pit fiend....nasty!
If you enjoyed this track, try this:
https://soundcloud.com/dacca/demon-prowler
2017-08-1710 min
daccaDo You Party?The world may well be about to end but the real question is...Do You Party?
This is one of my Apple Loop compositions, featuring reggae and traditional African instruments and various rock guitar loops.
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If you enjoyed this track you might also enjoy:
https://soundcloud.com/dacca/i-reggae
2017-08-1102 min
daccaDemon ProwlerI created this track using some awesome Novation Launchpad metal pads, then added the devilish sound effects, a ThumbJam metal guitar track (the one with the guitar scorches), then added some dark rock guitar hooks from GarageBand to add some rock rhythm - both guitars played on manual settings.
If you liked Demon Prowler, try this:
https://soundcloud.com/dacca/pit-fiend
2017-08-0505 min
daccaWe Got Synths! - Paploviante and Friends...and dacca!Paploviante and Friends recently released a fabulous electronic open collaboration piece entitled CINEMATIC - thanks guys!
https://soundcloud.com/paploviante-and-friends/cinematic-open-collab
This is my collaboration attempt for that piece. I've added a phasing sweeper synth and a synth string, as well as some acoustic guitar noodling and a touch of background choir towards the end.
2017-06-2506 min
daccaHow Long Do We Have? - dacca and SpadeI was delighted to have my friend Nick R Davies aka Spade https://soundcloud.com/nickrdavies add a vocal, drums and guitars to my electronic original:
https://soundcloud.com/dacca/how-long-do-we-have
2017-06-1311 min
daccaAir Of DecayI was playing around with some very "breathy" synths in Logic Pro X, which lent themselves to a very dark ambient piece. I added some mournful strings, adjusted the mix and that was it.
I imagine it would make useful background music for a roleplaying game, if it fits the scene and mood of the game.
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Partly inspired by - Art: Green MistPremadeBackground by AngelaHolmesStock, DeviantArt.
https://www.deviantart.com/angelaholmesstock/art/Green-MistPremadeBackground-194260278
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If you enjoyed this one you might also enjoy my track The Ruin:
https://soundcloud.com/dacca/the-ruin
2017-06-1207 min
daccaHow Long Do We Have?If you enjoyed this track you might also enjoy my collaboration version with Nick R Davies (aka Spade) https://soundcloud.com/nickrdavies:
https://soundcloud.com/dacca/how-long-do-we-have-with-spade
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Image: sunrise seen from space iss international space station hd by sebastiansz 2016 05 20
2017-06-0911 min
daccaGhost In The ShellInspired by the 2017 movie of the same name, starring Scarlett Johansson.
Created using Novation Launchpad, and GarageBand guitar played on Japanese scale. My 2nd longest track to date - I hope you enjoy it!
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My longest track is Foundation And Empire:
https://soundcloud.com/dacca/foundation-and-empire
2017-06-0412 min
daccaDoppelgängerThe genesis of this track was the sound from the last minute or so from
https://soundcloud.com/dacca/this-one-life
I really liked this sound, and wanted to see where I could take it.
As I developed Doppelgänger I was then reminded of an earlier track of mine:
https://soundcloud.com/dacca/the-necromancer-1
...and that memory in turn influenced this track.
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Image taken from: Paul Gauguin, Madame la Mort, 1891
2017-05-2506 min
daccaDaccitoA fusion of acoustic guitar, wah wah and funk riffs...with plenty of drums and percussion. One of my Apple Loop creations.
Daccito=funky dacca
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Image of me taken at a friend's house a few years back.
2017-05-2304 min
daccaI, ReggaeIt's rockin' reggae
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Here's another one:
https://soundcloud.com/dacca/do-you-party
2017-05-1205 min
daccaThe RuinI wanted to create a soundscape that spoke of lost, forgotten places. I came across this image by mehmet and then the music I was creating began to make sense to me.
I hope you like it.
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Partly inspired by Art: "125091" - mehmet canli, Flickr
https://www.flickr.com/photos/131257392@N07/16507570645
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If you enjoyed this track you might also enjoy my track Air Of Decay:
https://soundcloud.com/dacca/air-of-decay
2017-04-2205 min
daccaPurple People EaterA mix of soul organ and heavy metal organ, plus metal guitar played through ThumbJam and a GB distortion amp, some Live Drum Kit and bass.
It reminded me of my earlier track Deep Puddle, see what you think:
https://soundcloud.com/dacca/deep-puddle
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Art: Lazy Monster by mersunflower on Deviant Art.
(coloured purple and resized by me)
2017-04-1904 min
2017-04-0704 min
daccaKillerbotBacking track created by me in Blocs Wave, with GarageBand hard rock guitar (dacca style) and ThumbJam metal meltdown played through amped phaser.
Art: Celia-killer-bots-attacking-thom mango concept-art 02.png - Deevad (David Revoy). http://www.davidrevoy.com
2017-03-2804 mindaccaMetal Is My TribeAfter 'Not My Best Idea' https://soundcloud.com/dacca/not-my-best-idea I thought I'd follow up by exploring the idea of full metal guitars but with intense African drumming.
See what you think, and let me know! It felt truly tribal to me, and I enjoyed the metal sound I was creating!
I must confess, I've always had short hair. But I love metal, and used to enjoy the mosh pit in my younger days!
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For more inspiration see:
Headbangers at Club Omega: Gothic Nightclub at the Vampire: The Beast party on 2002-09-28 in Johannesburg, South Africa. Nightwatch DL.
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2017-03-0603 min
daccaDystopiaI haven't done a "soundscape" style track for a little while, and was drawn to these dark ambient sounds. I imagined a bleak and desperate dystopia.
Here's an earlier Dystopian track of mine:
https://soundcloud.com/dacca/a-dose-of-dystopia
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Art: https://www.flickr.com/photos/94725359@N06/13799295904/
"escaping the dome" - yumikrum, Flickr
2017-03-0507 min
daccaBug Out Bag - dacca and the doomsday preppersI wanted to create a a doom prepper track that wasn't heavy in mood or musical style. Hence, I've deliberately used warm guitar tones and vocals to contrast with the dark message.
I hope somebody enjoys it!
"Bye bye, bye bye!"
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Image modified from the following show available on vimeo:
https://vimeo.com/145059958
2017-03-0404 mindaccaElonI've created this track as a tribute to the pioneering vision, compassion, and genius of one of the true leaders in today's world - Elon Musk.
The style is very much influenced by electronic music pioneers Tangerine Dream https://soundcloud.com/tangerinedreamofficial.
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Inspired by Space X's Iridium-1 Landing by Official SpaceX Photos, Flickr
https://www.flickr.com/photos/spacex/31579784413
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For a dark ambient piece "inspired" (if that's the right word) by Elon Musk's desire for a moon base, try:
https://soundcloud.com/dacca/its-2017-we-should-have-a
2017-03-0404 mindaccaNot My Best IdeaI was in the mood to satisfy my metal urges, and so I created this. The theme running through my head was upping the ante / raising the stakes. I used to feature an image of a man on a car roof driving through flames in some daredevil stunt.
I hope it satisfies one or two metal heads out there!
\m/
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For my follow-up track, try:
https://soundcloud.com/dacca/metal-is-my-tribe
2017-02-2703 min
daccaI'm Not HereDim the lights, close your eyes, and drift away.
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If you'd like to play along, try this Open Collaboration version:
https://soundcloud.com/dacca/im-not-here-open-collaboration
2017-02-1005 min
2017-02-0504 min
2017-02-0304 min
daccaThe Dark Gift Of CreativityI was thinking about Syria...all the suffering. I couldn't think of anything useful to say in the face of such industrial scale devastation, so I'll leave that there.
And to be honest, I like heavy music, and dark music...and this is both. I added the Middle Eastern sounds to reflect the darkness of my thoughts there. Maybe I'm just drawn to it...dunno.
In the end I decided to dedicate the track to those who suffer for their art. So there we are...a mish mash of dark thoughts led to my creating this track. I hope you...
2017-01-1503 min
daccaNightstalker - Strange Torment - with daccaI've always enjoyed my brother Pete's music, and here I've added a couple of extra guitar tracks to "Nightstalker".
Here's the original by Strange Torment.
https://soundcloud.com/strangetallsongs/04-nightstalker
from their album Strange Torment:
https://soundcloud.com/strangetallsongs/sets/strange-torment-album-by-strange-torment
Pete Coutts and his friend Andy Wiggins were in a few bands in the 90s, and I uploaded the music from their different bands (with permission) onto their Strange Tall Songs https://soundcloud.com/strangetallsongs account on Soundcloud.
2017-01-1502 min
daccaOnce More Around Our StarI was in a Pink Floyd kind of mood, and this track is the result. All standard GarageBand instruments.
Every year, ignoring for the moment the movement of our Solar System around the centre of the Milky Way Galaxy, you travel roughly 586 million miles as we orbit our star. That's almost 1.6 million miles every day, or 18.5 miles per second.
Here we go again, for another year!
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Image: ISS-46 Sunrise, NASA
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I explored how far we travel in space, including travel around the centre of the Milky Way, in another track here:
https://soundcloud.com/dacca/earth-spins-as-it-orbits-the
2017-01-0103 min
2016-12-2703 min
daccaDeath Star (Jedhu Test Fire)Saw Rogue One today and loved it. This my metal tribute to Rogue One.
This track marked my 160,000 plays milestone!
My only other Star Wars inspired track is...quite different....
https://soundcloud.com/dacca/jabba-the-hutt-got-some-moves
2016-12-2607 min
2016-12-2304 mindaccaaccaI just couldn't resist...acca....dacca...
My speed metal tribute to AC/DC https://soundcloud.com/acdcofficial, bagpipes included!
I wish I could play like that but no...this is one of my Apple Loop compositions, with a customised Apple drummer track.
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This track used to feature a photograph taken by Antonia Coutts earlier this year - me in front of the Australian Centre for Contemporary Art (ACCA).
2016-12-1802 min
daccaThe Yearning - Paploviante and Friends - with daccaThis is my version of Paploviante and Friends' beautiful "Sehnsucht" open collaboration track:
https://soundcloud.com/paploviante-and-friends/sehnsucht-paploviante-open-collab
Thanks Paul, for your genius!
Enjoy!
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Art: Tribute to Willy Puchner's "The Penguins Longing". Matthias Zepper, Flickr.
2016-12-1805 min
daccaThey Came From The DepthsI felt like evoking a John Wyndham sci-fi apocalypse type feel, this one being inspired by "The Kraken Wakes" more than any of his other works. I've done similar work two years ago...here's a couple of links:
https://soundcloud.com/dacca/sci-fi-apocalypse-john-wyndham
https://soundcloud.com/dacca/the-kraken-wakes
2016-12-0404 min
daccaRememberI love so many of the characters in HBO's Westworld series, and Bernard played by Jeffrey Wright is no exception. Brilliant, simply brilliant.
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This is purely fan-based music.
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For another of my tracks inspired by Westworld try
https://soundcloud.com/dacca/maeves-dream
2016-11-3004 min
daccaMaeve's DreamI am a big fan of the HBO series "Westworld" and felt inspired to create this soundtrack piece due to the key character Maeve Millay played by the wonderful Thandie Newton.
This is purely a piece of fan created music, created using Apple loops. I am not associated with the show in any way.
I hope you enjoy it.
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If you enjoyed this Westworld inspired track you might also enjoy my track "Dolores Gets A Gun" https://soundcloud.com/dacca/dolores-gets-a-gun
2016-11-2604 min
2016-11-2104 min
daccaPunchcard Lover?Blocs Wave released an update this week that lets you use Novation Launchpad packs in Blocs Wave. Given I have tons of Novation Launchpad packs, this was pretty exciting for me!
So this tracks see me using a mix of Novation Launchpad and Blocs Wave 80s synth leads, synth packs, analogue percussion...and some GB rock guitar dacca style!
2016-11-1807 min
daccaWe Do Apologise For This Temporary Glitch (Normal Service Will Resume Shortly)We Do Apologise For This Temporary Glitch (Normal Service Will Resume Shortly) by dacca
2016-11-1204 minBangladesh – Spazio transnazionaleCamporini e Minuto Rizzo. La lotta al terrorismo dopo Dacca e BaghdadIl Generale Vincenzo Camporini (Analista strategico, Vice Presidente dell’Istituto Affari Internazionali, già capo di Stato Maggiore dell’Aeronautica Militare e della Difesa), e l’Ambasciatore Alessandro Minuto Rizzo (Presidente Defense College Foundation, Già Vice Segretario Generale della NATO) discutono di lotta al terrorismo dopo le stragi di Dacca e Baghdad e i tre attacchi kamikaze che ieri …
L'articolo Camporini e Minuto Rizzo. La lotta al terrorismo dopo Dacca e Baghdad sembra essere il primo su Spazio transnazionale.
2016-07-0600 minBangladesh – Spazio transnazionaleDopo Dacca. Dambruoso, Sarzanini e la lotta al terroreStefano Dambruoso (Questore della Camera dei Deputati, già Capo dell’Ufficio per il Coordinamento dell’attività internazionale del Ministero della Giustizia) e Fiorenza Sarzanini (Giornalista ed editorialista del Corriere della Sera) analizzano le possibili risposte della comunità internazionale dopo la strage di Dacca, dove un commando jihadista ha assaltato un ristorante nella capitale del Bangladesh provocando venti …
L'articolo Dopo Dacca. Dambruoso, Sarzanini e la lotta al terrore sembra essere il primo su Spazio transnazionale.
2016-07-0500 min
SoundCloudMDRDacca Overshoots The Runway (Dacca's Mind - Guitar - Noise Haze)That's a really mind-hazing performance by @dacca ... just hear it!! Enjoy!!
2015-05-2204 min