This song was assembled entirely from the NIN samples, which I sequenced through the 25 dollar stand-alone shareware softsynth Sawcuter 2.0. NIN and I listened to a lot of the same influences growing up, but they evolved into NIN and I became a middle-aged lawyer making weirdbient music. It’s a curious world.

I consider Four Stones’ album “La Vie Chill” on magnatune.com an essential purchase. My remix reprocesses the sample “horn2″ in my Sawcutter 2.0 softsynth, sequences it into a chill keyboard melody, adds the drums in, slightly morphed, and uses it all to back Nurykabe’s short story “Grand Poisson”, which may be found licensed CC BY (and sampled and remixed here.

I enjoyed having the chance to remix this one, as I think it’s a delicate delight. I give thanks and attribution to -zin- of the http://www.freesound.org, whose hip hop beat 1 is sampled on this track.

I believe in the universality of truth, the freedom of thought and belief, and the importance of compassion for all, regardless of what each person believes or disbelieves. The “instrument” here is my own voice, sequenced through the Sawcutter 2.0 synthesizer. I hope it joins the chorus who wish to give each mind the freedom to find its own heavens and hells.