Episodes

• Yesterday’s Jam Day 13 (13th January 2025)
  1. 25 minutes of music from Paul Griffin, C. Circo, this occasional society, decibyte and… Paul Griffin again. 🙂

  1. Paul Griffin, Heat Death

     Taken from: Jamuary 2025(Self released)

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     The movement in this piece from loud to quiet had me thinking of entropy and the heat death of the universe, which sounds downright peaceful these days.

  2. C. Circo, DNDND

     Taken from: Jamuary 2025(Self released)

     CC BY-NC-SA

     This track was inspired by our diabolical dystopian dreamscape. Also, it is my first January track for 2025. The track should be pronounced as each individual letter D - N - D - N - D

  3. this occasional society, darkstar_2025

     Taken from: jamuary(Self released)

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     Not being released on any platforms, but available on the 'music sketches' section of the t.o.s. website.

  4. decibyte, 1 Stop

     Taken from: Jamuary 2025(Self released)

     CC BY-NC

     Messing around with a piano sample and a field recording from the Copenhagen metro, going 1 stop from Frederiksberg Allé to Frederiksberg.

  5. Paul Griffin, Riffle

     Taken from: Jamuary 2025(Self released)

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     I wanted to do something a little less overtly ominous sounding than some of my other tracks so far. The main sound is a patch I built with a couple of wavetables, mangled up with the zoia.

• Yesterday’s Jam Day 5 (5th January 2025)
  1. Slightly later than intended I’m back with a selection of Jamuary tracks from This Occasional Society, Paul Griffin, Traiken and me.

  1. this occasional society, facing nrth

     Taken from: jamuary 2025(Self released)

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     following the prompt at jamuary.org for Jan 2
     Key - Dm
     BPM -125
     use only 3 notes
     All done in Ableton

  2. Traiken, Electrocution

     Taken from: jamuary 2025(Self released)

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     Played bass and guitars; programmed the rest in Reason. After working out the foundation (bass and drums), I wanted to try some different things on top, reaching outside the ever-changing key here and there.

  3. Paul Griffin, Inexorable

     Taken from: jamuary 2025(Self released)

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     This began with that first strange roaring sound, and slowly became a vision of an enormous clockwork automaton, wreaking destruction and terror as it plods, horrifying and unstoppable

  4. Xylander, Skating on the South Bank (Day 2)

     Taken from: jamuary 2025(Self released)

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     I didn't have much time to work on this so it's not much more than a loop really. I started with a field recording I made of some skateboarders on London's South Bank recently. I chopped that all up to make a percussive loop and then added the synths before layering on a break beat that I chopped up. I stopped with the clock struck midnight but I like the vibe so might come back to this at some point.

  5. this occasional society, approaching wave

     Taken from: jamuary 2025(Self released)

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     today didn't 'flow' - i felt i was grasping for something and couldn't connect. if i hadn't been doing this for jamuary, I'd have abandoned it to either come back to another day or just pursue another idea, but the process is the process.
     onwards!

  6. this occasional society, numinous

     Taken from: jamuary 2025(Self released)

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     the prompt was in G and slowing down from 130bpm.

     I don't know how the saw sound ended up like a twangy guitar but I rolled with it.

     the title doesn't have any significance - I just picked the word at random from a list.

• Yesterday’s Jam Day 2 (2nd January 2025)
  1. For the first proper episode of the show we have four tracks from this occasional society, Paul Griffin, Xylander and Desolation Park

  1. this occasional society, to yr positions

     Taken from: jamuary 2025(Self released)

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  2. Paul Griffin, Bleat

     Taken from: jamuary 2025(Self released)

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  3. Xylander, Happy New Year

     Taken from: jamuary 2025(Self released)

     © All rights reserved. Used with permission.

  4. Desolation Park, Jamuary 2025 #1 (Xylander’s Hatchet Job Edit)

     Taken from: jamuary 2025(Self released)

     © All rights reserved. Used with permission.

• Yesterday’s Jam 001 (1st January 2025)
  1. The first episode in a (possibly) daily podcast showcasing tracks made by various artists as part of the #Jamuary music composition challenge.

  1. Xylander, Fall
  2. Xylander, Your Eyes
  3. Xylander, Night Sweats
  4. Xylander, The Party
  5. Xylander, Home of the Echoes