ALKALINE (Deluxe) by FLUX Δ

An album of some of my earliest productions under the 'FLUX' moniker from 2008-2009 (before I graduated highschool) that I thought was completely lost after the theft of my gear in the summer of 2019, but fate had it that I had burned this album to a CD that sat in a box for the past decade. I don't claim any of these songs to be amazing or impressive, and given the CD wasn't kept in the best condition some of the tracks may even suffer from glitch outs and odd audio artifacts. Oddly enough that kind of suits the release more than I could have ever intended. In any case, I'm just pleased to have recovered this material and even if it doesn't speak to my current abilities, I think it maybe gives some valuable insight into the depth of change and different ways I've grown as an electronic music producer over the last 10 years or so. I hope you enjoy this erratic, experimental, and somewhat novice collection of budding electronic grooves.

This material was created on Ableton 7 around the time I was first acquainted with the DAW. I instantly fell in love and these were some of my first experimental results. Heavily inspired by the works of NIN / Trent Reznor, some Boards of Canada, and a pure and un-tainted thirst to toy around and figure things out. I sometimes with I could tap into that again, and I think the secret is to always throw new restrictions and parameters for creativity at yourself. I would love to revisit material of this sound and vibe again now, with the knowledge and experience I've gained in the past 10+ years.

Tracklist

1.	Carbonation	2:56

2.	Destroying Bacon	3:50

3.	Dank	3:40

4.	Monster	4:59

5.	Mizu	6:57

6.	Evacuation Protocol	4:45

7.	Music Box	5:27

8.	Save the Truth	4:03

9.	Haunted	8:31

10.	Erode	8:32

11.	Tainted	5:23

12.	Two AA Batteries	4:08

13.	Birthright	2:56

14.	Fish Kicks	2:47

15.	Sync	7:59

16.	Containment Breach	4:02

17.	Frequency: Convulsions of Nature	4:19

18.	Industry	8:21

Credits

released December 19, 2009

All Track Production, Concept, Mix, Master, Release Art: FLUX Δ
Originally created between 2008-2009
FLUX Δ is David A Gravagno (aka Shady Monk/Shay.)

License

CC BY-NC-ND 3.0. See the Creative Commons website for details.