Casual Decay Portland, Oregon
Casual Decay is the ambient electronic project of Jon Nasrallah. Inspired by ecological systems and cellular activity, Nasrallah uses a variety of synthesizers and sampling techniques to approximate the dynamics of the natural world. Semi-random fluctuations of noise, rippling arpeggios and melodic waves combine sound design and composition into singularly integrated organic soundscapes. ... more
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Early Oneohtrix Point Never has been a huge influence on my music this year.
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R Beny is a modular synthesizer idol to me. His music hits me harder emotionally than almost any other artist involved in the Eurorack scene.
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Patterns of Consciousness
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Another modular synthesizer idol. The sparse, perfect composition will blow you away. Caterina is a genius.
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