Steve Mueske

Thank you!

Thank you for listening!

The title is based on a poem by William Butler Yeats called "The Second Coming." https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/43290/the-second-coming When this poem is alluded to, usually it's the line "things fall apart." My title is the line that immediately follows. Even though I play guitar, bass, and keyboards, everything in this piece is programmed by hand, including the drums. Even the effect automation is done by hand. I was very interested in creating a song with a lot of energy that eventually devolves (in a widening gyre). Part of the Pentachrist project is to create a divided producer personality, with part producing by hand and part recording and manipulating in a kind of contest of wills. This particular piece is one of the few that are entirely programmed. I don't usually add too many details to posts, though I used to, because most people aren't really interested and it feels a bit egoistic on my part to initiate that sort of thing. I'm always happy to dialog, though.

What would you like to know? I'll be happy to talk about anything you like.

Thank you!

Thank you so much! I love sound design. It's one of my favorite things about creating music.

Another wonderful track! Each of your pieces is different than the last, and always uniquely you!

Listen to The Way Out Is The Way In by Pentachrist on #SoundCloud https://on.soundcloud.com/BWvAQ

Ha ha! I do have plenty of edgy music. I don't want Pentachrist to be thought of as a metal act, though, more as a hybrid distillation of many forms of ambient, electronic, experimental, and progressive (including metal) music. I'm still evolving.

Thank you for listening, and for the kind words!