Pterous, by dren mcdonald

Pterous

by dren mcdonald

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shaboiga I love listening to this while I work. So much so, that I often already hear it in my head as I make coffee in the morning.

It carries me away like the wings that it describes, and I'm regularly amazed that this was all done by one person, then I remember that one person is Dren.

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1.	J. 05:59	buy track
2.	D, Pt. 1 05:48	buy track
3.	H 07:20	buy track
4.	D, Pt. 2 06:29	buy track
5.	PT 04:18	buy track
6.	J2 03:24	buy track

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"Pterous" meaning: 'with wings'. Each of these pieces is a memory, honoring someone in my life who has recently passed from the physical world. The songs were composed and recorded with hundreds of layers of guitars, and guitar-like instruments, repeating parts over and over on different instruments at different distances from different microphones, to create the impression of a guitar orchestra, with just one musician.

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released April 21, 2023

artwork: Christine MacTernan
guitars: Dren McDonald
fretless bass: Dren McDonald
engineering: Dren McDonald
mix: Dren McDonald
produced: Dren McDonald

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dren mcdonald California

Dren has composed music for many video games as well as releasing music under his name, under polyheDren (his collab project) and The String Arcade. His Gunman Taco Truck music also appears in Counterstrike Global Offensive and his music was used in the first Instagram audio feature (Superzoom). He's also composed music for film, VR experiences, TV and theme parks. ... more

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