Twilight in the Altered World

by Mark Peter Royce

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mindenman Just absolutely beautiful. A little at a loss for words but this is simply blissful listening. The warmth and atmosphere is incredible. Thank you Mark Peter Royce!

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1.	This Was Once Home 03:24		buy track
2.	Kinetic Daydream 03:59		buy track
3.	Antidote (Feat. Tempestine) 03:49	lyrics	buy track
Hi no one, I'm staring directly into the setting sun, chance is I might have lost my mind, but I know I didn't leave it carelessly behind. Hi no one, I'm finding it hard to fight the urge to run, but running's never made that much sense to me, the past will catch up eventually. This haunting melody, is an antidote unique to me, woven tones in harmony, won't you come and sing with me? Hi no one, I'll keep unraveling til I finally come undone, a stupid game to pass the time, pulling on threads until there's nothing to unwind just a lonely melody this antidote unique to me, a timeworn beloved theme, you can sing it 'til your heartbeat breaks, it's all the same to me, its all the same to me...
4.	I Have Gone to Rest in the Forest 03:30		buy track
5.	Tension 03:34		buy track
6.	Shipwrecks 04:46	info	buy track
7.	Disconnect 03:54		buy track
8.	Haunted Ballroom 04:03		buy track
9.	Leaving Caledonia 03:17		buy track

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I composed and recorded this album during the winter of 2022/23. Every track was recorded on my trusty Hyundai/Wendl & Jung tropical hardwood overstrung upright piano, often with the celeste pedal engaged (often called the rehearsal pedal) - this has the effect of dampening the piano strings with a cushion of felt, thus cutting off the piercing high frequencies.

Much of the percussion was recorded by 'striking' the piano with timpani drum sticks, the tips of which are coated in cushioned fabric. I also sampled recordings of the pedal mechanisms and also plucked the strings with a guitar pick, layering these sounds over conventional performed recordings.

Synth pads and effects were generated from manipulated samples of my piano - chords triggered by a sequencer, single notes' ADSR envelope tweaked and looped, lots of signal processing and effects - combined with analogue synthesizers and carefully curated orchestral samples. Real instruments were always given priority over sound libraries throughout the album production.

The album also features vocals on 'Antidote' by Cecilia C. from the EDM/Folk crossover band, 'Tempestine'.

Contrabass was performed by Martin Melzer, from the Jazz trio 'PRIM'.

All tracks were composed, recorded and produced by Mark Peter Royce studio 'Musitecture' in Vienna, Austria.

Mastered by Danny B. at Sixty Degrees North, UK.

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released June 9, 2023

Composed, recorded and mixed January - April '23 by Mark Peter Royce at studio Musitecture, Vienna Austria

www.musitecture.com

Mastered by Danny B at Sixty Degrees North

© Mark Peter Royce | Musitecture 2023

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Mark Peter Royce Vienna, Austria

Thanks for finding me, I’m Mark Peter Royce, a British composer in Vienna, Austria. I grew up in Essex, England, on Mersea Island – Britain’s most easterly populated island.

The gothic atmosphere of bleak marshlands and desolate saltings shaped my appreciation for the dramatic and melancholic, and my emerging music compositions grew out of this powerful dynamic.

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