Prototype: Natural Selection

Album ANW 4293Prototype: Natural Selection

Steffan Koch (ASCAP) | Kevin Rix (ASCAP) | Sergiu Muresan (PRS) | Stuart Roslyn (PRS) | Matthew Foundling (PRS) | Greg Townley (ASCAP)

Explore the shadows with this chilling mix of brutal synth tones and signature sound design. Raw, organic textures driven by blistering drums.

20 tracks

  1. Diaspora
    Diaspora4293/1Minimal pinging motif over distant droning pads create a dismal, brooding intro; a dark pulse layers in with hard slams as the tonal synth theme builds with pounding drums and lush strings, swelling to a massive climax
     
    2:57107 BPM
  2. Wilderness Howl
    Wilderness Howl4293/22 mixesHuge, buzzing blasts slide down massive stabs and dark, insistent, racing strings over a deadly bass drone; pounding drums and anti-heroic brass set a menacing tone as the anticipation mounts; orchestra swells for a towering back end climax
     
    3:02107 BPM
  3. She Devil
    She Devil4293/4Hellish breath and organic clicking tapping sounds mix with an industrial synth bass pulse, swirling together with raw string stabs; driving with a steady rhythm towards a massive, gothic, towering climax with epic brass and strings
     
    2:16160 BPM
  4. Nothing To See
    Nothing To See4293/52 mixesBleak pads, creepy, scratching FX and a grimy, distorted motif builds slowly with vicious hits, rhythmically layering haunting female vocalizations with hypnotizing percussion, building to a frenzied climax with triplet drums and retro high synths
     
    2:3490 BPM
  5. Kishi
    Kishi4293/7Thunderous rumbles and a long, tense rise stop down to an eerie, pulsing drone scape with distant pinging tones; massive, brutal slams with vicious high pitched synth squalls drive with pounding drums to a huge climax
     
    2:22120 BPM
  6. Malignant Incursion
    Malignant Incursion4293/8Sparse, low growls and tense, icy synth textures create a dark, minimal intro; swelling slowly with a long, airy rise to alien skitters and brutal drum slams; as the rhythm kicks in the massive squalls create a violent back end climax
     
    1:57160 BPM
  7. Widdershins
    Widdershins4293/102 mixesBleak, raw cello drags over a dark, low pulse, layering with icy pings and a grim, dissonant melodic signature; an unnerving back end builds with pounding drums, hypnotic melodies and panning drones
     
    2:20119 BPM
  8. A Solution For Overpopulation
    A Solution For Overpopulation4293/12Deep gongs ring out with creepy mystical FX; a buzzing tone pulses over ominous, dark booms and a tense percussive beat, building intense anticipation with increasingly violent, distorted high pitched blasts
     
    2:24159 BPM
  9. The Scavengers
    The Scavengers4293/132 mixesPsychedelic, sliding synth tones with grimy textures and gritty FX; scattered, keyless string elements disorient until the urgency sets in with a driving orchestra; Hitchcock-ian and dystopian back end dramatic tension races to a massive climax
     
    2:39120 BPM
  10. Cogitor
    Cogitor4293/15Sub bass pulse swells with a distorted, retro synth pinging tonal motif; ominous rumbling swells rhythmically to a huge, stomping melodic theme with pounding drums accenting the notes, building to a powerful back end
     
    2:35110 BPM
  11. Necromancer
    Necromancer4293/164 mixesDark, abrasive synth textures layer with high synth swells, and repeating piano strikes; pounding drums lead an enraged stomping march to a brutal climax
     
    1:1687 BPM
  12. Verboten
    Verboten4293/203 mixesMysterious, panning drones swirl over a haunting female vocal pulse while tense tremolo cello stabs set a hypnotic, murderous rhythm; hospital beeps, pounding drums and string clusters beat a death march, as the alarm sounds for all out attack
     
    2:22106 BPM
  13. Across the Seventh Bridge
    Across the Seventh Bridge4293/23Dark, low droning pads anchored by distant, booming perc swell with buzzing tones; retro futuristic synth arpeggios drive a slow burning, polyrhythmic build with epic, pounding drums and lush but tense strings swirl to a massive climax
     
    2:59132 BPM
  14. The Enemy of My Enemy
    The Enemy of My Enemy4293/242 mixesEerie, otherworldly pads layer with modular synth squalls; sparse drum hits break the anticipation with violence; creepy synths layer in with heavy guitars, building with brooding intensity and epic scope
     
    2:46109 BPM
  15. They Are Watching
    They Are Watching4293/26Low growl and swirling, mysterious retro futuristic synth tones intro; pinging motif opens a door to the dark side as brutal metallic stabs, high-pitched swarming insect buzz and pounding drums break the calm, building an intense, ominous back end
     
    2:12107 BPM
  16. Hostility Paradox
    Hostility Paradox4293/27Haunting synth pads swirl and swell over a low drone; a driving pulse layers with distorted pings until blaring alarms signal the brutal attack has begun, with buzzing, violent, distorted tones and pounding drums. It does not end well.
     
    2:54120 BPM
  17. Lycan Pens
    Lycan Pens4293/28Desolate pings and a skittering high tone layer with vicious, slicing, futuristic slams and a melancholy motif; pulsing synths mix with brutal percussive hits and signature FX, building rhythmically to an urgent, bombastic outro
     
    2:23125 BPM
  18. Impact Spatter
    Impact Spatter4293/29Tense, minimal drones and synth swells create an icy, alien atmosphere; massive squalls and high guitar textures layer with slamming percussion and gritty, distorted tones, creating a rhythmic, pounding build
     
    2:55121 BPM
  19. Mass Casualties
    Mass Casualties4293/302 mixesBrutal drum hits in clusters of 5 over gritty guitar, ominous synth bass swells - a slow march to misery; urgent strings and serious brass drive an anti-heroic theme, as the pounding percussion swells to an epic, stabbing climax
     
    2:2293 BPM