Eric James Soltys
@kootenay-eric.bsky.social
I’m a Canadian software developer and a hobbyist creating art and music in the BC Kootenays.
https://esoltys.github.io/
https://esoltys.github.io/
Lovely interactive article about "How Brian Eno Created Ambient 1: Music for Airports". I didn't know he created his own notation.
reverbmachine.com/blog/deconst...
reverbmachine.com/blog/deconst...
December 2, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Lovely interactive article about "How Brian Eno Created Ambient 1: Music for Airports". I didn't know he created his own notation.
reverbmachine.com/blog/deconst...
reverbmachine.com/blog/deconst...
I don't have many listeners on Apple Music, but I'm happy Montréal is my Top City for 2025. I'm especially curious about people using Shazam to find my music because where are they hearing it?
December 2, 2025 at 3:39 PM
I don't have many listeners on Apple Music, but I'm happy Montréal is my Top City for 2025. I'm especially curious about people using Shazam to find my music because where are they hearing it?
Instead of a Christmas single I wrote a Winter Solstice song for my witchy friends and family ❄️
We are gathered in the turning
Where the year bends back to light
Every flame and every yearning
Pulls the sun across the night
#kootenays #indiemusic
We are gathered in the turning
Where the year bends back to light
Every flame and every yearning
Pulls the sun across the night
#kootenays #indiemusic
December 1, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Instead of a Christmas single I wrote a Winter Solstice song for my witchy friends and family ❄️
We are gathered in the turning
Where the year bends back to light
Every flame and every yearning
Pulls the sun across the night
#kootenays #indiemusic
We are gathered in the turning
Where the year bends back to light
Every flame and every yearning
Pulls the sun across the night
#kootenays #indiemusic
Added a new 5-track lo-fi chill example to my Contour project (music composition as code). Includes playback and exporting as midi or wav.
esoltys.github.io/contour-2.0/
esoltys.github.io/contour-2.0/
November 27, 2025 at 5:45 AM
Added a new 5-track lo-fi chill example to my Contour project (music composition as code). Includes playback and exporting as midi or wav.
esoltys.github.io/contour-2.0/
esoltys.github.io/contour-2.0/
Contour, my music composition as code Typescript framework, now has two MCP servers to help Claude Code or Github Copilot with music theory and pattern visualization.
esoltys.github.io/contour-2.0/...
esoltys.github.io/contour-2.0/...
November 25, 2025 at 6:56 AM
Contour, my music composition as code Typescript framework, now has two MCP servers to help Claude Code or Github Copilot with music theory and pattern visualization.
esoltys.github.io/contour-2.0/...
esoltys.github.io/contour-2.0/...
New features added to Contour my music composition as TypeScript code project. github.com/esoltys/cont...
November 20, 2025 at 7:23 PM
New features added to Contour my music composition as TypeScript code project. github.com/esoltys/cont...
Not sure if there's interest, but the first public release of Contour: A TypeScript-first framework for algorithmic and procedural generative music. Build compositions using functional patterns, explore music theory, and create music impossible on physical instruments.
esoltys.github.io/contour-2.0/
esoltys.github.io/contour-2.0/
November 14, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Not sure if there's interest, but the first public release of Contour: A TypeScript-first framework for algorithmic and procedural generative music. Build compositions using functional patterns, explore music theory, and create music impossible on physical instruments.
esoltys.github.io/contour-2.0/
esoltys.github.io/contour-2.0/
So happy to be reading a new Joe Abercrombie novel. "The Devils" is his first in a few years. He's such a visual and dynamic writer that each chapter is like bingeing and hitting "Next Episode".
November 14, 2025 at 4:31 PM
So happy to be reading a new Joe Abercrombie novel. "The Devils" is his first in a few years. He's such a visual and dynamic writer that each chapter is like bingeing and hitting "Next Episode".
PWHL Vancouver Goldeneyes 🤔 I like the colour scheme and glad it's not more blue and green. Don't know why they chose a duck that most don't know or associate with Vancouver. www.thepwhl.com/en/teams/van...
November 10, 2025 at 9:32 PM
PWHL Vancouver Goldeneyes 🤔 I like the colour scheme and glad it's not more blue and green. Don't know why they chose a duck that most don't know or associate with Vancouver. www.thepwhl.com/en/teams/van...
🎨 Bought a couple prints from local artists at Rambling Rose in #WinlawBC yesterday. They have a great little store packed with goodies. "Forest Floor" by arthermit.ca (left) and "Indian Paintbrush" by Vanessa Bate
November 3, 2025 at 7:22 PM
🎨 Bought a couple prints from local artists at Rambling Rose in #WinlawBC yesterday. They have a great little store packed with goodies. "Forest Floor" by arthermit.ca (left) and "Indian Paintbrush" by Vanessa Bate
Beautiful misty sunrise this morning #kootenays #castlegarbc
October 31, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Beautiful misty sunrise this morning #kootenays #castlegarbc
Happy Halloween! 🤘
October 31, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Happy Halloween! 🤘
Finished season 3 of Foundation. Lee Pace's best Cleon yet and a banger of a finale.
October 28, 2025 at 3:57 AM
Finished season 3 of Foundation. Lee Pace's best Cleon yet and a banger of a finale.
The Bacon Popper burger from The Back Eddy Pub 🍔 #castlegarburgermonth
October 18, 2025 at 9:29 PM
The Bacon Popper burger from The Back Eddy Pub 🍔 #castlegarburgermonth
Greenwood Road Tunnel. Always drove past but stopped for a peek this time.
October 17, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Greenwood Road Tunnel. Always drove past but stopped for a peek this time.
Saw "Jennifer's Body" tonight at Bernie's Supper Club and Cinema. Very cool place and yummy food at our own booth. Highly recommended.
October 17, 2025 at 3:27 AM
Saw "Jennifer's Body" tonight at Bernie's Supper Club and Cinema. Very cool place and yummy food at our own booth. Highly recommended.
Birthday getaway to nearby Kelowna. Enjoying eating at new places and seeing new sights.
October 16, 2025 at 11:45 PM
Birthday getaway to nearby Kelowna. Enjoying eating at new places and seeing new sights.
Today's the release of "Basin"! If the Kootenays had a crime drama series with a touch of the supernatural, then this would be the soundtrack. 🎧
October 16, 2025 at 11:09 PM
Today's the release of "Basin"! If the Kootenays had a crime drama series with a touch of the supernatural, then this would be the soundtrack. 🎧
Good morning! Beautiful Autumn day with the mist rising from the Columbia River.
October 13, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Good morning! Beautiful Autumn day with the mist rising from the Columbia River.
Love my girls ❤️🤗
October 12, 2025 at 11:22 PM
Love my girls ❤️🤗
Rained overnight and the temperature dropped
October 11, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Rained overnight and the temperature dropped
"Basin" coming October 16 🎧 #MusicSky #IndieMusic
October 9, 2025 at 7:59 PM
"Basin" coming October 16 🎧 #MusicSky #IndieMusic
Half-day of work today. Out on the patio with Lucy. Beautiful Autumn day. 🍂
October 9, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Half-day of work today. Out on the patio with Lucy. Beautiful Autumn day. 🍂