OldManGeorge
@oldmangeorge.bsky.social
A professional software developer since the early 1980s, now retired and living a quiet life with wife, kids, and grandkids. By no means a proficient, nor skilled musician, I enjoy creating music - ambient, trance, sometimes LoFi, often strange.
2026-01-07 - Greeting the New Year with something a bit unusual. Enjoy, or not.
youtu.be/viZf_HydSa4
youtu.be/viZf_HydSa4
PENSIERI 6
YouTube video by Giorgio Vidali
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January 7, 2026 at 8:55 PM
2026-01-07 - Greeting the New Year with something a bit unusual. Enjoy, or not.
youtu.be/viZf_HydSa4
youtu.be/viZf_HydSa4
2025-12-19 - A rather joyous, almost festive track - mostly with algorithmic composition, with a few impro additions here and there. My daughter insisted on the addition of drums and bass, hence the unusual appearance of a trusty TR-808 synth. Go figure. Enjoy, or not.
pensieri 4
YouTube video by Giorgio Vidali
youtu.be
December 19, 2025 at 9:32 PM
2025-12-19 - A rather joyous, almost festive track - mostly with algorithmic composition, with a few impro additions here and there. My daughter insisted on the addition of drums and bass, hence the unusual appearance of a trusty TR-808 synth. Go figure. Enjoy, or not.
2025-12-19 - Another small composition: handmade Bb harmony + with algorithmic composition for the piano part. And yes, I know, my mixing and mastering skills are still quite under par. Oh well... Enjoy, or not.
pensieri 3
YouTube video by Giorgio Vidali
youtu.be
December 19, 2025 at 9:26 PM
2025-12-19 - Another small composition: handmade Bb harmony + with algorithmic composition for the piano part. And yes, I know, my mixing and mastering skills are still quite under par. Oh well... Enjoy, or not.
2025-12-11 - Completely automated, algorithmic composition in A minor. The track turned an unexpected turn when experimenting with different instruments: what I ended up with is a rather unsettling, very dark piece. Enjoy, or not.
youtu.be/cElP6NJwp30
youtu.be/cElP6NJwp30
PENSIERI 2
YouTube video by Giorgio Vidali
youtu.be
December 11, 2025 at 9:16 PM
2025-12-11 - Completely automated, algorithmic composition in A minor. The track turned an unexpected turn when experimenting with different instruments: what I ended up with is a rather unsettling, very dark piece. Enjoy, or not.
youtu.be/cElP6NJwp30
youtu.be/cElP6NJwp30
2025-11-30 - Only synth voices, only one synth (Synthmaster 2) for this ambient track in Bb (using the strange - to me, at least - Mixolydian scale). Algorithmic composition, for once using a rather fantastic tool by Higher Plane (SpaceWalk).
youtu.be/CWylSoBwCzY
youtu.be/CWylSoBwCzY
pensieri 1
YouTube video by Giorgio Vidali
youtu.be
November 30, 2025 at 11:41 PM
2025-11-30 - Only synth voices, only one synth (Synthmaster 2) for this ambient track in Bb (using the strange - to me, at least - Mixolydian scale). Algorithmic composition, for once using a rather fantastic tool by Higher Plane (SpaceWalk).
youtu.be/CWylSoBwCzY
youtu.be/CWylSoBwCzY
2025-11-24 - One strange track, all echoes and delays. Could be the title track for some cheap TV series ... oh, I don't know ... a CSI spin off or something. Enjoy, or not.
MEDITATION 8
YouTube video by Giorgio Vidali
youtu.be
November 24, 2025 at 10:35 PM
2025-11-24 - One strange track, all echoes and delays. Could be the title track for some cheap TV series ... oh, I don't know ... a CSI spin off or something. Enjoy, or not.
2025-11-23 - Getting somewhere with the composition algorithm. Almost managed to make the keys and the pads to sound decent together. Then again, the mixing is always a nightmare. This track sounds better on speakers than my damn good headphones - and I don't know why. Enjoy, or not.
MEDITATION 7
YouTube video by Giorgio Vidali
youtu.be
November 23, 2025 at 10:12 PM
2025-11-23 - Getting somewhere with the composition algorithm. Almost managed to make the keys and the pads to sound decent together. Then again, the mixing is always a nightmare. This track sounds better on speakers than my damn good headphones - and I don't know why. Enjoy, or not.
2025-11-06 - One more piece - purposefully composed, coded, mixed, in less than three hours. Some experiments with automation of notes probability, and repetitive guitar riffs in Eb Lydian. Enjoy, or not.
MEDITATION 3
YouTube video by Giorgio Vidali
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November 7, 2025 at 5:17 PM
2025-11-06 - One more piece - purposefully composed, coded, mixed, in less than three hours. Some experiments with automation of notes probability, and repetitive guitar riffs in Eb Lydian. Enjoy, or not.
2025-10-22 - My own, simple chord progression. C Chromatic scale. Piano arpeggios done with a modified, subtractive algorithm. One single, strange pad, courtesy of Synthmaster 3. Enjoy, or not.
SPACES 5
YouTube video by Giorgio Vidali
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October 22, 2025 at 6:43 PM
2025-10-22 - My own, simple chord progression. C Chromatic scale. Piano arpeggios done with a modified, subtractive algorithm. One single, strange pad, courtesy of Synthmaster 3. Enjoy, or not.
2025-10-20 - One more mixed bag: chord progressions done in Scaler 3. Piano arpeggios done with original algorithm. Minimal pads, done with stock samples found in "Splice INSTRUMENT". Quiet and disconcerting at the same time. I could fall asleep to this one.
SPACES 3
YouTube video by Giorgio Vidali
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October 20, 2025 at 8:10 PM
2025-10-20 - One more mixed bag: chord progressions done in Scaler 3. Piano arpeggios done with original algorithm. Minimal pads, done with stock samples found in "Splice INSTRUMENT". Quiet and disconcerting at the same time. I could fall asleep to this one.
2025-10-18 - A mixed bag: chord progressions done in Scaler 3. Piano arpeggios done with original algorithm. Minimal pads, done with stock samples found in Kontakt.
SPACES 4
YouTube video by Giorgio Vidali
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October 18, 2025 at 8:30 PM
2025-10-18 - A mixed bag: chord progressions done in Scaler 3. Piano arpeggios done with original algorithm. Minimal pads, done with stock samples found in Kontakt.
2025-10-12 - A little more algorithmic stuff, mixed with more predictable chord progressions. I think the code is getting better, little by little. Again, using just a couple of synths only: Artic Dreams and Padscape (by Electronic Soundlab). Enjoy, or not.
SPACES 2
YouTube video by Giorgio Vidali
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October 12, 2025 at 7:12 PM
2025-10-12 - A little more algorithmic stuff, mixed with more predictable chord progressions. I think the code is getting better, little by little. Again, using just a couple of synths only: Artic Dreams and Padscape (by Electronic Soundlab). Enjoy, or not.
2025-06-03 - A very strange piece, prompted by learning about the confounding composition patterns of Olivier Messiaen. When analyzed, much of Messian' stuff is based on mathematical contraposition of prime numbers.
youtu.be/qgYfhM3hyfs
youtu.be/qgYfhM3hyfs
youtu.be
June 3, 2025 at 3:39 PM
2025-06-03 - A very strange piece, prompted by learning about the confounding composition patterns of Olivier Messiaen. When analyzed, much of Messian' stuff is based on mathematical contraposition of prime numbers.
youtu.be/qgYfhM3hyfs
youtu.be/qgYfhM3hyfs
2025-05-29 - Rather lengthy composition and performance. Simple, hypnotic piano and droning synth only hinting at a melody. Quite pleasing as background music, but that's just me. Enjoy. Or not. Does not matter.
Inconclusive
YouTube video by Giorgio Vidali
youtu.be
May 29, 2025 at 6:32 PM
2025-05-29 - Rather lengthy composition and performance. Simple, hypnotic piano and droning synth only hinting at a melody. Quite pleasing as background music, but that's just me. Enjoy. Or not. Does not matter.
2025-05-08 - New on my channel: The River and the Fog
youtu.be/hOK3Zu3-b6I
youtu.be/hOK3Zu3-b6I
The River and the Fog
YouTube video by Giorgio Vidali
youtu.be
May 8, 2025 at 3:28 PM
2025-05-08 - New on my channel: The River and the Fog
youtu.be/hOK3Zu3-b6I
youtu.be/hOK3Zu3-b6I