Contact Mic Your Life

having fun with Sounds

[@jeech-bn5yl]

This feels like the kind of music you'd here over an Adult Swim cutaway from a show.

[@Lucernam]

That's some of the highest praise I can think of for sounds of oddities.

[@henrythebananaboy]

@@Lucernamhi

[@briggy4359]

Very well said. This song slaps

[@henrythebananaboy]

@@briggy4359 hi

[@MongoBongo42]

this sounds like if an abandoned arcade was turned into a teenage gang hideout

[@arempy5836]

Turning an old, abandoned church into a dance club you sell amphetamine out of.

[@roadtripwarrior]

how did you nail that so perfectly like i can totally see it an a chill indie rpg game.

[@Geothesponge111]

@@arempy5836 Your brain would like you to know there was a boxer called Contact Mike.

[@keinmills]

@@arempy5836Disco Elysium fan spotted ‼️‼️‼️

[@CherieBlood]

@@arempy5836 Disci elysuim?

[@AwesomeGamerBG]

that kalimba one sounded straight up something from a old tv programs, probably some vhs-type videos too!

[@SSReedOfficial]

Your ability to make music out of *ANYTHING* always excites me.

[@oashky]

😃😃😃😃😃😃👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@doomedcells5994]

Music is just organized sounds anyways

[@cinnabard955]

this is so funky I will be using this in my dnd campaign. They’re fighting dwarves soon who throw rocks at the party

[@THE_MoshiFever]

BROTHER WE ARE OF SAME MIND this will go well with my Spelljammer space Dwarves or a shop I think

[@Khrrck]

​@amergingilesAND STONE?

[@YourLocalPlushAddict]

•Me drawf •Me see traveller •Traveler trespass in me place •Me dwarf so me angry •Me throw rock •Traveller dead and no trespass in me place •Me life good 🗿

[@dandyspacedandy]

funny you mention that, the song reminded me of The Adventure Zone's music

[@YourLocalPlushAddict]

@@dandyspacedandy ayy thx for introducing me to a great show,the opening is already awesome

[@danielawa5406]

These sounds are oddly scary and unsettling. I want a horror game to use audio like this for the OST

[@lunerg775]

Right! That’s exactly what I thought

[@bubblejeef24]

fr

[@spudasaurus]

“The Upturned” by the developer (Zeekerss) of Lethal Company uses this sort of instrument and I instantly thought of this sort of grainy flanging sound occurring in some of the tracks. I highly recommend it, it’s honestly very underrated.

[@user-yf1co4gg5z]

Oxenfree came to mind

[@briggy4359]

Thus kind of music is called "trip hop" and the first two silent hill games use trip hop for their soundtracks

[@sydposting]

This would be absolutely *incredible* for sound design and foley work. That metal pan had such a satisfying CLANG to it.

[@PickledPlums]

idk why I never thought about contact mics being used for sampling and whatnot. I’ve only thought of them as a tool to tune my violin with!

[@Khrrck]

They're a common ingredient in homemade instruments too!

[@iamsushi1056]

Look up a video of Koma-electronique and the things they can do

[@prisma.]

That baseline is FILTHYYY, you cooked.

[@cornflakes-does-stuff]

I love how the distorted versions kind of sound like when a vhs is in very bad shape and the music on it is all discordant, gives it a nostalgic and dreamy feel

[@wowskii]

I'm once again reminded of how Contact Mike rose from the slums of Saint-Batiste to the top of the boxing world, overcoming adversity and serious brain trauma. Nothing is coming -- nothing he wouldn't knock out in three rounds

[@springshowers4754]

I JUST REALISED THAT DISCO ELYSIUM BIT WAS A PUN...

[@renaigh]

Contact Mike mentioned!

[@WobstaCat]

Time to internalise that thought

[@TrippleDogDare]

ENCICLOPEDIA [Medium: Success] - Your mangled brain would like you to know there is a boxer called Contact Mike. YOU - Yeah? Any news on my wife’s name? My mother? ENCYCLOPEDIA - Nope. You’re welcome.

[@bitchtitchs]

Thank you, i was hoping another Encyclopedia-head was in the comments thinking the same thing

[@vcount6676]

hes a major fucking athlete

[@thomaspereyra4108]

What is it with you and this contact mike guy anyways?

[@NextSummon]

The teacup with the pedal sounds like making a selection in Smash Bros Melee

[@DelightfulJay]

song kinda gives me some Cosmo Sheldrake vibes

[@fishkid1177]

IT DOES

[@rainbow-dam]

Cosmo Sheldrake x j^p^n

[@atlas_of_prescottia]

I feel like so many Half-Life sounds came from contact mic recordings.

[@gran.kahuna]

ENCICLOPEDIA [Medium: Success] - Your mangled brain would like you to know there is a boxer called Contact Mike. YOU - Yeah? Any news on my wife’s name? My mother? ENCYCLOPEDIA - Nope. You’re welcome.

[@shortriver7451]

r/suddenlydiscoelysium

[@MrKcspot]

clicked because i thought it was a new type of voice mic i hadnt seen yet (i'm stupid like that) watched to the end and i had my hands on my head trying to keep my mind from being blown. it didn't work. holy hell are you talented.

[@1LosTemplarios1]

it sounds like you’re curious and eager to learn more, the opposite of what i consider someone stupid :)

[@Shiradrenaline]

Not only is this great, I'm quite tickled by 'bong' and 'little bong' in the panel. Bonglet!

[@BowtieRoosten]

oooh, so thats how they make all the sounds for analog horror

[@LordFawful13]

omg the pizza pan at 0:31 sounds like an old school fight sound effect. a gun? a punch? i love it so much

[@drphiI]

contact mics are such a building block of experimental music! i love to see them utilized more often. also you got the chroma console! sick!

[@TheBreadPirate]

Groovy!!

[@cardboardleaf7971]

BREAD PIRATE!! You listen to Louie Zong too?! What a neat little breadcrumb to find out :>

[@TheBreadPirate]

@@cardboardleaf7971 It's true! I even have a piece of lost media from Louie Zong. I plan on sharing it someday.

[@loorthedarkelf8353]

This is the neatest thing, and a great example of how one can make music with *anything* once they have a basic knowledge base of recording. I'm working on that knowledge base, and your music is definitely part of my inspiration to do so. Thank you for being so open with various bits of your process, and all the lovely hummable melodies

[@KronoGarrett]

Encyclopedia - Your mangled brain would like you to know there is a boxer called Contact Mike. But really, it is kind of neat. If I was more of an audio type there are a bunch of things I'd clip one to...

[@ReverendTed]

0:28 - Oh, this movie is _intellectual_ .

[@nicro_dragon]

the whole time i was expecting to hear a scratched vocal sample followed by a guy rapping about the world stomping out his creative efforts

[@opera_ghost8504]

i CANNOT hear contact mike anymore without thinking of the disco bit

[@naaaske]

The sound you got from that kalimba sounds just like something Hot Sugar would release. Love it to bits

[@Nawer_Rapter]

Contact mics are so fun to do anything with. I just wish money was plenty to buy like 30 of them and start sticking them to a different parts of a train or a plane. Trains have such cool noises hidden below the entire noise of the whole machine.

[@lofigalaxy1272]

Feels like a song youd hear in a RPGmaker game in a way i cant explain

[@Loxosceles13]

The solo noises makes me think of the random sound effects and noises you would hear in something like old Scandinavian cartoons.

[@GoodrichT6]

I haven't had contact with my family in years. Please tell them I love them

[@davidclayton1670]

No thanks, I'm busy

[@MattBixler]

this is earthbound as hell, i love it

[@RagdollWraith]

im upset that contact mic music isnt a whole genre i can just look up and find songs for. this is so perfect.

[@-._.ChaLoe._.-]

0:34 Louie just played a half-life 2 sound effect here and you can't convince me otherwise

[@jacemoran1190]

Man that Kalimba is awesome, really makes me want to pick it up again.

[@peeweeallen517]

Those cups reminded me of old scifi anime sfx

[@mistermustachiogmc1256]

I love how it spunds like alien instruments! Music from anoyher world.

[@josueramosvalenzuela1829]

That teacup at 0:29 awaken many memories of Melee

[@liliachav8419]

Hey this is so fun! Love the vibe

[@SillyLilDawg]

The way you see music in everything is always so satisfying

[@Numi50]

These sounds would be perfect for dungeon synth too. Hope to hear some of them in the next Lookfar project!

[@Miircos]

YES

[@GTORT]

Duuuuuuuude I never knew contact mics existed! THANK YOU

[@snackerfork]

No joke I want a whole album of this.

[@theyoftheravens]

This is so funky, I love it

[@pedroinacio4417]

0:32 new hyperpop snare just dropped

[@tappydani9378]

This is so cool. Haunting, dark, gritty, but undeniably chill grooves! I hope you continue to play with this tool and keep making awesome beats.

[@mercury3]

feels like this would be the type of music playing in an rpgmaker psychological horror game with turn based combat

[@crispyein8601]

oh awesome, awesome awesome. that bass.... also i see you louie with the violin!!!

[@thistle1923]

woa this is awesome! I have one of those big diaphragm contact mics with the metal backing that you gotta tape to stuff but this looks way more convenient thanks for sharing :)

[@blackanimecat2]

I love this a lot. But i love most of your music

[@desktorp]

contact mics just sold out everywhere

[@BenKrogh]

Alternate title: “Chroma Console Your Life” … and I agree, love that pedal!

[@cinnabard955]

I love these kinds of videos!!

[@ObsessiveMuffin]

I really hope this sound gets used more in your music, amazing. I could listen to a whole album that has this feel!

[@theenaabeenaa362]

When you’re just messing around with the sounds at first it reminds me of TV sound effects from the 60s specifically twilight zone sound effects

[@calamariikid]

The kalimba sounded so insanely cool!!

[@anadvora]

Your mangled brain would like you to know there is a boxer called Contact Mike.

[@palookadventures5694]

Oh gosh, I'm imagining all the instrument possibilities... Might be insane.

[@familiarstranger9617]

microtonality mentioned 🗣🗣🗣🔥🔥🔥

[@bjdhaak]

It makes me think of old time radio drama sound effects. Cool.

[@elijahjones8739]

Your mangled brain would like you to know there is a boxer called Contact Mike

[@diovinum1133]

Always the best stuff from you

[@Iapetus_The_Clown]

Ngl these sounds would make a good ambient music for some horror game

[@Shindai]

I love the warbly kalimba over a fat beat, very cool textures

[@Le_Codex]

The final result makes me think of a music you would find in a game like OFF, but more upbeat

[@TommyLikeTom]

once again proving what an awesome person you are. I have a lot of love for Louie and his sick beats

[@iwakeupat6]

Your creativity always amazes and inspires me!

[@muttrogers6586]

Love this tune!

[@natel42069]

pizza SNARE my beloved

[@Doofindork]

I didn't know these were even a thing! That's rad as hell!

[@nathaliedrinkstea]

This is sooo cool! I love the sound of the brown cup so much ♥

[@ShockedLogic]

i reminded of the music in horror DLC for OuterWilds and I love it

[@MrBlazedFlame]

that red mug sounded like the select sfx in melee having the pedals thru it

[@Gizma122]

Sounds like lethal company effects. This is hella cool.

[@tappydani9378]

This is so cool. Haunting, gritty

[@xislomega242]

that "pizza SNARE" sound sounds so cool!

[@abstractkitten6756]

This reminds me of your "Water" album!

[@Sazoji]

I remember hooking up the tuning contact mic on my viola up to an amplifier, if you fix it right, you can get some nice sound, but it was such a pain to actually play with it because any shift in contact would cause a big pop in the amp

[@Saucy2112]

That was so cool and trippy. I hope you find more weird sounds to make music out of.

[@CaptainGockblock]

Feels like it would be good for a sidescroller about an exploration drone that landed in an abandoned alien city.

[@adog3129]

that was one of my favorite things ever to rap over

[@DigitalWolverine]

Somehow this feels very much like the beginning of Disco Elysium’s hottest nightclub for anodic music

[@captainchrono6448]

HARD CORE!

[@livvy94]

I literally just got an ad for that big colorful pedal. What are the chances

[@GavStrange]

That was a banger of a beat!!

[@MogoPrime]

This is just a vibe. Hell yeah Louie.

[@ThomasBlithe]

5,000-1 rank outsider! No one saw it coming. The mantle of a game changer demands intangible qualities.

[@rontheoneplays]

that snare is INSANE!

[@khonsuthecore4788]

I had an electric drum kit and the pads were actually contact mics so if you plug it through effects like a guitar you could do some real weird shit.

[@CuttleSquish-hd8fg]

I think some of those sounds would work great in a Lookfar album! If you're interested in making any more dungeon synth I know I personally would love to hear it

[@sourcegear4203]

That goes unreasonably hard

[@Probly_a_sweet_potato]

I just got one of these too for my uke for live playing, now I have to attach it to every item in my house just to see what happens.

[@bbdraws4reals]

you should make a song with that lil mic and anything that you want

[@themasterm1383]

God damn you make songs that are always enjoyable each tjme

[@DJDEADCATthelll]

that's cool I wonder what weird and amazing sounds he'll make Ps: love the song you made I think it's really cool

[@BigFan23472]

sounds cooler than i thought it would

[@ze_glitchy_gamer7629]

Lovely Dystopia

[@SamCyanide]

I would never have clicked this video if I didn't see who uploaded it

[@KitCabaret]

That one shot of the Chroma Console immediately made me SO jealous - I'm now convinced I need a contact mic, but what's the point without those sweet little rainbow knobs by my side?