Weevils

Output: 2 songs

Timeframe: 2 weeks

Team size: 2

I was commissioned by a friend to soundtrack her experimental visual novel about bugs and industry, “Weevils.” I was asked for “pensive, reflective, melancholic, industrial, but not wholly depressive.” I ended up writing 2 songs, as of now my most recent released music, and “Bug Rust” is one of the best-sounding songs I’ve written to date.

I ended up working entirely in Ableton for the song, which is not unheard of for me but definitely not my go-to workflow. In the end, though, my focus on percussion, timbre and atmosphere made the piece really pop. Meticulously writing and producing drums, then freestyling chords and accenting the soundscape led to one of the more unique pieces I’ve done. The other, chiller piece was basically a simpler version of the same process.