The sound you're hearing is just a sequenced track of an old R8 drum machine clap with a timed delay put on it to give it some depth. I'm suprised you noticed that......I actually meant to bury that a little further down in the mix or thin it out, so it would sound a little more implied, but I think I just forgot to move the faders after I got all the arrangement done. I worried that it would appear kind of cheesy behind all the other sounds, which are kind of thick or staccato and sinister, but I kind of like it now. I worried the most about the string arrangement....enough that I did the first mix without them. From the perspective of DJs looking to peak their set, I didn't know whether that kind of mood would fly, but I've gotten pretty good feedback about it so far.

Most of the drum sounds are from vintage machines, which in their base form sound like something you'd hear in old electro track from 1983 (think Electric Avenue or Atomic Dog) but I did alot of work to spruce them up a bit. I almost have as much fun in the sound creation stage of songwriting as I do in the arrangement. You get to plot out all these weird sounds you have in your head, and come up with countless others by having happy accidents, then figure out just how the hell you're going to organize all the chaos. Then you just hope you can project that same enjoyment you're getting out of it to the people on the floor or in front of the stereo.
Good times though.


thanks for listening by the way.