How I made my new (dark) ambient album : Polarcoaster - Hypnagogia

In this video I'll talk about my new (dark) ambient album hypnagogia and about the whole process of making it, the instruments and effects I used, how I made the album art, and all the the motivations behind the album.

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Mentioned / shown in the video:
* The Caretaker:

Chapters:
0:00 Intro
0:22 the circumstances
1:57 how I wrote this
5:16 instruments
8:55 effects
13:14 real world tape effects
16:58 hello darkness my old friend
22:08 album art
23:59 outro

*Music*
My own, which I make under the name Polarcoaster.
You can find more of my music here:
Oh, and let me know if it's getting too eerie 🙃

*Recording Equipment*
Yes, 10+ year old cameras are good enough for YouTube!

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[Hainbach]

Beautiful album, glad you found joy in instruments I worked on. Thank you for sharing your journey!

[castawaymusic]

"Normal mode to hang out in the dark spaces" Love it! Great album!

[crhkrebs]

The YouTube algorithm somehow recommended this video to me. Sometimes they get it right. You have a new fan. And thanks for the head up on Verv.

[castawaymusic]

Really like the pitch shifting the reverb tip, just tried it and really like it. Thanks!

[MikeUIibarri]

I really enjoyed this video! Thanks so much for sharing . Good stuff!

[MattPerrin]

Absolutely loved this video, really enjoy & inspired by these glimpses at how others approach composing music!

[manmadeartists]

Crazy to see your cute animal drawings on ig and in the same time listening to your dark ambient sounds. In my head this directly mixes seeing these animals in front of these dark pictures you made

[spacewavecr]

I love the way you explaing your flow. You have a very original way of expressing yourself which I really like. Your music is something I will dive into. I think there is lots of inspiration to be gained tbh.

[loomPEDAL]

Came here from Hainbach recommendation. Headed to BC and really really love this - so beautiful. I just bought it too. Thanks for persevering and delivering such a great work.

[rekocastren]

Really enjoyable and interesting sounds on the album!

[Illkacirma]

very cool sound production approach and a great album. congrats!

[jeremygruenewald]

Really enjoyed this video. Bought the album immediately!

[stickytentaclesmusic]

This is amazing! Super inspiring, love the mood of the music. Wires and Landfill Totems are great tools, I use them all the time myself. Will defo check out the album!

[MichelSchmitt]

That was an awesome breakdown! Listening to the album and getting inspired just now.

[K-ORA]

Hey! Good to hear that its out :D 🤘🏽. (Still love my crave). Ill give it a good listen later.

[totalSLACK]

may the YT gods be with us both for the confluence of my algorithm and your channel. amazing video, amazing human, amazing music, amazing art, amazing everything. i hope youre living a fulfilling life and are surrounded by love and support. thank you for sharing your expression.

[anderswinter]

Very inspiring, thank you very much for sharing, and for your beautiful music.

[Synthesizer-project]

Good job Lilly! I like the atmosphere in “follow the violets” a lot.

[turning_things]

Wow, Lilly--instant fan here. Your tastes seem to align so much with mine--musically, sonically, choice of fave plugins (Puremagnetik Junkie here), and photographically--that I am shocked it took me this long to find your work. Really love how you describe your process and journey in creating this amazing album. I very much look forward to seeing and hearing and learning more.
Be safe, take care of yourself. Covid sucks. It has greatly affected the life of my family as well.
Peace--

[systemG]

Thanks for sharing so much about your process and thoughts, it's really helpful to me, and I am inspired to do the same if I ever meet my goal of releasing a musical album