"Built around a 14-minute field recording of the final "Grand National" race at Northampton International Shaleway, the 6 minute track tries to balances the raw noise and chaos of stock car racing by building the music around the recording.
"Working in Ableton Live, the sound of the trackside PA and racing engines are edited into rhythmic hooks, processed through Baby Audio’s HyperWarp and Super VHS for a tape lo-fi grit. Eventide’s Temperance Pro reverb then helps tune the recording into the key of the track.
"Beneath the processed audio, a sub-bass line from Moog Mariana plays with the low rumble of the engines, locked into the minimal drum patterns from Sonic Charge Microtonic. As the race finishes, the tension between noise and control gives way to chords from Sonic Charge Synplant, resolving into a calm, synth-led outro as the engines cut and the recording ends."
Northampton stock car circuit, final race, reimagined by Karhide.
