[audiocast] Worlds Apart

(I didn’t see a category for audio, so I am dropping this here)

Since I’ve been playing around with audio (DJing, podcasting, radio DJing) for the last +10 years (“playing”, since it has always been a hobby), and I love Netrunner’s setting, I decided to smash these two passions together and share the results with you. I also asked a musician friend from Australia to “guest star” with a few of his favourite tunes (he’s not a Netrunner player… yet ;-)).

We’ve already got the second part’s playlists ready, so expect more! I will post updates to this thread.

Worlds Apart vol. 1

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Hey there, Corps and Runners.

Worlds Apart 2 has landed! Thanks to everyone who listened to #1, we hope you will enjoy the second installment as well.

The second volume runs a little over 90 minutes and features P45K with the opening mix and yours truly with the follow up.

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Exile man, I bookmarked your stuff and just got to it today! This stuff is phenomenal work, your small interludes aren’t distracting and help pace me while I’m zoning out.

I’m working on a project and when track 2 of Worlds Apart 1 came on I couldn’t stop smiling.

Personally, electronic music isn’t something that I know a lot about, so I can really enjoy it when it is thematically curated like this.

Thanks for doing this man, I will be listening for sure when you release more; I can’t say enough good things about it.

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Thank you for your kind words, @Chill84!

I am happy to hear that the time me & P45K put into selecting tracks and mixing them into something coherent turned into something nice for you and other listeners.

More to come, definitely - we’re on a minor festive break here, but the playlists are being put together as we speak ;-).

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My only criticism is that I didn’t know of this before. This is really cool and the sort of thing that I can really get behind and enjoy. Massive props for what you’ve created already, this is so, so good for listening to as background music whilst making something.

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Thank you for your kind words, @Xenasis! Your support is definitely appreciated and does not put any pressure on the mixing process for #3. at. all. :wink: (joking!)

Honestly, I’m very glad and grateful that what we do has an appreciative audience out there. Cheers!

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…it’s been a while - thank you for your patience!

Friends, Runners, sararimen, lend me your ears… Worlds Apart 3 is here. 1h39m of sounds we hope you may find intriguing, at the very least.

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knocked it out of the park again, finally got to hear the whole thing.

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Thank you once more - #4 is in the making.

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We are here, one more time, for your listening pleasure: Worlds Apart 4 - 1h52m of sounds from then and now for the times yet to come.

A special offer to all the loyal Stimhackers - would you like to take a small part in Worlds Apart 5? Send me a private message and we’ll talk about the details.

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Good stuff!

Could you add a tracklist in the description from now on perhaps? I know Mixcloud shows the tracks that are being played currently, but I’d like it for a reference. :slight_smile:

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Hah, I would love to do so on Mixcloud, but the description field there has a hard limit.

Here’s what we featured in World Apart Volume 4:

  1. INTRODUCTION
  2. Girl Loves Me by David Bowie
  3. Ashen Faced (unreleased) by Hazel
  4. Alone by Empty vs P45k
  5. NARRATIVE INTERMISSION
  6. God in the Hole by Android Lust
  7. Blood Dragon Theme (Reprise) by Power Glove
  8. The Lesser Sacrifice by I, Parasite
  9. NARRATIVE INTERMISSION
  10. Go All the Way by Halo In Reverse
  11. Spectre by KMFDM
  12. Not Over Till We Say So by Blue Stahli
  13. NARRATIVE INTERMISSION
  14. Suck by Skold
  15. Posthuman by Marilyn Manson
  16. The Day Is My Enemy by The Prodigy
  17. Can’t Kill Us by The Glitch Mob
  18. RE-INTRODUCTION
  19. Icarus - Main Theme (The Meta Changes) by Michael McCann
  20. CORP SIDE
  21. Lose (Yet Another Death By Scorched Earth) by Front Line Assembly
  22. Protomorphic Deception (Kala Ghoda Nights) by Geomatic
  23. Welcome to Lunar Industries (Three Year Stretch) (Turtleback Blues) by Clint Mansell
  24. Orion (Stars Made Of ICE) by Metallica
  25. RUNNER SIDE
  26. (Can’t You) Trip Like I Do (Inject, Get Off, Jack In) by Filter & The Crystal Method
  27. (You Can’t) Stop the Noise! by Zeromancer
  28. Running Two (remix) (24 Hours & 72 Cans of Diesel) by Operation Phoenix
  29. Infiltration (Iain Sinclair’s Theme) by Trifonic
  30. OUTRO

… and just to make it count for all the others:

Worlds Apart Volume 1

  1. INTRODUCTION
  2. RUNNER SIDE
  3. Ren 2 (The Masque’s Theme) by Photek
  4. Halcyon + On + On (Kit’s Quality Time) by Orbital
  5. Body Hammer (Edward Kim’s Theme) by Fear Factory
  6. Faster Kill Pussycat (Andromeda’s Party Mixtape Leak) by Brittany Murphy
  7. Surf (Sunny LeBeau’s Early Morning Coffee Tune) by Yoko Kanno
  8. Who Am I? (Who Are You, Adam?) by Peace Orchestra
  9. Intermission (Apex <3 You) by Nine Inch Nails
    10.CORP SIDE
  10. We Are In Control (The Shadow’s Theme) by Hybrid
  11. Witch Hunt (NBN’s Prime Time Reality Show Premiere) by MDFMK
  12. Empire (GRNDL Vulcan Project Launch Ad) by Hybrid
  13. Introduction (Nisei Line Corporate Collateral) by Solar Fields
  14. Spotter (Biotic Labour Efficiency Promo Campaign Ad) by Yoko Kanno
  15. INTERMISSION
  16. Up Jumped the Devil by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
  17. Wipe that Shit-eating Grin off Your Punchable Face by Smith Street Band
  18. Laika by The Drones
  19. INTRODUCTION
  20. Tunguska! by Maximum Sexy Pigeon
  21. Open Up by Cog
  22. Before the Devil Knows You’re Dead" (feat. Eric Bergen of NVEiN) by The Black Sheep Project
  23. Soul 4 Sale by iNsuRge
  24. RECAP
  25. The Human Germ by Snog
  26. Frames by Empty
    28 .Coma by Pendulum
  27. OUTRO
  28. Loner (Quiet) by P45K

Worlds Apart Volume 2

  1. INTRODUCTION
  2. The Body by Android Lust
  3. Hunter by Bjork
  4. NARRATIVE INTERMISSION
  5. Mothercreep by FKA Twigs
  6. Some Minds [feat. Andrew Wyatt] by Flume
  7. Running From Zardoz by TZU
  8. NARRATIVE INTERMISSION
  9. The Last Time [Sonoio mix] by Carina Round
  10. 3 Libras [All Main Courses mix] by A Perfect Circle
  11. NARRATIVE INTERMISSION
  12. Bury the Evidence by Tricky
  13. Better Hide, Better Run [feat. Mark Johns] by The Glitch Mob
  14. NARRATIVE INTERMISSION
  15. Invisible Sun by The Prodigy
  16. NARRATIVE INTERMISSION
  17. Kingdoms Fall [Icarus mix] by The Black Sheep Project
  18. RE-INTRODUCTION
  19. CORP SIDE
  20. Flying Low (The Cleaners Gear Up) by Yoko Kanno
  21. Transgenic (Eve Welcome Pack Theme) by Trifonic
  22. NYC Streets (NBN’s Midnight News Hour Theme) by Alexander Brandon
  23. Turkey (“Join Us At Tennin!”) by Yoko Kanno
  24. RUNNER SIDE
  25. Climbatize (Gabe’s Long-Overdue Country Holiday Jam) by The Prodigy
  26. Couleurs (Kate McAffrey’s Paintbrushing Masterclass) by M83
  27. Corrosion (Hunting Grounds) by Ministry
  28. Fuel My Fire (MaxX’s Morning Commute Mantra) by L7
  29. OUTRO

Worlds Apart Volume 3

  1. INTRODUCTION
  2. RUNNER SIDE
  3. Red Passage Overture (Reina Roja Rising) by ESA
  4. Ultra (Ken Tenma’s Theme) by KMFDM
  5. Just One Fix (To Exile’s Sentimental Problems) by Ministry
  6. Dead Cities (New Angeles - Seedy Side) by The Future Sound of London
  7. CORP SIDE
  8. Closing In 2.0 (Playing Tag With NBN) by Information Society
  9. Mega City One (GRNDL At 99% Efficiency) by Paul Leonard-Morgan
  10. The Bliss (At The Brain-Taping Facility) by Geomatic
  11. Hand In Hand (With Caprice) by Makeup and Vanity Set
  12. INTERMISSION
  13. RE-INTRODUCTION & NARRATIVE RE:BO:OT
  14. Playing Dead by Chvrches
  15. Cold by Alison Wonderland
  16. Loved Like You by Andy Bull
  17. NARRATIVE INTERMISSION
  18. Welcome Oblivion by How To Destroy Angels
  19. Error 404 by Skold vs KMFDM
  20. Enough by SONOIO
  21. NARRATIVE INTERMISSION
  22. Stonefist by Health
  23. Death of the Journalist by Scroobius Pip
  24. Galileo by Puscifer
  25. Wrong by Depeche Mode
  26. NARRATIVE INTERMISSION
  27. I Am Dust by Gary Numan
  28. Blackstar by David Bowie
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Worlds Apart Volume 5 is finally here. Took as a while, but we’re glad to be back. Enjoy!

For the curious (or lazy) ones among you, here is the tracklist:

  1. INTRODUCTION
  2. Welcome Back (The World Changed…) by Perturbator
  3. Perturbator’s Theme (…People Did Not) by Perturbator
  4. Turn of the Coil (Africa Reborn, Kampala Rising) by Geomatic
  5. LEAVING EARTH
  6. Last Embrace (Going Upstalk) by Makeup And Vanity Set
  7. Inside / Outside (Weightless) by Free Association
  8. BRAVE NEW WORLDS
  9. Headhunter v1.0 (Have You Met Rachel Beckman Yet?) by Front 242
  10. Parks on Fire (The Legend of Vasanti Smith) by Trifonic
  11. NO TIME FOR PEACE
  12. Shock to the System (Power to the People, Anarch Style) by Billy Idol
  13. Hybrid (feat. Sulpher) (Riots in the Lunar Docklands) by Gary Numan
  14. LEAVING REALITY
  15. Cybernaut (Won’t Jack Out, Can’t Jack Out) by Red Harvest
  16. Quake Theme (Caught in a Flatline Loop) by Nine Inch Nails
  17. INTERMISSION
  18. RE-INTRODUCTION
  19. Faction 12 by Celldweller
  20. Artemisia’s Childhood by Junkie XL
  21. Panzerfaust by KMFDM
  22. NARRATIVE INTERMISSION
  23. Defiance by File Transfer Protocol
  24. Pain Un Suffering (DAAP ReMix) by Bound in Oblivion
  25. Generation Excess by The Superior Complex
  26. NARRATIVE INTERMISSION
  27. A Slow Descent by The Butterfly Effect
  28. Counting Bodies Like Sheep to the Rhythm of War Drums by A Perfect Circle
  29. Sleepwalking Away (feat. Nick Young) by Tweaker
  30. NARRATIVE INTERMISSION
  31. Take It There (feat. Tricky & 3D) by Massive Attack
  32. Rabbit In Your Headlights (feat. Thom Yorke) by U.N.K.L.E.
  33. End of All Things by A D R I F T
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dude, I just started listening to worlds 5, and this one is probably the best one yet!

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Thanks for the kind words. That means we may be doing something right, after all.

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Here’s a solid criminal jam I’ve been listening to while working on fanfic stuff. A lot of the Spinnerette self-title reminds me of Andromeda. This and ‘ghetto love’ at least.

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‘fanfic stuff’ - Android fanfic stuff? Pray tell us more :smile:

In the meantime, I’ll look into putting more guitars into #6.

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Yes, and listening to stuff like your cast puts me in the zone.

I do love guitars, but I am an electronic music newbie, which is another reason I love Worlds Apart. Do you do any other audio/sound projects?

I hope you’re already sharing (or planning to) those fanfic pieces. Android is a great setting, ripe for story-telling.

I used to DJ at a few parties (alt/goth/electro/indu/metal) back in the day, trying to get back into it, but since I moved countries, my contacts dried out and I need time to get back into the swing of things. I sometimes go live on air to do a metal-mostly show at a friendly net-frequency in my native language. All the stuff I cared to share so far is accessible from the same account that hosts Worlds Apart. The radio shows are more of a fun thing with a lot of randomness thrown into them, so they’re not fit for re-listening imho.

At the moment I’m diving deep into The Fahrenheit Project collection for more ambient inspiration - check it out.

I can also definitely recommend the online-only friend’s mixes inspired by Deus Ex - CM knows her stuff :wink:

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It took us a while to get things rolling again, but here we go, just in time for Worlds Day #2 :wink:

Worlds Apart Volume 6 is here.

The playlist:

  1. INTRODUCTION
  2. NARRATIVE INTRODUCTION
  3. Down In Flames by Blue Stahli
  4. Good Luck (You’re Fucked) (Combichrist Mix) by Celldweller
  5. Rebel Radio by The Prodigy
  6. Urbodystill 2k16 by Gheists
  7. NARRATIVE INTERMISSION
  8. Error 404 by Skold vs KMFDM
  9. We’re The Unforgiven by Gary Numan
  10. Creep by Deadmau5
  11. Their Kindness Is Charade by Crystal Castles
  12. NARRATIVE INTERMISSION
  13. Thanks For Calling by SONOIO
  14. End of the World Sun by 65daysofstatic
  15. Untitled [Vaka] by Sigur Ros
  16. I Need You by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
  17. NARRATIVE INTERMISSION
  18. RE-INTRODUCTION
  19. Level 10 (…20…21…22…23!) by Kevin Riepl
  20. Guardian Angel (The Helpful AI) by Juno Reactor
  21. It’s More Fun To Compute (Corporate Intranet G-G-G-Glitches) by DJ? Acucrack
  22. Confusion (Pump Panel Reconstruction Mix) (Tracked, Targeted, Taken Out - Georgia Remix) by New Order
  23. Solo Nobre (24th Second & Beyond) by Makeup And Vanity Set
  24. Level 06 (There’s A Price On Everyone’s Head) by Kevin Riepl
  25. Good By My Master (Kala Ghoda Retreat) by Yoko Kanno
  26. Venger (Live Fast, Die Faster) by Perturbator
  27. Everybody (Everywhere) by Sister Machine GunX
  28. Oleander (Phutureprimitive Symbiotic Remix) (One Way Ticket To Mars) by Bluetech

Enjoy :wink: