The Hamster Alliance

The Hamster Alliance is a one man music project. The goal of "THA" is to produce awesome and diverse music without any restrictions. All music by THA is freely available on the internet to listen to. If you would like to use THA music in a project, please Enable Javascript to see this email address.

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New Track: Murder Taxi

15/07/2010 10:11 PM by [THA] Hamst3r

That is one murderous-ass taxi, man. It’s like…like some sort of Murder Taxi.

You know what I mean?

Murder Taxi.

Anyways, this is a funky electro something-or-other type track. A phat beat, beefy synths, slap bass, distorted clavinet and lots of little filtery sweepy effects.

Check it out:

Download: THA – Murder Taxi (right click, save as)

or stream it on THA Radio.

New Track: Where the Nightingale Sings

01/07/2010 05:11 AM by [THA] Hamst3r

There’s a mod in the works called, “Blue Portals”. It has an area with a Japanese garden sort of aesthetic. I was tasked with writing a calm music track to accompany the visuals.

The main instrument in the track is a Khim, which is essentially a smaller version of the Chinese Yangqin. There are also some flutes and tuned gongs, as well as a little bit of synthesis. It’s a very simple and sparse arrangement overall. :)

Check it out:

Download: THA – Where the Nightingale Sings (right click, save as)

or stream it on THA Radio.

First Harpejji track: At Last...

18/05/2010 04:00 AM by [THA] Hamst3r

So yeah, you know that Harpejji I got last Tuesday?

Check it out: My Harpejji Arrived Today

Yeah, that thing.

Well, at last…I can play an instrument. Woo! I’m no virtuoso yet, but it’s the furthest I’ve advanced with any instrument. I’ve had a guitar since high school and simply cannot contort my fingers to produce a decent sound from it. I’ve also had numerous keyboards and access to pianos and have never managed to get very good with them either. I mean, I can play a few chords, but beyond that; forget about it.

I’m pretty excited about this.

Anyways, here’s my first attempt at making something with the Harpejji. It’s everything except the drums.

Check it out:

Download: THA – At Last… (right click, save as)

or stream it on THA Radio.

Enjoy!

New Track: Turboprop

15/05/2010 04:56 PM by [THA] Hamst3r

Turboprop! Yeah, more airplane terms, because this is for Biplanes HD, dawg. You know, planes.

Anyways, upbeat chiptune rock is the flavor of the day, though this one gets a bit heavier around the middle. A bit more evil there too.

Check it out:

Download: THA – Turboprop (right click, save as)

or stream it on THA Radio.

Enjoy!

My Harpejji arrived today!

11/05/2010 11:06 PM by [THA] Hamst3r

Back in October 2009 I ordered this…thing. It’s a plank of wood with strings on it and it makes noise, kind of like them geetars the kids are into. It’s a 24-string tapping instrument. It’s tuned to a whole tone scale (C, D, E, F#, G#, A#). It also has some interesting tech built into it. The bass and melody strings go through separate built-in pre-amps. When you lift your finger off a string it stops immediately thanks to the per-string mute system. Also, it sustains forever, which is weird.

Anyways, a few months into the build they offered to upgrade it from the D1 to the new K24 model they were working on, but that it would add a few extra months to the build. Decline a free upgrade? Hell no! So now, nearly seven months later, it has finally arrived. Yay!