Album The machine in the botanical garden

(Released in 2023 – 7 songs)

The second album of the project, and at the same time a continuation and deepening of the musical path opened by Within My Garden, Rides a Bird.
Here, the poems set to music belong to Emily Brontë, Charlotte Brontë, Emily Dickinson, and Mary Ann Evans (also known as George Eliot).
Once again, the timeline dissolves: voices from the past merge with modern technology and orchestral lines that paint emotional landscapes between the intimate and the epic.

In this album, orchestral arrangements take on an even greater presence, with string sections playing a central role and new instrumental layers such as acoustic and electric guitars, all carefully integrated into the sonic universe of the Garden.

It is too late to call

A poem by Emily Brontë, set to music with a foundation built on the East Beast by Cre8audio, modulated via the Ornament & Crime module, and supported by acoustic guitars.
A classical string quartet joins the texture, occasionally accompanied by a flute, weaving moments of fragile lightness.
Toward the end, a restrained electric guitar growl disrupts the stillness, echoing what can no longer return.

Machines used:
– Cre8audio East Beast (Synthesizer and Sequencer)

Denial is the only fact

A poem by Emily Brontë, set to music using a compact modular system featuring the Pluck module by 2hp and the Morphagene by Make Noise, which reverses and reshapes incoming sounds into an evolving, unpredictable flow.
The modular base is complemented by gentle acoustic guitar arpeggios, providing rhythmic clarity, and a classical string ensemble that weaves through the texture.

Machines used:
– Compact modular system (Pluck, Morphagene, Ornament & Crime...)

Between Distress and Pleasure

A poem by Emily Brontë, set to music beginning with an experimental modulation on the West Pest synthesizer by Cre8audio, which becomes the track’s synthetic foundation.
The piece weaves together sequenced segments and others played freely without tempo, layered with a powerful electric guitar.
It’s the most characterful track of both albums, with final instrumentation reinforced by timpani, trombones, and an expanded string section, building toward a sonic climax that reflects the poem’s quiet but resolute farewell.

Machines used:
– Cre8audio West Pest

Credits

Music, recording, mixing and production: Juan Ramos

Lyrics: Emily Brontë, Charlotte Brontë, Emily Dickinson, and Mary Ann Evans (George Eliot)

AI-generated vocals:
The voices do not take part in the creative process. They simply reproduce the melody and lyrics composed by the artist, and are manually tuned, edited and shaped to fit the project’s aesthetic.
They are integrated as symbolic elements within the fictional universe of the work. No pre-existing vocal material has been used.

Main instrumentation:
– Elektron Syntakt (sequencing and synthesis)
– Arturia Microfreack (sequencing and synthesis)
– Cre8audio East Beast and West Pest (sequencing and synthesis)
– Compact modular systems
– Orchestral section written by the artist and played back in StaffPad using Orchestral Tools libraries
– Acoustic Guitar
– Electric Guitar

Machines used:
– Elektron Syntakt
– Arturia Microfreack
– Cre8audio East Beast
– Cre8audio West Pest
– Compact modular systems

Project: The Machine in the Botanical Garden
Year: 2023

All pieces in this project were composed, produced and mixed by the artist as part of a narrative and handcrafted process.

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It is too late to call

Denial is the only fact

Between Distress and Pleasure

Credits