/ overview
THEØRY is the first studio album from artist ïZØ. here you will find her development log as the album comes together.
its essentially asking the question: what happens if you open-sourced an album's production?
from brainstorming sessions; notes on vst constructions; chain sequences; generating midi chords; etc & more — this is the open-source guide of the steps, tools, and way the album came together.
→ click on a track below to dive in.
/ album arc
three acts
Soul. Arrival. Release. — Inhale. Exhale. Move. — Be. Here. Now.
I
Act I
The Awakening
Origin point. Bittersweet → triumphant. Invites the listener in with weight and gravity.
II
Act II
The Breath
In, out, detonation. Open passage of the arc — middle routing still TBD.
III
Act III
The Mantra
Stillness into emergence into light. Parallel shift home — NØW loops back to SØUL.
/ all 9 tracks
| # | Track | Key | Cam | BPM | Status | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 00 | .SØUL | Eb minor → E minor | 2A → 9A | 120 | LOCKED — concept + comp | 20% |
| 01 | .ARRIVAL | Bb minor | 3A | 138 | LOCKED — concept + comp (pivot from tran | 20% |
| 02 | .RELEASE | Db major | 3B | 130 | LOCKED — in progress | 40% |
| 03 | .INHALE | TBD | TBD | — | OPEN | 0% |
| 04 | .EXHALE | TBD | TBD | — | OPEN | 0% |
| 05 | .MOVE | TBD | — | 0% | ||
| 06 | .BE | E Phrygian Dom | ~8A | 130 | LOCKED — groove building | 30% |
| 07 | .HERE | Eb major | 5B | 125 | LOCKED — concept only | 10% |
| 08 | .NØW | Bb major | 6B | 122 | LOCKED — writing chords/pad | 45% |
album open-sourced · dev log updated continuously