Brussels School Diaries, Day 5 : "Icy Nucleus" | original electronic music jam

video upload by No Lake

"This is the penultimate 'live' jam recorded for the incoming album. The other songs are already written as well, but they will be revealed on the final album. I will now start the long mix and mastering process and hope to release the album at the beginning of 2026, basically one year after my latest album “Speaking of Analog” that you welcomed in an incredible way!

So, what's the philosophy of this story compared to the previous one? Well, the idea is to step outside the 'ambient' framework to bring a slightly more "electro" touch, but without betraying my vision of electro-ambient. It won’t be EDM. An alternation of long, intoxicating pieces with shorter, more rhythmic ones like this one.
But in the end, all of this is just the continuation of a story that has brought me here with you."

Arturia Microfreak lofi jam | part 2

video upload by No Lake

"I can't say whether I love it or hate it. I have a hard time understanding the point of this synth. And yet, in a way, I find it fascinating. I have often met women who had the same effect on me lol."

Part 1 here

https://nolake.bandcamp.com/

Brussels School Diaries, Day 4: "Needle Galaxy" | original electronic music jam

video upload by No Lake

"Trying to forge a movement, a style, and stay true to the original plan is not easy. The more I work on it, the better I understand it. The more I'm around it, the more I appreciate it. Next year's album is slowly taking shape, note by note. Emotion after emotion. Improvised jam after improvised jam.

Headphones 🎧 recommended

My Bandcamp : https://nolake.bandcamp.com/"

Moog Sound Studio & spices

video upload by No Lake

"Robert Arthur Moog was an American engineer and electronic music pioneer. He was the founder of the synthesizer manufacturer Moog Music and the inventor of the first commercial synthesizer. His inventions changed the complexion of the pop and classical music worlds. Moog synthesizers are considered high-quality instruments with a strong reputation for sound and build quality. They are known for their distinctive analog sound and are often praised for their musical legacy, solid construction, and the ability to inspire creativity.

Headphones 🎧 recommended"

Bandcamp : https://nolake.bandcamp.com/

Korg Minilogue XD Dreamy Presets+Patterns No Talk Sound Demo

video upload by Anton Anru

"🪄 Dreamy Spells is a collection of 50 sequence presets for Korg Minilogue XD.
This soundset is centered around creating dreamy, melodic sequences inspired by the beauty of nature and the mystique of magic.
Each patch brings its own atmosphere and mood, ranging from soft and delicate to deep and textured, making it easy to find the right sequence for your track, jam session, or ambient exploration. Despite their variety, all patterns share a common enchanting and magical quality.

📦 Get these presets: https://antonanru.sellfy.store/p/mini...

🌌 The collection spans a wide sonic spectrum—warm, noisy, lo-fi, and detuned textures sit alongside bright, dreamy, punchy, deep, and airy timbres. The sequences vary in tempo and rhythm, offering both slow-evolving patterns and faster, more dynamic motions.

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Brussels School Diaries, Day 3: "Medusa Merger" | original electronic music jam

video upload by No Lake

"Do what you love to play, what you love to listen to. As for me, I love intoxicating, hypnotic, and long captivating tracks. That's what I love to listen to, that's what I love to play.

Headphones 🎧 recommended

Additional visuals by Colin Jones from ‪@ccjmusic‬

My Spotify : https://open.spotify.com/artist/3MAeb... My Bandcamp : https://nolake.bandcamp.com/ My Soundcloud : / frederic-kuyl"

"Un Ange Passe" | a shadowy MOOG Mother-32 ambient

video upload by No Lake

"'Music is well said to be the speech of angels.' (Thomas Carlyle)

Headphones 🎧 recommended"

My Spotify : https://open.spotify.com/artist/3MAeb...
My Bandcamp : https://nolake.bandcamp.com/
My Soundcloud : / frederic-kuyl
SPOTIFY "HISTORY OF AMBIENT & ELECTRONICA" PLAYLIST
(DOZENS OF HOURS OF ELECTRONIC AMBIENT) : https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4rZ..."

Brussels School Diaries, Day 2: "Sigma Orionis" | original electronic-music jam

video upload by No Lake

"'I am merely a conduit, a kind of big hairy tool. I am just a plastic funnel connected to a Moog.' (Vangelis)

The full description of the 'Brussels School' project can be found in Day 1.
This second jam offers a slightly different, more downtempo with a touch of atmospheric ambient.

Headphones 🎧 recommended"

Bandcamp : https://nolake.bandcamp.com/

Arturia Microfreak lofi minimalist jam

video upload by No Lake

My Spotify : https://open.spotify.com/artist/3MAeb...
My Bandcamp : https://nolake.bandcamp.com/
My Soundcloud : / frederic-kuyl

Setting Up...

video upload by No Lake

"Just a few words to let you know that I'm still here. I'm currently working on the new era of my music. It's heading in the direction I wanted it to go. I introduced you to the concept of Brussels School, which means everything and nothing, and I realize that it's ultimately something that suits me.

So what's next? I'll gradually introduce you to jams based on this concept. Rather long pieces that take the time to establish an atmosphere. Something absorbing, bewitching, with a hypnotic and almost insidious rhythm. Something along the lines of "Illusion" or "Hypnosis," which were two of the channel's top three hits. I take this as proof that I'm on the right path.

As explained three weeks ago, there will no longer be videos every week. They will arrive when they arrive. The long-term idea is to rework all these jams to create a real album centered around a single philosophy, but this is another story for later.

Wishing you a great day! See you soon.

My set up:
Ableton Live 12
Novation Summit
Moog Sound Studio
(Moog DFAM)
(Moog Subharmonicon)
(Moog Mother-32)
Ableton Push
Novation Launchkey 49
Akai Mini
Sonicware Liven 8Bit Warps

My Spotify : https://open.spotify.com/artist/3MAeb... My Bandcamp : https://nolake.bandcamp.com/ My Soundcloud : / frederic-kuyl "

more moog

video upload by Jexus (sounds-for-synths.com)

"Shut Up & Play : No Talking, No FX, Just Moog Muse - Custom Sounds."

"Read more about these sounds / presets: https://sounds-for-synths.com/moog-muse"

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"My Own Eternity" (original Brussels School electronic ambient music)

video upload by No Lake

"What is Brussels School? I have no idea… but if it existed, I would like it to sound like this.

Something languorous yet captivating.
Electronic yet organic. Deep yet light.

This track can be found on my latest album 'Speaking of Analog', available everywhere. Feel free to ask for free Bandcamp key, just contact me: nolake.music@gmail.com

Headphones 🎧 recommended

The album is composed primarily of analog instruments. This track features a Summit layer, but (and few people know this) the Summit is equipped with analog filters and analog VCAs, so we are not completely far from the initial idea :-)"

"Speaking of Analog" | the album (electronic-ambient music)

video upload by No Lake

"I remastered and compiled my Moog Mother-32 and Subharmonicon jams to create a cohesive series composed almost entirely on these two machines. It was the success of these jams that motivated me to bring them together. Some of these pieces are unreleased. In this very special album, the Novation Summit is just there to add the finishing touch; like a support in the shadows. The Moogs are kings for this album. Take the time you need to enjoy it.

This album is available on every streaming service and feel free to ask for Bandcamp keys, I'll be very happy to offer them to you.

Contact : nolake.music@gmail.com

0:00 : Processing
3:50 : Communion
12:51 : Elysian Fields
28:32 : Inside Immortality
39:03 : Mirage
48:51 : Uroboros
55:14 : My Own Eternity
1:03:51 : Three Mums
1:12:24 : Wait
1:18:14 : Dancing With Saturn
1:24:25 : Zhora's Blues
1:34:40 : Zhora's Eyes"

Novation Summit semi-generated meditative ambient music

video upload by No Lake

"'Creativity is the ability to introduce order in the randomness of nature'. (Eric Hoffer)

Heaphones on, eyes closed.

Little reminder of how I do this: I created several self-generating patches that play simultaneously and several sequences with modulation frequencies. The three LFOs of the Summit are playing ping-pong with each other. Of course, everything follows predefined rules to avoid a complete mess, it is NOT AI music. The LFO's just "modulate together" in harmony. It's basically FM synthesis. But FM can be hazardous, eventful or even crazy. It takes time to reach something pleasant and relaxing.

The Novation Summit and the Novation Peak do have a strong FM engine and these synths can be turned into a modular synthesizer. Then I just had to add some real-time effects on everything and off we go."

https://nolake.bandcamp.com/

"Continuum - Chapter 04" | the mooging of (MOOG Subharmonicon & Mother-32)

video upload by No Lake

"The fourth and penultimate chapter of the Continuum series, composed entirely on the Moog Subharmonicon and Moog Mother-32. The series is available (among other tracks) on my latest album, "ElectronicAnomaly," on all streamers. I still have Bandcamp codes for those who want them, feel free to ask!

Headphones 🎧 recommended

My Spotify : https://open.spotify.com/artist/3MAeb... My Bandcamp : https://nolake.bandcamp.com/ My Soundcloud : / frederic-kuyl"

"Alternate Paradox" (a Death Stranding alternative soundtrack | Novation Summit)

video upload by No Lake

"Such a weird game. Hated by some and idolized by others. But he leaves no one indifferent. And it is an inspiration for new musical creations.
Remixing one of the original tracks wouldn't have made much sense, so I went for a completely new mood and I came up with something totally different but with my signature sound.

Headphones recommended 🎧 (I mean, really^^)"

"Zhora's Blues" (MOOG Mother-32 jam & ambient tribute to Blade Runner)

video upload by No Lake

"If only you could see what I´ve seen with your eyes" (Roy Batty / BR1982)"

https://nolake.bandcamp.com/

"Rain" (original dark atmospheric electronic-ambient music)

video upload by No Lake

"You made the rain black, and shoved your values down our throat. We forgot who we were." (Sugai / Black Rain 1989)

When jamming with Moog becomes a communion with sounds

video upload by No Lake

"A story that many electronic music artists have had to experience one day. While I was having a family dinner at Christmas, a nephew took his guitar, then an aunt, then a third one and the evening continued with improvised music. At the table, someone asks me if I also make music and I answer "yes but electronic ambient music", there was a silence. I could have said that I was a criminal, I would have received the same look from the people around me. So we talked about something else... sigh...

When I listen to Jean-Michel Jarre, Klaus Schulze or Vangelis, people often say to me "ah, you put your music back on for depressed people?"...

When I started this channel, I didn't understand why it was so hard to progress, after that evening, things became much clearer. But that won't stop me from continuing to make the music I love :-)

My Spotify : https://open.spotify.com/artist/3MAeb... My Bandcamp : https://nolake.bandcamp.com/ My Soundcloud : / frederic-kuyl"

"Gemini Wing" (revisiting the old school classic from 1987 | last #jamuary2025)

video upload by No Lake

"Back to my musical roots for this last day of #jamuary2025

🎧 recommended

My Spotify : https://open.spotify.com/artist/3MAeb...
My Bandcamp : https://nolake.bandcamp.com/
My Soundcloud : / frederic-kuyl"