I started off by wanting to create a cyberpunk/dystopian soundscape that incorporated a variety of field recording to create a psychoacoustic effect to transport the listener elsewhere. I started off by jamming out in the synth room to gather samples for me to chop up later. After I had got some analog synth sounds I was trying to make a more deconstructed piece of work compared to what I usually make. After making a couple of field recordings I tried to make a piece incorporating various techniques I decided to make more of a song that reflects the current virtual Neo liberal prison that we have arrived at. I want to combine analog instruments/ guitars and combine it with futuristic synths to creat a retro-futuristic and almost nostalgic piece that harks to a more 90’s depiction of the future. My process was starting off with a synth that chopped up and then programmed drums to accompany the synth, after that I played a riff on my guitar and chopped it up and bit crushed it. After that I was chopping up an amen break to reflect on my research on Memetics and how chopping up breaks is mutation that “meme”. For the chorus I created my own bass using Ableton wavetable. After I has structured the whole song I wrote lyrics about being sucked into a vortex of content and information, “virtual vortex”. Once I had everything recorded I cleaned all the Chanel up with EQ and compression and added a little saturation for crunch. Once everything was mixed a ran the bounce through my mastering rack which consists of a limiter and a couple of EQs.