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_notes/Spectral Forge.md

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 _postmortem_
 
 Second solo ambient live I ever did.
-May 2023 at https://festiwalswiatla.hs3.pl/
+May 2023 at <a class="external-link" href="https://festiwalswiatla.hs3.pl/ ">Festiwal Światła</a>
 
 I took some lessons from [[Stellar Chant]] and had some more time. Biggest change was that I decided to make my own visuals (and it kinda worked, more on that later).
 
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 - I had killer outfit to "transform" into MonoChromancer. This seems silly, but helped me a lot to "play character".
 - Had a proper soundcheck
 - Have better photo/video than last year
-- Actually released Spectral Forge as debut album! (even if it's not mixed as well as I would like, it's still a huge lock out of my head)
-	- https://monochromancer.bandcamp.com/album/spectral-forge
-	- https://album.link/s/2YVFDSW2w99MUYaijNaytQ
+- <a class="external-link" href="https://album.link/s/2YVFDSW2w99MUYaijNaytQ">Actually released Spectral Forge as debut album! (even if it's not mixed as well as I would like, it's still a huge lock out of my head)</a>
 - A lot of my stickers found new home
 - Discovered I can manipulate volume "kinda as an extra instrument" - small changes in volume for some parts really did enhance the show
 
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 Lastly, I think I focused too much on "let's make something that will be playable live" and lost track somewhere along the lines. I kinda got lost in a quest to "make live for a festival" that I made a bit compromised version of music. At least it was eye-opening afterwards to change direction and go back to the "proper path" (aka path that actually is fun for me).
 
+Also, it made me rethink my "all live" approach. I may come from local rock bands background, which may not necessarily translate 1:1 to ambient music.
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 Overall a huge net positive, especially with release out and a "wake-up call".