Jekyll2022-03-21T10:56:28+00:00http://3sqrs.com/feed.xmlThree Colored SquaresRussian nerd in Amsterdam making melodic electronicaAndrey OzorninLive @ Open Source Radio2022-03-21T00:00:00+00:002022-03-21T00:00:00+00:00http://3sqrs.com/2022/03/21/open-source-radio<p>Last week I had the pleasure to have a live session on <a href="https://opensourceradio.nl/">Open Source Radio</a> in Nijmegen.</p>
<p>Video recording on Youtube:</p>
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<p>Audio on SoundCloud:</p>
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<p>Thank you for having me, OSR, and thanks to everyone who joined to listen and support me!</p>andrey ozorninLast week I had the pleasure to have a live session on Open Source Radio in Nijmegen.Live Session on Radio This Sunday2022-02-23T00:00:00+00:002022-02-23T00:00:00+00:00http://3sqrs.com/2022/02/23/itmotr<p>On February 27th, at 14:00 CET I’ll be playing a one-hour live session on the community radio called <a href="https://itmotr-radio.com">In The Middle of The rhythm</a> based in the center of Enschede, Netherlands.</p>
<p>It will be live-streamed on their website and then archived on Soundcloud.</p>andrey ozorninOn February 27th, at 14:00 CET I’ll be playing a one-hour live session on the community radio called In The Middle of The rhythm based in the center of Enschede, Netherlands.Pale Blue is featured in Acid Stag!2021-11-23T00:00:00+00:002021-11-23T00:00:00+00:00http://3sqrs.com/2021/11/23/acid-stag<p>Famous australian electronic music magazine Acid Stag included my latest single “Pale Blue” in their <a href="https://acidstag.com/2021/11/sunday-chills-47-2/">Sunday Chills</a> series</p>
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<p>Sunday is the day for chilling and our Sunday Chills series is here to soundtrack those gloriously chilled Sunday moments; whether that’s enjoying a good sleep-in, lazing about on the couch, hanging out in the yard soaking-up some good old vitamin D or just simply doing nothing at all!</p>
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<p>and to <a href="https://acidstag.com/2021/11/acid-stag-radio-main/">Acid Stag Radio</a> playlist:</p>
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<p>Acid Stag Radio is our weekly Spotify (and Apple Music) playlist where we showcase all of the great new tunes that we’ve featured on the site over the last seven days, delivering a diverse and very awesome collection of new music to help kick-off your week!</p>
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<p>Glad to deserve their attention!</p>andrey ozorninFamous australian electronic music magazine Acid Stag included my latest single “Pale Blue” in their Sunday Chills seriesFresh sketches2021-11-08T00:00:00+00:002021-11-08T00:00:00+00:00http://3sqrs.com/2021/11/08/sketches<p>I’ve published several more song sketches that might evolve in something bigger.
These are built around calm and steady arpeggios and slightly odd but still familiar beats.</p>
<p>Feel free to preview the results on <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFISXqb_pF0jmfkTEjFWyJw">my Youtube channel</a>.</p>
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<iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/OgiHzrp1KME" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen=""></iframe>andrey ozorninI’ve published several more song sketches that might evolve in something bigger. These are built around calm and steady arpeggios and slightly odd but still familiar beats.New Single “Pale Blue” is out 12 November2021-11-05T00:00:00+00:002021-11-05T00:00:00+00:00http://3sqrs.com/2021/11/05/pale_blue_announce<p>In just a week, On November 12, my new single “Pale Blue” is to be released.</p>
<p>Pale blue is the colour of the sea on a cloudy day and the colour of our planet seen from afar, the best color to represent feeling of this introspective house track where melancholy blends with euphory producing a deeply reflective tech house composition, equally meditative and danceable.
In this release I am moving away from the rhythmic experiments of <a href="/ep1">EP1</a> to the comfortable straight 4/4 beat, and paying more attention to sound timbre. The result is a tech house with a subtle tape-like texture.</p>
<p>The single is <a href="https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/threecoloredsquares/pale-blue-2">available for presave</a>.</p>andrey ozorninIn just a week, On November 12, my new single “Pale Blue” is to be released.Working on new music2021-06-14T00:00:00+00:002021-06-14T00:00:00+00:00http://3sqrs.com/2021/06/14/sketches<p>While composing music for the new album, I’ve published several song sketches.
Compared to the first album, they are more stilistically consistent, have simpler rhythms, but more sophisticated sound design and harmony.</p>
<p>Feel free to preview the results on <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFISXqb_pF0jmfkTEjFWyJw?view_as=subscriber">my Youtube channel</a>.</p>
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<iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/UuyVZxBawPo" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen=""></iframe>andrey ozorninWhile composing music for the new album, I’ve published several song sketches. Compared to the first album, they are more stilistically consistent, have simpler rhythms, but more sophisticated sound design and harmony.MIDI tracks of EP12021-04-15T00:00:00+00:002021-04-15T00:00:00+00:00http://3sqrs.com/2021/04/15/ep1-midi<p>Let’s learn from each other and share what we can.</p>
<p>A week after I released <a href="/ep1">EP1</a> on all streaming services and Bandcamp, I want to share all MIDI tracks of this album:
everything you need to reproduce the music. If you need my presets, feel free to contact me and I’ll share them,
but it will be much more fun if you try to create your own sound using free software synthesizer.
I recommend <a href="https://vital.audio/">Vital</a>, <a href="https://tal-software.com/products/tal-noisemaker">TAL Noisemaker</a> or <a href="https://tytel.org/helm/">Helm</a>.
Any DAW will work for you.</p>
<p><a href="https://disk.yandex.ru/d/kEJ8iRYTnS1VSQ">Download MIDI tracks of EP1</a>. In the archive you’ll find instructions and license information in two languages: English and Russian.</p>
<p>Please, share with me everything you do using these files. You don’t have to, but I would be very interested and will help you with sharing as much as I can.</p>andrey ozorninLet’s learn from each other and share what we can.My first EP is out!2021-04-08T00:00:00+00:002021-04-08T00:00:00+00:00http://3sqrs.com/2021/04/08/three-colored-squares-ep1<p>I’ve released my debut EP. Unsurprisingly, I’ve called it <a href="/ep1">EP1</a>. It is a 17-minute journey through five different feelings: from anxiety through happiness to pacification.</p>
<p>MIDI version is coming soon.</p>andrey ozorninI’ve released my debut EP. Unsurprisingly, I’ve called it EP1. It is a 17-minute journey through five different feelings: from anxiety through happiness to pacification.Review in Plastic Mag2021-03-17T00:00:00+00:002021-03-17T00:00:00+00:00http://3sqrs.com/2021/03/17/plastic-mag<p>Rob Pringle from a pretty cool British publication Plastic Mag <a href="https://plasticmag.co.uk/2021/03/16/downtempo-from-three-colored-squares/">has reviewed</a> my latest track “The Walk in Falling Leaves”.</p>
<p>Here’s what they say:</p>
<p><em>The artist never hides musical ideas behind complex soundscapes. Instead, he expresses them as clearly as possible and then removes everything else, making “naive electronica of straight lines and bright colours”.</em></p>
<p><em>He draws influence from IDM and downtempo artists such as Boards of Canada, Bonobo and Trentemøller, but adds more accent on melody than on rhythm.</em></p>
<p>Well, pretty much literally like in my own press release I had sent them, haha. Sorry.</p>
<p>I appreciate the fact that you featured me, it was very kind.</p>andrey ozorninRob Pringle from a pretty cool British publication Plastic Mag has reviewed my latest track “The Walk in Falling Leaves”.