Collective Acoustics consists of three composers, musicians, and engineers based in Philadelphia. This talented trio gathers often to improvise and tweak their sounds through vintage and custom built pre-amps, compressors, echoes, EQs, and delays. The happy results are some vibrant and exciting music that is equally at home in the jazz bin, streaming in a late-night lounge, or for film and television productions needing a hyper fix of mellow. Important note: Real Musicians, No Samples, No Loops, and No MIDI...
Atmospheric cymbal work, ethereal jazz influence, slowly building to a Sigur Ros-like ending. Features shimmering organ, bass and light drums. Otherworldly, paranormal events, sci fi futuristic, eerie road trip, extra terrestials floating in the galaxy. Science, high tech, edgy documentary, website. Instrumental, Electronic, Psybient
What solo flight feels like: Airy Atmospheric Spacey Shimmering High Percussion Organs Piano Bass Leslie Hammond Ambient Jet Stream. Edgy, mysterious, with FX and resonance. Sci Fi futuristic, space travel, peaceful galaxy. Floating free, elegant piano notes drop in, calming & mellow. Instrumental, Lounge, Neo-Lounge
Guttural dumbek and slinky Hammond organ. Swirling sand dunes. Anxious for the journey ahead. The caravan is well prepped. Let's pray the gods are with us along the way. Instrumental, Dramatic, Contemplative Music
Clavinet on crack. Fast paced clavinet and quick, subdued brushwork. Your fancy programs will never replace the human touch and feel. We hope. Instrumental, Action, Theme Crime
Latin influenced drum n bass. Equal parts Squarepusher, Keane, and Mongo Santamaria. Piano, jazz drums, and sneaky bass lines. Happy, playful, blissful, sunny, cheeky. I love you man, but seriously, each of these texts costs me a quarter. Instrumental, Jazz, Nu Jazz
Stereo Hammond organ & flittering rhythms evoke images of maze-like alleys in third world cities. Documentary, travel channel, weather report, fun, mysterious, unusual FX. Kids video game, teens and tweens at the mall or playing, skipping. Marching band of kids, recess, play time, geese flying south, Instrumental, Electronic, Electro Hop
What if John Williams recorded the Star Wars score in Jamaica? Regal, Sci-Fi, Jazz Dub. Jazzy low-key sound bed. Mysterious Spacey Airy Atmospheric Organ Drums Bass Hammond Leslie Dub Echo March. Tense, cautious, playful, other worldly. Dramatic, suspenseful, paranormal, intervention, spaced out, Instrumental, Lounge, Neo-Lounge
A repetitive clavinet theme, ambient synthesizers, and bowed bass give hope in this uplifting composition. The road ahead is long, but the journey will be inspiring, as funky drums and swirling pianos elevate the spirit. Instrumental, Dramatic, Heartwarming Music
Modal moods with distant tribal toms and light cymbals. Leslie organ bed supports ambient bass and swirling percussion. Appropriate for space, underwater and any exploratory scenes. Instrumental, Lounge, Neo-Lounge
Bossa Nova influenced jazzy trip hop. The sounds of Brazil and Bristol meeting at the Knitting Factory. Jazzy Abstract music with funky organ, drums, bass and acoustic. Funny, groovy, romantic comedy, video game, kids cartoon, family teens tweens. Light, bouncy, quirky and playful. Instrumental, Jazz, Acid Jazz
Mystery of unfamiliar lands comes into focus as shakers, rhodes, organ stabs, and funky bass breaks slowly reveal that we are definitely not in Kansas anymore. The desert is too hot to travel in during the daytime, and too cold to sleep in at night, but must be crossed. But beware of the natives! Instrumental, Action, Impending Jazz
Distant dumbek and bowed bass invoke the imam's call to prayer. Sinister synths and schizophrenic percussion reveal that all is not well in this scene. Intrigue and danger seem to lie around every corner. RIYL Hans Zimmer. Instrumental, Dramatic, Calm Edgy
Far-flung percussion? Middle Eastern oud? Ancient wind instruments? A world music mash up? Nope. Just 3 guys plucking, hitting, and bowing an upright bass through classic echo and EQ units. Thematic Production Music, done Live and Well. Instrumental, Dangerous, Dangerous Droning
Upright bass anchors a slow building ruminative composition. Gently revolving leslie organ and swirling brushes ease our minds. Clavinets evoke a koto-esque Asian feeling. Smooth sailing at the beginning gradually leads to more drama as we head towards pirate infested waters. Instrumental, Jazz, Chillout Jazz
During a freak snowstorm, Roni Size and Joe Jackson are stranded at Abbey Road studios with Dave Holland. The three men then create a hybrid of their sounds: energetic drum n bass rhythms with pop piano changes and serious jazz bass. They also grab all the old analog synths out of the storage room. Instrumental, Jazz, Nu Jazz
Resonator Guitar, Synths, and Rhodes swirl mysteriously around groovy drums and bass. Hints of intrigue in foreign lands. Mood music for travelers. This ain't no fancy safari, there will be blood, Instrumental, Dangerous, Edgy Music
Descending bass line and driving jazz cymbals and drums disguise a subtle dance beat. A throwback to early Acid-Jazz, while simultaneously reaching forward to an organic-electro future. Instrumental, Pop, Pop/EDM
