NATIVE SKETCHES
05 // Angel-Ho
With my sketch I started off with a classic drum kit, Standard 909. I then added a Reaktor synth from the Carbon 2 library called 3step908 and began layering melodies on top of it like a collage. From Reaktor, I then added from the 2-Osc library ARPBRI~1. Proceeding to FM8, I made a few customisations to the Subbaba bass synth to make it smoother and accompany the thin strings. The classic 909 drum kit needed a sister, so I added a the Studio Gong preset kit from Battery. Lastly, I added a brass melody from the old Reaktor library.
Biography
South African artist Angel-Ho co-founded the label/collective NON Records, which pursues an acute political agenda. Angel-Ho’s battlecry is reflected in harsh samples – barking dogs, splintering glass, and the rattle of machine guns – intermingled with a potpourri of beats.