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Cover art for 'Ascension' single by Pohokolius, featuring a distorted neon mesh with blurred edges displayed in a pink-to-carmine gradient that converges to a dark circle in the center. The track name 'Ascension' and artist name Pohokolius are subtly displayed in a pink glow effect on the right side of the image, set against a dark background.
Cover art for 'Ascension' single by Pohokolius, featuring a distorted neon mesh with blurred edges displayed in a pink-to-carmine gradient that converges to a dark circle in the center. The track name 'Ascension' and artist name Pohokolius are subtly displayed in a pink glow effect on the right side of the image, set against a dark background.
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Ascension

Dark, hypnotic techno with a slow, uplifting build. The result of years of work as a dedicated hobbyist, its clean, powerful mix became the blueprint for all future productions.

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Creative & Technical Details (expand)
  • Beats per minute (BPM): 128
  • Loudness: around -13.9 LUFS (integrated)
  • Production Software: Bitwig Studio, Audacity, mastered on LANDR (Open-Low preset; 12-jan-2025) and then re-touched with SoundCloud master (powered by Dolby; Mastered with Thunder preset at 22pct)
  • OS: Fedora Silverblue
  • Cover Art: Created in GIMP (drew a few colored lines, changed HUE/Saturatuion, used Little Planet, Neon, Circle and Gaussian blur filters)
  • Typography: Montserrat-Alt1 (Custom version of Montserrat, OFL-1.1 License)

Audio stats for nerds

Input Integrated:    -13.9 LUFS
Input True Peak:      -4.1 dBTP
Input LRA:             2.9 LU
Input Threshold:     -24.0 LUFS

Output Integrated:   -23.6 LUFS
Output True Peak:    -12.4 dBTP
Output LRA:            2.5 LU
Output Threshold:    -33.6 LUFS

Normalization Type:   Dynamic
Target Offset:        -0.4 LU
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