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Composer & percussionist James McAlister (Sufjan Stevens, The Album Leaf) constructs a polyrhythmic track using effects on a lush pad with a myriad of analog gear.

James evolves two loops inside AURA Kits ‘Ultraviolet’ & ‘Incandescence’ within Arcade and his outboard gear by rinsing and repeating musical moments to generate new ideas.


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