8 tracks of Dark Clubbing / Industrial Electronic music composed in Sonic Pi
Listen to the full album at SoundCloud
Sonic Byte is an 8-track album created entirely in Sonic Pi, a live coding music synthesizer. The album explores dark clubbing, industrial electronic, and darksynth territories, drawing inspiration from artists like Irving Force, Noisecream, Gesaffelstein, 1788-L, and REZZ.
Each track is a standalone .rb file that can be run directly in Sonic Pi.
| # | Title | BPM | Key | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | SYSTEM OVERRIDE | 100 | D Minor | Aggressive opener with industrial textures. Sets the tone with relentless 4-on-the-floor beats. |
| 02 | NERVE DAMAGE | 105 | E Minor | Crushing, bass-heavy track with grinding textures. Industrial metal influences with maximum aggression. |
| 03 | CHROME CATHEDRAL | 98 | A Minor | Atmospheric cyberpunk piece with darksynth influences. Cathedral-like reverbs meet industrial machinery. |
| 04 | SKULL FRACTURE | 108 | F Minor | The most aggressive track on the album. Built for destruction on the dancefloor. |
| 05 | MIDNIGHT PROTOCOL | 102 | C Minor | Synthwave-influenced, melodic and uplifting. Triumphant energy with lush arpeggios. |
| 06 | VOID WALKER | 95 | B Minor | Powerful, dark, and hypnotic. Slow but hitting hard with menacing energy. |
| 07 | CORE MELTDOWN | 106 | G Minor | The album's climax - peak-time destroyer. Dark synth bass with beautiful ethereal melodies. |
| 08 | TERMINAL VELOCITY | 100 | D Minor | Cinematic finale returning to D Minor. Intense, driving, fading into darkness. |
Total Runtime: ~28 minutes
BPM Range: 95-108
- Download and install Sonic Pi
- Open any
.rbfile from this repository - Copy the code into a Sonic Pi buffer
- Press Run (or
Alt+R/Cmd+R)
Each track is self-contained and requires no external samples or dependencies.
The album follows Dark Clubbing production principles:
- Heavy, punishing bass - Clean sub frequencies with gritty midrange
- Industrial textures - Metallic percussion, noise sweeps, dark atmospheres
- DJ-functional structure - Clean intros/outros, 16/32-bar phrases
- Tension and release - Builds, breakdowns, and impactful drops
- Cyberpunk aesthetics - Dark, futuristic, aggressive
- All tracks are optimized for Sonic Pi's buffer capacity (~3-6KB each)
- Uses built-in Sonic Pi synths:
tb303,prophet,dsaw,pulse,dark_ambience,hollow - Uses built-in samples:
bd_tek,bd_zum,bd_haus,sn_dub,drum_snare_hard,drum_cymbal_closed - Effects used:
reverb,echo,lpf,hpf
- Irving Force - Darksynth, cyberpunk aesthetics
- Noisecream - Aggressive electronic, game soundtracks
- Gesaffelstein - Dark clubbing, industrial techno
- 1788-L - Heavy bass, dystopian sound design
- REZZ - Hypnotic, dark electronic
This project is released for educational and creative purposes. Feel free to use these compositions as learning material for Sonic Pi programming or as inspiration for your own dark electronic productions.
Created with 🖤 and Sonic Pi