Like most of my tracks, VICE started while goofing around on GarageBand trying to make new sounds. I found this one sound which was arpeggiated (where the notes repeat in a specific pattern) by default, but I decided to just create a MIDI region with custom notes in it instead of holding down the key to use the forced arpeggiator. What resulted was this series of plucks which you hear throughout this track. At that point I knew I was creating synthwave. And damn does it sound good.

The title "VICE" is a reference to media which is set in the 1980s, such as Miami Vice, and Grand Theft Auto: Vice City, the latter being the strongest inspiration for this track. Listening to it makes me feel like I'm cruising down a beach road during a sunset, hence the cover art. There would be a car shown but unfortunately I find designing cars tricky!

Overall, I'm very proud of this track! If you have any feedback you would like to give me, click email" in the bottom-right side of this page (because Faircamp doesn't have comments as of writing this!)