Similar setup to yesterday, just a different sound source. Sort of an old si-fi movie vibe here. 2005-11-13

This is really an ambient track – just let it play in the background at a very low level. It’s a harmonic drone run through a filter that I’m controlling with a joystick. 2005-11-12

I took some of the feeling from yesterday’s track and tried another approach. This is based a little bit on some of the ideas found in Steve Reich’s works like “Piano Phase.” All the voices use the same motive, but half of them slow down in tempo each measure. 2005-11-11

I was really stuck and uninspired this morning, so I kept fiddling with technical stuff to avoid doing anything real. Anyway, I finally forced myself to record something. I used no tricks, no effects, just a single synth patch and came up with this little phasing piece. I like it very much. 2005-11-10

Here’s a variation on yesterday’s track. 2005-11-09

I’m letting the computer run things today. 2005-11-08

Just me, my didj and a big space. 2005-11-07

After finishing the last track, which was very structured, here’s a guitar improvisation. Just a Strat, an EBow and a big, reverberant space. 2005-11-06

I added a couple more guitar tracks for variety and really worked on the mix. It’s done, at least for the moment. It’s been an interesting experience, building this piece in public. It’s also been interesting for me to go back to a method that I haven’t used in a long time. I’ve learned a […]

Beginning to wrap things up. I changed a number of sounds, thinned out the arrangement and adjusted lots of levels. We’re getting near the end here. 2005-11-04