4500

thinking of a texture, and a color.. a (possibly now tired) blending of the traditional (fingerpicking) and the modern (granulated loops)

the past week or so, I’ve been focusing on practicing with the block party rig, and trying to get more adept at the kinds of pieces I can put together by dubbing multiple mixing performances as takes. it slowly feels like things are coming together with it, though the timing and latency still leaves rather a lot to be desired

Taking inspiration from Derek Bailey, and a walk through a pleasant neighborhood

Sometimes noise is an excuse, more than a deliberation. Sometimes it is both.

A track for the Junto. I’ve been meaning to do at least one of these since starting the 4500. I had some deeper ideas for how to manipulate some of the granular stuff into beats, but I both ran out of time, and found the layered modified tones to be their own right.

The source sound is a plucked octave at c# through my usual guitar rig. Various layered effects in Logic

Possibility weaving, in and out, up and down, over and under

Removing some complexity this time. A static drone with “traditional” guitar accompaniment, though still rather noisy

a disjointed stroll in the winter park.

Fell off the wagon again yesterday. Life tasks are taking time and space, and the music making is more stressful than relaxing these past weeks. The home stretch is here, but it’s the hardest. 17 more days after this.

Frozen in a block of ice, waiting for you to return.

An experiment inspired by the previous day, turning some knobs in Block Party that I'd never turned before.