Donald Merand

🎵 Output before Input #178 - 2022.06.28

Sunset over the landfill.

🎵 Output before Input #177 - 2022.06.27

Starting the day with a lullaby.

🎵 Output before Input #176 - 2022.06.26

Waiting for appetizers

🎵 Output before Input #175 - 2022.06.23

This rhythm seems to be stuck deep in my hands.

🎵 Output before Input #174 - 2022.06.23

Circular breathing

🎵 Output before Input #173 - 2022.06.22

I had a dream that my teeth kept falling out because they’d secretly been dentures and I hadn’t known. I think it influenced this sketch - centered around an unstable tonal foundation.

🎵 Output before Input #172 - 2022.06.22

Hitting “snooze” when you get the day off

🎵 Output before Input #171 - 2022.06.21

Walking around town on a sunny day, waving to all the neighbors

🎵 Output before Input #170 - 2022.06.21

One of the things I love about guitar is how much you can do/imply with just three notes (in this case, one melody and two harmony) and two hands. I used to be a maximalist with harmony but lately I’ve been exploring how much the ear will fill in by itself.

🎵 Output before Input #169 - 2022.06.20

A meditation on pacing