This episode comes from the Youtube stream on May 2, 2025. The opening piece is one that I really like, and will adapt into a piece with Japanese lyrics. The swinging bass line really provides some nice forward movement that at the same time evokes some kind of nostalgia. The second piece grows out of a small repetitive pizzicato loop, and takes a while to develop, but gets going with the arco section, which uses the quick repetition as a bit of a trampoline for some bouncier melodies. The third piece is a familiar progression, and the arco explorations sound more lyrical as a result. The fourth piece is on the darker side, exploring the realms offered by a back and forth plucked pattern. The fifth piece stays a bit resolutely in a sort of limbo state of more incidental random sounds, without ever quite needing to coalesce around a specific melody or chord pattern, as I was experimenting with a different way of using my loop pedal with perhaps mixed results. The final piece has more of a desert feel to it, with more of an orange and sepia hue to the tone and character of the progression.