Switching Title

Bikepacking on the C&O Canal Towpath and repeat challenges. I can’t remember the things I forgot. Still fan-boying about Indigo Buntings, and other bird observations. Night Visitors and Protectors at camp. Being social on the trails and following through on plans made, like the brutal Maryland Heights hike. Developing the Slimer route, Morbid Angel Rulez, Basic Instinct film review, and you can hear that my bicycle needs maintenance.

Dream Song. Human sounds and which birds benefit or are hindered? Plenty of other Nature Ambiences. A White-Throated Sparrow inspired riff. Movie Samples. Metal festival thoughts at Hell in the Harbor and on the trail, featuring Goatwhore. Also on the trail: Tick paranoia and birding literally saves my life! Plans for the second season of Switching Title.

Not much to say, except I think it's done. I reflect while hiking in the snow, and predict the new questions that will challenge me.

Spring peepers in winter! A potentially final new recording segment to include with the rest of the bunch. I review a preliminary order of all nine tracks. What are their names? I do a second pass and try to talk myself out of some ideas. Recording as an exercise.

A couple of new music ideas appear! I’ll keep this brief because I want to get this episode published, and move on. I talk about my creation process and ideas. I also come clean about my current influences and blatant ripping-off.

Just when I thought I was done - more music around the same themes. Back in a favorite birding spot and recording in stereo - wow! Stalking overhead airplanes, contemplating formats, and distracted by birds. A little serendipity and I try out a few ideas. “How Do We Make Sounds?” And rebooting a radio show maybe.

Force-fed previews on streaming platforms - and they almost got me! Citizen science year in reviews: Seek, iNaturalist, eBird, Merlin Bird ID, and Google Maps. Binging on my recordings that you’ve already heard, but in a sequence. Talking about the creative process and leaving in a bad idea.

Bullet Points, trying new things, and new music (with a super long fade out - don’t worry!). A new recording technique. Brand new year and goals, despite tardiness. Naming my bike route: Suburban, or Spaghetti? Or both? More weird poetry and me trying to interpret it down family lineages, and boy is it rough going! Numerology and a sparrow face. ST Archives: Green Room.