A difficult few days with Jasper. After he shat in the car yesterday he also shat in the front room while I was doing a bit of vaccuuming. Admittedly I don't vaccuum very often but still, couldn't have been that traumatic. Actually I'm not sure he even know he's doing it any more. This morning he slept in until 09:00 and has been wandering around looking lost ever since. Pat actually thought he'd died in his sleep and I was thinking how wonderful that would have been for him compared to the harder option we both know is coming sometime in the new year. It's quite the mood-setter for the piece of music I have in mind for this afternoon.
Lunchtime I enjoyed Bruckner's 7th Symphony.Then recorded a waily bleaky one which may be a
good ender. Made a 1 hour mix of recent stuff, some possibly too
challenging but maybe not. General title/vibe - the moors, the lonely places
Tuesday, tree men meant to be coming but have had no confirmation. Using the time to listen through the mix I made and note adjustments needed. Will draw from some of the earlier pieces too - in particular the one using the backwards piano and the one with the bell sound and mellotrons. It feels like it's not far off but listening through this kind of material is quite soporific. A sunny day too, would have been good to walk or go see John. Jasper OK today as I'm sat with him.
Tree men came and did their thing. I made another mix, this time including the reverse piano one and the belly one and the one with a groove. That might prove a step too far but it's something to listen to. I removed some of the more edgy Synthi parts and trimmed a few tracks that were similar. Thinking about a cover now, something bleak and empty would do.
Listened through this morning (Wednesday) and made quite a few notes. Some trimming of repeated ideas will make it better. There's good stuff in it and I have a cool title now. In the afternoon I recorded some stuff but I don't think it was great.
Thursday morning, off to see John for a park walk and to pick up the Particle 2. Listening to a bit more Bruckner - but realising all his symphonies last ages. For example, the first movement of this fecker lasts 20 mins. I am getting it though and starting to enjoy. Wondering whether to go Dvorak or Prokofiev next. This is one reason I almost never watch youtube vids or listen to music links on the laptop - I'm already listening to something. I have half a dozen tabs open for things to check out, plus a file somewhere of about a dozen bandcamp links to audition and purchase from when I get round to it.
The Particle 2 didn't like a couple of power supplies but found another, regulated one after support told me the meaning of the pink LED. Sounding promising in the short time I played with it, especially the pitch shifting mode. I made a nice sequence using the Digitone, changing the ratios for each step to make some really cool harmonic switches.
Hmm, Friday morning and I have no new pix to post. Had to deal with another Arsequake using my (now familiar) birthing skills involving calm words and warm water. Have gathered sushi and Desperados to set up an afternoon of, hopefully, getting a decent performance of that new one recorded.
Bought some new downloads - one from Bob Hedger and the other from rozz3r, both excellent.
Excellent day. Did a thing, two versions of which I uploaded then deleted as they're already starting to feel like part of something larger.
Some pix
Sunday now. I started a thing yesterday but don't know what it's like as I didn't record yet. I'm starting to think of wistful melodies, must be all this thinking about my teenage years and isolation. Reckon I'll go and sit and play and see what happens.
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