The Sentinel

Mary left this morning for an extended business trip, so I’m a single-parent for the next week. And Olive, our 9-month old puppy is a harsh and jealous mistress. She’s matured a lot in the last few weeks, but she still needs a ton of attention and exercise. Now this may come as a surprise, but the writing music process doesn’t do so well with interruptions every 5-15 minutes. With this in mind, I figured I’d write something that could tolerate the interruptions and worked on another drone. I’ve been experimenting with various textures, and a lot of … Continue reading

Black Obelisk

Day two and I’m already behind. I didn’t post the first track until about 11:30 PM, and then worked into the wee hours only to realize nothing worthwhile. When listening to the various sketches this morning, nothing really seemed like it would gain traction. So I decided to work on the website, writing my post for day one, as well as day one of 2024. I’m sure this will come as a massive surprise to anyone who knows me, but I’ve kind of made my entire process overly complicated. I like what the end result is, but it’s a lot … Continue reading