Bored of the Flies
Well. This is it. This is the day I finally can’t do it. The day that I don’t write or post anything entirely because I have nothing in me, instead of because of some extenuating circumstance. Well, ok, that obviously didn’t happen, because there’s a post that you’re reading and a new track right below this paragraph, but it almost happened. I’m finally on schedule and have time to do something and… nothing. Well, that’s … Continue reading
Three Hours Later In the interest of preservation and self-teaching, I have left what I wrote in its original state below, but here’s an addendum. After posting this entry, I had a cup of coffee and took Olive to the dog park for about an hour. I came back, had another coffee and listened to Auturgy again. It’s fine. Yes, it needs love and attention and, yes, all of the points I made below are … Continue reading
Remember two days ago when I waxed poetic about Stepic, the amazing new step sequencer I got? Remember how I was fawning over those 80s Tangerine Dream soundtrack bass lines? Remember how I said that you’d likely hear more tracks with that kind of thing? Well, here we are. This is darn close (if not massively over the line) into pastiche territory. If I played this without comment for a Tangerine Dream fan, I suspect … Continue reading
Rather than immediately jump into writing today’s track after finishing yesterday’s, I decided to take the night off and hang out with the neighbors, go to bed early, and get some more sleep. While Mary’s gone, I’ve been trending more and more toward doing the bulk of the work on the day it gets posted instead of doing most of it the day before with only a quick polish in the morning. Part of my … Continue reading
Note: This post was written in 2025 and backdated to appear on the day I wrote and published the track. The only concrete thing I remember about this track is that I wrote the entire piano part first and in one take. I’d been noodling for a bit with the lovely Piano in Blue sample library and had come up with the general pattern you hear. While it was still fresh and enjoyable, I improvised … Continue reading