Once again I set myself a few goals for the week's composition.

The first: use Ableton Operator to create a Hoover/Mentasm sound.

I ended up having to Google a few tutorials and fudge a few things. Passable success.

The second: Make an odd time signature groove. I had a rhythm in my head, first just a simple 7/8... then it turned into 7/8 alternating with 6/8 for a 13/8 pattern. When I sat down to recreate it, however, the second half of it got weirdly syncopated. It's a little too slippery to really groove... too cerebral to get past the brain into the hips.

As I was putting the parts together I kept thinking it needed more, but then decided to pull back and keep it short and simple. The rhythm is weird enough that a simple 3.5 minute verse-chorus-bridge-verse pop ditty is more than enough. Eb Major, I-V-I-V, then to the vi for the bridge.

Tags: 138, electronic, hoover, mentasm stab, odd rhythm, week 6 2016, View by:CrazyBob