A Memory of Water
By Avarine on January 21, 2018 12:50 am
This track is really simple, but the path to the end result was twisty with lots of dead ends! I initially was trying out a new idea sampling myself playing piano, but it just wasn't working. I persevered with it for days before I finally gave it up.
The basis for this one is the poly arpeggiated chords that run all the way through. That part is adapted from an idea I came up with years ago, which at the time was intended for a soundtrack. The title is a reference to the imagery in the film of this long abandoned project. Originally I wrote it for piano. I rejigged it a bit and played it here with a patch on my Waldorf Blofeld.
Actually, all of the sounds in this track were recorded with the Blofeld, except for the drums and bass. Drum and bass parts took the longest, due to me trying and abandoning lots of ideas. In the end, I went for a simple approach. (Because KISS, right? Keep It Simple, Stupid.)
This track has been a lesson in when to call it quits. Even now, I'm not quite happy with the intro length. One of the bits of audio doesn't sit right, but I got too attached and couldn't let it go.
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