Displaced Astronaut
By miraclemiles on July 12, 2020 11:52 pm
Where these songs come from, it's a mystery. Would not have guessed this is what I'd make this week. I started out thinking about making some boom bap hip hop, maybe writing some words, telling a story (I just watched Hamilton, and listened to the new Run the Jewels ... felt like getting wordy I think), and then maybe a trip hop portishead vibe because I enjoyed them this week too. But like most weeks, when I sit down to create (at a desk in front of the Push in this case), whatever comes out comes out, and its often a surprise. I just go with it and don't try to force may way back into the foggy notion of a plan I started off with anyway. I think if you just get into flow, and keep going, no over-thinking, or second guessing, no internal editor during creation time, fun thing can happen. To get started I like opening old projects that had some sounds I knew could provide a starting point because I didn't want to spend time digging around for sounds. First things first, I grabbed some samples that were in my head (wonder pets theme because kids were singing it this week and "The Warrior" from scandal because it popped in my head during a run). Didn't know what I'd do those yet. Just kind of got them in time, drop them together and went with it for a loud, weird chorus thing. Then opened up some notes I'd written over the past couple days and started doing vocals through Kaoss pad. For me, the line that had the most personal meaning was "love the one you're with" (not my original line of course), and "radically accept we are small," but "displaced astronaut" definitely seemed more provocative and mysterious for a title.
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