9 Weekly Beats 2024 Brain Fog
By thgirwnhoj on March 3, 2024 4:58 pm
I have a set of dice I use to start my tracks. For example, one tells me a percussive element to start with, another tells me a melodic element and the others help me decide on things like BPM and scale. It is not always the case that the track features the percussive and melodic elements I start with, but this one does with the ride and bass, respectively. One day, I would like to get to the point where I can perform a song like this live with electronics as well as a ride cymbal.
On a personal note, and for context, I am dealing with a very common health issue and taking some medication temporarily to help with the pain. I am not on opioids, but these pills do cause what I would call a "brain fog" - hence the name of the track. This made it very difficult for me to put time into this track this week. I spent most of my mental energy trying to make it through the work day, so by the time I was able to get back to my track in the evening, I did not have much left to give. I am sure there will be ups and downs throughout the year, but this week was definitely a downer.
Back to the composition, after I set up the ride and bass, I built the rest of the beat on my Push 2. I shared last week that it was acting up and I thought I had resolved the problem by reinstalling Live, but it turns out I was wrong. I am in touch with Ableton support to see if I can diagnose the issue. But that just meant I had to flip over to my computer sooner than I might have otherwise. I was not quite done with the lead synth parts that are featured in each of the two parts of the song. If I were to spend more time on this track, those are what I would likely change.
My inspiration from this track came from listening to the SBTRKT self-titled album from 2011. That record has stuck with me and when I revisited it, I realized how much I appreciated the stripped down parts of the beats that have very few elements. I tried to create some parts like that in this track.
For folks who leave comments, please know that I really appreciate it. I am also very open to critical feedback and if you don't want to post that, you can shoot me an email. Thank you for listening!!!
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