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Gooster Bold

By Tone Matrix on January 16, 2022 1:12 pm

This week the procrastination bug got me again.  I didn't exactly plan things well.  Originally I had planned on getting my flu & booster shots early in the week.  That turned into a rescheduled Thurs & Fri morning adventure to the doc.  Which of course somehow knocked me on my ace the entire weekend starting Friday night.  The 1st time I got the dose, I was fine.  The 2nd time, nope, it knocked me on my butt.  This time for some reason it affected me even more.  I don't want to imagine what it feels like to actually have it for an extended period of time because two days was plenty for me.  So I apologize for this quick lil sort of chord progression of a track.  It definitely would have gone a different direction minus the Booster effects.  As I write this I'm ready to collapse right back into bed and dream of better tracks.   Next week's track shall not mention the P word!!  *shakes fist at the invisible muses*  Thanks for reading this abomination.  Catch you next week?  Yais...

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I really like this, particularly when things open up at the 0:25 mark. And personally, I'm super impressed you managed to get anything out at all; the 2nd shot left me completely wrecked.

That sucks dude, sorry to hear!  I just had covid in December so I'm in no rush to get the booster, since I'm sure I'll get sick as hell from it too.  Procrastination or not, this is a really cool track to hear from you.  Much different style then I'm used to hearing from you.  Those arps are awesome, great patch and progression.

Have a good recovery! I have not had the 3rd shot yet, but yeah the 2nd one was intense so not looking forward to the 3rd one. May the beat muses be with you for week 3!

It was the same for me.  1st shot no problem.  2nd and booster both made me feel super funky the next day, although for me they both cleared up in about a day.  I for sure wouldn't have wanted to try to record something with the way that felt so kudos to you for getting this done.

Like the subtle beats on this and the piano at the end, funny how different everyone’s response is I fortunately had no reaction to the booster, but my wife was out for 3 days from the booster

Cool track- really rad at 1:13 - that ascending thing is awesome. Also great name, I love booster gold- one of my fav characters. I made a few booster gold jokes when I got my booster

I am so sorry for the circumstanceses you are in. I really pray for a complete recovery and no long term effects. Please be careful and give your body time to cope with the gooster-reaction. If you notice unusual symptoms, check out the doc or ambulance. There are mysterious sideeffects, I see every day in our clinic in the ambulance....
Thank you for serving another delicious track.

Hey man! Hope you're feeling better.  Important to get that booster out of the way. You still got in a solid track for the week.  I get a a Danny Elfman vibe in the progressions but not in the orchestration which remains sparse, punchy and more contemporary. There is a feeling of wonder that I associate with Elfman. Nicely done!

booster kicked my ass for 2 days too!-  1st shot for me wiped me out almost immediately for a few days & the 2nd shot was a lot more chill - it's so interesting how our different immune systems work with these vaccines...

hope you feel better & better by the day! 

beautiful track despite the challenges! 

I agree, a lovely track despite the circumstances, love that apr lead. Hope you feel better! I just got covid and it was super mild (so far) no doubt due to booster a few weeks ago, thankful for that. Here's to better weeks to come!

Hope you've recovered fully now. I really hope things return to some sort of normalicy soon.  So over the rules and mandates which are full of hypocrisy.  Urgh.

But music!  Yay!

I actually really liked the intro as it had this religious tone to it.  The plucked arps totally changed that though!  Haha.

I'm with the others. This is a quaint track with plenty of luster. Your tones/instruments have an atmosphere that is wonderful. I also got my vaccine, but then had to work the next day. The feeling of being sick was not fun when I had to go out in below freezing temperatures to pickup home furniture for a customer.

i really do love hearing the story of your week!

great chords + arps though!

Oh, you can read my own flu story on week 2. I was off for 2 days. Luckily we were schedulled to get vaxines when we finish our duty shift, so we only miss free time in bed.

I'm writing this from the future, but anyway, hope you got well soon enough smile

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