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Until We Have Touched The Darkness

By Tone Matrix on September 11, 2022 4:51 am

Went most of the week without any solid ideas.  I attempted a few times to start early in the week but just wasn't feeling anything.  I thought I would be doing a quick speed trash 60sec noodle as a last minute resort.  Sat down at the keyboard Saturday night and the melody just sorta flew out my fingers on the first attempt.  It's kind of funny how that works.  Most days I'll just jam, noodle, play all over the place and really not come up with anything substantial.  Then there are moments when the melody just comes right out and the chords follow one another.  Course this is nothing ground breaking it's just a nice feeling when your brain doesn't have to search too far for the next chord or note. 
The funny part of this was my cat, Beanie was waiting for her dinner while I plunked down the chords and melody. So she was sitting right next to me inches from the keys watching my fingers. Since I've been doing these ableton capture recordings it was a race against time because Beanie likes to look out the window as well.  The only way she can get herself up to the window is to trample over the keyboard.  I have a few other captures from previous weeks where it captured her random paw generated "melodies".  So this recording was one cat paw away from being turned into mashed chaos. Thankfully she was patient and I finished my noodle smile
tanks fer listenin!

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Moody, tranquil, pretty, and plenty coherent. Maybe it's just right up my alley, but it sure sounds solid enough to me. big_smile

I know the feeling of cats intruding on recordings. I like to think my cat sings along when I play guitar, but usually she just crying for attention. I'm glad to hear that inspiration found you on Saturday; I like to think that putting in the effort to make time is like an invitation to the muse to whisper something in your ear. You were there for it this time. smile

That’s a great story with your cat, hopefully she can put down a cameo performance one of these weeks.  Great this all came out so organically and not forced, always the best feeling when things just fall in place.

a beautitiful noodle flew out of your fingers. Love the backstory. have a nice week.

Very solemn, be sure to give Beanie a treat
- Ebrit

It holds a pensive/looking-out-the-window feel to it: so picturesque heart

Thank you for capturing this moment in time, under the intense gaze of your cat.

Beautiful track and image you created of you recording it! It do be like that tho - inspiration strikes when you least expect it.

I'd like to think that even though the cat didn't step on the keys, she was still involved in the songwriting process.  Perhaps channeling the inspiration from the ether and into you.  That said I know I've had many actual pet cameos in my recordings over the years.  They have ways of making their presence known.  Very lovely piece.

some days you air ball
some days you *swish*

i like to think the bad days are just all part of the journey to that one magical moment when you're like "I didn't even write this, it just happened to me"

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