I am currently in the mixing and mastering stage of my composition, “Sleepless Night At The Twilite Motel, Parts 1 & 2.”
This composition was inspired by a night we have all probably lived – alone at a cheap motel and missing the one we love. Part 1 is mayhem and anxiety. Part 2 we start to settle into our covers, and work our anxiety down to sleep. I brought in a sparse upper register piano and a cello finale, and before I knew it I had improvised almost 21 minutes worth of orchedelient goodness.
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The compositions were improvised, so this is pure imagination and mood. Then, of course, things are tweaked, expanded and developed to my tastes. I cannot pretend to be an orchestral composer, but I enjoy orchestral instruments, and use them freely, as I would modern electronic instruments.
In my opinion, the nature of ambient electronica is typically 1) a pulse, rather than a beat 2) indefinite melodies 3) emphasis on sound and effects, mood, movement, emotion…soundscapes, drama, relaxation.
Thus, the mash-up of orchestral-psychedelic-ambient.
My goal is to share a piece of music most suitable for driving, contemplation, relaxation, yoga, sex, and getting high.
Now that the tracks are composed, I hope to one day attend to the mixing process. I am not a studio rat, and not very interested in mixing. But it has to be done, and perhaps one day I will find the resources.
In the meantime, I am happy to share my “non-mixed” efforts with my friends – at least I might convince some people that I might just be a musician of sorts, and not making it all up over the years.
Just ask, and I’ll send you a link.
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