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Form Object
Produced by: Madmusik
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46 Devonshire Road
Bath, BA2 6UD. +44 (0)1225 313082
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2:23; medium 4/4; ethereal, rhythmic, spacey; piano, loops, synths
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This one uses a blend of beats and space, using a delayed piano, with some nice evolving synth patches and a punchy synth bass. The syncopated piano figure at the beginning was the seed idea and instantly created the opportunity for interplay between major/minor seconds. I added a second piano part, which has plenty of space, then the basic rhythm loop, which drives the whole thing along. Next came the bass, again echoing the syncopation in the piano motif, after which I played with various piano layers. The sweeping synth sound that plays throughout acts as a kind of glue for the whole thing and the final clincher was the high sparkly evolving synth sound that adds just the right amount of interest without swamping anything.
The break in the middle, where the drums and bass drop out, had originally had the drums kept in and the synth drop out. However, this made the rhythm feel lumpy and exposed: in the final version there is a sense of anticipation before the rhythm returns, with an extra rhythm loop added for a little extra momentum.
This piece, with its many layers and gradually shifting landscape could be extended very easily into something more like a conventional track length of 3 to 4 minutes.
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Composer's Blog
This one uses a blend of beats and space, using a delayed piano, with some nice evolving synth patches and a punchy synth bass. The syncopated piano figure at the beginning was the seed idea and instantly created the opportunity for interplay between major/minor seconds. I added a second piano part, which has plenty of space, then the basic rhythm loop, which drives the whole thing along. Next came the bass, again echoing the syncopation in the piano motif, after which I played with various piano layers. The sweeping synth sound that plays throughout acts as a kind of glue for the whole thing and the final clincher was the high sparkly evolving synth sound that adds just the right amount of interest without swamping anything.
The break in the middle, where the drums and bass drop out, had originally had the drums kept in and the synth drop out. However, this made the rhythm feel lumpy and exposed: in the final version there is a sense of anticipation before the rhythm returns, with an extra rhythm loop added for a little extra momentum.
This piece, with its many layers and gradually shifting landscape could be extended very easily into something more like a conventional track length of 3 to 4 minutes.