Hurrah, I managed to make a start on album 3 today. Despite the lack of lithophone (see earlier post) I have a nice marimba and a nice xylophone which are almost as cool. So I have started sub-section 1.1.3 with a nice tuned percussion motif in alternating bars of 8/8 and 7/8. I got the riff and rythmn while driving and have decided to leave the radio off more often if I'm going to get creative in the rush-hour jam. I love the fact that I ahve been listening to enough prog that when i start tapping on the steering wheel in's almost always in some nice time signature.
So I have a good starting point, and some variations, and I need to add rock instruments next I think (get it? "Rock" instruments... never mind)
I have a drums problem next - my electronic kit has been in mothballs for a while and I can't find the power supply! I would dearly love to have as much of the drums as possible "performed" (ie using the kit) rather than programmed, although a combination of the two might give the best results. I just need the power!
Oh and on 11 Bells I had bells at the section boundaries, on Binary Tree I had gongs and digital noise, but because of the focus on the number three it's obvious what I need this time... triangles! Luckily I have 5 of the things.
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