Yes, folks the rainstick has arrived, a bubble-wrap-clad tube which sounds almost as good wrapped as unwrapped. I've got quite excited about it, it looks cool (covered in a dotted pattern) and sounds even cooler, and it's nice and long. I have already discovered an alternative use for it - get the beads (seeds or whatever) spread throughout it and use it as a monster-big shaker. It should sound fab in stereo because it's so long. So I'm planning to do just that as well as using it in a more conventional way - both at once.
Which all means that I can start section 1.1.1 - all about liquid. And I seem to be bursting with ideas suddenly, probably too many for a 3-minute sub-section, but that's not a problem, I can pick the best few and run with them. There's the African rythmns for a start, inspired by the rainstick. I should dig out some of my African drumming notes. I wonder if I can find the rythmns for a raindance. There's the guitar chords and a tune all in there too.
I've made a start. The opening of an album is always important, and I have started with a few splash cymbals (I can't resist a musical pun). Now I need to wait and see if I think they work. Following this is a very deep synth sound, a tinkly synth sound, and next I am working on whalesong on the bass. Not as easy as I thought it was going to be actually. And that's where I'm up to. it's nice to be excited by this.
