New tune

I’ve been aware in my music writing recently that I’ve got a bit of an obsession with order.

I have a tendency to automatically reach for the quantize option to pull all the notes into time – and much as I love fiddling with the various effect options in Ableton, I’ve realised recently that I’m a bit regimental with the way I use these.

One of the loveliest things about Ableton is that it give you pretty much infinite opportunity to make the thing sound rougher, which is ironic given that driving for higher quality is probably foremost in the feature set of most music software.

So, with this in mind, I spent an evening last week knocking out a rough cut of a new tune:

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In this cut, I’ve tried deliberately to push and pull the shape around a bit. The random morse code tune over the top for instance is an arpeggiated single note but with a beat repeat to give it a random edge. Underneath there’s a whole bunch of filters and a “scratched vinyl” VST which I think works quite well.

All the usual disclaimers apply – it’s unfinished, needs a bunch of work, etc.

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