about texture 1

This was a short recording project I did in October/November 
2010 using the studio at Stanford's CCRMA.

I decided to throw out any sort of idea of "sections" in a song
and be entirely organic about the piece. I also tried to (relatively)
divorce myself from rhythm.

instruments:
snare (3 separate tracks, some with different sticks... I rub my
keys on the head at one point)
piano
accordion (2 separate tracks)
voices (3 tracks, briefly)

I did the continuous snare track, panned left.
Then each subsequent instrument, I played along with whatever had
been recorded so far, playing off of whatever else was going on.
It was the most purely "jam"-like thing I've done.

Basically, I noticed the type of music you write is very much a function
of HOW you write it. In this case: layered improvisations
with little variety in terms of harmony, and little attention to
rhythm.

It's a texture piece, I realized eventually. Someone made a comment:
"like a movie soundtrack"

I recommend putting it on the speakers and listening to it without
distractions once. No more. It's an interesting experience, but not
THAT interesting to repeat.