This is not bass

Earthwords & Soundscaping

naviarhaiku298 – Watching a kite

This haiku shared by Naviar Records prompted me to revisit a recording I'd made recently.

The wind is often an unseen force and is unmentioned in the poem, yet seems central when considering a soundtrack responding to the scene.

On some level

naviarhaiku297 – awakened from sleep

The haiku shared by Naviar Records is a bit at odds with my own experience at present.

As the days are lengthening, I'm feeling a familiar mania and the pace feels as though it's picking up.

So I think these layered takes on the drums capture some of that.

Figure ate microphone

Disquiet Junto 0402 Music for Tasks

The Disquiet Junto this week asks for music to accompany a task.

I'd recently revisited the recording of my washing line for Junto 356 and had just finished hanging a load, so I set about recording the drums to accompany that chore.

This aligns with Dom Vella's observation that "everything sounds better with drums."

I decided to include the sound of the washing line for context and, the way it builds, reminds me of how electronic music employs white noise.

When you give up on your dreams

Pulses of our planet

“I can’t say it was a revelation to learn that the mountains and hills breathe,” said Mr. Richman. “If you spend enough time there, you can see they are moving things.”