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Lego planning, one of the problems with last-minute composition 11.05.2021 ↓

Lego planning, one of the problems with last-minute composition

This song-a-week song is Sky Ghost Farewell Fugue. I was trying to make somethin… 10.05.2021 2:46 ↓

This song-a-week song is Sky Ghost Farewell Fugue. I was trying to make something with loose timing instead of the strict lockstep I usually use. I also wanted to shoot for something ambient and got about halfway there. I don't know if I'm going to say this every week, but again, this was a struggle. Never challenge yourself!

The Adventure of Getting a Donut is this week's song-a-week. (The guy named it.)… 03.05.2021 1:48 ↓

The Adventure of Getting a Donut is this week's song-a-week. (The guy named it.) I tried to stretch myself by avoiding making the song build in intensity, which I do with pretty much everything I write, and sticking to a major key. I had trouble coming up with riffs, and digging for them unsuccessfully cost way too much time. I also realized that my inspiration, game show jingles, aren't full song...

While trying to come up with something, I played this. I know it’s some terrible… 01.05.2021 0:04 ↓

While trying to come up with something, I played this. I know it’s some terrible vocal melody from the ‘70s or ‘80s, but I can’t place it.

Samorost labor relations 29.04.2021 ↓

Samorost labor relations

I'm going to try Ludum Dare this weekend, so I had to do my song a week early. I… 22.04.2021 2:31 ↓

I'm going to try Ludum Dare this weekend, so I had to do my song a week early. It is called Rumor of Robot in Town. I was going for a YMO/SNES JRPG kind of song.

Sheep blast 19.04.2021 ↓

Sheep blast

This is my first song-a-week entry, called Get Up Eat Breakfast Get Dressed Go t… 19.04.2021 2:22 ↓

This is my first song-a-week entry, called Get Up Eat Breakfast Get Dressed Go to School. I decided to mess around with low horns. As a result, it's not easy to mix as the instruments all operate in more or less the same range. It's not Professional Mix-a-Week, anyway. I was reading something Laurie Spiegel said about being at a conservatory: [John Duarte said] I should practice by writing a piece...

I think I’m into these stacked half steps. 14.04.2021 0:34 ↓

I think I’m into these stacked half steps.

On aggressive vs. natural podcast editing 12.04.2021 ↓

On aggressive vs. natural podcast editing

Narrating my street crossings with unclear ethical advice. 07.04.2021 ↓

Narrating my street crossings with unclear ethical advice.

I was messing around with Deezer's source separator, and I made this mash-up of … 06.04.2021 2:34 ↓

I was messing around with Deezer's source separator, and I made this mash-up of Green Machine by Apples in Stereo and Buddy Holly by Weezer. I find it incredibly hilarious for reasons I can't articulate.

Trying out some organs. 28.03.2021 1:01 ↓

Trying out some organs.

I got my old GI-20 working with my phone. I can now use a guitar to create MIDI.… 28.03.2021 0:40 ↓

I got my old GI-20 working with my phone. I can now use a guitar to create MIDI. Way back in the ‘00s, there weren’t that many interesting synths I could get my hands on, so I forgot about it. Now, I have a ton of synths from NanoStudio that are actually worth using. This test isn’t a great performance, but A) it’s not quantized and B) it’s around 150 notes of varying length and intensity which we...

Here’s a riff I imagine going along with some Ninja Gaiden cut scene involving r… 26.03.2021 ↓

Here’s a riff I imagine going along with some Ninja Gaiden cut scene involving running while thinking about some mystery.

Having to make your code uglier 23.03.2021 ↓

Having to make your code uglier

fstab, over committing. 15.03.2021 ↓

fstab, over committing.

A bit of a musical car crash: Tried to play Altar of Sacrifice and a little of J… 12.03.2021 ↓

A bit of a musical car crash: Tried to play Altar of Sacrifice and a little of Jesus Saves played on an unplugged electric guitar. Turns out I don’t remember all the riffs and definitely can’t play them without slowing down.

A bit of a musical car crash: Tried to play Altar of Sacrifice and a little of J… 12.03.2021 ↓

A bit of a musical car crash: Tried to play Altar of Sacrifice and a little of Jesus Saves played on an unplugged electric guitar. Turns out I don’t remember all the riffs and definitely can’t play them without slowing down.

Some ghost sounds 11.03.2021 1:04 ↓

Some ghost sounds

Special classes 08.03.2021 ↓

Special classes

Surprise round of Diplomacy 05.03.2021 ↓

Surprise round of Diplomacy

The best day of your life concept 04.03.2021 ↓

The best day of your life concept

The waning of playground time 03.03.2021 ↓

The waning of playground time