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Jimbo makes another silent apperance (I think he was licking my hand while I was playing this) back in 2017. Link to the post.

The tapepause conversations have started to become a bit more formulaic, at least in my mind. I listen for snares, repeating background percussion, or negative space between sections, and record that (or frame what I record around that). Here you'll hear the negative space in Scorpions No One Like You. The guitar from the preceding section (which I didn't record) bleeds into this negative...

Morel season is almost here. We went to hear Mike Beug talk at the PSMS meeting last night. Seeing how he finds the energy to go out every week, forage like crazy, discover new species, and push his updates to iNaturalist, it's super inspiring for me. Lees said "he's like you" in this constant seeker, constant student way, which is a very sweet thing to say to my ego. Lin...

In front of Varese's house in Greenwich Village, April 2022. Unrelated to this audio: I love Integralès, and started on a guitar cult version of it. I've been a little blue about how difficult it is to restart this Guitar Cult recording project. Even with an abbreviated group, getting a trio together enough to re-engage with these pieces and creating momentum enough for a viable recording...

Pictured - burning Scotch Broom in Olalla, 4/7/2022 Link to the post.

Sunday - rainy, dark, green, earthy smells. Link to the post.

Saturday. The theme this weekend is catching up with friends you haven't seen in awhile. Overnights both nights w/Sam, Lisa, Matt and Jean. Link to the post.

This apple tree is more than 50 years old and still truckin. Finally getting some tlc after years of being consumed by neighboring plants. A real zen afternoon, with NO crows, who were conspicuous in their absense - I'm so used to hearing them in Ballard. I had to add some to this little EP-133 jam. Link to the post.

This popped out today. Been awhile since I've had a regular practice! I love this Danelectro. Link to the post.

An idea of Legat's - him on bass even! Link to the post.

Finally got the book The Music of Edgard Varese by my old prof at UW, Jonathan Bernard. These pitch-space graphs opened my mind up to how Varese's music worked. Link to the post.

Developing this idea I came up with in Croatia in September. Lots of thinking recursively today. Link to the post.

Developing this idea I came up with in Croatia in September. The framing of Joe and Cyd's house can be seen through the trees. Link to the post.

Developing this idea I came up with in Croatia in September. Link to the post.

Developing this idea I came up with in Croatia in September. Link to the post.

The novelty of looking at morning birdsong in a spectral display still has not worn off. Little sonographies. Link to the post.

I'm overhauling Thuja and spent most of my creative time this week on that. Here's another one of the examples I'm redeveloping - it starts with a seed of 5 notes and varies their pitch and rhythm pretty much.. randomly. Rests can be heard as the pitches are too high or low to hear. Link to the post.

I'm overhauling Thuja and spent most of my creative time this week on that. Here's one of the examples I'm thinking of rewriting - they are all Raymond Scott-inspired, which isn't really me anymore. Link to the post.

I'm overhauling Thuja and spent most of my creative time this week on that. Here's one of the examples I'm thinking of rewriting - they are all Raymond Scott-inspired, which isn't really me anymore. Link to the post.

Legat sent us a video of him improvising this bass line - I straightened it out a bit with computer magic, set it against a beat, so it can gestate in my head for ideas. Link to the post.

REALLY dark and stormy today. Step 1: take a voice mail from Dad and convert it to pitches and harmony. Step 2: Add moody drums. Step 3: Compress and speed up the weird bits. Link to the post.

Ambience from a Speakeasy in Edison during a Skagit getaway this weekend. Link to the post.

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