All of the separate instrument parts in this piece are introduced slowly so that the listener can fully explore the sounds in relation to one another.  Throughout the piece, the watery harmonic part acts to give the piece a flowing and ungrounded feel while the abrasive timbre of the "drum" part forces the listener to be aware of the strong beat and driving pulse of the song.  This push/pull between these two parts continues until the piece ascends into chaotic noise and tapers into nothingness.

This piece was constructed using instruments based on a single sample of a cellphone ringing, which I then heavily edited, and the live manipulation of a patch for the ARP 2600 analog synthesizer that makes use of the ring modulator and noise.

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