a little while ago i made a track called "the sparrow", which was inspired largely by the novel of the same name by mary doria russell. more recently i have been using this little piano motif in my live shows which i explored in greater depth here, and ended up making something that reminded me of that earlier track, so i have named it thusly. this one is inspired by the first days of spring and the beautiful music of the song sparrows that i have been enjoying during my time spent outside. i recorded the piano parts on my kakwai ce-7 upright, and used some recordings of those sparrows for some digital sound design. i also found an old recording of some bass drones that i did with an arp odyssey when i had one, which seemed to fit well within the track. 

the sparrow part ii

Found sounds, chopped and spliced into music, augmented with synthesizers and acoustic percussion.

The passing time, a gentle flow,
Urgent feelings drift to somewhere far.
Just the beauty of this moment,
I want to softly feel it in my palm.

the sparrow part ii

kenneth g.