fascinating aleatoric result. brilliantly inspired concept and execution.

Very cool concept behind this. I read the description first (and know a few of these artists), so now I know what I'm in for. :)

Digging the change-ups. These are very well pieced together.

Very cool project. The pieces all fit together like well thought out mini chapters.

loving the concept of this track and it sounds awesome, everybody did an amazing job

It takes a lot of strength to be sensitive of others/their accomplishments...Your RIP in the title shows your strength of character Ian !

Thanks to Rick for the idea and organisation and to all collaborators. I like every section. Here's Rick's description (please read):

* written and produced by 
0:00- *Rick Shearer 
soundcloud.com/rix-shearer-ism/tracks
0:16- *Jonathan Howard 
soundcloud.com/jonny-5ive/tracks
0:38- *Still 
soundcloud.com/still-audio/tracks
1:09- *RiZLiX 
soundcloud.com/rizlix/tracks
1:40- *DM 12 
soundcloud.com/dm-12/tracks
2:07- *Mario De Fazio/My Own Therapy

2:36- *Andrew Doyle 
soundcloud.com/andrew-doyle-32194121/tracks
3:06- *LED-M/Mototsugu Endo 
soundcloud.com/user-96978190/tracks 
3:34- *Greg/Swim the Current 
soundcloud.com/user-699521979/tracks
4:05- *Spotnickdacat 
soundcloud.com/spotnickdacat/tracks
4:40- *Christian Levitan 
soundcloud.com/user-872366230/tracks
5:00- *Khaki Green Gills/Ian West 
soundcloud.com/khakigreengills/tracks
5:27- *Pablo DMF 
soundcloud.com/pablo-d-m-fontana/tracks
5:44- *Rick Shearer (Linear Collaboration 1 concept/director/design)

Description: In March of 2020, I was curious how a collaboration could sound if the collaborators didn't know who each other were and what they would create. I wanted the collaboration to be created in a straight (linear) path, not mixed, re-mixed and layered over, as most collaborations are created. 
So there I was, sending this invitation to various Sound Cloud artists I follow:
"LINEAR COLLABORATION" is the name of my new project!!
Would you like to to volunteer as a collaborator? ....and it goes like this:
As the concept coordinator, I will tie a collaboration in one linear path starting with my 20- 30 sec. secret/anonymous untitled instrumental. I will pass that secret track to the next person. The next person will create a 20-30 sec. untitled instrumental which they think might sound good right after the secret/anonymous track they received from me. When completed within a week, that person will send their newly created 20-30 sec. untitled instrumental to me. only. When received, I will send that anonymous segment (only) to the person next in line who's style I think will sound as a nice follow-through or an interesting contrast to the secret track they received. The only part of the project you will know is the one anonymous track sent to you. That instrumental will be the one right before your's in the final collaboration track. If needed, the only changes I might make is volume levels and/or shortening the length via fade-in/fade-out. You are the sole writer and producer of your composition. Even if the collaboration track might "sound better" by rearranging the order, I will not change the order in which the tracks are sent and received. I want it to be an honest linear path with unpredictable continuity, contrasts and surprising results. Once the project is complete, I will post it. That is when you will discover who created that anonymous secret track you received. You will also discover who received your anonymous track as inspiration. Best of all, you will finally know who your fellow team members are and how the whole game played-out!
How The Game Played-out! :
On the whole, what you hear is what I got,
What I got was a wonderful result from 12 other collaborators who didn't know what the other's were creating and mixing individually! This comprehensive track clearly represents the personality, style and creativity of each artist. Every contributor has made this process thoroughly enjoyable! As a result, sometime before the end of this year, next in line is Linear Collaboration 2 . How many collaborators and who are next in line? 
... I don't know yet...perhaps one might be you!
- Rick Shearer / rixSHEARERism

13 Collaborators*  -  Linear Collaboration 1 (Rest in Peace Mario De Fazio)

I create seamless fusions of just about everything. All visceral, atmospheric and psychedelic with hidden depths upon closer inspection. The flow is also important. It exists on a continuum with micro-variations and subtle evolutions along the way.
The music can range from low down heavy darkness to softer and more positive, higher-vibrational new age. Yet even at it’s most crushing and industrial never succumbing to nihilism and instead feeling warm and inviting.
Very often humorous (in the form of deliberate cinematic pastiches), freaky and surreal. Inspired by dystopian sci-fi. Retro-futuristic.
I often wear my influences on my sleeve like Kraftwerk and Tangerine Dream but at my core I’m still self-referential with my sound. It operates at my own personal frequency.

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