A soundscape portraying the sounds of Bristol from Temple Meads to the Clifton Suspension Bridge.
Entirely played on the upright bass.

Bristol Bass

One of the many jams from the Jazz Café at Falmouth University

Keith Michael - Drums
Max Mees - Bass
Holly Finch - Vocals
Jack Williams - Keys
Adam Sams - Guitar 
Nathan Fitzgerald - Trumpet

Chameleon

A solo piano piece I composed about the town of Wells in Somerset on a Wednesday from daybreak to sunset.

Performed by Gaby Ambler

A Market Town (For Gaby)

'A Farewell to Memories' is a piece performed entirely on the double bass with the outcome of exploring the wide timbral range of the instrument in all its forms. The piece follows a journey from Bristol Temple Meads to the Clifton Suspension Bridge and the memories of the journey in reverse order as they become more distant over time. The piece portrays the decay of memories, relationships, and time; beginning on an acoustic upright bass, then an electric upright to portray the artificial mask of concrete and steel the city places upon the environment as well as the masks worn by those as relationships near a close. Eventually a dying battery is used in the electric upright to further enforce the theme of decay and produce a distorted sound. During the journey, I visit places I have laughed with loved ones, argued with loved ones and lost loved ones.

No loops were used and no levels were edited in the recording. When a pitch or noise enters the piece, it remains until the end.