A smooth blend of soft synths and kitchenware.

ambient kitchen sink

Piano improv based on a prelude by Skriabin, then worked on as a midi file using Reaktor synths.

#7 Skriabin Skribble

a simple piano and synth flute version of the melody - I think I prefer this actually to the more synthy version. simple.

1shark Melodic Theme Simple Flute And Piano Demo

Ascent of the Giant Bumble Bee - Buzzicus Gianticus Howsicus

Threw down a repeating riff in the trusty Jupiter 8 from Reaktor, then for the first time recorded my new digital piano directly, using a delay as I recorded, which was a lovely way to play, listening and responding to the delays coming back at me through the speakers. Kept this simple, just three layers and limited effects. There is a loud climax at first, then it buzzes on for a bit before floating off into the distance. 

Buzzy, brassy sounds are soothing to my soul when I feel like I have not made enough music/sound recently, and listening whilst mixing evoked the image of a huge, house-sized bumble bee emerging from its nest for the first time, burrowing up from the ground to the sky. 

Not meant to be pretty, but a swell of sound.

#40 Ascent Of The Giant Bumblebee

From an exercise working with cadences on the piano

#42 E Minor Cadence

#43 Hammers

#44 E Minor Cadence Keyboards

45 Largo March

Sibelius midi file, fun challenge to get it to sound a bit musical on its own. Live version on its way....

Pianola

All field recordings apart from one obvious synth line, a Dr-Who inspired line representing the telegraph poles that pop up all over the countryside.

Can anyone guess whose words I plucked from a telly interview?

With thanks to Xandi Smit for the recording of a clay water source.

#46 Hertfordshire Summer

Thanks to Chris Lawry (piano) and Keri Degg (sax)who kindly recorded this as part of a workshop with Open College of the Arts: https://www.oca.ac.uk/

Water On Stone for Soprano Sax and Piano

Electro-acoustic music, piano, vocals and sound design.

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