This is my submission to the weekly composition challenge Disquiet Junto #540.

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It's raining outside all day long and for this challenge I used images of ocean and rain as inspiration. 

I'm not a piano player by any means but this time I decided to record a piano piece, staying true to the original record. I listened to it a few times and sat down to improvise. 

It all started with a 4-bar loop in a lower register that I liked. I softened it a bit, looped it and started jamming along to come up with new parts: high staccato notes, arpeggiated phrases and a few improvised melodic lines.  And then I arranged the material so that the parts fit together and there's a certain dynamics and that I liked.

Finally I mixed in a layer of waves crushing on the shore to communicate the image I had in mind when working on this piece.

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Piano Sketch #1

Piano Sketch #1 (disquiet0540)

Intuitive, improvised electronic music. Soul search in sound.

Sonic Search is a way to explore my interests in art, abstract sound, improvisation and collaborative music practices. A way to connect to the Source. A personal sanctuary and retreat.

A former self-taught bass player, I've had a many-year break from music-making during a time of personal crisis. 

Gradually re-building my music practice, I'm grateful to all my friends who've been helping me along this journey.