A three-movement piece for soprano saxophone and piano, Interests highlights the instrument’s unique timbre and capabilities. Starting with a stately, canonic first movement entitled “Mass Movement,” we hear an intertwined melody that moves throughout both parts. This is followed by an emotional second movement, “Sunset Reflections On The Window Pane,” that shifts between two main themes, and concludes with a hectic and energetic third movement, “A Philosophical Exchange.” Interests brings both performer and listener to a variety of emotional states.

Sunset Reflections On The Window Pane

Mass Movement

A Philosophical Exchange

Here is the first track made completely on the Phantom Laboratories West mobile unit on this particular trip to the Midwest--I'm posting it from Waukesha (or is it Pewaukee?) Wisconsin.  Did this trip or this particular location influence this track?  

Possibly.  A lot of sitting--driving, eating, more driving, working on music in hotel rooms, more driving, etc., caused me to suffer some leg pain last night while driving...both foot cramps and thigh soreness...and, unfortunately, I'm still feeling it as I type this...  

Do I have restless leg syndrome?  Perhaps.  There are times when I twirl throughout the night when I sleep...but there are also times where I find just the right spot and I wake up in the exact same spot, having never moved an inch.  

Look, I'm not a doctor.  I'm an amateur music producer with more time than talent on his hands.  Don't expect me to self-diagnose diseases or syndromes I might have.  

This track does hold special appeal to me, as a fan of stand-up comedy...and a retired stand-up comedian...in that there are...can I even say snippets?  Chunks (that's a good stand-up word!) of a classic bit of comedy gold are incorporated into this track.  When I came up with the title, I knew EXACTLY what I wanted to sample (though, I didn't know until I started the nuts and bolts, exactly how I would)...and this is the happy result!  

The track is fairly slow for modern house music, coming in at 119bpm--though, back in my day, that wasn't unusual to play house as slow as 114bpm, and there were so many great tracks in the 116-120bpm range.  I had wanted to keep this minimal--and, for a good while, it was--but, Interbay gonna Interbay...suddenly there'd be the occasional dubstep bass, some syncopated cymbals took the drums out of Kick-Snare simplicity, and this is, I believe, the first chance I've had to put some soprano sax in an Interbay track (and then what did I do?  I put some dynamic filters on it.  Ohhhhh, Interbay.)

I dig it.  I think you will too!  Give it a listen...a like, repost it, share it, comment on it, add it to a playlist...and follow along.  Even traveling 2/3rds of the way across the North American continent can't keep me from posting brand new tracks EVERY SINGLE DAY (so far...for over 13 months now!)...and following this page is the best way to keep up with it all!  

"Restless Legs" *SoundCloud Exclusive*

Playing a bit of saxophone solos (tenor and soprano) on my original music. For booking me as a session musician see http://harmonic-seeds.com or https://www.airgigs.com/online-horn-session-players/94226/Tenor-or-Soprano-Saxophone-SoloFillsRiffsHooks-atmospheric-and-warm

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I’m a composer, multi-instrumentalist, educator and co-founder/owner of D. S. Musiks. I love to write for woodwind instruments, specifically solo and chamber music works. I have a passion for double feeds, low clarinets, and recorder/flute, but also love to write for all instruments. I am dedicated to the creation of solo works for auxiliary instruments and find the greatest joy in life when sharing my music and performing. Please visit dsmusiks.com for a full catalog of my works as well as works by many other composers!

My name is André Müller. I am a producer, composer, session musician playing saxophones, AKAI EWI, and keyboards. I make music for over 30 years.

Post-punk, dance, indie, electronic, and mutant pop in various styles (seriously!)--new tracks being posted daily (every day for over a year, so far!)

Interbay is the new project of Peter Greyy (previously of Cremation Dance and DangerScience), based out of Seattle and Phantom Laboratories West.

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