9.20, by Fifty Foot Shadows

9.20

by Fifty Foot Shadows

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1.	More Often Than Not 05:03	buy track
2.	One morning with the OP-1, its mic, and a piano. 05:02	buy track
3.	Another Morning Meditation 09:28	buy track

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Wait, what happened to 5-8? Rather than force it I decided to take a step back, something I figured would happen when trying to release more music this year. My head needed a break and life kept getting in the way of letting me have time to dig into personal meditative spaces where making music felt appropriate. Somehow in September I managed to steal enough time here and there to record a few improvisations and after listening to them a lot over the past week or so I thought I would share.

These are all meandering synth driven soundscapes with slow attacks and programmed looping melodies lost in filters, verbs, and delays. Recorded in single takes, and with time enough to get lost in the texture and rhythm of sound for a few minutes. Aside from writing, this has become one of my favorite ways to meditate.

The third track here was recorded with the mics on a recorder that was laying on the desk of my little closet work space. I had a synth, delay/verb pedal, and two little bookshelf speakers setup and I decided that rather than record a direct output of the pedal I would simply record the space I was in as a means to hopefully make for a more intimate recording of that moment in time. I am still interested in this approach to recording electronic music In lieu of performing on an acoustic instrument because it feels somehow genuine to the experience from my perspective.

At any rate, these “monthly” releases have been, up to now, still pay what you want or free. Bandcamp takes its whatever percent but I have been squirreling away whatever makes its way to my PayPal account lately to eventually pick up a new camera so anything you chip in if you enjoy your time listening will go to good use. See you next time.

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released September 29, 2020

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9.20

Sep 2020
4.20

May 2020
3.20

Apr 2020
2.20

Mar 2020
1/20

Feb 2020
Still Life

Jun 2017

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