Barren

Eastern tinged ambiance

The track unfolds around a shifting 9/8 rhythm and is rooted in the Hungarian Minor scale. By exploring its derived modes, however, it drifts toward a more Arabian than gypsy character.

The lo-fi output of the Ploytec PL-2 synthesizer provides a jagged texture in the bass line that revolves around more delicate ambient sounds, derived from several recorded guitar "accidents" fed through multiple delay lines.

Barren

Sketches, 2016