01/14

 

the idea is to experiment, work on techniques, build creative flexibility, improve my mastering chops (one aspect at a time), but mostly for my own enjoyment. it also serves as a kind of journal without words.

the last time i did this was in 2013 and i emerged from that a much better composer; it changed my style pallette completely and for the better, i think.

titles

as of 0114, I've started titling them, which is another aspect of my work that i think needs improvement.. i often struggle with titling things. maybe it will help me to better objectivise what i make. framing is important and a title is a powerful thing - it could improve a piece through context providing, and it could detract from the piece and even ruin the experience of listening to it. 

a good title should be like lighting on a movie set; it can ruin the tone or bring out unexpected things; too vague and it can be seen as pretentious or obfuscatory, too obvious and it can limit the conceptual scope of the thing, cheapening it.