I stumbled across this backwards dissonant Rhodes chord while going through the recorded sounds in an Ableton Live project from about two and a half years ago.
Backwards Dissonant Rhodes Chord
Backwards Dissonant Rhodes Chord
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Panopticon Rhodes Loop
This loop of Rhodes electric piano is the basis for the track Panopticon on One Day to Save All Life (Unearthed Music, 2008). I played the Rhodes through my Memory Man delay to get a sort of watery quality then captured the recording and looped it for the piece. Here’s one instance of the loop.
Panopticon Rhodes Loop
Pitched Loop from Some Kind of Adhesive
Here’s a short loop from one of our live sets. This clip is used in the piece Some Kind of Adhesive from One Day to Save All Life (Unearthed Music, 2008). I applied a little bit of knob turning on a few sends while laying down this segment, which is typical of how I use this clip during performances.
Pitched and Processed Loop
Musical Snowman Lighter with Pub Ambiance
Now that the holidays are behind us I think it is safe to post the sound of this very odd musical lighter shaped like a snowman. It plays a high frequency medley of Christmas tunes that will drive you and your family and especially animals crazy.
In spite of this, for some reason I had a strange affection toward this bizarre instrument. Perhaps it was the cheap metal construction, or the glistening lead paint. In any case, instead of engaging in the conversation with my companions at the pub, I pulled out my PCM-D50 and proceeded to made a recording of the lighter’s despondent squealing.
Musical Snowman Lighter in the Pub
Squeaky Toy
As I was editing this document two dogs came running into my studio. They were very attracted to the squeaky toy sound for obvious reasons. I only have one dog so it might seem a little strange that two dogs came into my studio.
The answer is that we have a friend staying with us for the month of February who has a charming female boxer named Georgia. Here’s the squeaky toy sound, recorded in stereo on the Sony PCM-D50, and a photo of Georgia in front of the Rhodes suitcase model.
Squeaky Toy