I think I’m going to invest in two tape recorders, and some good old-fashioned blank tapes. Not because they have good quality, or because they’re efficient, or because I have that classic love of the good old fashioned analog feel a.k.a. distortion (I’ll take digital any day), but because they’re reliable. Six days ago my computer broke down, and I had to send it in to claim warranty. This will take two to three weeks, with a likely additional half a week due to holiday madness. I’ve had the common withdrawal symptoms, but they all pale in comparison to the inability to work on my music!
Asking Kirk to use his computer is a possibility, I suppose, but truth be told, I don’t think it would feel right. It’s very hard to concentrate on (at least somewhat) artistic activities when you’re worried about screwing up somebody’s stuff or – even worse – they decide they need it back, right when you’ve really gotten rolling.
Having tape recorders would be great, because I could record things as they come to me, without having to worry about the fact that my phone’s mic sucks. With two, I could also overdub and record onto the second tape. It’d be quite nice to make music with purely unsynthesized instruments for a change…
In other news, I’m really starting to get a feel for identifying how minimal tracks go together, and get my head wrapped around the fact that each element sounds totally wrong by its self. Fun stuff. When I get around to getting a job, I would like to do an analysis essay of some of the tracks I have access to.
‘Til then, Happy New Year!
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