As usual, the track titles have nothing to do with the actual music/sounds - I usually just pick something that fits with whatever theme/concept is in my head when it's time to get the cover art together. (This time around, it's power grid failures…

More MIDI. Janky note transitions and too short, but I'm satisfied with the general mood.

More MIDI. Free orchestral samples this time.

More MIDI. More synths.

More MIDI. Having fun with synths.

MIDI shenanigans in Reaper.

Dorking around with MIDI. Sample Track 3 plugin in Reaper.

Can't remember where the chord sequence came from. (Maybe Loblolly later in the album?) Programmed drums and keys, me on guitar and bass, and my old robot friends on vocals.

Just how my brain works: nine lines and nine columns in a Sudoku puzzle... Take a six-string guitar and 3/4 of a bass, and that's nine strings. The number in each box is both the fret number and the number of quarter notes to hold. Puzzle number…

Ham-fisted Primus mimicry with robot vocals in place of my voice. Drum loops, but me on bass and guitar.