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          When I uploaded this last night I thought it was a failure, this morning I am not so sure. I've just listened to it again and, while it fails to live up to my expectations when I started, there's something about it that I like.
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          Well I *had* intended to try doing something different this week.
So technically I succeeded.
It's solo piano again, but I had to teach my left hand how to play this somewhat syncopated bass line, before I could actually compose against it…
        
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          Did I mention I'm taping my songwriting sessions?
So I now have about 30 minutes of footage of me totally screwing around at the beginning of this session. Listening to Spotify. Playing melodies by ear and such.
And then I finally decided…
        
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          Day #6 and it's still solo piano.
And I think this is the most I've ever written *just* piano before.
I do miss patches and polish, but it's all raw material that could be built into something more later on. Or left alone.
And for once, this…
        
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          This is piece that I recorded while playing in my living room one morning.  It's a purely improvised piece.   I just put the Mac laptop into record and began playing. I used my Goodall 12 string in standard tuning. I always include improvs when…
        
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          And how was *your* Friday night?
Here I try to see just how far I can push 4 chords (that I ended up stripping down to a 1 note bassline).
        
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          Hey Kids, Happy RPM. Surf's up!  I played this one for my lady, she said she wants to move to California. I'm not sure if that's because I've been wired up in the Dog House for 9 days or if she wishes to try some surfing. Go figure....
Anyway…
        
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          This is inspired by Frippitronics.  Frippontroncis is I call non-traditional mood music invented by Robert Fripp master guitarist for King Crimson.  It involves loops of sustained guitars, in this case using an e-bow.   I usually do one of these…
        
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          Something you don't often hear from me and that's 
straight drummin'. On this track I left the 
original L/R kit track because it just sounded 
more raw and nasty. Listen close and you'll hear different levels on the high hat. Plus, you can…
        
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