I mixed 5 instruments from 5 different countries; Washburn guitar, Shakuhachi, Yanqpin, Uilleann pipes, and a middle-eastern string ensemble. I like to think it tells a story of the wanderers gathering and traveling as one in the mutually strange land of life's journey.

No one can stop the flow of time, but we try anyways.

Best I could do.

It's best if you follow along the story to get the maximum benefit. Me telling you the process won't really do much, because seeing is believing. The whole experience is really unsettling, and perfectly describes the concept of a new place. I took a while on this one, because i wanted to be as of an immersive experience as i could. I love the idea here, might try it again but with something different. Enjoy!

I tried to do an orchestral song

A distant dream, a memory

Faded in integrity.

Dwell in the power of the mind

Leaving the mysterious past behind

In paradise, the stranger

Ever lurking in the danger

As they dwell in a strange land

Fighting darkness with a light hand

Chaos. Do you feel it?

Must kill the chaos, do it.

The light I bring

Kills the chaos within

this is not for you.

so begins ableton april, where i force myself to work/learn in ableton live for a month.

lyrics:

don't quite know the

lay of the land

since i've been

struck from the rolls

i've never quite left

my front steps

oh this pattern's all i know

i'll adjust i'm managing

i get the gist but

i don't speak the language yet

though i bet

i'm able to

i'm able to adapt

i'm able to

though i still quite feel trapped

i'm able to

i'm able to adapt

i'm able to

though i still quite feel trapped   

(cover of Janelle Monáe)

thats rude.

Where's my passport?