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Composed and performed by DD in Paris, France, May 2018. Tibetan bowls Shakuhachi Melodica Hohner Treated dulcimer Clocks Tongue drums (treated) Matrix 12 synth pad Voices Music for this haiku: “A snail raising its horns: edge of the well” Photo by Benjamin Robin Jespersen Poem by Natsume Sôseki

Created for: Disquiet Junto Project 0331: Born Under a Bad Sine What does it sound like when a robot has the blues? Can’t quite tell for other cities, but believe me: this is the kind of music robots like to listen to in my hometown when they get sad and low. Buenos Aires is a […]

Genetically modified clarinet by Gustavo Bulgach Image by Casey Horner Poem by Taneda Santoka Nylon string electric bass, stratocaster guitar, samples and synths by DD This haiku inspired the music: “the milky-way at midnight a drunkard dances” April 2018, Paris and Los Angeles. . . . Clarinet performance inspired by Yusef Lateef and performed by […]

music boxes carillons clock bells metal tubes FM8 synthesizer Geo Generator performed by DD in Paris, France, April 2018. Free Download created for Ambient Online Image inspired Dare 26

Created for: Disquiet Junto Project 0328: Sonic Pentimento That word is “pentimento,” which is defined in the Merriam-Webster dictionary as “a reappearance in a painting of an original drawn or painted element which was eventually painted over by the artist.” Familiarize yourself with the term. Think about how the term “pentimento” can be borrowed from […]

A Ghostly Melody (naviarhaiku222) Piano Soundscape (synths and samples) Reverbs Delays April 2018, Paris France “Ghostly melody follows me into my day fragment of a dream” Poem by Jason Richardson highku.blogspot.co.uk Picture by Casey Horner unsplash.com/@mischievous_penguins

Sine waveforms from these synths: z3Ta Emu Vintage Keys Ultra Analog by AAS Vinyl noise sampled from my personal collection. Created on a rush, March 31st 2018 in Paris for: Disquiet Junto Project 0326: Wave Turntable The challenge: Compose a short piece of music using only sine waves and the surface sounds of vinyl played […]

Some solo or “soloist” bass exercises: This a transcription of an improvised introduction I performed live for Norberto Pedreira’s arrangement of Francis Lai’s “Un Homme Une Femme” movie song. @norbertopedreiratrio In January 2017 we performed the song for the first time, a bass introduction was part of the arrangement, I improvised something. We played the […]

Composed and performed by DD Electric guitar Electric bass guitar Melodica Multiple bowed basses Cello Viola and violins from several sample libraries. Inspired on this haiku: “A quiet garden in the silence a rain drop” Poem by Andō theunsui.org/ Picture by Krista Mcphee @naviar-records