A couple of fun notes about Dotted Pots:
- The additional percussion that comes in around 0:55 is a bunch of sounds I recorded off of one of my moka pots
- All of the delays in the track are set to dotted 8th notes, creating the baseline syncopation in the track
- The synth that comes in at 0:20 is playing mostly dotted 4th notes throughout, but in 7/8 time. The polymeter is subtle bc it melts into the syncopation!
track by Paul Griffin
- a lot of the bits of ear candy vacillate between happening in the 4/4 meter and the 7/8 meter
The overall result is a slightly "drifty" feel (I hope) where it might be a bit hard to fully nail down what is going on, but the 4/4 drums keep things on track.
This was a fun little project, I hope you enjoy it!
And if you want to hear a track where I *really* went crazy with similar ideas (but a different vibe), check out one of my personal faves from this past #jamuary :
https://soundcloud.com/paul-griffin-482718112/jamuary-13-25-moon-jelly-blacksmith
I love how weird and spacey Lydian mode can sound, especially with the right textures. That wasn’t weird enough on its own, so I put things in 5/4 time. That *still* wasn’t weird enough, so I switched
@paul_griffin I appreciate this extra behind the scenes notes :)
Also, definitely enjoyed this project!
Paul Griffin (he/him)
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