Most of my work tends to be short and frequently shifting, “March Skies” was a real test of my resolve to create a very long drone with an evolution at a glacial pace, to resist adding in more sounds.
For the most part it is a single note with a few microtonal bends here and there. Most of the changes in the sound were a result of programming within the one Synclavier timbre. These involved changing the harmonics and minute changes to pitch separately for the two stereo channels.
It was conceived and recorded in March 2026, I chose the name as while I was working on it the sky was grey, constantly changing but essentially the same.
"March Skies" 30 mins of minimalist Synclavier drone
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ChamomileShark ChamomileShark https://www.kvraudio.com/forum/memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=25116 - KVRAF
- 3236 posts since 12 May, 2004 from Oxford, UK
Pastoral, Kosmiche, Ambient Music https://markgriffiths.bandcamp.com/
Experimental Music https://markdaltongriffiths.bandcamp.com/
Experimental Music https://markdaltongriffiths.bandcamp.com/
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- KVRAF
- 3356 posts since 19 Mar, 2008 from germany
Presenting a piece like this as a piece of music requires a significant
adjustment on the part of the listener. After all — as you yourself
write — groove, harmony, vocals, lyrics: things like that are completely
absent here!
It is a single tone that slowly swells and changes only gradually. Slower
than the March sky! And the whole thing is supposed to last 31 minutes
and 37 seconds? Are you sure about this "song"?
Haha, well yes — for the listener, that naturally means relaxation —
perhaps a kind of focusing amidst the rush of everyday life. However,
this kind of drone sound also signifies minimalism and experimentation
— it can even be classified as serious academic music.
I would say: a unique experiment — consistently executed!
adjustment on the part of the listener. After all — as you yourself
write — groove, harmony, vocals, lyrics: things like that are completely
absent here!
It is a single tone that slowly swells and changes only gradually. Slower
than the March sky! And the whole thing is supposed to last 31 minutes
and 37 seconds? Are you sure about this "song"?
Haha, well yes — for the listener, that naturally means relaxation —
perhaps a kind of focusing amidst the rush of everyday life. However,
this kind of drone sound also signifies minimalism and experimentation
— it can even be classified as serious academic music.
I would say: a unique experiment — consistently executed!
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ChamomileShark ChamomileShark https://www.kvraudio.com/forum/memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=25116
- KVRAF
- Topic Starter
- 3236 posts since 12 May, 2004 from Oxford, UK
thank you.
I wish it were unique, I was really following in the mighty footsteps of la Monte Young and more particularly Éliane Radigue, although to be fair this is something I had in mind since the late 70s and a friend said he had composed (note composed, not played or recorded) the longest piece of music ever...before being aware of them. It's only now that I found a way of being able to create something vaguely valid.
I wish it were unique, I was really following in the mighty footsteps of la Monte Young and more particularly Éliane Radigue, although to be fair this is something I had in mind since the late 70s and a friend said he had composed (note composed, not played or recorded) the longest piece of music ever...before being aware of them. It's only now that I found a way of being able to create something vaguely valid.
Pastoral, Kosmiche, Ambient Music https://markgriffiths.bandcamp.com/
Experimental Music https://markdaltongriffiths.bandcamp.com/
Experimental Music https://markdaltongriffiths.bandcamp.com/
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- KVRist
- 467 posts since 20 Mar, 2024
is late here and I can only flick through - will give a nicely volumed close listen tomorrow. But from what I heard this is very much the sort of music I enjoy