Dancing While You Work (Disquiet0245) by Glenn Sogge

Our task: “Write a piece of music for getting things done, suitable for playing on repeat”

I used the Beatstep sequencer to drive the Dune CM softsynth playing a modified version of the "Eastern Mallets" preset. This was an 11-step ostinato with upper / lower pitches so it is "almost a waltz."

The floating harmelodic elements were a keyboard improvisation using the DSK ChoirZ plugin.

What I would do differently:

If I had had more time to spend on this (I spent most of the weekend at Knobcon, an electronic music convention), I might have realized that I should have "framed" the ostinato with the harmelodic elements rather the opposite (which is what I did.) This would give, especially in repeat mode, a more natural and useful respite every once in awhile. Everybody needs a breather now and then.

More on this 245th weekly Disquiet Junto project — “Write a piece of music for getting things done, suitable for playing on repeat” — at:

http://disquiet.com/0245/

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