Clamor (disquiet0319) by MtnViewMark-Bits

I began not with a melody, but a linear percussion pattern: A single hit on every 16th for 2 bars.

Then in various sections, repeating patterns of "blanks" are played over the pattern, removing various hits. In the first section, the blanking patterns are 16 notes long. In subsequent sections they are 12 and 16 in polymeter, 13, 13 and 5 in polymeter, and finally 7 notes long.

I built Max 4 Live devices to apply the patterns of the blanking tracks to the main drum track.

In addition, there is some beat sync'd delay on the track, which shifts in delay time to match the blanking pattern meters. A little ham-fisted, perhaps, but brings out the less common meters more clearly.

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More on this 319th weekly Disquiet Junto project (Duly Noted: Make a composition with the same melody repeated but with notes appearing and disappearing) at:
https://disquiet.com/0319/

More on the Disquiet Junto at:
https://disquiet.com/junto/