The overriding theme of the music i noodled out in 2020 is atmospherics. I played around a lot with echo, reverb, delay, and chorus. I think that a lot of these sound the same, but there’s some differences.
Part 1: January – June
January 15, 2020
This is another piece constructed from previously-recorded guitar tracks, looped together with a programmed bass line, drums, and a quick keyboard loop.
April 28
Two drum tracks and FOUR guitar tracks!
This one is kinda interesting because the main part of it has the guitar part in 5 and the drums in 4. Then the middle section is in 6. Seems to work, though.
This is a song that i’ve been working on for a while and may have recorded once before. It actually has various parts to it. What made this version interesting was the use of a “disco” drum track for it, which gave it a funky feel. I didn’t finish it out all the way to the end though.
April 29
This follows a standard format for a lot of these ditties: a rhythm guitar part with a staccato solo guitar part over it.
May 4
This sounds like it has potential, but doesn’t mature into anything, really.
This is another song that i’ve had rattling around in my head for a while, and recorded a version of earlier. It’s one of the “lost masters” songs from 2009.
May 6
Another stilted idea with no structure.
I’ve been playing this particular echo-driven piece for decades. This version has some trippy guitar overlays.
May 7
Noisy and raunchy. The three drum tracks sort of compete against one another for space.
May 10
I think this one came about by jamming along with the drum track. It probably could be morphed into something maybe.
Another distortion-heavy simple riff with not much else to it.
June 14
One of the “atmospheric” entries. Funky drums, a dirge-like guitar riff, and some spacey guitar noises over it.
More of the same, but with a delay-echo guitar line as the basis.
June 18
And more. This time a lot slower. I started getting into playing the overdub guitar as one long cut, rather than splicing together shorter takes.
I’ve had this riff for a while, and may have recorded it before, but not this distorted and crunchy.
More spacey riffy stuff.
June 19
Sometimes i record with the electric guitar, sometimes with the acoustic. This one is very acoustic, but with an electric feel.
Another song that i’ve had in the quiver for decades. I put more of the pieces together on this one, but still didn’t bring it all the way to a close. I thought my little “beeyooop!” break came out well.
June 20
Rockin’ electrified acoustic riff that goes nowhere, as usual.
June 22
I left in the false start on this one and i hit some bad notes on the noodling, but i think both tracks were one take each. Just getting the idea down.
June 24
I came up with this simple descending riff and recorded it over a drum track but i dunno how it would fit into an actual song.
June 25
Echoey noodling on acoustic. Missed notes and all.
June 26
Back to electric, but the same kind of staccato guitar line over a repeating rhythm.
June 29
Spooky and slow, but this type of two-guitar-track piece is pretty much what i record a lot.