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Improvisation: Lingle

Recordings of compositions are many months, sometimes years, in preparation. It takes me a long time to learn pieces, and even longer to write them! But I’m sticking with this plan of posting a recording every Saturday and Tuesday regardless, which means that many of the recordings will be entirely spontaneous improvisations — like this one.

I’d originally meant to give all the improvs pleasing nonsense names, in the manner of Autechre, but for now, at least…

Improvisation: Lingle


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…I’ll be naming them after towns in Wyoming.

Comments (Please add your own!)

  1. 2004/9/10 11:03 PM

    I seriously do hope you do the L… Lingle T………. trilogy.

    In the recordings, there’s an abrupt cessation of sound that is almost percussive – likely when you release the pedal? On my excellent b’day headphones, it’s just a bit distracting.

    — D
  2. 2004/9/14 12:12 PM

    I love these improvisations! Can’t wait for more!! The Torrington Lope is exactly what a Torrington Lope absolutely must be, ditto with Lingle. I’m eager to hear your instantiation of Cheyenne, one of the loveliest words ever.

    — Carol Cantrell
  3. 2004/12/9 5:17 PM

    Paul:
    This is the beginning chord of ” the wounded sky,” isn’t it? clever, clever. I noitced some of your other imporvs are starting from mutations off of seeds sprouted in a differeent way. cool. gooD.!
    Yes.
    todd

    Todd

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