At lunchtime, to lighten the day a little, I took a small sample of myself singing a single note, made a pad sound from it, dipped it in LOTS of reverb and made this simple little thing.

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*Update*
For those of you who might enjoy it, I have made a 12 minute stretched drone version too.

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Yesterday’s trip to Brighton for the Artist Open Houses also involved my using the Zoom H4n to capture some ambient sounds. One of these was of the seafront carousel. A few seconds of the ride’s organ, family shouts and pebbled footsteps have been stretched and effected to make a slightly unsettling listen.

Dream-like, but one with an edge of something less inviting.

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This haunting and yet sublime piece of music by Sufjan Stevens is stretched and effected into over two hours of a quite ethereal noise.

Take some time out. Headphones on, 50% volume or maybe less. Drift off with it.

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