It was the darkest day of the year yesterday, but what a view in the morning.

I wish you all come back refreshened – a whole new revolution around the sun is just around the corner.

Latest set is now uploaded to Archive.org. It’s an intuitive abstract ambient set where the notes and harmonies were mostly derived from various sounds. The sources were for example cockpit voice recordings, laughter of adults and children, whispered words and nature sounds.

Sometimes the sounds were used individually and sometimes they were mixed together. I monitored the derived midi notes and hit some static chords on top of the FFT-midi note stream. The first composition was something that build itself up during the sound check. After that all of the rest was improvised.

Sometimes a sound triggers the next composition, sometimes a feeling  needs to be composed. It’s a purifying experience, where one is deeply concentrated on the present and on the change.

There was a small lake near the place where I lived at the time of processing the tracks for Andra. I often walked up there to get some fresh air. The lake was connected to a bigger lake by a small waterway, and there was a small bridge on which I used to rest and ponder things, while watching the waters underneath.

The picture was taken from the bridge towards the smaller lake. It was a late winter – early spring afternoon. I especially like that time of the year. The sun can barely overcome the almost freezing temperatures, and the air is crisp and clear. It’s warm if you stay still and there’s no wind, but when you move a bit or it begins to wind just slightly…