Drone four done! My original idea, which was bearly implemented at all, was to record various noises into a loop to make a 'beat structure' and drone over that. I had the polymoon set so that every sound was slightly faded in, so my plan came to naught! I still like the results, however, and the sort of looping I did with the Infinity 2 here (a bastardization of the plan) is certainly feasible for future improvisations Another success, I believe, are the transations between keys. #music #drone

I'm adding as little as possible to Wondering if the Bellows Will Blow, as the flow is very pleasureable as-is. There is the low synth part that beckoned from the niggulum to be stated, a slow arpeggiation of Em6 (g c# b e). I'll have to listen through carefully to hear if it coheres. Sparse guitar 'flurries' (I laughingly call them flurries) occur at times, but they (hopefully) do not detract from the flow. #PodélSměrů #music

I'm finally finishing up the #gemini #twtxt search feature.

My #twtxt / #gemini paging system creates a first page that is inevitably shorter than the rest of the pages. Why? Well, The twtxt file begins with the oldest twtxt. It's parsed into pages as it's read. Obivously the most recent entries will be on the shortest page. Is this a problem? Not necessarily. Can I easily 'fix' it? I have yet to come up with a manner which doesn't involve initially sucking in the whole file. #elixir

I'm listening to Hup Jaum Tiriz (Drone #3). It's sufficiently different than the first two to make me crack a simper. I did this one in several tracks, the first being the synth and the 'Pa!'. There are two tracks of guitar, but they are relatively sparse. #music #drone

I spent a good part of the day trying to organise the synth parts on Feudal Fetish. In the end, I think the piece is finished. I'll have to listen back in a few days with a clearer mind to make sure. #music #PodélSměrů

I believe 'Sekana pro Davy' is finished. I'll most likely rename it 'My Lumbering Bulk (Sekana pro Davy)' since that title is obviously more 'pretentious'. And the music of Flavigula is all about pretention! Yes! In any case, I redid two of the basslines. The first started with 'real' bass (actually guitar through POG2) and ended in synth bass. The second was only synth bass. I believe they both work well. The piece is filled with contrasting atmospheres, just as it should be. I'm joyous! #PaganPark #music

I finished the second drone in the Hup Jaum Sol Li Kekar Sim Pes Miqisimu Nis Fefol series. It's accordingly titled Hup Jaum Tafiz (the second drone). I'm dissatisfied because my equipment didn't behave as I intended it to behave. Ah well. Each is a learning experience. #drone #music #lakife

Twtxt, Martenblog style, is now available via an atom feed. Very exciting, I know. #twtxt #elixir #atom

I just completed the first drone of many - or of 8, that is. My goal is to drone every day until the end of the current calendar epoch. They'll show up on Funkwhale. #music #drone

Wondering if the Bellows Will Blow now has some chordal additions, ambient Baklengs additions and my 'Radiohead' sawtooth synth additions. They are sparse. Approximately 2/3 of the piece has been surveyed. #music #PodelSmeru

I've (mostly) learned to use the Infinity 2 Looper that arrived yesterday. It will be useful for creating longer loops earlier in my pedal chain to modify with phasers, tremolos, delays, etc. #music #pedals

I actually wrote the beginnings of a blog entry this morning! My intention is to complete it tomorrow morning. #martenblog #writing

I rearranged Chris's voice a bit on Feudal Fetish. He sent me his first draft on the vocals of John Newman's Severed Head Still Speaks. It's fascinatingly bizarre. Also, I rewrote the melody of Vlci to match the lyrics that Renata wrote. I wobble in anticipation of the results. #music #PodelSmeru

Ha! I cannot connect my ukulele to the Soundblaster E5. Well, I cannot connect it in a way that will route sound from said ukulele through the device into the laptop and therefore ardour! Woe! It is a SIGN that the additional part I wrote for Sekana pro Davy should NOT be there. #music

Remixing Sekana pro Davy this morning, I realised there are two bass parts (at least) that must be redone. #music #PaganPark

I'm in Ruidoso with my parents. Overall, a non-productive day for #music, #coding and #writing. I'm going to bed early. Blah.

I'm heading to Ruidoso today. I'll have my Skulpt Synth and Ukulele with me, but mostly I plan on mixing tracks from Pagan Park during our three day stay. #music #ruidoso

The fault was my own, not Gemini's. The solution was substituting 'IO.binread' for 'IO.read' in my code. #elixir #gemini #utf8