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Palehound in a Sea of Color

by Nate Trier

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This music uses time-shifting and electro-acoustic techniques to create a wide range of timbres from a very limited selection of pitches (perhaps in that sense it's an inversion of classical chamber music).

A Disquiet Junto composition prompt inspired the first track, "Palehound." The challenge was to create a piece of music using just three notes (but any combination of timbres). I used just three notes on piano and accordion, all very close to each other. I pitch-shifted them to change their timbre and also create overtones different than what the ear might expect from these instruments. I was lucky to record this piece in a big, reverberant room, and I feel like you can hear the music breathe in the space.

Bruce Triggs of the Accordion Noir broadcast (on Co-Op Radio) played it on the air, which was totally awesome, and motivated me to keep working with this idea!

The second track, "In a Sea of Color," is a 62-minute remix of Palehound. The core "set" of three pitches visit new tonal centers than in the previous track, and I use more processing (including "bad" audio artifacts) to create an even wider palette of timbres. This version might actually, be my favorite, though I know 62 minutes is a commitment!

Thanks for listening! This has been a journey with some very unconventional music that I still found engaging - I hope you like it!

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released October 9, 2019

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Nate Trier is a composer and pianist who creates classical ambient beats.

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