Sit down. Empty your mind. Place your hands on the piano, and start to play something you haven't played before, or even thought of before.
This is what I did last November, to create a collection of treated piano improvisations, collectively entitled Rh- Impressions. Each piece is a first-take stream of consciousness, so I really am making it up as I go along (the frequent fumbles and fluffed notes bear witness to this!).
Treated piano improvisations? Each of the recordings has been doctored in some way. Some have been post-processed with electronic treatments, some have been doubled with sympathetic electronic sounds, and others have undergone acoustic treatments at recording time (e.g. unusual microphone placement, inside snare drums etc). Whilst the sound of each piece varies considerably, all were the result of a single solo piano performance, without any overdubs, editing or cheating. Hope you enjoy!
I loved it then and I love it now, RH- is truly a beautiful (if somewhat strange) album, and the treatments of the different pieces really adds many layers of complexity and sound that are truly enjoyable.
Kudos to you!
Posted by: Tazja at August 5, 2005 02:31 PM