When they were in my head, I imagined these riffs would go together, but possibl…
When they were in my head, I imagined these riffs would go together, but possibly, they don’t!
Jan 30, 2024•40 sec
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The guy has taken to transposing songs to really low and really high registers.
The guy has taken to transposing songs to really low and really high registers.
Jan 19, 2024•54 sec
This is Phase the Blood, a short piece I put together in response to the <a href…
This is Phase the Blood, a short piece I put together in response to the Fresh Pair Junto prompt , which asked for the combination of two (possibly disparate) strong influences. I chose Slayer and Steve Reich. The piece is a Slayer-style riff played on one guitar and a version of that riff that has an extra half beat so that the two parts are not in phase, Steve Reich-style. Slayer is a band I got into when I was 15 (I'm now 46) and saw live over ten times. I don't think any other artist has eve...
Dec 19, 2023•2 min
The guy got to be on the grand piano today.
The guy got to be on the grand piano today.
Dec 16, 20230
I thought of a cool start for solo. If I could, I would then shred after this bi…
I thought of a cool start for solo. If I could, I would then shred after this bit.
Dec 06, 2023•32 sec
OK, Flying Fortress (fixed)! I introduced last-second arrangement mistake while …
OK, Flying Fortress (fixed)! I introduced last-second arrangement mistake while trying to slam out the track yesterday. Also, the cello was added at the last second to thicken the viola, so I took a little time to make it less blend better.
Nov 23, 2023•2 min
Here is Flying Fortress. I originally wrote one of the riffs on guitar and was p…
Here is Flying Fortress. I originally wrote one of the riffs on guitar and was planning to learn the rest on guitar, but I think this works better with synthier sounds. (Also, recording guitar is a hassle.) I did the mix in ten minutes. Maybe I'll revisit later; maybe it's good enough.
Nov 23, 2023•2 min
I impromptu’d up a Wesley Willis style thing about leg problems.
I impromptu’d up a Wesley Willis style thing about leg problems.
Nov 15, 20230
Shifting both hands at the same time is a lot for a kid.
Shifting both hands at the same time is a lot for a kid.
Oct 28, 2023•23 sec
This is a bird. Nature is weird.
This is a bird. Nature is weird.
Oct 26, 2023•13 sec
This is my tribute to doing things, Doing Things. Making dinner, taking a walk, …
This is my tribute to doing things, Doing Things. Making dinner, taking a walk, looking for objects — you name it! I didn't do as crisp as mix as possible on this one, but maybe someday I'll do a second pass.
Oct 20, 2023•4 min
The guy’s piano playing is getting dramatic.
The guy’s piano playing is getting dramatic.
Oct 19, 2023•20 sec
I may have to tone down this jazz<br>odyssey some.
I may have to tone down this jazz odyssey some.
Oct 14, 2023•30 sec
I mostly do not work on metal songs because I don’t have the riffs, nor do I thi…
I mostly do not work on metal songs because I don’t have the riffs, nor do I think that there is much further it can go even if I did. Sometime last year, though, I did come up with what could be a good Krisiun-style riff if I could learn to play it fast enough. So I tried to come up with other riffs to go with it. I finally have the riffs to complete a song. I recorded it slowly, but whoa, I’m still a ways away from playing on time at 100 bpm, as you can hear. So, maybe next year if I keep tryi...
Oct 13, 2023•4 min
<a href="https://jimkang.com/smallfindings/episodes/small-finding-is-back-with-m…
New Small Findings! It’s about energy, consciousness, and Canada.
Oct 13, 20230
Well, I’m gonna be on the antidepressants now. I think my depression (by which I…
Well, I’m gonna be on the antidepressants now. I think my depression (by which I mean having trouble doing things I don’t like) is caused by external factors, rather than some kind of body-driven state change. The doctor also thought so. Still, those external factors aren’t going to change, and the next several years are going to be rough. If you’re gonna be in a dystopia, you gotta dystopiate.
Oct 13, 20230
This chord progression, when transplanted out of Zelda, can easily end up soundi…
This chord progression, when transplanted out of Zelda, can easily end up sounding really maudlin. Hat salute to Koji Kondo once again.
Oct 04, 2023•30 sec
This is Signals in the Valley, which I made with <a href="https://github.com/jim…
This is Signals in the Valley, which I made with relative-room-readers , which is a web app that simulates situations in which there are multiple players that are some distance from each other. So each player plays something, but it will take some time for what they play to reach the other players. When it does, though, those players will respond, and the cycle will continue. Most of the responses will be just to play back whatever the player heard on the player's instrument, but they also have ...
Oct 03, 2023•3 min
Unsure if I can make more out of this, but I find this not hilarious.
Unsure if I can make more out of this, but I find this not hilarious.
Sep 25, 2023•46 sec
This is my rearrangement remix of Subbubbling, which I <a href="https://smidgeo.…
This is my rearrangement remix of Subbubbling, which I crunched out a few weeks ago to submit to Music for Sleep. It has since been released as part of the compilation. I wondered if I'd like it with fresh ears, and it turned out I did not. So, here is a cut that I think leads better and has levels that are more balanced. (Cutting two tracks did half the work.) It's based on a field recording of a rainy day in Bijilo in Gambia by Michael Lilley. I added a trombone part (which is not recognizable...
Sep 25, 2023•3 min
This is Moving Walkways. It's a tribute to moving walkways throughout the United…
This is Moving Walkways. It's a tribute to moving walkways throughout the United States and all over the world.
Sep 25, 2023•3 min
Here is The Orb, Ascending. No one said ascending was going to be easy. (There's…
Here is The Orb, Ascending. No one said ascending was going to be easy. (There's a lot of low humming in this, so it may be hard to hear without headphones or with computer speakers.)
Sep 24, 2023•4 min
Working up from the bottom
Working up from the bottom
Sep 23, 2023•14 sec
I didn’t quite capture it, the acoustics of the Tufts music building’s lobby is …
I didn’t quite capture it, the acoustics of the Tufts music building’s lobby is really great for ambience. Things like people walking and typing sound good.
Sep 23, 2023•43 sec
Accidental stealth mission
Accidental stealth mission
Sep 12, 20230
This is Imagined Scandinavian Dance. I thought this sounded interesting, so I re…
This is Imagined Scandinavian Dance. I thought this sounded interesting, so I recorded it on my phone, then recorded backing chords. I thought maybe I'd develop and use the riff later. Arbitrarily, though, I decided I should keep some things spontaneous and picked this to fill that spontaneity quota! So, instead, I retrofitted a drum beat to it, and here it is. I have no idea what Scandinavian dances sounds like, but I thought this sounded vaguely like Elegy-era Amorphis and what I remember of R...
Sep 11, 2023•32 sec
Cicada waves
Cicada waves
Sep 01, 2023•46 sec
I tried to continue the pump up downstairs with more of the Pikmin match, but it…
I tried to continue the pump up downstairs with more of the Pikmin match, but it turns out that moment is over. He said he wanted to think quietly during breakfast, so I switched it to Baba Is You.
Aug 30, 2023•9 sec
The guy has put on some Pikmin march to pump himself up for the first day of sch…
The guy has put on some Pikmin march to pump himself up for the first day of school.
Aug 30, 2023•10 sec
The only thing I did for music programming today was get Scramble to <a href="ht…
The only thing I did for music programming today was get Scramble to handle mono .
Aug 22, 2023•3 sec
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