memories embedded in wood (disquiet0428) by Daniel Diaz published on 2020-03-13T09:32:22Z Upright piano, synthesizers. Recorded @ Paris and Buenos Aires over the years... Created for: **Disquiet Junto Project 0428: Urban Moss** *Step 1: Consider how many concert posters have spent time on an old telephone pole before being torn down or succumbing to the elements. Think about the wear on the wood, the rust on the vestigial staples, as time has passed. *Step 2: Record a short piece of music that pays tribute to the accumulated echoes of past concerts promoted here over the years.* ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- After both my parents died a couple of years ago I had to let go many things, most notably the family house and the bedroom where I lived my first 22 years. It was a thrill to go back to that room to say farewell, the walls were covered with posters, stickers, etc. There were a lot of concert posters glued to the wall that my parents just kept there, along with many concert ticket that I glued over. I wish I could have keep that wall! Filled with memories, there was even a Miles Davis street poster (huge) for a concert in the early 90s that never happened (Miles got ill, cancelled and died) Then I had to let go my old piano, a century old German beast, with crackles, noises , real ivory and ebony keys and “that sound”... I recorded a lot on it when I was living there but even in the recent years , when visiting my parents, (although I have a modern piano in my studio) I liked to bring a stereo microphone and do some recording that, when listened 10 thousand kilometres away, instantly bring me back to that piano, that room, and the past. In this track I worked on a solo piano track I found on an old DAT, recorded at my parents’ house 15 years ago, added some hi pitched notes for the same session/DAT, then I created a pulsating synth arpeggiator and a deep bass, with a lot of subliminal blemishes like noises and interference in the background. Cheers DD Genre Ambient Comment by muterial lovely! 2020-03-19T12:01:08Z Comment by pineyb This just should be on a permanent loop somewhere. 2020-03-16T04:04:54Z Comment by baconpaul The release of the anticipation in the harmonic structure at this moment is lovely. What a wonderful piece. Thank you for sharing it. 2020-03-13T22:51:25Z