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Litmus Test (phase 2) is now available.

Four more tracks, four different vibes, but all #acid.

stripping everything back to the bare bones with just one drum machine per track and one TD-3. Pure, simple #acid with no complications.

It's an exercise in creative restriction that, I'm hoping, will help me improve.

I often try to over-complicate things so this will be the complete antithesis of the way I usually work.

Many release music for the occasion.

Here's mine: introducing 8080808

An old school electro beat (think Afrika Bambaataa, Cybotron, Egyptian Lover, Jonzun Crew) with screaming, distorted acid. What's not to love?

As always, you can check it out on BandCamp

#acid

It's a bit rough around the edges at present but, with a bit of arrangement, a sprinkle of EQ, and a sparing dash of percussive sound, it could become something rather good.

It's different to everything else I've put on BandCamp thus far (with the exception of intro but goes further than that.) I'm really looking forward to finishing it.

An initial version of pH 3 was recorded on the 16th but needed redoing as it wasn't well balanced and couldn't be fixed in mastering. I'd not touched it since.

I feared my brain was doing the "one thing at a time" manoeuvre and code was now that one thing. So, I sat down this afternoon and forced myself to return to music. After an unproductive hour I decided to connect one of the TD-3s through my flanger pedal and, suddenly, the passion was reignited.

A huge relief!

Taking a slightly different approach to how I had been previously working on the track made everything click back into place.

A few tweaks aside, pH 3 is done – albeit virtually one-handed as I've done something to my left wrist. 🤷‍♂️😢 Just 5 & 6 to go then I can release the next EP.