Album: Full Circle (2010)
Track: So So Lonely (2:43)
Structure:
The track opens with a collection of organised sounds. There are metallic sounds (like a spoon in a glass of water) as well what could be a wind-up music box. After a few seconds of this soundscape, they are arranged into a rhythmic and melodic loop. It is a two bar loop at the tempo of 100 beats per minute. After a faint yet noticeable upward sweep, enter is the drums and bass.
Rhythm section:
The bass is very much a sub bass sound. It's pattern is quite simple lining up for the most part with the first kick of each bar. In this way it's almost like an extension of the kick drum. The snare sound is layered with a clap on every second hit. The hi hat is extremely sporadic, playing an extremely odd pattern. The final layer that is added to the percussion on this track is some tuned percussion instrument (possibly a marimba). The pattern this plays is fairly similar to the hi hat, the problem that this poses is that in the sections where the marimba is absent the hi hat sounds quite 'alone' and awkward.
Climax and sound layering:
About halfway through this track a lot more layers start being mixed in. First is a light pad that follows the bass on beat one. It's decay is slightly longer than the bass so we know that it's a new instrument. I don't have a full understanding of the music theory behind it, but it's chord has some dissonance in it. In addition to this is a thicker '8-bit' style bass and a lead synth.
Release details:
The album was released on the label, Ghostly International.
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