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album: Wombat
track 1: 1:08 lasreversal
track 2: 3:40 Dervish
track 3: 3:56 anyone lived
track 4: 1:12 Bells
track 5: 2:33 Kitty Cat
track 6: 5:44 Three In January
track 7: 5:18 Shattered Glass
track 8: 8:45 Perhaps She's Channeling
track 9: 6:27 History
track 10: 4:13 The Stars Nearly Blind Us
track 11: 1:27 Sam
track 12: 2:53 Runnin Through My Mind
track 13: 3:04 Hey Midi
track 14: 4:34 Cerebral Core Test
track 15: 1:08 lasreversal
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Song Description
Mathematics. Five bells from a pentatonic scale (Gb, Ab, Bb, Db, Eb). Each bell repeats at a different rate. The longest repeat rate is 3 3/4 beats. The others are progressively shorter: 3 1/2, 3 1/4, 3, and 2 3/4. I set the phase angle of the bells so that they nearly coincide at the end, forming a sweeping chord effect. The bells are faded in one at a time. And an attempt to make it sound like an ambient recording of church bells.
track 1: 1:08 lasreversal
track 2: 3:40 Dervish
track 3: 3:56 anyone lived
track 4: 1:12 Bells
track 5: 2:33 Kitty Cat
track 6: 5:44 Three In January
track 7: 5:18 Shattered Glass
track 8: 8:45 Perhaps She's Channeling
track 9: 6:27 History
track 10: 4:13 The Stars Nearly Blind Us
track 11: 1:27 Sam
track 12: 2:53 Runnin Through My Mind
track 13: 3:04 Hey Midi
track 14: 4:34 Cerebral Core Test
track 15: 1:08 lasreversal
...more albums...
Song Description
Mathematics. Five bells from a pentatonic scale (Gb, Ab, Bb, Db, Eb). Each bell repeats at a different rate. The longest repeat rate is 3 3/4 beats. The others are progressively shorter: 3 1/2, 3 1/4, 3, and 2 3/4. I set the phase angle of the bells so that they nearly coincide at the end, forming a sweeping chord effect. The bells are faded in one at a time. And an attempt to make it sound like an ambient recording of church bells.
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Parichayaka
I really think you're on to something with this idea. I was hoping to hear a little bit more variety in the bells, different sizes contrasting the higher pitched ones. When I read the description I was hoping for a 10 minute long sonic experiment, but the idea to use bells for an ambient track is excellent.
A few years back I heard an original Gamelon band in Indonesia and was absolutely fascinated by the "gong" sounds they incorporate into their traditional music, especially a very large gong they use to finish off a musical segment before starting a new one. When listening to this I was reminded of that, thinking that there is so much in Western music we don't even explore for lack of knowing about it. Your recording certainly gave me ideas for trying something new in my own music! Don't know if my comment makes any sense, but here it is! Thanks for sharing.