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daft pop / reel (stafford/hamilton)

being part three of three of “the april suite”

duration: 2:29

tempo: 90 bpm

record date: 20130418

instruments:

1 KICK1
2 SNARE9
3 CRSHCYM1
4 HHTAMB
5 ELEBASS1
6 FUZZGTR2
7 SITAR1
8 ORGAN

well, this final version is all about harmonic variation, which is explored in the first part of the piece, but then, we return to that wonderful 1960s organ / sitar solo section – where the organ and the sitar trade off riffs, they then play together in unison or in harmony, they try to “out-solo” each other, all with great success.

I took the “scottish reel” theme from “not daft at all” and developed it further here, creating several different variants of that one “riff”, but once I’d worked through those, I knew the track needed something more, so as with each one of the three parts of this suite, I added in new elements, a chromatic, slowly stepping-up part that leads up to the sitar and organ solos / duets at the end.

I think this piece rocks, it’s a snappy little pop number with an absolutely accidental scottish influence, but I think that’s great, it’s one of those odd things that happen with the fairlight – I was just sequencing an organ riff, as part of a prog piece - but when I played that one measure back…suddenly, I was in the heart of scotland. which is where I am literally – “scotland’s heart”, stirling, scotland. this musical accident could not have been more perfect, and I am very, very fond of this particular variation, “daft pop / reel”.

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from music for apps: fairlight pro - an eternal album, track released January 17, 2013
dave stafford: fairlight pro application

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dave stafford Stirling, UK

ambient loop guitarist dave stafford performed on stage with robert fripp and the orchestra of crafty guitarists in early 2009, and again with robert fripp and the symphony of crafty guitarists in 2015, and has worked with ambient music and looping for over twenty years. stafford has a rich back catalogue of ambient and loop music, +rock, prog or acoustic crafty guitar music: www.pureambient.com ... more

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