Permutations of 88

Sunday, November 30, 2008

Hiatus.

Dear all,

It has been three weeks without a post. I'm sorry for that, and I shall explain. I have been busy compiling recordings and preparing to release them on CD – two CD's, actually. One CD will be composed of the last eleven recordings on the blog. The other will have some older stuff, as well as four new improvisations (which, not to mince words, are awesome). I am very excited to be able to put these out in plastic form, and I will let you know as soon as they are available.

The future of this blog, then, is unclear. I have no plans to record new improvs at the studio. The blog will likely be silent for a time. I may do more improvs at home on my keyboard and present them on this blog with fake piano sounds (that sound real). I have also considered trying out some synthesizer improvs. If so, I will have to change the blog's title.

No matter what is coming, I would like to thank you for listening during this past year. I have appreciated being able to share this music with you, and look forward to doing so again soon.

Sincerely,
Mont Chris Hubbard

Sunday, November 9, 2008

12 August 2008, #11. "Winter, 1946" - 4m03s

This is the last piece in my "Paintings" series. Coincidentally, the painting for the first piece was also by Andrew Wyeth - I am pleased at the symmetry. I am also pleased at how this piece turned out. I found a very interesting motif and explored it thoroughly, but I don't find it belaboured. The piece does not settle into a standard key and avoids standard cadences. It is open, cold, and harsh.