This month's song is titled Reflections.
Reflections is a song to wander around and get lost in. We begin by floating along with a piano, synths, and ambient guitar in a meandering loop. Before long, synth and electric guitar leads come in, grounding us for a time, only to leave and send us floating as we once were.
Reflections was a rewarding song to compose. It was also a challenge. Creating a loop and working out how to expand on it was something I hadn’t done before. The most enjoyable part was creating contrasting tones and rhythms between each instrument and finding ways for them to interplay with each other.
Sharing
A Song
Heartbeat by Half Moon Run. Heartbeat is from Half Moon Run's latest album, Salt. Honorable mentions go to Everyone's Moving Out East, Alco, and the rest of the album. If you enjoy indie rock, this whole album is worth a listen.
A Book
Meditations by Marcus Aurelius
A Quote
“Always do what you are afraid to do.” - Ralph Waldo Emerson
Thank you for reading and listening. A Portrait of Sound is now available for streaming and purchasing everywhere. Last month’s song, The Shore, will be released on July 14, which you can read about below.
Thank you for this month's song! I've been feeling low on energy today (after completing a week-long course of steroid meds, I'm crashing!) - this was the perfect sense of being 'uplifted' whilst honouring the need for my body and health to recover.
I was wondering if you would let me share one of your songs on a future post of Three Things Weekly?
Hi! New here and loving your feed! Beautiful music. :)