Songdays

There are 3 basic rules for the Songday "system":

• A song started on a certain date
• A song finished on a certain date
• A song about a certain date in time 

The process involves randomly selecting words and phrases from the diary and using the natural rhythms in the words to make the core riffs. The rhythms of words are a kind of "drum" and drive the pulse of he music and directs the flow of meaning, expressed through melody and harmony. It's similar to black-out poetry (or reverse redaction) where only the used words and phrases are visible.

The process is not unlike working in series in visual art.

Each day I jot down these rhythms manually in the Songday Diary, my sketchbook.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
Sum II.1 is the first album in the series drawn from diary entries.