Abstract Counterpoint Improvisation (disquiet0474) with Chris Ledwidge and Michael Ash Sharbaugh

Abstract Counterpoint Improvisation (disquiet0474) Getting together through music, in times of isolation... I recorded here (France)upright bass over the duet by Chris Ledwidge (Ireland): piano and Michael Ash Sharbaugh (USA) synthesizers. I improvised over the original track twice, first take was a disaster, second was slightly better but still I couldn’t figure out what the piano was doing so my notes are bad and my timing is also bad. I mean, I'm following the sort of pulse but I'm not playing in the right spots, I'm afraid... So, to save the thing from the trash lid I decided to label my ramblingness as an “abstract impro”, a tag that can excuse or justify many “out of focus” things. I added another thing that I use to bury sloppy things and pretend they are avant-garde brilliant statements: Valhalla Supermassive. And I did a very creative use of the Delete button DISQUIET0474 With Michael Ash Sharbaugh And Chris Ledwidge For this late January 2021 junto: https://llllllll.co/t/disquiet-junto-project-0474-police-action/ Original track: https://soundcloud.com/michael-ash-sharbaugh/the-wolfs-baleen-michael-ash-sharbaugh-and-chris-ludwidge-disquiet0473-part-2-of-3 Photo by DD @michael-ash-sharbaugh @chrisledwidge