Crimperdale

I was fortunate enough to spend a few hours at a spa up in the mountains and the calming spa music spoke to me. In a state of pure relaxation, I was feeling the minimal music speak to me and I was overcome with inspiration and motivation to make my own spa music. When I returned to the city I went straight to work and sat with my instruments for hours. This is what came out of me. Definitely not your typical “spa music” but this collection of musical ideas is the result of "spa music" inspiration. I'd call it an Ambient Beat Tape 'Crimperdale' is essentially a 20 minute jam with myself. I started by pressing record and improvising on a synth. I found a few sections and cropped them then pressed record again and played drums along to the synths. All the synths are first takes, the drums took me a few passes, same with the acoustic guitars. It's all unquantized and a bit messy and I had to fight many parts of me that wanted to go in, re-record parts, chop it up, and make it "perfect" but I reminded myself that I love raw and awkward music, kind of like being around someone you have a crush on. Made with: Korg MicroKorg S, Acoustic Guitar, Drum Samples played on Roland A-30 Keyboard, Logic Pro