https://soundcloud.com/je...00-pianos-pitch-clouds

Using MIDI tracks on synthesized pianos to build up dense textures of unrhythmicized chords in an overlapping sequence. Started out as a texture experiment, but I experience it as I would Eno's "Music for Airports", (except that that one is quite and restful), as a complete sound experience in itself. As always, any comments up or down quite welcome.

Dear Snob, I must admit that I am not getting this one...is this about creating the illusion of 100 pianos?

Maybe I shouldn't have put '100 pianos' in the thread title! Mainly, it's just about creating a chord progression from 100's of pitches blended together, without an underlying beat locking them into position. There's a famous composer, Xenakis, who did this with orchestral instruments, but he worked out his pitch clouds mathematically. I just wanted to see what a standard chord progression would sound like in all-piano timbre. It functions as ambient background for me, but it's not a piece for people to listen to attentively in concert, as they would Xenakis.

Mesmerising!

I love anything experimental like this, and it really works. I found myself trying to work out where it was going next all the time.

Steve