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Spontaneous Order

by Gary McGath

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Cycling 03:59
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Greek Dance 03:02
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Tango 05:22
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Adversary 05:53
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Doubt 05:04
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Defiance 07:04
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Waltz 07:28
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Good Night 03:50

about

I like to improvise at the keyboard. This album consists of some improvisations in various moods and styles, forming a loose suite.

All net receipts on this album from Bandcamp in September 2022 will go to Doctors Without Borders. In addition, I'll match all net receipts for *all* my albums from September 16-30, 2022, to a maximum of $250, with a donation to Martha's Vineyard Community Services.

When starting an improvisation, I come up with a couple of motifs. As I go along, I transform them in different ways and alternate them with other material. The result is often a loose A-B-A form.

Each track was recorded in one take. Editing consisted of noise removal, level adjustment, and ambience. "One take" doesn't mean "first take"; with most of them, it took several tries to get a satisfactory recording.

Improvising a piece this way inevitably means some notes get in which I'm not quite satisfied with. My imagination has a glitch, or I just hit the wrong key. I just say "I meant to do that."

Fractal cover image from PublicDomainPictures.net.

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released September 6, 2022

Improvised performances by Gary McGath.

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