#Su tissue salon de musique update#

ItвЂ™d be neat to imagine what she would of came up with if her career progressed. ItвЂ™s a shame Su Tissue disappeared since she made some aesthetically pleasing music with some pretty sparse material. The whole album has an ethereal or dreamlike quality to it, which contrasts with the usual urban atmosphere minimalist composers tend to nod to. The album progresses to having post-punk, noisy fuzz guitar and Glass-esque semi-scat type vocals on top of it. The beginning track is the most open with ambient string or synth type reverb-drenched drones, sparse upright bass, and occasional percussion. What makes this really last is the layers of instruments that come into play, and loosely reinterpret the piano part. WhatвЂ™d I say makes this piano riff work is that itвЂ™s catchy, just rhythmically and harmonically interesting enough on its own to be fun to listen to by itself. The album itself clocks in around 34 minutes, however if youвЂ™re not into minimalist music be aware the whole album is centered on variations of the same introductory piano riff throughout the whole experience. Afterwards she quit the music business and went into a private life with rumors ranging from being a real estate agent to being a recluse due to mental health issues. At some point the band broke up, she went to Berkley to study music, and came out with this minimalist album. Su Tissue was a singer and occasional frontwoman of the new wave band Suburban Lawns which was active in the California area in the late 70s early 80s. HereвЂ™s a cool album to put on to space out to in a semi-meditative trance, or just put in the background like your own private version of lo-fi hip hop beats to study to. Su Tissue - Salon de Musique (full album) в†’ IвЂ™ve taken this major minor modulation scheme from the tuneВ вЂњMy Favorite ThingsвЂќ, and the approach to style is a mix of Missus Beastly and some of Dave BrubeckвЂ™s music.ДЄfter After: I did another extra 2 hours and 10 minutes I worked on my folkjazz piece which is in 13/8 in B major world (although the melody is shaped around D# phrygian and A# locrian shapes) which then transitions to 7/4 (14/8) B dorian world. If I end up not liking what I write I can always change or edit it as well. I think I have made progress doing that, but it was something that made composing difficult and unenjoyable, so IвЂ™m glad IвЂ™m able to accept who I am and just write things. While writing and studying composition I have been sort of repressing some of my creative ideas even though theyвЂ™re intrinsic to who I am as a composer.

I had a songwriting breakthrough while working which was basically realizing I have certain styles or tendencies in my compositional process, and I need to accept them.

I think IвЂ™ll write for an hour this morning and see what happens!ДЄfter: I wrote for an hour and ten minutes.

#Su tissue salon de musique update#

IвЂ™d like to keep working on music, and update my journal regularly again. I also have a more consistent routine, and have been overall happy or at least not terribly frustrated. Working a job in the real world has given me some perspective on opportunities, skillsets, and the importance of how you spend your time. I am working a part time job, and I ended up finishing my electronic collage pieceВ вЂњcreepybassвЂќ. I finished up the semester, and I just needed a breather. I took a break from journaling and working on music.