After a promising start with completing two compositions within a few days (a rare occurance) it looks like I am stuck with themes that somehow do not really cut it. Four unfinished tunes are now lying around, probably doomed to remain fragments forever, as there does not seem to be a way to complete them. In general I am able to spin a composition further, once a counter motive springs up naturally and enables me to derive a solid stack of themes. On few occasions an idea can be salvaged by experiments until by chance something useful comes into being. In most cases, however, nothing will happen and the idea is lost, because it did not really deserve to exist for itself.

Still I preferred a more productive phase. Pressure perhaps, to have a new release for my vanity netlabel. Two finished tracks in one month is a rather meagre yield. A blank stare on an empty screen, putting together tones that do not necessarily disturb each other, but somehow lack a “soul”. “Soul” should be described as a property, that makes the course of a tune appear natural and consistent. These fragments I produced are a far cry away from that: Plastic fantastic, solid arrangements made of uninspired themes. My stock of sonic sources does not really cut it either at the moment. I cannot really say I am happy with my current achievements, but I still hope I can finish the new release by the end of the month.