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An Experiment In Musical Tracing: Music For 18 Musicians (Part 1)

from Sandpoint, Idaho - February 2014 by Aaron M Olson

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An Experiment In Musical Tracing: I recorded myself playing along to Steve Reich's piece, Music For 18 Musicians, 18 separate times using a different sound/instrument each time (3 electric guitars, 2 acoustic guitars, 6 Yamaha dx-7 tracks, 6 Alesis Micron tracks, and 1 bass). On each pass I tried as best as possible to recreate whatever sounds stuck out to my ear from the original piece to which i was listening (not hearing any of my previously recorded tracks), learning/approximating the parts as I played along in real time. Each take was a full, uninterrupted pass-- about an hour long (it took 18 hours to make the whole thing, as i recorded 18 tracks). The result of all this is what we have here: an 18-Aaron ensemble trying to learn and play Music For 18 Musicians by ear and on the spot. My piece is the exact length of Reich's original piece, 56:30, but I had to break it up into two parts to fit it onto bandcamp. (If you play my piece at the exact same time as the original it will line up and you will have music for 36 musicians). This is the first half, Part 1.

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from Sandpoint, Idaho - February 2014, released February 7, 2014

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Aaron M Olson Los Angeles, California

Aaron M Olson is a Los Angeles based musician. His recording projects include L.A. Takedown, The Musical Tracing Ensemble, Mountain Brews, Aaron MF Olson, and other things. He performs live in these and many other groups including, but not limited to Richard Pictures, "L.A.'s most grateful Dead cover band" ... more

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