These are short, yet pointless, bits of musical non-sequitur. I have hundreds of such bits, but these are a few that I like best. And I should give The Residents credit, as this type of short composition was inspired by their seminal 'Commercial Album'.
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A Glass Of God |
The title comes from a motivational speaker's phrase "If God is the ocean, then we are all glass of God." |
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Blew By You |
This bit was inspired by Bill Bruford's band Earthworks, hence the pun title. |
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Broken Glass |
A quick musical riff on Philip Glass |
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Cape St. Francis |
A short ambient bit named for a costal area in South Africa. |
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Cardboard Cut-Out |
A bit of odd-time signature over a doodling piano. |
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Cheerless Prairie |
A medley of bass-lines written at spare moments with suitably cheesy percussion backing. |
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A Druid Crossing 110th Street |
Swirly ambient doodle with a mental picture of a mediaeval druid walking thru Harlem. |
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Figure Ate |
New Order pastiche/homage |
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Going Melvin |
Why "Melvin"? Don't ask me? |
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Jumping Man |
Pastiche/homage of the group Man Jumping, hence the title |
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The Venom Fridge |
More Bill Bruford-esque noise. The title is based on a character in Douglas Adams' book "Last Chance To See", who kept snake venom in a refrigerator, along side a store of cupcakes |
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Quicklime |
Sonic drama which ends before it gets too pretentious. |