"Euripides Trousers"

"Euripides Trousers" [mp3 removed -- a newer version is available on Bandcamp]

Am still fooling around with deep bass that might possibly shake the floor with a good sound system but will likely be barely audible with computer speakers. This piece started with a selection of rhythmic scraps I found on my hard drive and barely remember making. I then wrote bass runs and lead lines in Reaktor without hearing how they sound in the mix (the only thing in common is the bpm, in this case 76), then dropping them in and adjusting them to fit. A piano line at the end ties a lot of fairly disjointed ideas together--there is about a minute of synergy that for me makes this worthwhile. The terrible title is a reworking of a joke by Dale McFarland, who also makes great bitmap music icons.