(Sharbaugh)
Michael Ash Sharbaugh [ https://soundcloud.com/michael-ash-sharbaugh ]: synthesizers and found sounds
Shriek Productions: bass guitar [loop]
Composed and Recorded ca. January 26 to 30, 2015.
sm4 [LANDRmed].
"A Diamond at Midnight" was inspired by a Disquiet Junto assignment put forth on January 22, 2015 [disquiet0160-oneminutepastmidnight]. This assignment called for the composer to make a sound recording of wherever they were as of midnight on the night chosen. At midnight, I was just beginning this piece, so I recorded it live on a hand-held digital recorder, imported it into my DAW, and then merged it with the version that already existed in the digital domain; hence, there is the noise of my studio's fan in the piece's introduction.
The reason I did not introduce this piece into the Disquiet Junto was that I had already added additional music to it, which was against the rules for that assignment. Thus, I continued working on it for two nights, adding two fabulous bassline loops from Shriek Productions. The URL to their sample library is included below.
I wish to thank Shriek Productions for infusing this piece with 'groove.'
http://www.soundsnap.com/user-name/shriek_productions