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12) Entranced 3.0

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It’s an `angry young man’ classical composition. A bombastic statement saying `THIS IS THE STORY!’ and hits you over the head with it over and over and over again.

`Entranced 3.0′ doesn’t bear much resemblance to the other 2. It’s not really as pleasant or elegant. This one almost borders on a dirge prior to going into the `Entranced’ instrumentation. (Glockenspiel and piano.) I remember the feelings of confusion and fleeing played a large role in this piece.

The `moaning’ soundscape was a very heavy handed allusion. Very little is left to the imagination. I guess that’s some sort of achievement since there are no words. Just a chattering violin meandering through the song.

Sadly, this is probably my best and most intricate violin performance that I have publicly released. I can hear shoddy edits where I had to piece together the solo. And some lovely sharp notes.

I worked bloody hard on that Korg 01/W Midi Workstation so the `orchestral’ strings didn’t sound so fake. But you can only liven up a corpse so much.

Hearing this song causes a certain amount of discomfort. I think it’s because I tried so hard. At everything. And results were always minimal.

Before I forget, this is the second attempt at Entranced 3.0. The original doesn’t have the moaning soundscape.(You can hear the original at the end of this post.) But I intended from day 1 to have it.

To create this soundscape, it involved a visit to my creep-friendly porno shop…

The Porn Shoppe

This was my first adventure to an Adult Porn shop alone and not as a gag. I went with a purpose. I had a clear idea of what I needed from the smut factory. Anal Blast 5? No. Inside Christy Canyon? Nyet my dear. My needs were purely transgressive.

Me: Hi!

Porn Shoppe Proprietor: Hey

Me: I need a porno with no music

(uncomfortable silence)

Porn Shoppe Proprietor: No Music? Uh ok. Nothing immediately comes to mind.

Me: Well, none of those frou frou Vivid videos. I’m thinking maybe something amateur. REALLY amateur. Acne and all. Could you point me in the right direction?

PSP: Sure (gestures) over there.

Me: Thanks.

Think about how long 20 minutes is. I spent that amount of time poring over title after title, trying to get any indication from the print on the back that there was any music. Pretty much all of the porno’s gave no indication. After going through 50 or so titles ranging from Black Booty Butt Bang to Fisting Sisters, I stumbled upon a nondescript `Naughty Amateur’ type series that seemed baseless and shoddy enough to not have a soundtrack.

Me: (Cheery) Found what I was looking for!

PSP: Great. No returns

Me: Ok.

Clinical Research

I started listening intently with headphones on. And like a studious researcher, I paused and started that tape collecting milliseconds of potential moans and screams. With so much repetition I started hearing rhythmic patterns and melodic passages. All in all I think I collected 35 sound clips.

The beauty of those moans is that they are horribly fake and lifeless. They were aesthetically perfect for Entranced 3.0. The sonic rationale is that the moans are very consistent and steady.

I am not sure that I `achieved’ whatever it was I was going for. But I do give myself an `E’ for the effort put in to make this piece of music.

Entranced 3.0 – Original Version

There is a rather clumsy introduction that I cut out in the 2nd version of this song. But overall, it’s the same song just without the moaning soundscape.