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Minimalist Studies for Juno and Portasound | Caleb Colledge

Minimalist Studies for Juno and Portasound by Caleb Colledge, released 03 March 2023 1. Study in C Major 2. Study in F Major 3. Study in Bb Major 4. Study in Eb Major 5. Study in Ab Major 6. Study in Db Major 7. Study in F# Major 8. Study in B Major 9. Study in E Major 10. Study in A Major 11. Study in D Major 12. Study in G Major What started as an experiment to motivate me to finally write and release some music has somehow turned into this giant four hour long release traversing every key. I've arranged the album to travel through the circle of fifths backwards. Each piece is a minimalist study meaning an improvisation within a key, finding and repeating melodic and rhythmic patterns, then moving on. Meditative in mindset. Finding something, observing it, then moving on. Being present and embracing jarring wrong notes, only because of the hyper established key centre from an unmoving arp from the Juno. I made it a rule to never restart any takes because I felt it would have b…