In a nutshell... Simon, Phil was right; I had a computer music production assignment that comprised of a 7 minute, 10 track, midi composition. Audio was not allowed; loops were not allowed or repetition; everything had to change and be automated within the sequencer. All FX had to be via midi controller messages. A monologue had to be chosen to reflect the piece, I chose 'War of the Worlds'. As the piece developed, the small motif, which I later pitch-bended throughout the music, sounded like an ice cream van. In a flash, I pictured a dark, desolate alien world; high forbidding mountains circle around menacingly. In the distance, a rumbling cloud of disturbed dust approaches. A dark twisted non Euclidean craft lurches to a halt; silently, a panel opens, a twisted, nightmarish thing emerges. It raises itself up on throbbing, malformed limbs, opening many mouths and speaks in a dark, resonant tone 'Stop me and buy one' I was pissing myself Simon, and the more I thought about it, the funnier it became. Of course, when you hear the 7 minute track, it gets even more hilarious! Chin chin! Lee
