sway sway

M'Gilvry Allen

Most of the sounds in this song were created by processing my voice in different ways. The center is the electronic three-part harmony, a sound which felt haunting, claustrophobic, otherworldly, minimal and yet lush - so out of that technique came lyrics about feeling trapped in a relationship, not feeling understood, not having your gifts
Most of the sounds in this song were created by processing my voice in different ways. The center is the electronic three-part harmony, a sound which felt haunting, claustrophobic, otherworldly, minimal and yet lush - so out of that technique came lyrics about feeling trapped in a relationship, not feeling understood, not having your gifts received, and the inexorable slowness of the work of letting go.
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Waltz for Atlanta

M'Gilvry Allen

I improvised this waltz on my looper while playing for the Atlanta Contra Dance on Zoom. It brought me to tears as I played, partly from the beauty that was arriving and partly from my longing to be playing for dances and community gatherings again. So I transcribed it, wrote harmonies and a pizzicato part, and recorded it! This record is the
I improvised this waltz on my looper while playing for the Atlanta Contra Dance on Zoom. It brought me to tears as I played, partly from the beauty that was arriving and partly from my longing to be playing for dances and community gatherings again. So I transcribed it, wrote harmonies and a pizzicato part, and recorded it! This record is the product of that work.

The sheet music for this tune is available for free on my patreon: https://www.patreon.com/posts/48508223
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