Some Sourcin'

So my source. Hm, what to say on it. I’ve spent weeks defining my source with lyrics I had written to a song called Paperclips. I took my initial source images of the comparison of the pros and cons of being with someone vs. being by yourself. I then through my lyrics in the mix and came up with a three dimensional paperclip/image/lyric hanging structure. Though somewhat purposeful in cohesiveness, it definitely took the concept of artist book to an extreme place.

So now sound is being entered into the mix. My first idea was naturally my source is already a song, fantastic! With the allowance of one voice clip, I immediately went to the piano. I took two clips, the introduction to the song which is lyric and wordless and the ending to the song which is with lyrics. Naturally, I took the opportunity to record the entire song as well as others, but they won’t be showing up here now.

Thinking further, past my song, trying to really hear my source, I found 6 other great sounds that I have directly related to my source. The first sound clip is called shakin’. I had a dual idea for this clip. The first being the notion of on the rocks, where the sound is ice shaking back and forth. The second is the idea of what is being mixed. The loneliness that can come with such sounds if drinking by yourself as well as the enjoyment that can come with drinking with friends.

My second sound clip is called lockin’, Lockin’ was recorded on the idea of isolation, the negative side to being by yourself. Something about the sound just sounded very lonely to me. The next clip is called glassin’. Glassin’ was my most enjoyable sound clip. For some strange reason at the bottom of my porch is a ton of broken glass. I love the sound of broken glass and new it had to be part of this. I also feel broken glass connects the best to my source. I feel this is my most successful sound clip as well, although, when listening to it more, I realize that shattering glass to start the clip could have been a great idea. Oh well.

The fourth and fifth clips are based on the same idea. Swirlin’ and blowin’ both represent storms to me, leading to my source of the negativity of being with someone. I really was examining the negative it seems. Hmm. The sixth sound clip is called doorin’. Doorin’ is a clip of a screen door opening and closing, representing the inevitability of being by yourself as well as the idea of closing and opening doors.

I am really starting to love where my source is heading and I can’t wait to start putting these sounds with images!!!