Horn Of Blasting

Don't Be Afriad To Blast

I grew up across the river from Miles Davis' hometown of East Saint Louis, IL. I always loved his music, his improvisation skills, and his originality. I particularly loved the tone of his horn and how he could weave it in and out of the mix at will with cascading scales.

One day, I was playing around with Sapling, a standalone sound-mangling application that offered extensive control over the samples I used. I loaded four audio files into the device and began experimenting. I don't even remember what samples I used, but I mangled them for quite some time, and was thoroughly enjoying myself.

I liked it and initially decided to call it "Blasting Horns." Later, after several hours of work, I began creating a graphic representation of the piece. When I finished, the title I had typed read "Horn of Blasting." It was a mistake, but I thought to myself that perhaps it was meant to be. So, I left it as is.