makeshiftmusician

This is a bit more on the production side, but I believe it's all interrelated: what creeps me out are dissonant melodies that sound so distant and quiet that it's hard to actually grasp the melody itself, and the listener can only kind of get a faint idea of it. I love that stuff. Distant, quiet clockwork rhythm sounds cool too.

That was absolutely lovely. That totally made my night. Great choice of songs to use; they all fit really well together. Thanks for the great song!

Sometimes I'll start with a rhythm, especially when I want to write a song in an unusual time signature, like 5/4, 6/8 or something. Often, I'll randomly come up with a melody in my head and want to put it into song, so then I'll start with melody. But generally, if I have a feel that I'm going for, and I really want to hunker down and get something done, I'll start with a chord progression and work from there. I couldn't tell you which is better, except that since I'm not the best composer, starting with a chord progression forces me to keep things interesting.