Dylan Houser - Carport Jam (February 7th, 2025)

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You can hear this recorded piece by clicking on the audio player below:

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​On the morning of February 1st, 2025, I found this metallic barrel-looking thing at a thrift store in Kissimmee, FL, and I’ve been using it as a drum. It makes this clanging sound when it’s hit.

Fast-forward to February 7th, 2025: the highlight of my entire day was at around 4:28am, when I went outside under my carport and spontaneously recorded myself (using a Sony ICD-PX470 digital dictaphone recorder) playing a rhythm on my new drum, while simultaneously playing with one of the synthesizer apps on my phone. 

I played the drum by rhythmically tapping the surface with my index finger.
​As of this writing, I have since invested in a pair of mallets.

Occasionally, some dump trucks, sirens, and other assorted nearby vehicles would make their own noises, inadvertently contributing to the recording process.

This recording was inspired by an album I heard recently, titled “Caroling,” by Syoma Flora and Anthony Cole, which consists of melodica and accordion improvisations inside of a tunnel at Lake Minnehaha in Winter Park, FL. It's an excellent album and I can't recommend it enough. You can listen to that album here: syoma.bandcamp.com/album/caroling