Sidious

I've been working on some new musical ideas for a potential side project called Sidious. A big part of it will be a new style of riffing I've been working on based on the lovable pedal point. It's basically extending the alternating note (the note that gives the most tension in the riff) to very sparse phrasing. The repeating phrase/note, or pedal point, if you will, is sparse and mechanically rhythmic, but when contrasted with the even more sparse changing melodic line, something evil happens to the music. The effect is hypnotic and repetitive but not without complexity in form. The melody becomes so subtle that it's almost subliminal. Whether it will be attractive to anyone but me, I have no idea. I'll start the Sidious project up when I return to New Orleans.