The remainder of my work on the project was focused on analysing my piece and elaborating the contexts and motifs relevant to me and my practice. “Forever, the only complaint” is the title of the piece and is related to a work by Jimi Hendrix, one of the few musicians responsible for changing the trajectory of the electric guitar in the late 1960s. His work and playing style has always inspired me and other musicians I admire, which is why I chose to implement him conceptually into this work.

In mixing the final work I came to realise how spatial the piece was in its own nature, without feeling the need to create more artificial space then already present with the analog effects I had used on the instruments while tracking. Noticing this is what changed the direction of the piece from an experimentation in non melodic composition to a demonstration of the voice in a sonic environment. The characteristics and personality of different sounds, including texture, emotion, and arrangement are what stand out to me as key components of a space, when represented sonically.

Developing this perspective in my piece contributed to the motif of the collective, stepping out of and expanding our own comfort zones. The collaborative effort of the class was monitored through an instagram message group chat, and for the next project I would suggest we hold in person meetings and workshops together instead. Overall I felt that the project was an individual effort, using the guidelines established as a group only in the description of my work rather than its conception. However, it still had an effect on the result and how I choose to project this piece in my written final reflection.