69F was composed for saxophonist Geoffrey Deibel. Geoff and I share an interest in rap music and I wanted to find a way to incorporate this mutual appreciation into the piece. While the aesthetics of 69F are unrelated to hip-hop in general, the pre-recorded part is comprised of a single, heavily processed sample taken from a rap record. The sample appears at the very outset as well as at the middle and end of the piece. Each iteration sounds completely different, but is generated from the same material.
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