This was an experiment based on a conversation I had with Derek about using the pattern-based drum machine in Reason. It made me think about using it with non-drum sounds. I then thought about the "phasing" technique used in a lot of Steve Reich's music, and how the drum machine could be used to achieve that. The two marimbas in this track are playing the exact same phrase, but every 4 bars the marimba on the right side shifts the pattern back by a 1/16 note. Eventually, they get back in sync again. I then added bass and drums because, well, why the hell not?  

Tagses: phasing, marimba, blatant rip-off of steve reich (we can link these up later)

Link to the mp3 file:
Reichian Phasing
Link to this view of the song:
http://song-a-day.netscrap.com/songs/?scrap_id=1704&scrap_category=35