This one’s something of an enigmatic piece with spiralling violins building measured, almost nonchalant crescendos over a bed of electronica that drifts in and out - until all are swept up in the climax. This is the second track on The Drift EP released last year, which is available as a creative commons free download. I was aiming for something hypnotic, with gradual transformations maintaining interest while also giving a sense of something elusive and always just-out-of-reach - much like a zoetrope.

Oddly enough, the synth lines in Jay-Z’s new track On to the Next One remind me of the repeated chords at the start of Zoetrope Dancer - though he’ll be relieved to hear I’m not planning on taking him to court.

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