Ok guys, mine is up. See the post close to the top of the thread. Thanks again to Sinner6 for hosting!
A bit of background: I chose to approach the theme as "Fragmented Memories," in this case, those of a very strange and vivid dream I experienced a few years ago.Many things in a dream are very surreal, and not 'quite right,' according to the usual human senses. I tried to recreate this dream-like atmosphere by throwing the structure and rhythm slightly off kilter in places. And adding a lot of weird noises.
The dream in its entirety is rather vague (appropriately so here), but a couple of "scenes" remain as clear in my memory as if they had just taken place:I'm in the desert, somewhere in the Middle East. I am bedecked in full Lawrence of Arabia garb. I recall a huge convoy of people and animals. There is some great need to undertake this journey. Somehow I become involved in some sort of weird race on camelback, the details are vague. At least, it seemed like a race, as there were many of us moving quickly ahead of the convoy, and it feels like we are competing. Things get ugly. There is some sort of fight. I recall getting the crap knocked out of me by a human wall with arms like tree trunks. Next thing I know, I'm in a huge tent, drinking some sweet liquor and nursing wounds. Then I awoke.I don't know any of the forms of Arabic, but I'm speaking it fluently in the dream. The words were clear when I awoke, and I tried to write some of them down, but they faded too quickly.
Anyway, the mix is pretty raw, as I wanted to get as much feedback as possible. I am a novice with mixing and mastering.