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Background
Here is an experiment attempting to write a "2 chord wonder" about math (if that's even possible). I'm not sure what genre I would place this in, the style just emerged. But while developing it, memories of my college days came to me. My wife rolls her eyes and says "Only you could write a poem about polynomials and splines."

And finally, my bass should now be centered . . . hopefully

Technicals
BiaB:
Key=Em , Tempo 90, Length (m:s)=3:22

Loop in Song: Chillout\Chillout - destiny_71_drum_loop_b_minor ev16.wav
RealTracks in style: 2885:Piano, Electric, Rhythm FusionSlow16thsJeff Ev16 100
Loop in Song: Chillout\Chillout - autumn_82_percussion_e_minor ev16.wav
RealTracks in song: 705:Flute, Soloist Bossa Ev 140 (Bluesy)
RealDrums in style:FusionSlowEvDanny^01-a:Ride , b:Busy Ride

Me:
Bass Guitar
Studio One Sequencer
Korg Synth Voices
Korg Arpeggiated Strings

Math

Poem
Since a child I have always liked math
It was right up there with riding my bike and the Saturday night bath

In high school it was Number Lines, Algebra and the oh so fun Geometry
This is where I got my first “A” . . . hooray hooray for me !

In college it was 3 semesters of Calculus and two of Diff EQ
Back then I didn’t see how any of this could benefit me or you

But once I immersed myself in my chosen career
I could finally see how math is relevant and dear

From Morse Code and land lines and the phone in your pocket
To my childhood spider bike, the school bus and the most powerful rocket

Polynomials, Splines, Tangents and the Graph
This new found power would become my new craft

Math was my servant and that was my plan
Just like the pencil, slide rule, calculator and FORTRAN

And serve me it did with elegance and style
Together we solved many problems that brought many a smile

Medical devices, satellites, flight controls and avionics
Were a few of my domains including electronics

Clean and pure, useful, precise
And with stochastic methods, could explain the dice

“God does not care about our mathematical difficulties, He integrates empirically”
This was stated by the genius Albert E.

And zero was conceived by the Babylonians historians say
Adding an important lane to our computational highway

It’s in your food, in the air and the water you drink
The plants, the fish and your own kitchen sink

Math and music are cousins some claim
And both are language but of different fame

The girl you met has 2 of this and 10 of that
When Eve met Adam she had not even a hat

Lovely curves and symmetry galore
So much to love, so much to explore

If God Himself seems to favor 7
I wonder just how much other math there might be in Heaven

Discovered or invented is a question I ponder
Perhaps it’s best left as a mystery in the far off yonder

Bass in centred!
You're REALLY moving ahead in leaps & bounds with bass playing and composition.
Your melodies have taken a leap also.
Well done.
On a vaguely relevant note in Australia & most other Commonwealth linked countries we use the term "maths" as an abbreviation of mathematics rather than the slowly enveloping "math".
I was hopeless at it in school...I was studying the lowest available level for my high school finals and the teacher suggested I drop a level...that translates to dropping out as not maths = no higher school certificate.
I learned to like it after learning to teach it.

Yep, I agree. Here in the States, we say "math" as the abbreviation. And the "Brits" prefer "maths" which actually makes more sense because what we're abbreviating here is mathematics, not mathematic. That said, one normally adheres to one's cultural etymologies even if they make less sense than some other culture's linguistic standards.

And although the poem is auto-biographical, I still had interest in shennigans like that expressed in the girl scout cabin story.

Thanks for the listen and positive review; I wonder what genre one would place this in.

And life is so much better when all your "M"s are on the diagonal

Hi Bass Thumper,

You have all your issues sorted it seems, Bass sounds great!

To quote Ray: "You're REALLY moving ahead in leaps & bounds with bass playing and composition."

I couldn't agree more, it's remarkable how far you have come in such a short period of time.

Good song, composition, and mix.

Good poem!

"Just like the pencil, slide rule, calculator and FORTRAN" brought back memories, I still have a couple of slide rules here. Personal calculators were not a thing until after I had already left school.

Steve,

A nice piece of music.
Interesting selection of tracks.
A lot of nice "today" elements to the production.
Nicely mixed.
Your Bass sounds great.

fj

Hey Dave, thanks for the review. I HOPE I'm progressing, I've been at this "bass thing" for 7 years !

Truth be told I'm inspired by and learn from the many talented creatives here.

And dust off those old slip sticks once in a while, they'll bring back memories

1: Bass is centered: good
2: Bass playing and groove: great
3: Lyrics are lacking big times: no prime numbers, no π (except in Piano), no complex numbers, etc.: bummer

2 out of 3 are good or better => I like your song

Hey fj, thanks for the positive review.
I still can't believe that I'm a part of the team with you and the other big dogs.
I'm just a youngster trying to pull my share of the sled called creativity.

I wonder if the scenery for anyone else isn't changing.

Hey BD, many thanks for the feedback.

I had to clearout some cobwebs and would have been challenged to include this in the poem.

Hm, definitely a different style. Yep, not sure of the style nether, but makes no difference. I liked it anyway.

Cheers

Mike B.

You definitely earned an A+ with this one, Steve. Such a treat for the ears. Man, I love how you arranged it. Those flute fills are perfect. Man, your bass sounds absolute amazing. What a great feel.

I also like math(s). I'm on page 1321 of the Fibonacci sequence. Ok. here's one. Write down any random series of numbers. Make sure to write them down so you can check them later. Let's use 56187825 (randomly typed) as an example. Add the individual numbers together, like 5+6+1+8 etcetera. The sum is 42. Subtract the sum from the random number and the result is always exactly divisible by 9. Why? In this case it's 56187825-42=56187783, which divided by 9 is exactly 6243087.

Nice Bass work and production Thumper! I never was any good at math, so the words are way over this poor boy's head, but 2 +2 = good in this equation!

Brad

Math and music, both are intriguing and fun. Sounds like a fractal, like a Mandelbrot set, interesting and simple at the same time. Those synth voices and the flute create a magical feeling. And the bass playing together with the piano bring this back to Earth level for a moment. Very nice pop tune, more on the minor chord side, but I still enjoyed it, although math was one of the most positive things for me at school. The poem is nice also, maybe it could be spoken softly in the background?

Janne

Bass is really good.
That was fun to jam along with.

Peter

Steve, you have come a long way with you compositions, bass lines, and melody lines.
Yes, the bass is in the center.
Great mix also.

Keep up the great work.

Bass Thumper,
Neat chill tune. Very good arrangement for "two chord wonder" Sweet flutes! Good mix and listens well.
Thank you for sharing.

Misha.

P.S. Fun poem.

Thanks Mike, I'm thinking it's some kind of progressive rock fusion or some such.
But I'm just guessing.

Many thanks Marty, you sound like a math(s) enthusiest if not a full blown mathematician.

Did you also know that you can run the Fibonacci Sequence backwards into negative territory?

Thanks for the listen Brad. glad you liked it.

Thanks Janne, yep this 2 chord wonder is made up of Em and Am . . . . very minor
Haven't messed around with fractals too much, I wonder if they have any practical application.