We’ve updated our Terms of Use to reflect our new entity name and address. You can review the changes here.
We’ve updated our Terms of Use. You can review the changes here.

the simon effect [an innate tendency to respond toward the source of stimulation​]​/​(​free recall​)​Transience

from Memories, The Pond & Rain Clouds {Diamond Kinkade} by Simon Lott

about

I was thinking about how the oral tradition of music is like free recall, a psychological study of memory where subjects are presented disparate items and asked to recall what they saw. Let's keep free recall of music alive!! Institutions are fine; but they can stifle the blossoming of creativity.

On Transience: A friend of mine once said that since New Orleans is sinking, that it represents "the beauty of the decay." I find this concept, though seemingly poignant, fond to think of for it reminds me of the moment and our perception is about all we got. Perhaps the more we are reminded of the finality of something, the death of something, the more we are inclined to enjoy it.

*"In psychology, the Simon effect is the finding that there is a difference in accuracy or reaction time between trials in which stimulus and response are on the same side and trials in which they are on opposite sides." I find this very interesting because drummers are always trying to train their mind to react equally for both limbs in order to transcend the thought of the existence of a dominant hand.

credits

from Memories, The Pond & Rain Clouds {Diamond Kinkade}, released January 6, 2021
Diamond Kinkade - piano
no overdubbing, slight edit at denouement (loop)

Improvisation recorded at The Earse in New Orleans, LA
5/31/2012 1:54pm

Video footage by Simon Lott taken in 2020

license

all rights reserved

tags

about

Simon Lott image

Simon Lott New Orleans, Louisiana

Simon Lott was born in 1982 in Baton Rouge, LA into a musical family. He began gigging at age 13 & completed an album of original music at age 18. Since then, he has worked internationally as a drummer. In 2010 he began a home recording studio where he has cultivated a solo projects called Context Killer (live Efx dubs/looping on drum set & synths) & Diamond Kinkade (piano &/or synthesizer). ... more

contact / help

Contact Simon Lott

Streaming and
Download help

Report this track or account

If you like Simon Lott, you may also like:

Bandcamp Daily  your guide to the world of Bandcamp

On Bandcamp Radio

Featuring interviews with LA music scene pillar Kamasi Washington, and new London-based duo Mrcy.

listen now