Without explaining too much what’s going on here, maybe a summary of what this project is about is in order. First of all, it’s a “cover song”. “Because” – the beautiful Lennon/McCartney song that appears of The Beatles’ 1969 album Abbey Road is a great example of the fab four’s ability to arrange and execute vocal harmonies. In fact this project started simply as a study which ultimately lead to a vocoder experiment. This arrangement also features a study in canonic imitation which is… well, just cool and always fun and challenging to write. So then, what’s all this “Berlin” stuff about? In short, the idea follows a study of early electronic music which lead to a more specific study of the very influential “Berlin School” of music that flourished in the late sixties and early seventies in, you guessed it, West Berlin. Focusing on several distinct elements that make the music of, in this case, Tangerine Dream so distinctive, the objective was to re-contextualize these elements into new compositions rather than just emulating the sound of the band. So, over the next few projects, an effort will be made to incorporate some of these ideas into original compositions. Among the elements that may be explored are: the use of the analog sequencer, the nature of improvised melodies, and the exploration of electronic ambient music.