I always start off trying to write a pop song. Despite the fact that I love composers like Stockhausen and John Cage, I think sometimes what I’d really like to do is write one good pop song.

The current selection bears that out. Despite the fact that spatially what you hear would be unusual for a pop song, the basic structure is very common. In fact, later on in the piece, the ending node also employs a common structure…even if that common structure serves mostly as a ground for a tsunami.