“Well anyone can make a 'weird' [chord] progression by randomly picking triads.”

Static Line interview, 1998

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musician from America 1975

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“I've been fascinated with arcane chord progressions since I was young. The trick is to keep them interesting, while still in the realm of 'normality' (otherwise the listener has no context to appreciate the progressions in).”

Andrew Sega (1975) musician from America

Static Line interview, 1998