Rhythm Maps

What happens when you give two guitarists the same rhythm guitars as a starting point for new music?

In July of 2025, the idea for a new project grew in my mind. It centered around the idea that there are infinite ways to cross a landscape and, similarly, there are myriad ways to wrap a melody around a rhythm. Given the same recorded guitar rhythms, and structure, how will what two guitarists create differ in the end? Stephen Duros and I decided to find out. We each created our own melodies, counter lines, and additional rhythmic elements, and made new music.

A few months later we each have a new album called Rhythm Maps.

This page shows my album and you can find Stephen’s album on Bandcamp.

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Track Listing

TitleTime
01 Noctivagant (Map OL05) 03:05
02 By the River (Map SD02) 04:41
03 Roundabout (Map OL01) 03:38
04 Bathymetry (Map SD03) 04:00
05 Open Road (Map OL04) 03:38
06 Wandering (Map SD07) 04:18
07 Moonwild (Map SD01) 04:18
08 Send-off, Night Train (Map OL02) 02:20
09 Dreamer (Map OL09) 03:40
10 Dark Highway Leads Me to Dawn (Map SD06) 04:08
11 Looking Over My Shoulder (Map OL10) 04:08
12 Zhuangzi's Dance (Map OL11) 04:39
Writing+ Publishing

All music written by Ottmar Liebert
Published by Luna Negra Music
Administered by Holland Walk Muse, BMI

Credits

Producer: ottmar
Engineer: ottmar
Studio: HHD Mobile
Mastering: HHD Mobile by ottmar
Mixed by: ottmar
Mix Medium: digital
Record Medium: digital

Melodies – Ottmar Liebert
Rhythms – Stephen Duros + Ottmar Liebert

Design – lisi-tana

ottmar plays a Flamenco guitar made by Lester DeVoe. He uses D’Addario strings on all of his instruments.