Ha, I pretty much work the same way. For me the most exciting point is that first unexpected turn that you never knew you never knew you really wanted to take musically. But then, its there. And now you're in the mix. I think its because I rely heavily on my ear unless I'm transcribing directly from a preformed composition. My ear doesn't predict very far ,it just says "Yes" or "No" to what my brain does foolhardidly (<--- not a word).
you know i see what you are saying ...i build around a "seed" that inspires such as a melody or a looming pad or even a voice clip or sound ...the creating is the fun part - always i get depressed after releasing a track until i have something to work on
haha, i put it together like this: 1 - try to make a consistent bass. 2 - Add in a melody. 3 - notice song sounds kind of spooky. 3 - jeffhargraves says it foreboding. 4 - try to add knifesounds/robot calling you a murderer 5 - Dustin says vocals are odd 6 - agree 7 - remove 90% of the stuff on the timeline, but leave most of the hardware for aesthetics. 9 - decide that i like it, but want to do more with it.
i was actually talking about the tonematrix, default settings, but this is awesome too! i hear subtle stuff!! sounds awesome!!! its getting better near the end!