this is the slightly sparkly version of my version of Moschell's "Boxes and Strings" from his 'Circus of Freaks and Fools' RPM Challenge CD. I recorded it as a video last night and redid it in the studio (unfinished sauna) today.

Nocturne is a drone with some experimental vocals, intended to be relaxing to the point of sleepy time. It uses a number of synth tracks with random note generators connected with rules about mode (D dorian), and basic timings (though it does…

Wrote it for the hell of it. Was going to try for blues but it did it's own thing.

Wrote this just after last years RPM. Maybe a little John Prine influence in the lyrics ? Kind of fun :-)

Song idea number one for the 2024 RPM Challenge becomes finished song number one. This might be the only song I like for this year's RPM Challenge. We'll see. Is the mix too reverby? Probably. I like it today but I might not like it tomorrow…

guitar

I'm tired the way social media has negatively impacted people's lives. The song is a call to simply make time for people without phones.

Rough draft only

And this is all I've got out of my RPM challenge flop... more twiddling on my acoustic guitar.

Written for FAWM ’24