Coeur Machant

The Captivity

This song was written to celebrate freedom, actually, (the Russian at the end is one of the dudes from Freesound.com saying "sound should be free!") after a decade when I wasn't. Props to Shreya, who... (more)

She's Someone's Daughter

That didn't stop her.

Main vocals/bleeps by Shreya, keys and backing vocals by me. Actually, my baby daughter was in my arms while I was doing those vocals and she started crying... (more)

Birds

This was the first song Shreya played me, and she said it came to her in a dream, and I believe it. It's flooring, and her vocals/acoustic guitar are relatively untouched. I added the other virtual instruments... (more)

Anselm

Shreya's composition, a tale of love and death that is also perhaps a sly reference to the most famous proponent of the ontological argument for you-know-who. This is the dreamy guitar version, and there is... (more)

Ningizzida

Just a fun track I made that I haven't quite figured out how to integrate Shreya's piece 'Hades' over the middle section. A bit jarring but I still like it.

I've Been Your Dog

Apparently Shreya was listening to a lot of blues when she wrote this. ORLY? Anyway, since she is a woman of mystery, she subverted the typical gender role of this dark, dirty blues dirge and then... (more)

Desolation

This is an oldie that needs something. A personal touch but I haven't quite figured out what.

Rubies Diamonds And Sapphires

The psychedelic kitchen sink. Shreya's understated vocals about mythological things, the sound of the aurora, a droning wine glass, understated guitar, a fretless bass solo... I had... (more)

Miss Lemonade

An acapella bit of Shreya's. She had recorded it to sound super high-pitched, and when I dropped it down a few octaves, was treated to a wonderful Bjork sound. At her request I threw some hip-hop beats... (more)

The Strange High House In The Mist

This is actually a combo of three pieces: Shreya's song "Cry of the Banshee", my song "Strange High House In The Mist", and some open mic poetry under the title "The Skull."(more)

City Of Stranglers

Earlier this year I was in a community choir, mostly senior citizens performing songs by bands like Soundgarden and Green Day. One of the songs, "Grateful," had a lyric that went 'In a city of... (more)

Incendiary Device

This one varies between having a rock-ambient feel and more playful as well. It's long, but you have to stick around for a fun part at the end!

Piri Reis

I have to give credit to my baby daughter Amelia for inspiring the basic groove of this song. No vocals yet.