Mr Sandbags

Music for Piano Drone 4

Another in my "music for drones" series.

This one started life as an "off cut" piano phrase imported into my Tukuramu Reaktor instrument and "played live" as I altered the pattern, grain... (more)

Music for Piano Drone 3

I got stuck on a silly little musical phrase, noodling around with it on the piano, unable to let go of it and unable to really develop it into something more.

I recorded myself playing... (more)

Music for Cello and Piano Glitch No.1

Made with the Boité Diabolique playing some piano and cello samples. I did a bit of hand editing in Live and then added some light compression, reverb, and limiting.

Music for Piano Drone 2

Once again the source material is a snippet of beautiful piano from Sudara only this time I fed it to a new Reaktor instrument that I am working on call... (more)

Music for Piano Drone 1

I was working on a piano phrase played by Alonetone supremo Sudara (about which, more later).

One of the approaches I took was to load the phrase... (more)

Made of stone

This is my mix of my RPM Challenge collab with the amazing Geoffrey Armes (music).

Fully mixed/mastered version here: http://www... (more)

Stars fall like leaves

My first collaboration with the wonderful Paul "Wildgeas" Lennon (music). And many thanks to Bethan Mathis, who sings the "Stars fall like leaves" motif at the end.

This track was originally... (more)

Breaking Arrows (RPM 12)

The final version, at last!

Euphoria (with Mac McIntyre)

Now with added mystical guitar! Thanks, Mac!

Euphoria

Percussion by Mr Sandbags.

I added synth, bass, strings, vocals and other sprinkles.

Deep in the night
I remember
Euphoria

Breaking arrows

With Mr Sandbags.

This is the final version, re-recorded for the RPM Challenge 2012. The demo version was originally the only survivor of our RPM project in 2011. Bags ran some piano samples... (more)

Aurora 19 --- AU19

Music - Gary Fox/Me
My grandpa's maracas - Me
Vocals - Me

(Fox & Savage 2010)

By Allan Stream [video]

With Osaeris (the wonderful Steve Baxter).

Adapted from Robert Burns' poem "By Allan Stream". This arrangement by Steve Baxter, 2010.

Video by Abby Burn.

Stars fall like leaves

My first collaboration with the wonderful Paul "Wildgeas" Lennon (music). And many thanks to Bethan Mathis, who sings the "Stars fall like leaves" motif at the end.

This track was originally... (more)

Made of stone

This is my mix of my RPM Challenge collab with the amazing Geoffrey Armes (music).

Fully mixed/mastered version here: http://www... (more)

In Your Arms

I've had a bit of a love/hate relationship with this one.

I enjoyed making the beats and think that part came out pretty good but everything after that felt rather haphazard and didn't feel right... (more)

Music for Piano Drone 4

Another in my "music for drones" series.

This one started life as an "off cut" piano phrase imported into my Tukuramu Reaktor instrument and "played live" as I altered the pattern, grain... (more)

Music for Piano Drone 3

I got stuck on a silly little musical phrase, noodling around with it on the piano, unable to let go of it and unable to really develop it into something more.

I recorded myself playing... (more)

In Your Arms

I've had a bit of a love/hate relationship with this one.

I enjoyed making the beats and think that part came out pretty good but everything after that felt rather haphazard and didn't feel right... (more)

Nocturne No. 1 In B Flat Minor

With my deepest apologies to Chopin...

This is a very simple experiment in re-synthesis using the MetaSynth 5.3 ImageSynth.

I took Chopin's Nocturn No. 1 in B-Flat Minor and... (more)