Free Download Of My Latest Album,The Lady Or The Tiger http://ambientariarecords.wordpress.com/2011/01/02/amb005-backyard-ghost-–-the-lady-or-the-tiger/
inspired by the master of the dark who happens to be my bandmate in The Grave Dominion...
i wanted to write something dark and haunting...something that took its time but had an urgency about it too...
arrow down hill is the name of one of my favourite bands - and the dude is one of my dear friends...i wrote this on his birthday...so its my tribute to his great musicianship...didn't start out that way...just happened...and so it became 'arrow…
This started as my fretless guitar bowed and picked with various effects. I then applied Paul's Extreme Stretch at 8x and also with Just Intonation harmonic constraints similar to Keys at Lowes - then the 4 tracks were loaded into Sonar 8.5…
no story to tell...was experimenting with a few things - this is the 'drum' version - a naked version of this can be heard on myspace...the drum samples are pitchshifted almost to oblivion...the title came about by accident...
a sinister violence...a quiet violence...the violence of tears...the violence of sorrow...the violence of hurt, distrust, betrayal...the violence of loss, coping, longing...the violence in my heart.........
Many Thanks For The Great Feedback,Uh,I Think I Grabbed The Opening Words From A Lame Film Called Wishmaster 2 Or 3 I Think LOL,I Just Had To Use It Because I Have A Shamefully Young Ladyfriend And I Thought Those Words Were Appropriate
This is a piece that uses MOTU Ethno 2. All but percussion and voice were performed my Fender Mustang and midi recorded via Roland GR-20. The piece uses the Almak tuning included in Ethno 2. [Amlak recurrent sequence (x^2 = x + 1/3), as a matrix…
this is the alternate version of this song...its a song in three indistict parts: 1. owned by none, 2. loved by all, 3. shunned by time
it originally started life as a different song...there was something else layered but the song didn't work…
Comments on Backyard Ghost's stuff
love the new tracks
Thanks So Much For Your Supportive And Kind Comments!
Victoria!!!
From creepy and mysterious to grim and foreboding and outright Mordor-like environment. Nice!
Thank You All For The Kind And Spirited Comments,I Am Honored! J.K
Downright eerie! I'm going to find some place to hide now!
I dig it. I dig it. I dig it.
Absolutely Beautiful!
Great sounds. This is like an eerie painting come to life. Very artistic.
I was chilled to the bone - Awesome!
Sweet!!!
Awesome!!!!!! I love the dark sounds you make. Down right creepy as hell, but so great! I would hate to be victoria!
Love it!
I've been meaning to get this done for a while, just keep putting it off. Thank you for yer music.
Yeh mate nice sounds very cool.
wow! 9? One would suffice for me. Very eerie work. I like it very much.
cool, weird stuff. Keep up the good work.
Thanks for the comments. You have some pretty heavy stuff. Dark. Love it when the strings come in. You should create a video for this.
Love it!!!!!!
you've captured the perfect feel for a song with Charon's name in it. Well done.
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Free Download Of My Latest Album,The Lady Or The Tiger http://ambientariarecords.wordpress.com/2011/01/02/amb005-backyard-ghost-–-the-lady-or-the-tiger/
Your Compositions Never Cease To Amaze Me..Very Nice....
Link To My New Album,Grimoire..Free Download Of 75 Minutes Of Haunting Sounds http://backyardghost.com/download.htm
Light The Candles And Incense,Speak In Reverence,Sacred And Profane Prayers...
Great Work!
Nice.....
It Comes For Me..Shapeless,Sightless In The Rafters....
Dosn't That Title Mean Demons On The Moon Or Something Like That?
Reminds Me Of Home.....
Awwwww!Ghosty Cool!
Makes Me Think Of Charlie Brown And The Peanuts Gang Succumbing To A Debilitating Illness
Creatures Consorting Across A Crippled Soul Divide....
Phantasmagoric!
As If An Unseen Voice Was Guiding Me Into The Light,And I Said "No,I Am Not Going There"
So Much Great Music On Alonetone! Please Check Out My New Band With The Spirit Dies http://alonetone.com/gravedominion
The Heart Wants What The Heart Wants,Mesmerizing Track!
Many Thanks For The Great Feedback,Uh,I Think I Grabbed The Opening Words From A Lame Film Called Wishmaster 2 Or 3 I Think LOL,I Just Had To Use It Because I Have A Shamefully Young Ladyfriend And I Thought Those Words Were Appropriate
Puts The A In Avante Garde!
I Am Lying On My Back In A Pain And Vicodin Induced Stupor,Perfect!!!!
Ahhh,The Joys Of A Collaborative Piece,Warts And All!