RPM 2011 number 2. Inspired by an ex-friend of mine who had the most dazzling rose tinted glasses. Always used to envy the simplicity of his view and how nothing could ever get to him (everything gets to me).. since i knew him I know a lot of…

3rd one for RPM2011. This is an 'oh you'll never get to heaven' type affair inspired by a beer my mate introduced me too. The song is basically about drinking yourself to death and having one up on the healthy brigade having made a rather spectacular…

Written & Recorded: Feb 19, 2011 DADGAD, Capo II

A track from my RPM 2011 album 'Glass Wall'. I just whipped this up in Garage Band using a loop called 'Exotic Sarod' for the main melodic theme (hence the title). The Sarod is an Indian stringed instrument. 'Sarod' means 'beautiful sound' in…

A live improvised recording for the RPM Challenge 2011 recorded 2/19/11 at Dunn Bros. Coffee in Keller, Tx. Kavin:guitar, loops and iPod Touch Michelangelo:guitar,didjeridoo,wood flute, percussions Ross Reitzammer: Concert flute,recorder

You never would have caught me playing this genre a few years ago. WHat the hell happened ?? All the instruments were recorded with an open mic at my house. Which, as you know is always a chaotic place to record :) If you listen hard enough…

This is a page from my "sketchbook". I regularly sit with a guitar and just let the flow of thoughts drift up in words and progressions. I will rather "surf" an idea that arises on some set of words, but I don't "control" much of this. So it's…

You never would have caught me playing this genre a few years ago. WHat the hell happened ?? All the instruments were recorded with an open mic at my house. Which, as you know is always a chaotic place to record :) If you listen hard enough…

Our big epic number. surely a closer. tried to write words but the organic way the song came about kept me from violating such a sacred thing with something less than stellar. or as organic anyway. every other attempt left me feeling... fake…