The intro track for my 2010 RPM album. This will eventually be mixed to fade into the second track, "The Seeker," but I'll do all of that work in final production I guess.

Track 11... I have to stop writing parts that I can't cleanly play.

and cone gongs, bass marimba, hand drums.

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A very brief monologue about the woods I inhabited throughout my childhood.

a percussive instrumental, featuring a bell sounding wood stove, yes that is a burning instrument.

There are a bunch of bass tracks going on here. Headphones help pick out what's going on. This one came to me leaving Taos on the drive back to Phoenix, coming down out of the canyon. I suddenly became conscious of a disturbing dream from the…

4. The prog album's musical climax, with full orchestral treatment. I did NOT get the London Symphony to come to the session, alas.

5. The 'Hidden" track, appears after a lengthy pause on the CD version. The little artsy trick that all prog albums must have at the end.

I forgot I wasn't supposed to sing anymore negative songs...