Here the idea was that I was going to write from the viewpoint of someone who is paralyzed from the neck down and can through technology only watch other peoples life but not participate. It turned out a bit more general and ambiguous than that.
1.Afsluitdijk
...is a Dutch word and it's the name of the dam/road going from the province Friesland to North-Holland (and Amsterdam) The lyrics are about a 15-year old boy who feels so trapped in the boring Frisian town he's living in that he…
what a great track to kick off with. Love everything about it.. not sure I've heard your stuff before. So catchy, makes you want to listen to more. Which is what I'm gonna do now. :)
you tell me what you want
you tell what you need
i cant give you nothing honey
but this pretty little seed
where has the sun gone
and is it gone forever
will it come back someday
should we just give it some time
i ask you what…
Have you ever eaten ice cream too fast, got that headache and then you spilled the words out all wrong. Well that’s me.
I decided to dig my old Peavey Fury (bass) out of the closet several months ago. It’s been about 15 years since I had played…
This piece is my original almost-fugue-sounding arrangement of my favorite Ukranian “Christmas Carol”, Carol of the Bells, as if J.S. Bach had written it. Ingredients: Warmth, depth, complexity, eternal romance. Dedicated to my Belle. This was…
Imagine a Mexican quintette playing a fast waltz. There are 3 melodies played in 3/4 time, in a sort of non-standard ABCABC format. The title is a photographic/geographic/melodic play on words. There is a merging of European waltz and Mexican…
This song was inspired by the Life of Pi...and yes, i feel like a drifter at times, floating, going no where.
I've been drifting
i've been drifting for days
going no where
being driven by the waves
driven mad by the wind and her voices…
For some reason the first upload of this plays faster than it should, hopefully this will play at the correct speed, I will leave the other up as some people seem to like it
This song is just what it is and says what it says.
It's where I am and where my hopes lie. It all just happens to fit into a song...
WHEN PEGGY COMES HOME - G
When Peggy comes home I’ll have the dishes put away
The floor will be swept…
The first version.
This is the first and only song I wrote on [arrsuarez](http://alonetone.com/arrsuarez)'s Christmas gift to me, a mbira that he lovingly crafted by hand.
Even without translation I understand your feelings, your heart and your soul are singing
Really nice track- Love to hear more of your stuff
Don't know how I missed this one of yours man. Very pretty!! Gotta start using that follow button more!!
One of my favourite albums from the RPM 2009 crop :)
Classic ChinaPop, eh?
are you using a $10,000 sample library to do this, or...the quality of the instruments are...well, you know.
you're a great composer.
Like this album loads :) must be some captain beefheart influences here!
thanks for the song, my 5 yr. old girl just asked me what "fuck" means.
delightfully mournful!
Another beauty!
This is WONDERFUL! Great vocal!
That is freaking Great! Love it!
Great song James! Got a willi nelson feel to it.
Wonderful stuff- enjoying the whole album!!
This one is the best!
really different harmonies, reminds me of Nirvana at times!
Lovely track!!