Guitars/Keyboards/Pennywhistles: Doug Sparling
Composer: Doug Sparling
Recorded: 2005
This was my "signature" track several years ago. I wrote this on guitar in the mid-90s while I was getting divorced, but later renamed it and recorded it…
Keyboards: Doug Sparling
Composer: Doug Sparling
Written/Recorded: 2006
Old music library track. I recorded this with a cheap Yamaha keyboard my step-father gave me. Wish I would have add little more to the repeat of the melody, but I think I…
Really nothing more than some voice leading practice. Unfortunately, I had no keyboard or orchestral samples when I did this, so I used Lilypond and TiMidity++ and step programmed it in a text editor. I've since bought Cubase and EastWest/QuantumLeap…
very 18th century classical in sound,,, a very clean sound (when i try to mix multiple tracks of this type of instruments it often seems muddy to me, but this is clear),, are you by chance a Haydn or Mozart fan?,, really nice,, you give me inspiration to try something like this well played R
Keyboards: Doug Sparling
Composer: Doug Sparling
Written/Recorded: 2006
Another short piece I threw together when I had access to a keyboard. If I ever have any extra money, I need to get a keyboard. Though I'm technically inclined, sometimes…
Written and Recorded April 10/11, 2010
Inspired a bit by a painting I saw today: http://gowalla.com/checkins/6575047
Details: Epiphone Les Paul (EBEGAD/BBEGAD, Capo II), Seymour Duncan Pickups, POD XT, Boss RC-20 Looper, Audacity.
Keyboards: Doug Sparling
Composer: Doug Sparling
Written/Recorded: 2006
Old music library track. I recorded this with a cheap Yamaha keyboard my step-father gave me. Wish I would have add little more to the repeat of the melody, but I think I…
Keyboards: Doug Sparling
Composer: Doug Sparling
Written/Recorded: 2006
Old music library track. I recorded this with a cheap Yamaha keyboard my step-father gave me. Wish I would have add little more to the repeat of the melody, but I think I…
Keyboards: Doug Sparling
Composer: Doug Sparling
Written/Recorded: 2006
Another short piece I threw together when I had access to a keyboard. If I ever have any extra money, I need to get a keyboard. Though I'm technically inclined, sometimes…
Keyboards: Doug Sparling
Composer: Doug Sparling
Written/Recorded: 2006
Old music library track. I recorded this with a cheap Yamaha keyboard my step-father gave me. Wish I would have add little more to the repeat of the melody, but I think I…
Keyboards: Doug Sparling
Composer: Doug Sparling
Written/Recorded: 2006
Old music library track. I recorded this with a cheap Yamaha keyboard my step-father gave me. Wish I would have add little more to the repeat of the melody, but I think I…
Guitars, mandolin, penny whistle: Doug Sparling
Composer: Doug Sparling
Recorded: 2006
From an out of print, self-released CD I put out in 2006 (titled "The Old Stone Bridge" - not the same one as the Old Stone Bridge tracks I've released…
Keyboards: Doug Sparling
Composer: Doug Sparling
Written/Recorded: 2006
Old music library track. I recorded this with a cheap Yamaha keyboard my step-father gave me. Wish I would have add little more to the repeat of the melody, but I think I…
Really nothing more than some voice leading practice. Unfortunately, I had no keyboard or orchestral samples when I did this, so I used Lilypond and TiMidity++ and step programmed it in a text editor. I've since bought Cubase and EastWest/QuantumLeap…
Keyboards: Doug Sparling
Composer: Doug Sparling
Written/Recorded: 2006
Another short piece I threw together when I had access to a keyboard. If I ever have any extra money, I need to get a keyboard. Though I'm technically inclined, sometimes…
Guitar: Doug Sparling
Composer: Doug Sparling
Written/Recorded: 2006
A "B" side from the "Stray Onto The Path" CD that I never released, in fact, I'd forgotten I'd even recorded it until today when I stumbled across the track. It's one I didn…
Keyboards: Doug Sparling
Composer: Doug Sparling
Written/Recorded: 2006
Another short piece I threw together when I had access to a keyboard. If I ever have any extra money, I need to get a keyboard. Though I'm technically inclined, sometimes…
Keyboards: Doug Sparling
Composer: Doug Sparling
Written/Recorded: 2006
Another short piece I threw together when I had access to a keyboard. If I ever have any extra money, I need to get a keyboard. Though I'm technically inclined, sometimes…
Keyboards: Doug Sparling
Composer: Doug Sparling
Written/Recorded: 2006
Old music library track. I recorded this with a cheap Yamaha keyboard my step-father gave me. Wish I would have add little more to the repeat of the melody, but I think I…
Keyboards: Doug Sparling
Composer: Doug Sparling
Written/Recorded: 2006
Old music library track. I recorded this with a cheap Yamaha keyboard my step-father gave me. Wish I would have add little more to the repeat of the melody, but I think I…
Really nothing more than some voice leading practice. Unfortunately, I had no keyboard or orchestral samples when I did this, so I used Lilypond and TiMidity++ and step programmed it in a text editor. I've since bought Cubase and EastWest/QuantumLeap…
I excel at disappearing for long stretches, eh?
I think with this I'm officially committing to doing FAWM.
And R.I.P. my songwriting drought. August 27th, 2009 - February 1st, 2010.
If that's what it takes to come up with some this nice, then I guess a few long stretches are ok, eh? Man, Nice...I love solo piano and this one's just lovely.
A moody solo acoustic thing that I came up with playing in a long forgotten tuning. Just got a new Zoom H4N, so this was recorded in my shop sitting at my reedmaking bench may 12 2009
Sitting around in my shop a couple of days ago with the Goodall and the Zoom H4N. First time I've really messed with using the internal mics on the H4N in multitrack mode
You call that noodling around? That's some mighty fine noodling, Mr. Lynch...and yeah, DADGAD never gets old, though I still have a love for EBEGAD too.
Sitting around in my shop a couple of days ago with the Goodall and the Zoom H4N. First time I've really messed with using the internal mics on the H4N in multitrack mode
Our sun is in a long, cool, quiet period right now. But average ocean temps are the highest ever, and polar ice and glaciers are melting at an alarming rate. Something is going on here.
Man, that's cool. Curious what apps you're using? I've been buying a bunch of music apps for my iPhone but I never seem to get around to using them. I was gonna try and do a "CDs" worth of iPhone app music at some point.
So one too many coffee's and I have insomnia, I decided to mess about with my prototype sequencer Rytme and one of the Logic piano presets (Piano Motion).
I came up with this piece (in the key of A Major) which is rather repetitive (a quality…
Several years ago I had a short lived duo with an oboe and English horn player named Nat. This is a demo from that period. It's an old old chord progression of mine that never really had a melody and Nat improvised this melody in the studio to…
Sweet - glad to see you digging things up from the archives. I seem to remember you had that duo...unless it was pre-1990 or whenever it was we first met.
Experimenting with my piano/keyboard skillz and a first attempt at record clapping. Needs a good go over with some quality drums and some better arranging. Everything sounds very "synthy" on account of I don't have any quality VSTi at the moment.
This is one of my first ambient tracks, and it's been made up largely of sounds I've captured on a handheld recorder over the last five or so years.
Dark, and more than a little creepy.
This is maybe the first track written entirely by This Caustic Autumn as a group effort. I'd been to see Sigur Ros play at Massey Hall in Toronto the night before we wrote this, so that's where the idea for the bowed Les Paul came from. Other…
From the archives. Traditional Irish slow air. Myself on the Uilleann pipes with synth backing. This was recorded at a concert here in Weston back in I think '92. Originally recorded on an ancient 4 track machine and then transferred to cassette…
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Beautiful track Doug.
also very nice,,
very 18th century classical in sound,,, a very clean sound (when i try to mix multiple tracks of this type of instruments it often seems muddy to me, but this is clear),, are you by chance a Haydn or Mozart fan?,, really nice,, you give me inspiration to try something like this well played R
very nice,, very full sounding
I love it. A Krimson feel to it.
This is big screen quality - Fantastic!
Exceptional Doug. Very elegant.
More beauty. Love your ethereal new age stuff, and this is no exception. So pretty and inspiring. Am uplifted.
...And by the way, this song is outstanding!!!
This probably had the fastest transition from Alonetone-upload to my iPod in the history of akin transitions!
You certainly are master of the wonderful melody Doug.
A beautiful melody here.
Oh how civilised! A touch of class!
Lovely piece, melodic and full.
quite Oldfieldian, and although it stands on its own as is, i think it deserves you try and finish it..
Sweet!
Sweet.
Really lovely stuff Doug!
Just wonderful! STUNNING! Oh my...disarming!
Like it!
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If that's what it takes to come up with some this nice, then I guess a few long stretches are ok, eh? Man, Nice...I love solo piano and this one's just lovely.
Nice start for RPM - great tune, Kavin. Instrumental guitar album, fancy that!
Ah, just what I needed, a little inspiration. You're amazing Mr. Lynch.
You call that noodling around? That's some mighty fine noodling, Mr. Lynch...and yeah, DADGAD never gets old, though I still have a love for EBEGAD too.
Nice one man, stunning...
Love this one, man. Note to self, improve my recording technique so that sound at least half this good...
Great sounds...
Catching up on my alonetone listening. Gorgeous track, the right amount of everything.
Man, that's cool. Curious what apps you're using? I've been buying a bunch of music apps for my iPhone but I never seem to get around to using them. I was gonna try and do a "CDs" worth of iPhone app music at some point.
enjoyable listening...very well done.
excellent...man, I love this.
Sweet - glad to see you digging things up from the archives. I seem to remember you had that duo...unless it was pre-1990 or whenever it was we first met.
great experiment.
wow, great track. Like the arrangement and the playing in fantastic.
That's a whole lot of awesomeness...
Stunning...wow, love this one.
Just discovered this through Kavin's list...wow, this is a great track. ACL had it right - sublime.
Beautiful piece of music, that...
I missed this one...love the guitars. Nice, nice, nice.
Nice one man. I always loved this tune...and I was probably there at the concert.