What can I say? well, thanks for the comments! It still amzes me that my solitary style (when the whole song is me myself and I) makes it over to you all. And that you "get" what I try to do in the arranging, that it's ok to emphasize the mood…
What can I say? well, thanks for the comments! It still amzes me that my solitary style (when the whole song is me myself and I) makes it over to you all. And that you "get" what I try to do in the arranging, that it's ok to emphasize the mood…
This recording has been through hell, pretty much like I was when I wrote this: It was recorded written and played by me, on a fostex four track. At the time even true love had let me down, and decided its dreams "for" me were more important than…
Makes me think of "13 floor elevators", this one has the spook. Thats a great vocal. I really like this. I need to spend some time listening to your tunes.
This recording has been through hell, pretty much like I was when I wrote this: It was recorded written and played by me, on a fostex four track. At the time even true love had let me down, and decided its dreams "for" me were more important than…
You live long enough... you take some real hits. And the only way to get on, is, to, "Pick myself up, walk down the long long road". Lifes real easy when it's all theoretical, but it's never been lived until the theories and philosophies are trashed…
I was dreaming one night, and this song came, it was part of what I was going through in the dream. I woke up with the emotion, the words, and the melody still going. Got out of bed (Like 4AM! ugh!) went down to the studio and recorded the melody…
My father refers to it as having a "radio" turn on late at night. The words, the melody, music just flow out and you cannot stop until it is finished. Great song ;)
We all live on one planet, and on this planet we ARE the indigenous peoples. The rest is just intellectual self petting if you know what I mean. When I'm feeling frustrated with the human race, I return to the roots. I read once in a novel on…
This recording has been through hell, pretty much like I was when I wrote this: It was recorded written and played by me, on a fostex four track. At the time even true love had let me down, and decided its dreams "for" me were more important than…
You live long enough... you take some real hits. And the only way to get on, is, to, "Pick myself up, walk down the long long road". Lifes real easy when it's all theoretical, but it's never been lived until the theories and philosophies are trashed…
http://www.jango.com/music/Rox Hi guys, just a little shameless self promotion. we've changed our name to Rox. We're on jango.com being played live (based on large numbers of hits) We can continue being played for free if we continue getting…
http://www.jango.com/music/Rox Hi guys, just a little shameless self promotion. we've changed our name to Rox. We're on jango.com being played live (based on large numbers of hits) We can continue being played for free if we continue getting…
I'm including this, beacause I want to be able to say, and demonstrate, just what Steve Buzzell, my musical partner and collaborator means to several of the songs that are either here already, or will follow. This is all Steve. In all the songs…
This says so much with the music, can't wait to hear what lyrics you will come up with, the rest of your music has words that fit the instruments so well, each could stand alone, but together really take listener someplace.
This is probably to personal, to raw to put here, but I've been listening to some pretty courageous stuff here in alonetone. This is more of an occurence, a onetime performance, more of a memorial, than a recording. My dad had died recently, I…
Ok, everybody. I hope you can hang in there on this one. Yes it's longer. This is the fruit of Steve and my's first collaboration. He'd heard me do this at a party, got in touch with me, and said, "I'd like to collaborate on this, if you're okay…
Well, hot summer night. Beautiful woman dancing in the moonlight, (the goddesses knew what they were doing, a man doesn't stand a chance against this), knees going weak.... hearts' pounding...head spinning = new song. (Love was already there…
What I love about this and your music generally is from the first note, I am drawn into a world, the words seem to come naturally from the feeling, the music, the instruments. Like the heart had strings and a voice.
We all live on one planet, and on this planet we ARE the indigenous peoples. The rest is just intellectual self petting if you know what I mean. When I'm feeling frustrated with the human race, I return to the roots. I read once in a novel on…
We all live on one planet, and on this planet we ARE the indigenous peoples. The rest is just intellectual self petting if you know what I mean. When I'm feeling frustrated with the human race, I return to the roots. I read once in a novel on…
We all live on one planet, and on this planet we ARE the indigenous peoples. The rest is just intellectual self petting if you know what I mean. When I'm feeling frustrated with the human race, I return to the roots. I read once in a novel on…
We all live on one planet, and on this planet we ARE the indigenous peoples. The rest is just intellectual self petting if you know what I mean. When I'm feeling frustrated with the human race, I return to the roots. I read once in a novel on…
We all live on one planet, and on this planet we ARE the indigenous peoples. The rest is just intellectual self petting if you know what I mean. When I'm feeling frustrated with the human race, I return to the roots. I read once in a novel on…
Whoaa... that tambourine in the beginning.... comes sweeping shuddering in. Then dances through the room (Had you on the "big" stereo) while wild things mutter howl and roar from down the caves of time.
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
Had these backing tracks laying around on my drive for a while and didn't know what to do with them, so grabbed my Ebow and a fretless electric that I built for myself a couple years ago and had a go. My fretless playing is really in its infancy…
I swore that I would NEVER upload this. Was having a bad day trying to loop "nice" acoustic guitar sounds and got frustrated so grabbed my Taylor and plugged it into a cheesy Effects box and straight into the looper. Started twiddling knobs and…
Kirk, I got lost in my kitchen, making a cup of tea when I heard this. Came to, slow dance moving across the floor, singing lyrics pulled right out of nowhere. I hope to have the time to dance to it more
Black Cat
Words and Music by Tharek Mokbul ( OsCKilO )
My heart will miss a beat
Each time
I see your pain
I know this is the end
But I
Will fight this tide
The battle is complete
Both sides
Have won this time
I will remember you
So proud…
I am honored to be able to put words to the music of Skidoo and to say the mood he created with his music triggered something important to me.
One of my favorites tracks from Skidoo is "An elephant of truth". The first version of this song…
Straight ahead stone city electric blues for an old friend who used to spend hours spinning BB King and Mike Bloomfield records for me. Recorded back sometime at the end of 2006 on old analog equipment
hey thanks for the comments, dave. I'm listening to you thinkin' I'm hearing The Band reincarnate. Nice you got the "lo-fi" majesty to follow the call. Recorded it live, with a four track tape deck, never played it again, it was a jam. Still haven't figured out how it all goes.
One of my favorite songs of all time and one of my favorite voices.
Thanks M.T.
My Skin
Some days I’m fine
Yeah some days I feel sublime
All the time
But then there’s days
I wanna crawl out of my skin
And leave it in
A…
To everyone missing.
"
I found silver in your mouth
on a holiday
found stories in your eyes
beautiful as mould
6000 miles away
I finally recalled
the secrets on your skin
in scars and birthmarks
open wounds
secret stories of…
Beautiful, Kavin. I ;ove the way things meld here. Leads the mind off and away. And yes, I guess that would be voices from Dreamtime. Although I did mix cultures (Australian/ Native American). But that would be me all over!
We all live on one planet, and on this planet we ARE the indigenous peoples. The rest is just intellectual self petting if you know what I mean. When I'm feeling frustrated with the human race, I return to the roots. I read once in a novel on…
Thanks all, for the comments. You would be amused at the "instruments" I used for this. In keeping with the theme I mentioned, though not intentional. didgeridoo, I wanted the sound, went out back grabbed a piece of ABS (Black Plastic Pipe) made the didge, (saw some made that way a didgeridoo festival), needed that strange raspy creature sound, took a piece of PVC pipe (same one I used for the Guiro on Mid Summers Night) and used a rounded stick to rub it, getting the raspy sorta heatbug effect. Found art? No, yes, found music!
A song written for a great girl who'll be getting married next year...
"You'll always be this young if love comes first
And you stay filled with life."
I love it when someone writes about the real in life. This is it. The kind of song that carries through life's changes. Music and the voice married perfectly.
We call this Beat-box ghosts (the prog-fu mix). A fun collab between Osckilo and myself. Osckilo had this song he did called Ghosts, all done beat-box. I had to ask him what beat-box meant, I had no idea. I took his original track (just his…
Just a few seconds into this song, and it comes alive with a subtle intensity. Emotions captured, and released, beautifully, some controled passion here. very cool
Comments on iconoclast's stuff
You've got a real hypnotic style. This is a great song.
I say well done.
Makes me think of "13 floor elevators", this one has the spook. Thats a great vocal. I really like this. I need to spend some time listening to your tunes.
Deadly sound here. Lo-Fi majesty. Hell of a song I say.
What a great opening, I'm hooked right in. Great song, very atmospheric.
My father refers to it as having a "radio" turn on late at night. The words, the melody, music just flow out and you cannot stop until it is finished. Great song ;)
very nice......being in the southwest i understand this concept very well
The raw sounding recording just suits the tune. Great stuff man!
When you can't figure why you want to paint that full moon blue, listen to this and let those standin' still blues move you. Love this!
*goes to Jango* Good luck with it!
Nice one man!
This says so much with the music, can't wait to hear what lyrics you will come up with, the rest of your music has words that fit the instruments so well, each could stand alone, but together really take listener someplace.
From the first call of that wild haunting beginning phrase, you know this is going to be something special, and it does not disappoint.
Sorry I took so long to listen to this one, with the storms moving in, wish I had a Moon Cloud of my own.
What I love about this and your music generally is from the first note, I am drawn into a world, the words seem to come naturally from the feeling, the music, the instruments. Like the heart had strings and a voice.
No way was that 4 minutes.... It Just Flew by..... Something Special about this...
You have tapped into something deep on this track.... It is more than music.....
I love the soul of this!
ABS/PVC instruments, FN great man. Really cool and creative.
Whoaa... that tambourine in the beginning.... comes sweeping shuddering in. Then dances through the room (Had you on the "big" stereo) while wild things mutter howl and roar from down the caves of time.
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mmmmmmmmm..... such a mood. I'm never gonna get anything done today.
Kirk, I love how you go about your own way, exploring your own musicality. I envy you your ability to play!
Kirk, I got lost in my kitchen, making a cup of tea when I heard this. Came to, slow dance moving across the floor, singing lyrics pulled right out of nowhere. I hope to have the time to dance to it more
Beautiful bit of work.
Like this, has a Pink Floyd vibe..... and that can't be bad, now, can it?
Sweet, sweet, singin' guitar... play it for all of us.... so satisfying to listen to
hey thanks for the comments, dave. I'm listening to you thinkin' I'm hearing The Band reincarnate. Nice you got the "lo-fi" majesty to follow the call. Recorded it live, with a four track tape deck, never played it again, it was a jam. Still haven't figured out how it all goes.
Be nice to have this at our saturday night jam. Feels good to listen to, move to.
great treatment of a nice, tender song.
Sweet tune. Love the harmonies.
Beautiful, Kavin. I ;ove the way things meld here. Leads the mind off and away. And yes, I guess that would be voices from Dreamtime. Although I did mix cultures (Australian/ Native American). But that would be me all over!
Thanks all, for the comments. You would be amused at the "instruments" I used for this. In keeping with the theme I mentioned, though not intentional. didgeridoo, I wanted the sound, went out back grabbed a piece of ABS (Black Plastic Pipe) made the didge, (saw some made that way a didgeridoo festival), needed that strange raspy creature sound, took a piece of PVC pipe (same one I used for the Guiro on Mid Summers Night) and used a rounded stick to rub it, getting the raspy sorta heatbug effect. Found art? No, yes, found music!
I love it when someone writes about the real in life. This is it. The kind of song that carries through life's changes. Music and the voice married perfectly.
Oh ho! Lyrics speak it... music... speaks it. We are bright spirits in a Ghost Town. Don't let them drink your spirit dry.
This is nice dave. Little bit of Robby robertson here. But of course it's all you. Songs from the earth. Gift to us all.
Hey Smooth! Thanks for the comments! I like the groove this lays down. You should give your vocals a little boost - they're worth it!
hey even KNOWING who e.e. Cummings is, is a great start! Like the way, beat, rythmn guits, work with the melody
This song wastes no time in getting to it. no frills, just says it, every little touch.
Just a few seconds into this song, and it comes alive with a subtle intensity. Emotions captured, and released, beautifully, some controled passion here. very cool
Creative. You make melodies.... they sing your heart. keep it up! I intend to listen more.