a moody ethereal track. recorded straight from the laptop mic, so not the best, but had to capture it before it faded away.

a moody ethereal track. recorded straight from the laptop mic, so not the best, but had to capture it before it faded away.

lyrics: traditional Orignally from RPM '07 album; this one has been reworked quite a bit. The lead vocal performance is particularly weak here but I'm rather pleased at how the "choir" vocals came out.

The first part of this was a "hidden" untitled track on my original RPM '07 album; the second part was conceived as an intro to "shortwave" but it seemed to make sense to re-sequence them this way.

Originally for (unfinished) RPM '08 album

Originally for (unfinished) RPM '08 album. This song and "shortwave" together probably required more component audio tracks than my entire RPM '09 album, which is one reason RPM '08 didn't see completion.

The image of cherry blossoms folding into a gravel footpath is from a poem by Kanoko Okamoto. Originally from RPM '07 album, this version has been reworked a fair bit.

The image of cherry blossoms folding into a gravel footpath is from a poem by Kanoko Okamoto. Originally from RPM '07 album, this version has been reworked a fair bit.

The image of cherry blossoms folding into a gravel footpath is from a poem by Kanoko Okamoto. Originally from RPM '07 album, this version has been reworked a fair bit.

Took sandbags' [Rytme Shifter 1](http://alonetone.com/sandbags/tracks/rytme-shifter-1) and added my special brand of guitar incompetence. I bought myself an E-Bow this week and this track was just perfect for playing around. After a day of wankery…