acapella vocal loop
In the bleak midwinter
Frosty wind made moan
Earth stood hard as iron
Water turned to stone
Snow had fallen
Snow on snow on snow
In the bleak midwinter
Long, long ago
- Christina Rossetti 1872
Your father was very sensible that night!
So well presented Kavin, thanks!
My mother (5) was awoken by her grandfather to show her the Araura Borealis, she said it was a gigantic purple curtain floating in the sky.
acapella vocal loop
In the bleak midwinter
Frosty wind made moan
Earth stood hard as iron
Water turned to stone
Snow had fallen
Snow on snow on snow
In the bleak midwinter
Long, long ago
- Christina Rossetti 1872
acapella vocal loop
In the bleak midwinter
Frosty wind made moan
Earth stood hard as iron
Water turned to stone
Snow had fallen
Snow on snow on snow
In the bleak midwinter
Long, long ago
- Christina Rossetti 1872
Morning, nothing better than live and now sound heard here. I love lps and old tape as the sound is so real. Now I can add ambience
Id choose playing in the bathroom. Great sound/feel
Lovely jangly sounds. Very pretty!! I also like the background noise - it seems to lend to the warm atmosphere - especially the little sprinkles of happy laughter and chatter.
my rpm #5,, it will eventually become a part om my themed cd "the dark doll house" a somewhat sad place where memories of childhoods past echo through empty rooms,, the two other pieces thus far in this theme are the 3 mov of my piano sonata…
One more instrumental before I move on to the vocals...
I came up with this riff one hazy night when I was 19. I'm in my 30s now, and rather more sober, but I still like playing this. It felt good to finally flesh it out.
“While I Wait”: (Richard Hardrick)
I hear my steps from echoes
down in the street of time
van años en lo incierto
outside the shadow line
Silence in an empty sky
while I wait
God has not revealed yet
the truth of signs outside…
#4 for the RPM Challenge.
Have you heard this melody before? This is one of those where I wonder if I've unconsciously "borrowed" something from someone. Translation: the Fly Boat, like the tourist boats that ply the river Seine and their bright…
1pm on Sunday. I'm not back in work until Tuesday. We've just had a delicious roast dinner that I cooked, and the glass of wine we had with it is helping it go down. As a crisp February sun twinkles through the window I realise that for the first…
I was asked to come up with some gritty microtonal guitar. This is an out-take from that session.
17 Indulgences is a solo guitar piece in 17 edo featuring acoustic feedback, echo and a bluesy sort of point of view but does wander here and…
Another cut from the 1988 cassette tape of a live performance by Scartaglen on the NPR show Mountain stage. This time some tunes from County Kerry.
Kirk Lynch- Uilleann pipes and whistle. Becky Pringle- Fiddle. Mike Dugger- Fiddle and guitar…
Sometimes society gets wrapped up in their own routine, failing to notice the sheer beauty that surrounds them on a daily basis, until a moment of chance changes everything.
Some reflections after recording this song:
1. Mic positioning for a live take can drive you crazy
2. The lowest note I can comfortably sing is an A
3. A tortured soul can somehow write an amazing love song
4. I still have much to learn
2010
Depeche Mode lite
I was going to hire Meatloaf for the ending but it turns out he will NOT work for pancakes... which is what I had heard.
This is one of the prime examples of (early on) being WAY more ambitious than what my ability…
You're right it is really good. That drum track is a little overwhelming in the mix at first tho. I like the guitars, stream of conciousness lyrics, Lennon-like vocal and the Miles Davis title check.
OCCUPY 0112
It's a highland I call my land
It's an island in the sun
No matter how you measure it
It's always number one
If I had a house to occupy
I'd occupy my wish
But to have a house to occupy
I must defy the rich
We buy the…
Comments on kavin.'s stuff
Sweet Guitar tone, nice moves
i quite agree...haven't heard it in a while though.....great stuff
Damn! This is great! I somehow missed this one
Pretty Neat Kavster!
FNG! Texas Magic.
Neat track! Thanks for sharing this special memory!
Thanks, all. A memory blast for me finding this. The store is closed now, of course.
Hate to say it, but I'm old enough to remember that morning.
Oh well played! Beautiful stuff! Merry Christmas Kavin!
Your father was very sensible that night! So well presented Kavin, thanks! My mother (5) was awoken by her grandfather to show her the Araura Borealis, she said it was a gigantic purple curtain floating in the sky.
Oooo, this is nice! Astoundingly good!
Cool
wow! a beautiful memory - very cool. I've only seen just a few meteors so I'm glad to hear your story!
Interesting story and totally unexpected, at least for me.
Beautifully told, Kavin.
Really like the lyrics to this.
I have noticed when going through my old stuff, you hit a bunch of bad ones and ocassionally find a gem, i think this is one of those gems
Awesome, great, wonderful, uplifting, sweet.....need more words, headed to find my dictonary....
Morning, nothing better than live and now sound heard here. I love lps and old tape as the sound is so real. Now I can add ambience Id choose playing in the bathroom. Great sound/feel
Lovely jangly sounds. Very pretty!! I also like the background noise - it seems to lend to the warm atmosphere - especially the little sprinkles of happy laughter and chatter.
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Wistful. Plaintive. Looking through my own empty rooms.
Played like a real Texas guitar slinger!
Thanks for the comments C, and welcome to the club! Keep on with the great songs!
Nice proggy/metal vibe going on here Rick.
Thanks MTC! I'm relieved!
Welcome to Alonetone Daniel! Pick on!
Wonderful! Glad you are back!
Sweet acoustic tone!
Yesh! Definitely a candidate for the IF RPM mash album.
Liking the drone and general guitar mayhem.
Supergreat. That's one tight band.
This makes me feel sad. That's a good thing.
Nice ambient and great album. I came to IA through his novels, not so much his short stories. One of the SF masters indeed!
You're on a roll with these JT covers. Wond'ring Aloud next maybe?
Great versh. I'd like more details on the mic placement. Are you just using one mic? More is better when recording acoustic.
You're right it is really good. That drum track is a little overwhelming in the mix at first tho. I like the guitars, stream of conciousness lyrics, Lennon-like vocal and the Miles Davis title check.
Picturing JMT in a kilt.
Very nice indeed!
Like the crystal acoustic tone and space there.
Your experiments with pitch/tuning always fascinate.