Sam was a very articulate and kind friend; he spend way too much of his life in a wheel chair and yet demonstrated a lot of grace.
We lost him just over a year ago.
Among many other unexpected, Christ-like kindnesses, he realized at one point…
Cool bouncing groove, with interruptions that are so interesting they almost interrupt my breath - slippery punchy syncopated chords - all kinds of melody everywhere - the way the sounds sit in and around each other - really, really fun!
Thanks, bro.
Everything I do is recorded with a Boss Micro BR, either plugged in to the guitar jack or using the built in mic for acoustic/vox. Sometimes I'll upload the tracks to audacity for further mixing, but not very often.
This is from years ago, living in santa fe.
I loved driving around in my little 1980s toyota corolla and listening to cassettes. I loved the way they sounded.
So I took a piano song I was working on, recorded it to cassette, dragged mic…
Archival stuff from my distant past with former bandmates in Scartaglen. A set of traditional Irish tunes. Rescued from a cassette tape done at a concert back in the early 90's. Myself on Uilleann pipes and whistle. Mike dugger on guitar and fiddle…
Pennywhistles: Doug Sparling
Bodhran: David Shaughnessy
Composer: Traditional
Recorded: 2005
A set of reels (the first being "For the Sake of Old Decency," picked up from a Michael Tubridy album of the same name) I put together one evening. You…
Archival stuff from my distant past with former bandmates in Scartaglen. A set of traditional Irish tunes. Rescued from a cassette tape done at a concert back in the early 90's. Myself on Uilleann pipes and whistle. Mike dugger on guitar and fiddle…
A little scratch track from a few months ago. A song about the trials and tribulations of being 11 years old. Watching Six Million Dollar Man, dodging bullies and pretending our bicycles were Harleys.
I was at a friends house and saw a little…
Just another time traveling love song from your ole Uncle Paul.
Mostly MIDI synths and some analog bass and screaming Ibanez.
Drum loops too. I was going to drum it, but these two loops really kinda drive it along.
Enjoy.....
filled…
I couldn't get anything right today so I just mashed through a guitar track and overlayed vocals. But now I kind of like the song so it will have to be redone.
So sit back and relax, don't shower or shave and have a beer!
Swill A Beer
I sit…
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
Jason Sloan and I recorded this track in March 2010 as an improvisation in preparation for our performances on The Vigil all-night music festival at MICA. Jason describes the session:
"Erik and I come from very different backgrounds in our approach…
The salient lines in this traditional song, for me, are these:
"... and still I hold, / that the time will come / when he and I will be as one ..."
What need is expressed in this "holding"? Against what, does our singer hope? The resistance…
I love you. And I'm watching you... :)
All one take into the Boss MicroBR hole and cleaned up a little. I'm the red headed stepchild of recording...
Love You
Some people want to know you
Wanna put their arms around you
Buy you a drink…
Two-part tune. The first part is "Untitled," and the second part (based on the last bit of "Untitled") is "Sugar." We went for the slow version for the record. We also play "Punk Sugar" and have messed around with "Country Sugar" and "Reggae…
Mining the archives a bit. This is an alternate take of my "Jimi Jam" from a couple of years ago. Live to 2 tracks with the Jamman. Really only sounds OK when cranked up loud enough that your eardrums threaten to meet in the middle. LOL!!
This is the first of several songs in a collaboration with Laura Kepner-Adney. Laura has a beautiful voice and a gift for arranging music. It is an exciting project with more to come.
Featuring Ryan Anderson on harmonica.
Lyrics:
As a boy…
Comments on K. SCOT SPARKS 79+intercessions's stuff
So glad you kept it simple...a touching tribute.
Mysterious butter! And now I feel odder than I already do.. :) Killer track!
I might as well favorite everything you do. This one's a real interesting listen. Nice groove and energy with wonderfully beautiful dissonance.
Cool bouncing groove, with interruptions that are so interesting they almost interrupt my breath - slippery punchy syncopated chords - all kinds of melody everywhere - the way the sounds sit in and around each other - really, really fun!
Another Beauty man!
brings me memories of some retro film noirs from the 50s - and the mismatch with the kid(?) voice is excellent..
Matches my mood tonight. Solid sounds.
really like bass devlopments around two minutes plus. wah wah very sweet.
Thanks, bro. Everything I do is recorded with a Boss Micro BR, either plugged in to the guitar jack or using the built in mic for acoustic/vox. Sometimes I'll upload the tracks to audacity for further mixing, but not very often.
Oh well, I over used slick. That's what happens when you listen before you look :)
Lusciously groovy K. Pretty slick!!
Mighty good, bro!
Hell Yeah! Nice one man!
luvadatdubmon!
Very cool! Love the upbeat energy running through it! Very slick.
nice!
dis is tight g.
Sweet horn lines at about 1:30! Nice one man!
nice one KSS.
Really spooky vox and brass - Hope no offense by saying that? I love it!
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Man - again - nice, tasteful and well recorded stuff! (Thanks again for checking out mi auditory musings.)
...way cool, man. Thanks for listening!
Cool, man!! (..and thanks for checking our that last'n!)
...yEah, man! Where ye been? Best to you!
Thanks for these hip sounds ..and for the info.. (YEAH, man!! 'OUTASITE' lyric, tones, production val.s, attitude) Blessings, senor.
yeah, dude!! Thanks for checking mine. I love your decisions, dr.
Thanks for checking that. YOU have got some tasty things, man! How are you recording this stuff?
Thanks so much for listening, man. --i always dig this.
..yeah, man.
..yes indeed, man. :)
oo0oooo! Yes.
..yeah, man! :)
..cool, man. 'dig it real good like. Thanks for checking the pseudo-spooky sounds!! :)
yeah!!
Hey, man.. -great tones, great title. ; ) Thanks for checking 'Mr. Day' out.
Thanks for listening -and for the encouraging words. (I dig this 'textural/harmonica thing' you've got going here!)
This is SO hip, man; thanks for checking mi fledglings out. Best kss
...VERY nice work here. Thanks for taking the time to listen!