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…
Episode One:
Sandbags allowed me to use his mad rhythms- see here for an explanation: http://alonetone.com/sandbags/tracks/my-name-is-harry-palmer Sudara lent me some samples of him playing chords from his new autoharp, an ebow against piano…
The psyche is a weird place, I'll just talk about it musically.
The piece begins with the sounds of Sudara's autoharp, the weeping woodwind sounds of the clarinetist from Megafauna Lacrymosa , and a low kick-like percussive sound, which is…
...My ggoodn'ss ; heck yes; 'affirmative, Rampart
--thrice
?consider?:
at the bridge, let the cheesy lead totally loose al semblance of time-based effect
I LOVE it immediately following the melody solo bridge.
lips-0-flame, no?
facedown far from only, every bit the proper gent
feeling very tiny, kindly pass along a hand
and please stifle the laughter as I crown the better man
borrowing the gibberish, this continental drift
line up the idiots and choose your tool…
I wrote this short woodwind motif at the time MJ died yesterday. The King played a major influence on some of my more dance-oriented music, so this is my ode to the king.
For my friend and coworker, because he certainly deserves it.
This song is friends with [song for themcgruff](http://alonetone.com/sudara/tracks/song-for-themcgruff)
Filho Sumido is portuguese for "Lost Son".
Its my little bossa way of describing what its like to be away from the place I love, Brazil. Like a lost son. Someday I may make an english version - but then, maybe not. After all, its about Brazil…
This is a total remake of an earlier posting.
Lead vocals courtesy of fellow Alonetoner, Dana.
In the lyrics, I was trying to capture a sense in which there is something else beyond -
something which draws me as it were homeward. A son…
A song that came to me when I was fishing in the rain with some of my Mamainde buddies. The Mamainde is a small endangered Amazonian tribe of 230 people in west-central Brazil. This song attempts to tell their story…
This is a total remake of an earlier posting.
Lead vocals courtesy of fellow Alonetoner, Dana.
In the lyrics, I was trying to capture a sense in which there is something else beyond -
something which draws me as it were homeward. A son…
This is my 12 hour song (written, recorded, mixed, mastered) ... I pined away all day at it while a storm kept me company.
instrumentation:
a man lost his house and sold me his fretless bass for next to nothing. a family friend gave me…
Comments on K. SCOT SPARKS 79+intercessions's stuff
wah-nderful :) love all the colors in your pallete
The ending is so cool!
Dig the bass and trumpet.
Very cool. I like your vocals. Thanks for listening.
I am enjoying your latest tracks immensly
man this is super cool! Faved!!!
oh yea!!
short n nice!
smooth.
God, this is exquisite. This is my favorite song. Love your lyrics, man, and the message/question...
Love it, bro. Beautiful arrangement. Less is more lyrics...per usual, per excellence!
Crazy, man. I'm trying to imagine Duvall...?
High class all the way here - Love it!
Nicely done mate very cool.
if you want to deconstruct it, the tracks have been bounced and ready for you in dropbox
Very nice man!
Cool mate nice.
Nice mate great vocals and top beat.
most certainly a little different, but I dig it brutha.
Nice one Mr Sparks, I'm enjoying your uploads mate.
Comments made by K. SCOT SPARKS 79+intercessions
shucking, jiving of the highest order, my fren
WOW!! Yes. You- the master of the texture/beat/sound narrative. Yes. Thanks. wow
NICE changes [and bellZ!]
-affirmative, Rampart.
Thanks for listening indeed. I appreciate the encouraging word on mi stuff-- You certainly have some beauties here. : ) : ) : ))))))
...My ggoodn'ss ; heck yes; 'affirmative, Rampart --thrice ?consider?: at the bridge, let the cheesy lead totally loose al semblance of time-based effect I LOVE it immediately following the melody solo bridge. lips-0-flame, no?
oh yeah
..BEAUTIFUL -you texturemeister, you.
oh yes, you move, you guuuuuv
highlarious --nice -yess
...tastey, senor. ks
this is scarey and beautiful, Davey I hope this finds you well, bro. (Somehow, I wouldn't have it any other way than w/ this drum machine here.)
gotstaliketheWAH
Dana's voice is really cool in this range, no, bro.? You sound cool/natural too. Yeah, man.
Yeah, Dave; cool to think about your referent here. love, k
Beautiful, guys!! love, ks
Discipline, ... ...yeah.
Oh oh oh oh
My my- the very texture of 'g-r-o-o-v-e.' The singularity indeed. 'Warning.'
Beautiliscious, frien!!!!