Created for the CHiLL release Resolutions, released 15 February 2004. The Tunguska Event occurred near the Podkamennaya Tunguska River in Russia on June 30, 1908. Experts generally agree it was caused by Nikola Tesla firing a prototype particle…

on the old plum tree blossom by blossom the spring thaw is born -- Hattori Ransetsu (1654-1707) pure white plum blossoms slowly begin to turn the color of dawn -- Buson Yosa (1715-1783)

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.

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.

I was just playing along with a looper pedal, trying to work out some ideas for a "real" song. I was just recording straight to a single stereo track and not worrying much about my playing or the mix. But when I listened back afterwards, I thought…

I guess this would be the "centerpiece" of the album. Like the rest of the album it really stumbles along the line between droney and simply repetitive, and it needs a bit of a reworking to reach its potential.