My new trio. This is just us, warming up at the beginning of our last rehearsal before our first gig. Just stupid stuff - you know, foolin' around in E and suchlike - but the guitar sound is wonderful, best sound I've ever had. One mic, corner…
A transcription of Prima's brilliant original recording. I recorded this attempting to catch some of the character of the reeds and horns using an electric guitar plugged into an amp - that's it. Once all the horn parts were multitracked, the…
A transcription of Prima's brilliant original recording. I recorded this attempting to catch some of the character of the reeds and horns using an electric guitar plugged into an amp - that's it. Once all the horn parts were multitracked, the…
This is a song I have just recently finished recorded over the summer in my basement using all live recordings of real instruments (intro vocals were recorded literally on a cliffside), and this is the first of more to come. It's a song about…
These tune-scapes are beautiful - and I kind of like the hiss; it sits on my ear like the soft, complicated gray that builds up on the mythical painter's palette, over time - the colour of all colours - and then the musical choices emerge out of that gray; a little bit in front of it here, a bit behind it there, and some especially interesting sounds that seem to sit over to one side, as though - if a sound can look - looking awry. Lovely tracks.
An art piano piece inspired by poem Kontrapunkti (Counterpoint) by the Finnish poet and author Eeva-Liisa Manner who was a frontline figure in the Finnish post-WWII modernism. You can find an English translation of the poem here: http://nordicvoicesinprint…
This is a song I wrote for a girl I liked... I even performed a stripped down acoustic guitar only version for her. She loved the song but didn't exactly reciprocate how I felt. I'm a nice guy and she likes bad boys. Wish I could change that…
i didn't think that this had uploaded last night so it was a nice surprise to see the four lovely comments :) thank you...
its hard to describe what this is about...a very personal moment...sometimes it replays in my memories...
and your Quill continues to love your music
The place where this music was made - can't but wonder what it's like, and wish to see it; but knowing that I can't helps me realize that I don't want the image - I want only the music.
This is an older song and hey, you'll finally get to hear me sing badly! This was under my old name Piscean Dream so I couple of you may or may not have heard this before. Thanks for listening!
haven't been writing too much recently and this began...i wanted a strong drone behind the melody and a glitch to fill the spaces...its quite a sad piece...
As always, the sense of texture and the feeling of restraint (I mean by that something far beyond and altogether different from the mere *exercise* of restraint - those careful choices made in the making of this music) leads to a listening experience that is exhilarating, exhultant ... *ex nihilo*?
*totally rough
absolutely no clue what to do with this. i figured if i released it, maybe it would garner some good ideas of how to continue the song and also just force me to have it on my mind in an attempt to motivate me to finish it.
No suggestions. Because - I find the "roughness" of it (your word, not mine) artful and exciting.
The sounds are great - here, in "dine inside my mind", and in "star" - the guitar sounds in particular catch my ear; something in the way you balance them against the very delicate vocals ... it really works on me. I just love your music.
done in 2006. simple, keeping the objective of 'spaces' throughout the recording.
certainly not the most endearing song, but i like parts of it.
this song, among a few others (thisisntsomthingyoucancatch) were songs that i lost all my un…
The different directions you go with this - and the transitions from one to the next - are really interesting. It's like you take the tune apart from the inside out, as you develop it. I love the sounds.
I have issues at my house, sometimes they manifest themselves in my tracks. In this case, the bassoon and oboe represent the mouse. The guitar is the peanut-butter.
I was about to write, "tell the mouse thank you for me, for the wonderful oboe and bassoon, and give it some more peanut butter", but then ... well, you know. Maybe a nice lily, instead?
And but: if a mouse is an oboe *and* a bassoon (choices I quite admire, by the way), what possible combination of instruments would adequately represent the raccoons that keep breaking into my kitchen and stealing all my corn chips and avocadoes? I'm thinking some kind of Gamelan percussion ensemble might almost do the trick ...
... anyway. Wonderful track!
It seems a lot of you record with open mics and can relate. I record 1 track at a time with usually 4 or 5 tracks. So, Im only asking for about 15 minutes of Silence...IS THIS TOO MUCH TO ASK??? Anyway, my house is so loud, I get a lot of bloopers…
Oh my gosh you are making me laugh! If I had your number, I'd totally call you and tell you that in person! Directory assistance isn't coming up with a "reefwalker", though ... I'll keep trying. All the best in the meantime!
The first time we played this tune, the drummer and I played it, spontaneously, almost exactly as this recording documents. But we'd never heard it before, had no chart, Kelly was just playing it on the bass and singing a bit, and our parts just…
@ sister savage: This tune, as with the rest of the material listed under my "trio tracks" playlist, are all original songs by Kelly Armstrong, a singer/songwriter who my drummer and I played with late last year. A short-lived project. I love trios, but they can be funny that way. I like the songs and what we did with them. Time permitting and madness notwithstanding, we will revisit this material one day.
just finished this one, represents a slightly new direction i am taking i think.
i am particuarly proud of the polyrhythmic sound i achieved. i was worried it mite become too cluttered (at the beginning) but i think i achieved clarity.
This one has been sitting around for a while but I feel it's the best or most interesting of my most recent posts. The inspiration came from listening to an old CD I have of a great band from the 90's. If anybody can name the band that I gained…
Circus music I composed for a poi performance in fall 2008. I was Lucifer Ignacious Johnson, the hypersexual and psychopathic son of the circus leaders.
Written and Recorded: Feb 28, 2010
Details: Epiphone Les Paul (FBbEbGCF, FBbEbGDbF, Capo III), Seymour Duncan Pickups, POD XT, Boss RC-20 Looper, Audacity...all fingers, no picks.
Last track for RPM 2010, and by far my favorite of the batch…
You're getting a lot of warmth and depth out of that equipment in these tracks. Makes The Transition - you know what I mean, I expect - seem more possible. I thank you for that!
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awesome jam...I miss jamming.
Great fun indeed!
Very retro feel to this....amazingly fun is the word you shoulda used. Great vocals too.
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Yes - that's good, I like it very much. Haven't heard a new track from you in ages, my friend. It's good to get this one.
I always enjoy your music, Corbin. Would love to hear you play live somewhere, someday.
Seems our ghost is continuing to produce very cool stuff. Please continue to continue, my friend.
These tune-scapes are beautiful - and I kind of like the hiss; it sits on my ear like the soft, complicated gray that builds up on the mythical painter's palette, over time - the colour of all colours - and then the musical choices emerge out of that gray; a little bit in front of it here, a bit behind it there, and some especially interesting sounds that seem to sit over to one side, as though - if a sound can look - looking awry. Lovely tracks.
Fantastic! The melodic lines in this are just wonderful, I really love it.
i love this music i love this music i love this music i love this music
It's a bonny tune ...
and your Quill continues to love your music The place where this music was made - can't but wonder what it's like, and wish to see it; but knowing that I can't helps me realize that I don't want the image - I want only the music.
I love the voice
As always, the sense of texture and the feeling of restraint (I mean by that something far beyond and altogether different from the mere *exercise* of restraint - those careful choices made in the making of this music) leads to a listening experience that is exhilarating, exhultant ... *ex nihilo*?
Enjoying all your latest music, and really loving this one.
No suggestions. Because - I find the "roughness" of it (your word, not mine) artful and exciting. The sounds are great - here, in "dine inside my mind", and in "star" - the guitar sounds in particular catch my ear; something in the way you balance them against the very delicate vocals ... it really works on me. I just love your music.
The different directions you go with this - and the transitions from one to the next - are really interesting. It's like you take the tune apart from the inside out, as you develop it. I love the sounds.
I was about to write, "tell the mouse thank you for me, for the wonderful oboe and bassoon, and give it some more peanut butter", but then ... well, you know. Maybe a nice lily, instead? And but: if a mouse is an oboe *and* a bassoon (choices I quite admire, by the way), what possible combination of instruments would adequately represent the raccoons that keep breaking into my kitchen and stealing all my corn chips and avocadoes? I'm thinking some kind of Gamelan percussion ensemble might almost do the trick ... ... anyway. Wonderful track!
Oh my gosh you are making me laugh! If I had your number, I'd totally call you and tell you that in person! Directory assistance isn't coming up with a "reefwalker", though ... I'll keep trying. All the best in the meantime!
@ sister savage: This tune, as with the rest of the material listed under my "trio tracks" playlist, are all original songs by Kelly Armstrong, a singer/songwriter who my drummer and I played with late last year. A short-lived project. I love trios, but they can be funny that way. I like the songs and what we did with them. Time permitting and madness notwithstanding, we will revisit this material one day.
I love this
Omigosh, this is racing-heart fantastic. The fast changes are perfect.
I *do* love this one.
You're getting a lot of warmth and depth out of that equipment in these tracks. Makes The Transition - you know what I mean, I expect - seem more possible. I thank you for that!