These tracks (Easyeverything) were made while trying out some new gear; Moog Grandmother and Elektron Model Samples specifically. I tried to make the sort of Chillwave/Vaporwave I like to use as background music, while trying out arps and sequencers…

Here is the latest song challenge offered by the Minnesota Asscociation of Songwriters: . . . . . . . . Your mission this month is twofold: 1. Try creating a boundary between the production of content versus the judging…

Two different recordings combined. One is of birds recorded at the boardwalk in Point Pelee National Park, the southernmost tip of mainland Canada. This recording has been doubled to give extra length. Over top of that is me making chirping sounds…

Fun with a new pedal and a new scale. Written and recorded May 27th, 2022

Pure Data, 6 oscillators and a patch that grew from an envelope.

A new little ditty ......

Unused track from new album

Having fun with crunchy guitars and learning about making a sequenced drum part. Guitars, bass, “drums,” “singing”: Ben Niven Lead guitar in intro: Darren Tipper

Bauhaus cover. Recorded in 2014. Happy World Goth Day (May 22).

prepared cigar box guitar

This one's the single. It's fun to play and fun to sing when I was in the studio. It's meant to played loud. Actually, the whole album is. Thanks for listening! Cheers, Gary

Another PD piece, new way of thinking, some new ideas that are evolving from interests in eurorack and other influences.

I had no melodies or bass lines in my head when I started this one; I just chose a random loop from Apple, put it into a Roland Jupiter 8 and changed the key it was in. It reminds me in parts of a cross between 'Steel River' by Chris Rea and…

I do three things after waking up these days: I shower. I make coffee. I play this song and drink my coffee. Nothing complicated. Nothing fancy. Just some basic fingerpicking to test my motor skills and bring some aural sunshine into my day.

Dave Smith passed away this week. His Desktop Evolver was the first hardware synth to capture my imagination and it's a core part of my instrument today. RIP Dave.

unused track from new album

Source: Acoustic Guitar

In Honor Of....

For the Sound-In "Mash It Up" event mixing Jim Goodin's "Buffalo", two of William Newbold's "Ladles Handle" pieces and added som guitar.

These tracks (Easyeverything) were made while trying out some new gear; Moog Grandmother and Elektron Model Samples specifically. I tried to make the sort of Chillwave/Vaporwave I like to use as background music, while trying out arps and sequencers…

These tracks (Easyeverything) were made while trying out some new gear; Moog Grandmother and Elektron Model Samples specifically. I tried to make the sort of Chillwave/Vaporwave I like to use as background music, while trying out arps and sequencers…