From Alex B's Beat Tape Volume 1 www.alexbeats.com www.1320records.com www.myspace.com/pnuma

From Alex B's Beat Tape Volume 1 www.alexbeats.com www.1320records.com www.myspace.com/pnuma

From Alex B's Beat Tape Volume 1 www.alexbeats.com www.1320records.com www.myspace.com/pnuma

I wanna live in a house! Nothin' special...

Originally recorded by blues singer Walter Coleman in the 1930s. This is not me singing, it's a different vocalist

Based on the first lines of a Hindu spiritual song I've had stuck in my head for years, this song was included on the RPM 08 world music category compilation. World music--crazy! Wouldn't have expected that, but I'm honored that it was nominated…

Standing in the shower last summer one weekend when my family was out of town, missing them. It made me think about how empty life is without the ones I love most. Also worked in some imagery I've been toying with for a number of years--the river…

This is the beginning of a song that will be about the monkeys named Albert that all died during U.S. rocket missions.

This is another song snippet/idea that sort of sounds like it could be used as a theme song to something.

The drums are kind of neurotic and I'm not really happy with the violin sound but it's a start.

Great little snippet/idea will a killer tuba as the bass instrument.

its basically like putting cake in the toaster

i want to touch your music, probably on a saturday night, so you know, if you're free...

i mean i really want to just be with you alone forever, but baby, i got more lovin' to give.

More playing with BigSeq Thanks sandbags for the initial idea that started the thing; which was to run piano loops through BigSeq. Then slowing the tempo down to 26 I started adding some other textural things and ended up with this. Then some…

This contains a sample of a Studs Terkel story. My tribute to the great American voice.

Solo acoustic guitar recorded January 2nd 2009. Hope to do a longer more developed version at some point ,but for now just a short version to learn more about using new DAW software.

red cowboy and hot burrito were recordings done for a friend of mine who wanted to check out his new (old) drum machine. Both drum parts are constructed from prerecorded beats (from presets or previous owner, I don't know) and have 4-5 bass tracks…

I thought the hand claps were a bit weird but I wasn't running this dog and pony show. See more notes under "red cowboy" and "I left my toothbrush in St. Louis".

Started playing with a new toy. A plugin called BigSeq from AudioDamage and this came out. This is a rough mix that I'm not at all sure about. Suggestions welcome. I'll post an update when I've had some sleep.

This piece was about the various ways sound and shapes can be bent. Composed for winter percussion - the indoor percussion equivalent of marching band, with a dash of theatrics.

This show was about the various ways we feel grooves - or don't feel them - and the different kinds of grooves we feel in music. Composed for winter percussion - the indoor percussion equivalent of marching band, with a dash of theatrics.

This was a sort of vignette of the various ways we might travel across the United States: automobile, trains, and planes. Composed for winter percussion - the indoor percussion equivalent of marching band, with a dash of theatrics.

Flow is all around us, and sometimes there is a lack of flow. This show explored the different facets and associations of flow.

My brother Tomas recorded our Niece Clara improvising this tune, and in light of the lyrics then asked any one to join in and add to it.

The song came from the phrase May I be Worthy. As a christian it's a constant battle to feel worthy of the sacrifice that Jesus made for ME! I thinking of trying to do a chorus for it, but it be fine just the way it is. Suggestions are of course…

well, i thought i'd kick start the idea. download it, add to it, repost it. simple.

the most awesome thing ever recorded by anyone, anywhere, at anytime in the entire history of recorded things. It's true.

I painted myself into a musical corner while hacking around. Then I painted myself a way out...

this is a song by my niece Clara. She's 4. the lalalala's are Noah's (6) contribution. Recorded Christmas day 2008. Happy New Year all alonetoners! glad to be here. t.