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A track I did as part of an ImprovFriday tribute for Richard Lainhart who passed away recently.
Guitar, fx, live loops
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I'm not sure this is 'done'. I may hear a melody, but it may still just be in my head. Anyways, it came out nicely as a sketch and if YOUR ears can hear a lead or definite melody line, I'm wide open to collab.
Jon Blythm on keys. John Ruse…
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The other Reg has got the Blues too the Folsom kind......
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Jim Wearne added some lyrics to our local Hurling song, and I had the privilege of playing it with him when he came over from America last year.
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An example of a live performance of myself and Paul Mimlitsch at Michelangelo's in Denver, CO on December 4th 2011. As always it's completely improvised with minimal processing.
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A funky sort of thing I created with GarageBand.
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Inspired by the "Metal for Life" Column in the Guitar World Feb 2012 issue, I stuck to the original etude probably only 80% or so and changed the arrangement, plus added an extra solo section in the middle.
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Another little snippet of music I've been kicking around. Two verses. Not too sure what to do about a chorus and the mix is pretty rough, but it was done fast and is a good starting place for when I meet with some potential band mates later this…
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Sometimes you long to go back home only to be reminded that it's not.
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Version 2 of Cable Tie frets.
details http://chrisvaisvil.com/?p=2008
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Featuring my son Kellan on guitar and vocals.
recorded entirely in my kitchen with kitchen stuff.
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Yeah, guess I have an inner Gershwin who likes to listen to Beethoven. Go figure.
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An old song re-recorded.
Roger : Guitars
Roger : Banjo sort off !!
Roger : Vocals
Fran : Vocals
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This is another take of the HBD song...the inconsistent tempo is intentional... kind of feel good during the play...kind of weird when listened to again....hahaha.
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Radio 1 is an aleatoric composition. I did this in the late 90's - thus the 486SX laptop and soundcard attached to the LPT (printer) port.
It was generated through the Cakeawalk Pro Audio “extract rhythm” function performed on radio static…
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Digitech RP-50 turned loose on a Civil War era melody.
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I know you’re stuck in that circle
In that line without end
You want to break free, but
the straight lines won’t bend
Single words may confuse you
Sentences without sense
When it feels I’ve deserted you
I’ll be there again and again, again
When…
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Poor Reg's mate Ronald lost his job in the Government cuts now this whole world is caving in..... he has the bailiffs pounding at his door and he can't take anymore........he has lost his pension....soon to lose his house ......he's already lost…
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--- W. H. Auden, The Two---
You are the town and we are the clock.
We are the guardians of the gate in the rock
The Two
On your left and on your right
In the day and in the night,
We are watching you.
Wiser not to ask just what has occurred…
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Opinion is divided as to whether Simeon (also sometimes referred to by some sources as "Simeon the True" and by others as "Simeon the Pretender" was the agent of the Psimians, entrusted with the sound engineering of the ancient songs according…
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The riff came from Bad Boyz. The story came from my life experience.
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bedtime for bonzo - recorded in glorious 4-trak at lotek studios in the '90s
well i came home today
and i turned on the television
and i tried all 17 channels
and there was nothing on any of them
except trained monkeys
trained monkeys…
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an acoustic guitar ditty, that is so brilliant, you might miss it. :)
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Did my second Blues lesson last night and couldn't resist writing another song to another of the Reverend Mikes Backers....but was a bit naughty as i was supposed to use the least notes possible....but whats life if it's not for being a little…
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Written for a good friend. Rough demo jammed along with by the folk who were around during the recording.
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Lyrics by Thomas Hardy in 1928, put to music by Alex in 2010. Rough demo.
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A rough demo of a song co-written by Alex and her friend Millay. The song is a gift for Millay's sister, and although Millay is not a musician and has her difficulties keeping a tune, she bravely sang harmonies on the chorus. Also recorded and…
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Written by Ross ... you might have heard this somewhere before ...! Stay tuned for a duet version of this one day.
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A track written by Alex over 10 years ago and yet the lyrics seem more relevant today than they even were back then. Recorded and mixed by other Spencer sibling, Tomas.
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something done with the Experimental scene sequencer sorta like buzz but made for 64 bit processors :)
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ahhhh so interesting these sounds that have yet to be developed in to what might be considered .... song or musics there of. :)
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Created this with my new Imperfect Samples Fazioli Grand Piano, Omnisphere and Cinematic Strings. Just a test.
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lo-tek eclektro version of 'a character disorder' by the nu psimians
I've got a character disorder
you know they say I've got a borderline
personality disorder
and I'm sick of taking orders
like a waiter or or a nun
I want to be…
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NLog synth app running on iPhone/Synthstation thru a Line 6 DL4 for looping.
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live in the kitchen vox + piano only no fx version
and i don’t know what you mean
about the things i haven’t seen
it isn’t easy being green
when all you ever say is mean
you know i tried to keep it clean but
you were messing up my scene…
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Sometimes the best attention you get give someone is to leave him alone for while ...
Lyrics:
You've been away, you took your time
You lost your mind, now you are mine ...
Locked in a basement of a house you never been to
... I'll be kind…
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The beat was made by Brainpain...the lyrics were written and sung by me. I have. Dillusions sometimes cause I'm mentally ill. So the songs about thinking everyone is demons and I'm in hell. That I died the night my heart stopped.
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Nothing special... Time to make this 2 hours and 30 mins
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ambient music warning....
details http://chrisvaisvil.com/?p=1995
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ambient music warning....
details http://chrisvaisvil.com/?p=1995
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microtonal piano improvisation
it was pointed out to me at 2:54 you can hear Mary Had a Little Lamb - totally unintentional and in a completely foreign tuning to boot!
details
http://chrisvaisvil.com/?p=1991
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i've started to take some Blues lessons from the Reverend over on Cool-Lab and this is the first attempt over his backer in Am and i couldn't help myself i had to sing along as well....hope you like the first effort...BB watch out!!
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Open Concept coming with an original laid back slow jam using ONLY Vocals and Beatbox. A great compliment to the previously released original 'Light This Up'. Enjoy and thanks for listening!
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Sunrizer XS synth app running on iPhone/Synthstation
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Um arranjo de uma música natalina com ritmo e acordes de bossa pra os meus amigos brasileiros. Um feliz ano 2012 pra todos.
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O menino Rei (What child is this)
Dm7 Cdim CM7 Am7
A crian…
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I wrote Watts in dedication to my former jazz teacher Judd Watts, who passed away in 2005. I started studying with Judd early in high school. He spent many hours teaching me about the music that I have spent my life trying to learn. It's based…
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I wrote this tune while studying with Jim Rotondi. That was the first time in my career as a musician where I started to feel like I was making some real headway and actually creating something of my own. The title is representative of the long…
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Slick is a nick name that my friend Charles coined for me that has stuck amongst a niche of my friends. Presumably it's representative to the way my hair is usually styled, however it could be any number of reasons. I never really questioned it…
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I composed this tune in 2009. I wrote part of the melody after a European vacation back in 2006 and didn't complete the piece until a few years later. It's named after the first town I visited in Sicily on the outskirts of Palermo. It used to…
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earth they tell you
has a problem
they suggest us
to be monsters
i don't believe
their theories
too many lies
scaremongering
let me tell you
we will be fine
space for courage
drop the pressure
drop the pressure
drop the pressure
drop the pressure…
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Uncle Reg has yet another story for you children ....so now stay sat and be quite....... you can criticise after you've listened.......
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Uncle Reg has another story for you children ....now sit still.....and listen....i know its a music site but you may like a story........ i know my children do
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We join our friends from the cellar on their annual camping trip into the middle of nowhere...they decide to have a little fun and sing a song round the campfire to stop the arguing........if you know the song why not join in…
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My first song composition. Simple, short, yet beautiful and to-the-point.
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Organ in 15 Porcupine - I'm not very happy with this. I've fussed with it for a couple hours and it still sounds like disembodied phrases thrown together haphazardly to me. YMMV
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This was made for an EMUfest a year ago ... played on my really old Rolan D10 and the robot-voice is me through a vocal patch on my boss BR800.
Have fun :D
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Demo of the 1st Hollow Point Nine composition. Instruments: Akai S6000, Kawai K3
Lyrically this song is all about the IRS.
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HP9's 1st hardware-only composition! Computer only employed for sample editing activities.
This was formerly titled (As Good As It Gets).
Instruments:
EMu-MP7
Casio VZ-1
Akai S6000
Korg DSS-1
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curiosity - black sabbath in 17 notes per octave.
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Reg has been practising the Am Blues scale and thinking of politicians this evening...........
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In the spring of 2011, I was recovering from a serious medical issue and, in addition to the support of family and colleagues, that rather dark time was lightened by two happy occurrences. The first was connecting with Elise Pittenger, one of…
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This is a recording of me performing with Boom Bits at Spike Hill in Williamsburg on 11-21-11. We play every third Wednesday at Shrine in Harlem.
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A song about conspiracy theorists. They bug me with their wingeing. "Wah wah wah, it's not fair" - well do something about it then, instead of claiming some kind of superiority and secret knowledge like we give a damn! Rant over, lol.
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a little piece of whats left of the other Reg.......
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This is a minor blues I wrote for the quintet Equilibrium in 2010. I wrote it to impress my red headed girlfriend who I had just started dating at the time.
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Some men just don't know how good they got it.....
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Just came out from out the blue after the first four words popped out from the old grey matter...
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This is a rough mix of a piece I created during some 4-track recorder experimentation.
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Sometimes, reaching out and touching the stuff that's hidden deep down inside is the most rewarding hiking you can do.
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