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Just another song about why we should patronize the arts...for our own good.
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Reg thought he was just going through a rough patch......but of course being Reg he'd got it wrong again....and now he just doesn't want to talk about it.......
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It's my wife's Birthday tomorrow so I recorded the children singing happy Birthday to her so i can wake her up with it tomorrow .....i'm sure she is going to love it.....then she will have the live version when they all pile in........
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Reg has done a reading from Edgar Allen Poe's work The Raven for you this evening in one take mistakes and all ....he hopes the words wash over you with some understanding....it was a bit of a tongue twister
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"Don't mind me. I'm just in love with you. I'll try to stay out of the way..."
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She was a lovely waitress at Rhett Butler's in Amarillo back about 1977.
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I wrote this with a guy named King Cone and then he disappeared.
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Little did I know...
If you left me I wouldn't wanna talk
I'd put your sandals by the curb and I'd take a little walk
I'd buy a roll of paper towels and I'd soak up every tear
Hang it on the clothes line. Just watch them disappear
If…
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Tesla...maybe the smartest man that ever lived.
TESLA
Who invented remote control? TESLA
Who invented the fluorescent light? TESLA
Who invented the radio? TESLA
And who died alone and forgotten in 1943? TESLA
So, you say now, “Don’t…
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I was told that even tho she left me after 28 years it doesn't negate the idea.
There’s a place in my mind where your face had a home
Long before you came into my life
Before you were a known
There’s a note in my song that I knew fit somewhere…
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It's funny but Reg doesn't feel the same when he goes back to his old hometown....He feels a bit of a stranger not just to the folks but to himself it's like he doesn't recognise his old self anymore ..........so Reg discussed this over with Elvis…
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Reg was watching the ladies on the dance floor then suddenly one took his eye.................................a bit of noodle that turned into something........
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I found this vocal in my phone mailbox. Not sure who Reg was calling but I'll take advantage of the wrong number he dialed :-)
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This is the original version of one of the tracks from my new project… rerecordings of some of my early solo recordings.
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Autumn again ... It falls every time, I would say, of a sudden. I knew it will, but...
~for Steve~
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Remastered from 4 track circa 1987. The backing track was shoved into one track (drum machine, casio CZ-101 synthesizer bass, rythmn guitar) - the vocals are buried because I wrote a song that was way way too high for my range. The backwards-ness…
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George Gershwin in 1926 composed 3 preludes for piano. George synthesized American Jazz and European classical music to make a very recognizable musical voice.
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Dirty Weed by The Old Grey Wolf Ltd Co
So they tell you don't smoke, that dirty weed
And they say that your weak, for nicotine
And they say you can't smoke, that sacred weed
It's a man-made law, but it's a natural treat
So they tell you…
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Vaisvil sent me this great Blues tune and so i threw it down the cellar and Reg jumped all over it with his point of view on love being a Four letter word..........
FOUR LETTER WORD (Lyrics)
Love
oh Love
it's not just a four letter word…
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I dreamed I met a Galilean;
A most amazing man.
He had that look you very rarely find:
The haunting, hunted kind.
I asked him to say what had happened,
How it all began.
I asked again, he never said a word.
As if he hadn't heard.
And…
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Reg has nipped down the cellar tonight to contemplate the big question...this is what he came up with ...he could be wrong who knows...and now he's going for a nice hot bath...............
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I don't wanna lose you,
I don't wanna use you
Just to have somebody by my side
And I don't wanna hate you
I don't wanna take you
But I don't wanna be the one to cry
That don't really matter to anyone, anymore
But like a fool I keep losing…
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I found the image at Rinkie's Blog
From this past weekend's improvfriday
Lovely piano from Norbert Oldani - 5 string bass from me. We only wish we could have performed it live for you...
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It was late Reg made a connection, then he left........the £16 is earning it's money again..............
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This song was made by Osckilo and me 2 1/2 years ago. I rerecorded it live in the livingroom a couple of days ago
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This is one of five tracks we have been workin on recently. Four new tracks and one old, ROCK the SIXMILEWIDE way.
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The husbands point of view to this one http://alonetone.com/thetworegs/tracks/your-never-too-old-to-be-a-fool-w-the-old-grey-wolf..... Well Reg has taken on the part of the wronged husband and has been dwelling on his problems all day and now…
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This one is for a fest over on Songcrafters called Live in the Living room. I've been trying to play it properly.... seems for hours but my fingers hurt so much i've thrown the towl in and this one will have to do until i can play better…
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Only my Fender Mustang + Marshall Amp + I dragged out the whammy bar - AKG D950 behind the amp and Zoom H2 in front into sonar and panned a bit. Yes I reach for that E to G movement again. If you are dissatisfied I will refund your money.
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My Fender Mustang + Marshall Amp + I dragged out the whammy bar - AKG D950 mic behind the amp and Zoom H2 in front - dropped the tracks into sonar and panned a bit. I also midi recorded the guitar and used the midi to drive upright bass, albino…
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Please see the blog page for the complete blow-by-blow description of this collaboration with drummer / composer Peter Thoegersen
http://chrisvaisvil.com/?p=1361
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recorded on this day one year ago in geirs hut in porsgrunn norway.
met are: Geir (geir alfsen)Guitar
osckilo (tharek mokbul)guitar
flash harry (mike fife) bass guitar and homemade tambourine
oldrottenhead (jim higgins…
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After Brook drowned.
Ra Byn did everything but rhythm guitar.
He must have been about 12.
Open 9th tuning...
Well, you say that you're lonely
I see that you are
Tell me, where have you been
Life ain't no lay pen
Yeah, you call it a…
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Well tonight we have Mr. Waites in the cellar only for one song but oh what a song it was he sang it for us to celebrate our new single life and to express where our love for Desirea was .......in the Cold Cold Ground......... (They dropped the…
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The other Reg has put his lounge suit on for this one, he's desperate.........and some might say a fool....but is as bigger fool as Reg.............
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I recorded this back in 2009, and shelved it because I wasn't sure I'd done the song justice. Here it is, mistakes and all.
Written by Nick Drake.
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Family reunion - 1977, Lake Texoma. Old fogies and children all gone to bed. Me with my guitar down on the dock. Peggy sings.
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In 1984 George Sluizer, a Dutch director filmed RED DESERT PENITENTIARY in and around Sweetwater, Texas. This is the theme song of the lead character, Danny McMann. I played that role in the movie and wrote the music to the film.
Video at:https…
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My friend Frank Miller did a drum improvisation track at my request - and I then improvised lyrics, vocal, and guitar with a bit of touch up. This was the first track we did together since 1979.
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HE BALLAD OF THEDA NELL Capo 3 Am
Am G
On the shoulder of an eagle where the sparrow builds her nest
Dm Am
Texas town…
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I hijacked Norbert Oldani's excellent piano improvisation and add some guitar to it.
His original is here: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/5150711/PianoI911.mp3
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I salivated over this $3,500 guitar last night. I had the "expensive guitar room" at Guitar Center to myself so I played and recorded on my zoom H2. Yes, this is guitar p0rn...
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This is an improvisation I did live on ustream - but the audio quality was horrific - fortunately I had recorded everything in Sonar so I used Sony Vegas to make this into something listenable. Since the frame rate was messed up (you can see…
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Another one from last nights session down the cellar.........Well it was only a matter of time before Reg had enough of her, she reminded him too much of Desire......now he's gone.......it was goodbye.........
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I had a little time this evening to noodle about so i noodled with the Zep...i've Regged another one another classic i had to take down the cellar and Reg over ....i'm gonna revisit this so class it as a work in progress ....Hope you like it...i do
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Composed by Debussy, arranged by me for
bowed piano
2 hang drums
2 harps
timpani
snare drum
cymbals
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Smile on the inside 101025 ERA s/h
Intro:
When it comes, down to it, only love can hold the answer
When it comes, down to it, only peace can set you free
I like to, smile on the inside, now that, everything’s groovy
I like to, smile…
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Track 11 from These things happen by Tiggy Acworth 2010.
Rhapsody of Blues – Tiggy Acworth 1995
(new key in 2010)
Woooh, weeey, ooh ooo, a la la la la la
Ooh, weeey, ooh ooo, a la la la la…
Sitting here contemplating that which…
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Image from Katerina Art - click on image to view more work by this great graphics artist. If you follow the link you will see that she has dedicated this image to the victims of 9-11. Katerina of course owns all rights to her image and is not…
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Tom came down the cellar this morning so Reg Regged up one of his tunes....... Straight out of the Micro Br i'm still trying to figure it out but it's coming..............
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I bought a thing called an irig for the I pad and an app Amplitude ...i used the onboard mic on the ipad......the song is my version of take it easy baby it's been Regged.... I still have to work out how to mix it .........I did this while sitting…
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22 Memories of 911 is an improvisation in 22 notes per octave tuning on my AXiS49. The AXiS 49 seems to be especially suited to 22 notes per octave.
As for my memory – I remember being at work and someone had set up the TV in the conference…
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Back in December of 2009 I sequenced a number of tracks from Bill (http://alonetone.com/acid ) and didn't release this alternate mix. If you like ambient you may enjoy this. Creative content by Bill, production by me.
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I have loopitus. it's contagious so be careful.
I'm having fun with it. Like puking in the toilet and pretending I'm driving a school bus.
It's fun.......
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possibly a full version for "pronounced : jez-my-us"...really love this band and like this song. It's just very far from the original. An adaptation so to say.
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i think the title says it all.....the easy ones from the Beatles music book........More Regged up beatles but no Elvis he has gone off in a sulk he never did like them and he thinks were doing too much of them.......
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Well we got a rocker this afternoon with Elvis and the £16 guitar down in the cellar while the wife took the kids out to a friends.....hope you like it............i do.....
LET THE GOOD TIMES ROLL (Lyrics)
It’s an easy ride, yeah that i…
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This tune came about by total chance.
I recorded the Backing track during a spare half an hour one night this week ... Just a Noodle...
Met up with Aaron today by total chance and he was up for recording a vocal on it.
He Free-styled the…
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Well, I switched the mic to high sensitivity instead of low. It actually sounds as it did when I played it. But looking at the waveform it resembles a sausage. I had to drop the volume 6 Db because it was *way* loud. Clipping tends to make…
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Something the Gritter wrote about the Beatle cover i did rang a bell that turned into an alarm and now it's a song Thanks Sandy The best Cowboys do have Chinese eyes that ain"t no lie.....oh and thank you Pete too.......for actually coming up with it
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Guess who came down the cellar last night Reg and Elvis got up and did this one for him...........
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I'm shipping my canon off so it can have a new career without me.
Its such a happy yet sad occasion to see your instrument leave the nest..... ;-[
so I had to spend just a little more time with it.
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Reg is feeling a bit uneasy about his new love......is she getting too close too quickly......only time will tell....should he stay and feel the love?............
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Another with Johnny this one with a whole lotta love thanks Johnny
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The video is the real show here - an excerpt from Xenharmonic Praxis Concert #2
This is Ruckus from the Quiet Zone in 7-limit Just Intonation composed by Ralph Lewis inspired by a trip we made to the Green Bank Radio Telelscope. The quiet zone…
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The opening track from the 2nd Xenharmonic Praxis Concert, Madonna, il poco dolce, written by Nicola Vicentino (1511-1572)in (31-tone extended meantone)
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Another from Reg and Elvis and the £16 guitar hope you enjoy......................
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Reg had a bit of tiff with the Mrs so he stormed down the cellar to release his anguish with Elvis and turned it into this little beauty .....now he feels a lot better and is making Mrs Reg a nice cup of tea to say sorry....because lets face it…
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I had a couple of hours to day to play around while the wife took the children into town for their new school shoes which signified the end of summer to me . So of course i went down the cellar and got Reg,Bob and the gang to help me write a song…
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A first for me a song done completely on the Boss Micro BR.............Elvis just loves this little thang.....i need some practice with the mastering and mixing .....i wont mention the guitar that's a given.....but i'm quite pleased....it's all…
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here's the lyrics:
Inside a casket, ... broken dreams
six feet under, it starts to leak
six feet over he gets a whiff
assembles the puzzle piece by piece
on salty water a thought is born
sailing regardless of a coming storm
the mast is broken…
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wrote and recorded this one earlier today. drums and keys on juno di and vocals, then geir took it to another level with his guitar additions.
well nothing isn't happening
just the silence burning bright
the shadow casts a resonance
of the echoes…
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Remember the fall of 2008?
it ain't over until the fat lady sings....
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A mashup of microtonally processed music created by Jukka-Pekka Kervinen called imp_08_1 with video and video sound tracks by Chris Vaisvil
Jukka-Pekka's original
http://heliumheal.wippiespace.com/mp3/imp_08_1.mp3
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This is a more jazzy version of "The Devil drives a Volvo". Got help from my brother on the drums on this recording.
Vocals were recorded in a rented mini cooper south in spain :)
lyrics:
The Devil drives a Volvo
and wears a flannel shirt…
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details http://chrisvaisvil.com/?p=1086
Norm, I finally used my china cymbals like... cymbals. :-)
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watched a lot of silly TV a week I had the flu .... the title of this song is inspired from an episode of "How I met your mother" ... the rest of the lyrics are a mashup of silly nonsence and deep philosofical poetry .... yeah right :)
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Love song about strife in relationships....the song needs more work; gotta redo the vocals....nevertheless, I hope you enjoy it. Here are the lyrics:
Beyond the horizon,
The sun burns bright…
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here's the lyrics:
I am looking forward to the day
that I can say
I have finally buildt my home
No more walls to tear down
no more roofs to build
no more pain(t) to vent out
no more drains ....
I want to sit down in the garden
with the lovely…
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Mr. Wildgeas added some drums, strings and sea sounds to my very raw loop piece. Thanks man!
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STEELY DANK DRUM IN THE SUN
AND THE TEMPERATURE IS GETTING HOTTER
GETTING HOTTER AND HOTTER...
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A classical guitar solo recorded via a Zoom H2 under the watchful eye of my cat Belle.
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here's the demented lyrics :)
Spinning the wrong way
Little Tim has left the room
left the lady with the broom
she looks like she has a tail
she most certainly ain’t frail
she has a pointed hat
and carries a black cat
Little Jim has left…
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I do have video of Jacob playing the udderbot with the band - but right now I'm still putting together my gear from storage and this was the best I could do with Windows Live movie maker on my laptop.
So for now - enjoy the sound of Jacob jamming…
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Other layers may or may not be in the works, but I thought I'd let everyone have a listen so far.
HERE WE ARE TODAY
How can it be so clear
In my mind
The first night you were here
Like going back in time
Sweet as summer wine
Your whisper…
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Is it paranoia or reality? .........only time will tell................there's f^*k all i can do about it..............or is there?
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Well Reg has picked the wrong women again...he really thought he'd got the right one this time in fact he had been bragging to his friends about how good his relationship was........How wrong can a man be?..................
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When nostalgia and regret collide, we get "Bright Lights Shine".....
Lyrics:
Drove six hours, landed in Pittsburgh
Cold and tired, by the Alleghany…
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Hard rock song about losing faith....
Lyrics:
I'M GOING DOWN
Sedate it with barbiturates
Inject it with a needle
Calm this stirring anger
That I always feel
Lord, where are you
You've mocked my every prayer
Everything around…
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Loop idea recorded during gig rehearsal. Room miked so you can hear me stomping on pedals.
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Dark dreams and long stretches of road separated us from our loved ones. We broke hearts and had our hearts handed to us in fragments. Win or lose it, in the soul, love is long.
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Written by Rog Hildreth.
Copyright 2010.
All instruments/production by Rog Hildreth.
Taken from "The Anxiety Bomb".
Video: Filmed in Manchester, 2010/11.
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What You Forgot is an electronics / percussion piece that uses Absynth and Dimension Pro in two different harmonic series tuning (5 limit and 7 limit). The percussion is provided by Kontakt. The piece was preformed on an AXiS 49 in one pass…
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Hello, I write this from my hospital bed. I went to the Xenharmonic Praxis Summer Camp and came down with a wicked case of the strep throat that started to move into my lungs. at that point I went into the hospital since I nearly died from pneumonia…
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An excerpt from 'Dark Out'.
Download 'Dark Out'.
An Electronic Musik release.
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Found this on my hard drive.
This was the backing for a vocal that never got sung.
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I'm redoing this one even though I just re did it. With more content and absolutely redoing the vocals. Didn't like how they turned out as much as I wanted them too.
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Another rough cut (just to get it together). The lyrics to this little song were written by my father quite some time ago. It's one of my favorite poems, and I hope I do it justice in song.
Pea Pod Magic
How do the pea pods blossom and…
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Taking a lie as truth, taking useless things as large and grand, I unwittingly contributed to the decrease of the common spirit. How to turn back? It seemed no way ...
But now, creating a works of art, no matter how naive they are, I see the…
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Just messin' around with some sound
Noah and the Guardians of the Sky is a Wildgeas Sci-Fi ambient project.
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12 string improvisation - title came from a person who said I didn't understand "deep blues". That is probably true which is why I got the blues ;-(
Feel free to use this in something if you'd like - just post a link in the comments here so I…
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12 string improvisation - vaguely in an eastern Indian mode.
Feel free to use this in something if you'd like - just post a link in the comments here so I can find it.
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12 string improvisation - just a chord progression.
Feel free to use this in something if you'd like - just post a link in the comments here so I can find it.
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a little short story I tried writing but keep failing.
a couple fugups on the words but other than that I like so far
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This is a study on using split keyboards and virtual instrument layering for live performance. More information is here http://chrisvaisvil.com/?p=1050 if you are into that sort of thing.
Also Lucian Freud has died today. I’m using one…
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new track for an upcoming xenharmonic/microtonal "pop" album
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Recorded for ImprovFriday - yes I flub some notes badly and that G minor had no right being there!! - that's the danger of a live improvisation, at least at my skill level. The guitar is an Epiphone C70CE classical acoustic with piezo pickup…
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If my memory recalls right this one was recorded in 1999 when I first picked up a guitar. It was recorded on a vhs camcorder and then later recorded onto my pc back then. I am on the acoustic doing the rhythm while my friend Sean is on the lead…
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The answer to the question:
What if Genesis wrote for Nintendo game systems?
wikipedia entry for the song is below.
http://tinyurl.com/23pla6
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Instrumental, came out of nowhere off a drum beat and a single riff and now it's psychedelic jam instrumental :)
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Just an instrumental.
more experimenting with different tunings.
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