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This track is off of the third CD. I had been kicking parts of it around for quite sometime and finally put together a completed piece. Still not sure why I came with the title but I'm sticking to it. Recorded with my Vincent De Francis OM-42…
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This track is off the third CD. It reminds me of the feeling that one has when having to do something that we'd rather not do. Recorded with my Godall 12 in standard tuning.
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This track is off the third CD. The title comes from a car that my girl friend at the time owned. The pace and feel of the song reminds me it hence the title. Recorded with my Huss and Dalton MJC in open D tuning.
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From the second CD. This composition was inspired by memories of a stream close to where I was raised in San Diego. We lived in University City, a new suburb from 1964 to 1978. It wasn't built up back then so you could walk to many canyons…
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afterdark
midnight is approaching, the city still alive
moaning and blinking and on into the night
downtown, afterdark
someone is reading, someone needs a light
someone is hustling, and someone starts a fight
downtown, afterdark
a boy…
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shell
this place is where you started from, nowhere
I hear it's really beautiful when the snow falls
this is where you hide away, miles away from the world
this is how to forget it all and everyone is kept far away
you cannot touch, you cannot…
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star
just a star on a sheep on the side of a car
and the picture in your hand from a distant land
with a story can't believe this is happening to me
another mediocre man trapped in a master plan
it's really not the star but the dream inside…
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Short Rock bed I did for a music library submission ages ago...
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When You Worship Her Like A Goddess And She Feels Nothing But Cruel Disdain For You
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our last tune, some rock and roll
"a body on fire really fills the cheap seats"
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Soon to be released on Amber's CD Album "Forever"
"When daylight stills to grey and all the world is silent, we listen to the stillness sounds..." Written just for Amber by Susan Evans McCloud and Richard W. Smith this paints a picture of a family…
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I sent the tracks for this tune to a friend of mine who owns a professional studio. I gave him no instructions on how to mix it, as I wanted someone else's take on the music. He created a very dry, intimate mix, focusing more on the acoustic guitars…
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this one has got a kind of angry feel to it, what!
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this was an attempt at making a tune where the vocal melody was nonredundant with the chords (or never found in any of the notes of any of the chords).
Almost succeeded - but it was fun trying.
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Song about trying to make beer cans into trash from across the room, and the lady of the house throwing a fit because of the mess.Original "Gut Wrench" song written in Chucks garage.
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This is a newer version of Summer Nights from what I posted on Thanksgiving day. I didn't like the previous version. This is a much cleaner version This song is one I wrote quite a while back. I didn't like the melody so I changed it. Easier…
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My first Christmas original just off the presses with that cowboy, spaghetti western style.
Paul: Why don't you try Jingle Bells or something
Geas: Oh God,No, I hate the classics... that sucks......
Paul: Yea that does suck. Try emmmm, Oh Holy…
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This song has sat around for quite awhile with a different melody. While the old melody was alright I thought it was too sappy. So I changed it.
I don't care for this recording, I think it's too busy. It's one of those things that get out of hand…
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Traditional blues tune.
tech:
MXL993 6in. from bottom f-hole, AKG C2000b 2ft. 45 deg. above guitar.
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skin is a rock track, written and recorded by ourselves. we have a self built studio! where we meet every Friday night to write and record our own slant on rock music.
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Background Soundtracks for Personalized Super Triliminal Recordings at:
http://www.personalized-super-triliminals.webs.com
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Background Soundtracks for Personalized Super Triliminal Recordings at:
http://www.personalized-super-triliminals.webs.com
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Background Soundtracks for Personalized Super Triliminal Recordings at:
http://www.personalized-super-triliminals.webs.com
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Background Soundtracks for Personalized Super Triliminal Recordings at:
http://www.personalized-super-triliminals.webs.com
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This is a sample of a Personalized Triple Affirmations Recording for my webpage at:
http://www.personalized-affirmation-recordings.webs.com/
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This is my newest experiment with human voice. Female voice is Gizella's (http://www.looperman.com/profile.php?mod=biog&mid=289112)
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a culmination of the past few nights, alone, in the dark, a feeling has been lingering and this is my attempt at capturing it.
this is unfinished i think, i feel like something needs to be changed or added or taken away, or that it needs to…
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A bastardization of a homework exercise my guitar teacher gave me...
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Another collaboration between me and guitarist Kerry Hoke. Kerry provided me with four guitar loops. I arranged the loops, added some effects, played a sampled upright bass, programmed some drums, and blended it all together.
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The band had all gone home, and I was left mixing what we had accumulated over the last few months of work on what is to be our "final" album. Things felt over. it seemed like we had reached a saturation point, where we had driven the car as far…
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Something I'm working on. I'm a sucker for 5/4 time these days.
The biggest issue is the vocals which are sort of a placeholder right now until I re-write and re-record them, or maybe even find someone who can actually sing to lay something down!
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A Genetic Disorder That Results In Severe Retardation And A Perpetual Huge Grin
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Summoning Demons And Other Things That Go Bump In The Night
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Like Being On Too Much Vicodin And Liquor After A Relationship Fails
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This Song Is About A Severe Illness Where You Truly Believe The People You Know And Love Have Been Replaced By Machines Or Evil Entities
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I've ben away from most of ya, and I'm sorry for that. Thing's have slowed down, and I can't wait
to hear everyone's new music, to try and be an artist, a full time employee and ect....it can be
awfully frustrating. I can't wait to listen and…
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This song is based around a sample that I took of my dish washer. The sample starts out simple enough and then gets more chopped up at the end. The song evolved from there. Also in this song is a new pedal I got that is a photo theremin. You…
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Composition for short video of archival film. Watch it here: http://vimeo.com/7653298
2009, Logic
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Another song in the works that I have never been happy with. Now that Mr. Tolar has me feeding raw meat to the Ibanez, this is the result. So, it's either a rocker, or I'm off my rocker!
Lyrics:
It was yesterday
when she said
she's leaving…
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I lost a friend. This is how I feel.
The tech:
Just my guitar and the GT-10 (looper, delay, reverb, etc).
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I took a Taxi from the airport and this driver was a samba-bossa maniac. Every time he had to stop he took his guitar and played me something. Crazy.
In the end we talked and he gave me his guitar to give it a try. The best Taxi trip I had. This…
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There will be an update for this one. The vocals are a bit off and need re-done.
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I always liked this traditional song based on the old folk tune, 'Rueben's Train'. so I decided to give a go. It was recorded a couple of years ago As usual more time spent mixing than recording.
At the time I was suffering from some sort of bug…
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"Miss She" is another step in my late-blooming evolution as a student of music. It's more ambitious in terms of attempting to create an atmosphere of sound, and less ambitious in that I "wrote" the words while standing at the mic. (The next song…
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A traditional Scottish song sung by Amber on the 'Celtic Shores 2' album accompanied by Dr. Mark Funk on Bagpipes and Samantha Moffatt on Hammered Dulcimer.
The Rowan Tree was believed to be magical and wishes might be granted if the person…
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This is a Scottish Traditional song sung by Amber accompanied by the Utah Symphony Orchestra on the 'Celtic Shores 2' album.
In the 18th century, many of the Clan Chiefs got a taste of the rich life of the lowlands of Scotland. The lairds…
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"As we grow up, we always carry our inner child with us. Wonder and curiosity... there are so many things the child sees. However, this is a view from above. We are now adults with good and bad experiences of life, looking inward. It is time…
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This's my longest piece ever at 3:09! I think it kinda fits the mood that I'm trying to learn to compose in... I'm just happy it uploaded this time.
It must be something with Chrome... I tried uploading this a few days ago, and it kept giving…
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Publicado bajo autorizacion y sin animo de lucro.
www.carranga.org
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Lyrics:
Calling me, she comes in the night
the summer breeze is feeling right for me
Whisper to the wind
the dark angel forges her lights my way
Whisper to the wind
This Vision has complicated everything
now is not my time
Dark angel calls…
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From "Backtime". The original working title of this song was "Michael McDonald's Hair", not that tells you much.
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From the album of solo live piano improvisations "Ghost Words"
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From the soundtrack to the movie that doesn't exist "B.A.M."
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Wasting away another weekend with some scales and mode practice on the synthesizers.
all the percussion is from the Juno drum patches and my fingers.
For you folks out there who enjoy the mode stuff this is Phrygian in A
A,Bb(A#),C,D,E,F,G,(A)
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Taken from our "We don't make toothpaste for anyone else" album
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Sun is shining, the weather is sweet
Make you want to move your dancing feet
To the rescue, here i am
Want you to know, y'all, where i stand
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This is about getting out and making dreams come true. Grow up!
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hi there i had to remix new side tech 2 cos it was done on headphones and i was being impatient.... so here is the newer slightly refined version sorry num
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I have finished it. This is the first song I have made using ableton live 8. The best money I have spent in years
what do you think of my first effort
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Finally changed the strings on Mr. Taylor.
DGDGBD
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This song speaks to a dichotomy I've noticed about the digital age. While businesses certainly have a lot to say to their customers, and use all kinds of electronic means to reach them, the same is not true of the individual. Now that we have…
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I read about the technique, used by Steve Reich, of playing multiple copies of the same audio at different speed to create phase differences.
I decided to do a little experiment and built myself a Reaktor ensemble using 3 granular sampler units…
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Abstract sound collage. I attempted to combine multiple layers of different guttural depths as well as higher frequencies to complete a range that creates a dark and humid atmosphere. The tracks were recorded sounds that were then cut up and organized…
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Music can really change when you're not under the influence. Made this whilst completely sober.
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Mat and Jodi of distructo once had a run in with Herr Dieter Bohlan. A dispute über eine fantastiche frau.
For legal reasons we must stress that this song is IN NO WAY an actual or literal threat towards Herr Bohlan.
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Here is the "more complete" track I promised with backing vocals.
A song about loving the real me...who do i see when i look in the mirror? Do I love what I see?....i really want to.
your wooden fingers have felt before
and now they…
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A bit of fun for the holiday. This one features guest vocalist R.I.P otherwise known as the cheap battery powered talking tombstone
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Right then, for the last few days I have been playing with a new program. ableton live 8. very different from what I have been using and am still trying to get it all sorted. This is my first effort with it and also my first ever go using vst…
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I can't remember when I wrote this but it's been 10 or more years ago. A very simple song!
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Jamie is one of the very first "Off the cuff" songs I wrote. What ever popped into my head at the time. It sat around for many years before I finally decided to record it. Recorded in Jan 08.
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A one-take cover of The Monster Mash on my tenor uke. First recording with the new microphone and GarageBand. Never had one lesson!
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Rift is an instrumental (I've been doing a lot of that lately)from The "Orange Morning" Album. Its a seven song album of various instrumentals created for an upcoming project that combines the power of intension, subliminals and brainwave technology…
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I went for a traditional 4 piece band sound (2 Guitars, Bass & Drums.) No loops 'cept for drums.
Hope you like it.
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Work-in-progress. Unmastered. Gestalt atmosphere.
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Also known as Cooking With Condiments!
A snack. Nothing much of substance in the cupboards or fridge, but doesn't mean you should go without eating.
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I Am A Spiritual Being by Mike Woosley - It's been said that we aren't human beings on this planet having a spiritual experience; rather, we're spiritual beings having a human experience on this plane of existence. Can you dig it?
All vocals…
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The Sun's Gonna Shine Again by Mike Woosley - When stuff happens - when you're hurtin' - when you're cryin' - hang in there, 'cause The Sun's Gonna Shine Again.
All vocals and instruments were performed by Mike Woosley.
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The original version of this track, which is a bit more uptempo, can be found on the album "There's No Justice...Just Us" all of which can be heard here on Alonetone. I played an acoustic version at a gig in April and, after a little tweaking…
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My Love For You Will Never Die by Mike Woosley -
This is an easy listening on the country side love song for all the women who said they loved me, but left anyway.
All vocals and instruments were performed by Mike Woosley.
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Another in my ongoing series of experiments with the Reaktor instrument 'Metaphysical Function'.
This was produced and recorded entirely in Reaktor with the resulting AIFF file converted to MP3 using Fission.
In this piece I start with one…
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Once again an all-Reaktor show this was made in Ableton Live 8 but recorded via Audio Hijack Pro as this was more in the way of a 'live performance' than an arrangement.
I had two instances of Reaktor. One with Metaphysical Function and my…
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*apology for the artifacts
so this was a song sitting around for a while, didn't know what to do with...common occurrence. anyways, i wanted to create a song that had a bit of a 'grainy' vinyl feel to it, with nice, slightly distorted highs…
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Another experiment with the Reaktor ensemble 'Metaphysical Function' this time directly in Reaktor (no DAW) using the recorder box to output direct to AIFF.
I spent some time creating my own sample bank for Metaphysical Function and started…
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A pledge to the love of my life. Used a little different instrumentation and arrangement on this. I like it. What do you think?
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This is my first Song Fight submission. I know, it's short, which is unusual for me. But I really like how it turned out. Check out Song Fight at http://www.songfight.org
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One of my favorite songs of all time and one of my favorite voices.
Thanks M.T.
My Skin
Some days I’m fine
Yeah some days I feel sublime
All the time
But then there’s days
I wanna crawl out of my skin
And leave it in
A…
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A little experiment building a sound with the Reaktor ensemble 'Metaphysical Function' which is an awesome sound generating instrument.
Reaktor is the only instrument/effect in this track. I built it using Live 8.0.5 which I am also experimenting…
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Sequenced in the mid-late 80's mastered onto vhs hi-fi, pardon the artifacts
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i really wanted to incorporate my guitar playing in this one. there is clean, distorted and backwards recording here.
jazz rock fusion
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Written for Noel MacDuffie's dance theater piece, Soul Descending, this scene takes place on the morning after William's funeral and sees the the women of the island resume their mundane tasks, working the land to eek out their existence. Abigail…
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