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From the 24 hour album. Began this one 47 minutes into the 24hr session. Listen to the full work here: http://alonetone.com/glu/tracks/glus-24
I haven't touched this track in over two months. What does it need?
Instrumentation: Bamboo flute…
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story: wings of chaos, wings of beauty. h.g. wells awakens from cyber-sleep in the "Chrysalis". the steam-driven moth-ship is now traveling slowly across an immense nebula. the engine's motoric rhythm generates the soundtrack to the view from…
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Measuring Desert by Lena & Irina Panfilova is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 Unported License.
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Crying Angels by Lena & Irina Panfilova is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 Unported License.
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I never get tired of playing this song.
Written by Leonard Cohen.
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Narrative: A lonely scientist was stationed to Tundzha Glacier in Antarctica to study fissures.
Instrumentation: I stretched, repitched, and looped two sections…
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From the archives. Traditional Irish slow air. Myself on the Uilleann pipes with synth backing. This was recorded at a concert here in Weston back in I think '92. Originally recorded on an ancient 4 track machine and then transferred to cassette…
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Written for Noel MacDuffie's dance theater piece, Soul Descending, this scene sees Abagail engaging with the ghost (or just a memory?) of her late husband, William, recently claimed by the sea.
Just as in the scene from Soul Descending, this…
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Poured myself a small cup of acoustic guitar, half finger picking, half ebow. Nothing fancy, nothing magical, nothing fantastical, just something to relax through.
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A skipping CD of children's music, an old accordion with sticky keys, some subterranean drums and synth bass, a departing train. Hoping to achieve some kind of glitchy transcendence through the broken fragments.
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This song is the first ever recording of Solar Fetus, as well as the first time any of the members other than Adam and Justice played together. The song is almost completely improvised (some of Adam's keyboard parts were decided on half an hour…
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This was written in Innsbruck, when I was broke and had no microphone except for a skype headset.
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Written for Noel MacDuffie's dance theater piece, Soul Descending, this scene sees the widow Abagail mourning in her empty home, alone with her grief.
In truth, this one was really more by nay-player Eran Glantz than me. Both performances…
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Trip hop track, may be listened as a soundtrack...
As usual we tried to create a deep atmosphere with loads of melodies to give the listener a little journey full of new findings every time :)
Anyway this time the BPM is a bit quicker : 87…
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The exquisite bass was performed by my friend Edo Castro, but everything else was done on a Waldorf XTk.
In fact, originally the bass line was from an entirely other recording. What I did was to mute the other tracks and record all new ones…
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Still under construction. Or maybe not. Bassline might be replaced by a real bass, maybe, and I'm not sure if I'll keep the Ableton Live softsynths as I may replace them with hardware. Maybe. I could just end up leaving it the way it is.
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All sounds on the track are made with Synplant (from Sonic Charge).
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Textures and burbling arpeggios by Waldorf PPG 2.V, non-burbling texture by Gforce M-tron and Arturia Minimoog V, madness by Sonic Charge Synplant.
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This track is done on an Elektron Monomachine, recorded in one pass with no overdubs.
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Arturia Minimoog V (arpeggios), GForce M-Tron (textures), Prophet '08 (everything else). This is one of my more band-like pieces.
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This is the title track and was written in the 90s to a boss who resisted change and it's obvious benefits.
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well its nearly there. I like to put stuff that I am working on up so that I can listen to it in passing for a day or so, it gives me the chance to hear it with new ears. And maybe get a little feedback/ suggestions. I need to finish the vocal…
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Written for Noel MacDuffie's dance theater piece, Soul Descending, this scene sees the distraught Abagail gently carried by her neighbors from her husband's funeral to their home.
Shakuhachi by Eran Glantz.
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Written for Noel MacDuffie's dance theater piece, Soul Descending, this scene sees poor William mourned and laid to rest by his wife Abagail and the few remaining woman of the island community. Unseen by them (though sensed by Abagail), William…
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Written for Noel MacDuffie's dance theater piece, Soul Descending, this opening scene sees poor William, the last male inhabitant of tiny island community, lost at sea by a sudden storm and his broken body washed upon the shore.
Live flute by…
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On The Road Again by Willie Nelson - Recorded as a demo to be presented to night club owners to score gigs. Generally, a verse and chorus with maybe a short instrumental, just to give the overall flavor of the song. All 3 vocals are by Mike Woosley…
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Summertime - a classic from the musical Porgy and Bess - Recorded as a demo to be presented to night club owners to score gigs. Generally, a verse and chorus with maybe a short instrumental, just to give the overall flavor of the song. All 3 vocals…
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This track hasnt started off sounding anything like this. I had a drum beat in my head, so I keyed it into my laptop, then edited it around and it ended up like this.
then i recorded everything, and just as i was about to save it.. EVERYTHING…
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Series of live recordings and samples chopped up to make the beat. 3 improvised guitar tracks over the top. I wanted this piece to act as a narrative calm at first, but after the sample, "- its the polite thing to do." the piece transitions giving…
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ah fixed the drum track, I think it's a little better now
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Logic 9 - using samples from "8.5" and "8.8" by Supersilent, as well as some drum sounds from "No One Gives A Hoot About Faux-Ass Nonsense" by Don Caballero
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One of the things about my [Glitching Satie](http://alonetone.com/sandbags/tracks/glitching-satie-1) track that I wasn't comfortable with was that it wasn't my recording that I was using. But I'm nowhere near good enough to play a piece like Gnossiennes…
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Sampled Music remixed from
"Misty" by Henry Mancini
Logic Pro 9 & found cassette tape
2009
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A little study using Dmin6 and Dmin7 with a little D dorian dressing.
The cover art in the mp3 is by thomwisdom:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/thomwisdom/2605283686/
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And oldie, probably recorded around 2003-2004. All instruments played by P. Brown.
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This one is pretty "dark". Like I said I'm uploading a little bit of everything. enjoy!
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This is a track I started on the ferry over to Wales for a little holiday a couple of weeks back.
* Drums are from Ableton Suite's Session Drums
* Bassline is an patch I created in Live's Analog synth
* Guitar is me playing through Guitar…
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it is midnight of halloween. it blinks 12 at the landfill. the electric blue light awakens the dying electronics. a cracked blackberry dances slowly with an unrecognized newton, palm to palm. woofers gather around the hammond organ to boost the…
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This is a simple Christian "Soul Searching" song. It's one of my favorites.
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for REALZ, this is way far from being done. this is an oldie from a previous duo I was in, VC Andrews, (http://www.myspace.com/vcandrews) and i wanted to give it new life. Listen to the old version at the myspace page to hear how it's going to…
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For someone who uses a computer and the internet to distribute his music, this is kind of an odd, if not ironic song to sing. However . . .
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Enjoy this wordy tune. I hope I took it in a good direction. I guess I can always change it out in the future!
Thanks,
Doug
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D-Day is the first Utopian Hedonism song, build within the Reagan's speech about the Normandy Landings (6 june 1944)
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I realized that the levels on the first bounce of PROJECT 2 were lower than they should be, so here is a tweaked version, which is hopefully an improvement.
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Originally a solo track, this version has some added sax courtesy of Doug. It starts gently but gradually builds up some funk momentum!
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Alternative version of 'Funk n' Retro' with added keyboards providing some extra lift.
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More of an urban feel with this track. City streets, neon lights - that sort of thing.
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Part of my remix all tracks with Audacity project.
Written after buying my first synth.
The lead guitar here is a Peavey 5150 amp simulator
and I played a bit vocally with old tape echo.
Lyrics:
Sunrise, I'm talkin' to you
all…
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The song is about someone having to tell another that their feelings aren't strong enough have a relationship.
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Music is composed of a series of live, randomly improvised tracks recorded one after another with slight editing. Homemade "instruments" were also used. For this piece i wanted to let my ears play. I decided to first record a live track and let…
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i wrote this after a significant other argument
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This is my second project of the Sound 1 class at MICA.
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My Pirate song. Sounds more like a polka band, but what the hell. I had fun doing it.
a song for Gumbo.
we sailed the angry seas
til we found a neutral port
we rowed the ship to shore
to go and find a fancy whore
down at the Buccaneer inn…
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This is not my usual style. This tune is a pisstake of all the generic dubstep that's about!
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Due to a series of unfortunate mishaps, our initial recording plan for the weekend has gone seriously awry. We did, however, have 15 minutes to write, record, and mix this little duet. Yep - another 15-minuter.
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Dedicated to Chi Cheng, Bassist for the Deftones who is currently in a coma.
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Dedicated to Chi Cheng, Bassist for the Deftones who is currently in a coma.
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unfinished crap from January 2009. I'm in the purging mood.
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something cooked up in the first couple of weeks in 2008. Found this bounce.. but the DAW sequence was never saved. damn.
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I've been working on this one little by little; now I'm at a point where I do not feel like revisiting the feeling. Moves from 3/4 to 4/4, or so I think.. kind of like a 7/4 time sig but not really. typical glu instrumentation, etc.
Everyone…
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As the title implies this is modern day funk with retro touches. Nice double tracked sax on this one.
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We celebrate the passing of a great musical instrument. Hobart M. Cable, the piano lent to us this summer, is going back to his kind owner, Danny. He will be dearly missed.
We hastily wrote this little ditty in his last few hours in our possession…
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This is my 2007 Pirate Day song, written and recorded September 19th 2007. I like the innuendo, but maybe it's too subtle - nobody else seems to notice ;~)
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Similar in feel to the other Fragile Moment track. Mostly acoustic guitars recorded sitting in my shop on the H4N and then finished up in Cubase just this morning. September 9 09. Maybe a nice one for bedtime
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Soulful jazz for a relaxing day. Music for the head and feet.
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Licensed under
Creative Commons
Noncommercial Sampling Plus
http://ccmixter.org/files/dabra/22568
In collaboration with
JenSomeone, http://ccmixter.org/files/JenSomeone/16329
and
Morusque, http://ccmixter.org/files/Nurykabe/19942
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A melodic jazzy groove featuring the sax of Doug Earley in an arrangement by Jazzjet.
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This is a second take on guitar and vocals.
The first in a new process of mixing down.
It's about a soldier. The first person that came to my mind
when I thought, who would be singing a "Silent Love Song…
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This is the first project for the Sound 1 class at MICA. It involves recording 5 sounds and mixing them using Pro Tools.
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A couple of Irish jigs I wrote and recorded on piano (using either Reason or Cubase and EWQLSO, I really don't remember) a few years ago. The arrangement is incomplete and one I meant to add a little icing to. I may have to dig up the Reason file…
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Guitar loop from 2008. First loop where I bounced between different tracks instead of building part upon part. Flawed, but for better or worse, I rarely record something twice (why I left in the pop in the initial bed loop, I have no idea - well…
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This was written and recorded on 19th September 05
aka International Talk Like A Pirate Day 2005 ( a wet afternoon as I recall) and is posted here so you start to get the hint.
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All done on the Ensoniq keyboard. Even the guitar was run through an after market disc, through the keyboard.
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it is a little bang. a star explodes. matter becomes energy, light, and patterns. chaotic beauty. it is a cloud of color. it is a nebula.
artwork is here: http://i239.photobucket.com/albums/ff279/ic42experiment/nebulae.png
this music is an attempt…
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Its a song that was inspired by a dream I had. In fact.. it was the soundtrack to the dream. The ending is purposely left with a feeling of being not finished, as I can't remember how the dream ended.
I hope you all like it :)
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latest track, Im really getting into the dubstep groove.
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The berimbau is a brazilian percussion/string instrument that is the foundation for this tune.
Thanks to Dana (Alontoner) who added the sweet backup vocals to make this a much better piece.
And thanks also to K. Scot Sparks (Alonetoner…
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The Hollow Men
Sad Hippie Thing
1993
Greg Melvin: Vocals, Rhythm Guitars, Keyboards
Doug Sparling: Lead Guitars
David Albrecht: Bass
Terry Adams: Drum Kit
All songs written by Greg Melvin
Arrangements by Greg Melvin and The Hollow Men
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The Hollow Men
Sad Hippie Thing
1993
Greg Melvin: Vocals, Rhythm Guitars, Keyboards
Doug Sparling: Lead Guitars
David Albrecht: Bass
Terry Adams: Drum Kit
All songs written by Greg Melvin
Arrangements by Greg Melvin and The Hollow Men
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The Hollow Men
Sad Hippie Thing
1993
Greg Melvin: Vocals, Rhythm Guitars, Keyboards
Doug Sparling: Lead Guitars
David Albrecht: Bass
Terry Adams: Drum Kit
All songs written by Greg Melvin
Arrangements by Greg Melvin and The Hollow Men
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The Hollow Men
Sad Hippie Thing
1993
Greg Melvin: Vocals, Rhythm Guitars, Keyboards
Doug Sparling: Lead Guitars
David Albrecht: Bass
Terry Adams: Drum Kit
All songs written by Greg Melvin
Arrangements by Greg Melvin and The Hollow Men
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The Hollow Men
Sad Hippie Thing
1993
Greg Melvin: Vocals, Rhythm Guitars, Keyboards
Doug Sparling: Lead Guitars
David Albrecht: Bass
Terry Adams: Drum Kit
All songs written by Greg Melvin
Arrangements by Greg Melvin and The Hollow Men
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The Hollow Men
Sad Hippie Thing
1993
Greg Melvin: Vocals, Rhythm Guitars, Keyboards
Doug Sparling: Lead Guitars
David Albrecht: Bass
Terry Adams: Drum Kit
All songs written by Greg Melvin
Arrangements by Greg Melvin and The Hollow Men
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The Hollow Men
Sad Hippie Thing
1993
Greg Melvin: Vocals, Rhythm Guitars, Keyboards
Doug Sparling: Lead Guitars
David Albrecht: Bass
Terry Adams: Drum Kit
All songs written by Greg Melvin
Arrangements by Greg Melvin and The Hollow Men
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A short piece, written and recorded by a few of the string players a while ago.
Instrumentation:
Resonator Guitar
Acoustic Guitar
Banjo
Bass
Light Piano
2 Clarinets
Drunken Crooning
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Here's a partially-orchestrated preview of a song we're currently writing. Another big toe-tapper, this one, a lovely 6/4 piece, an ode to half-diminished sevenths, and minor ninths, wherever they may fall.
The title comes from a quote from…
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Just a spontaneous (and very rough) two hour tune. Written and recorded yesterday, edited and mixed today. I might as well get it uploaded now because I'll be spending the next two weeks preparing to move across the country.
Lyrics:
We…
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Sometimes we stay in a relationship because we grow comfortable, and we're scared to leave. The fear of being alone fuels us to settle for the wrong one. This song is my reflection of one situation that I was in. "Let Her Go"
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NOT FINISHED. another draft. just putting it up here so that i kick myself in the pants to flesh it out and write verses and whatnot and redo everything. great! this draft is continuously replaced with newer versions. check back, please! (oh yeah…
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This was my first "serious" attempt to make something. Although very simple the final result was quite pleasant for me, hope it is for you too.
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As another day ends, nightfall comes to the city.
I dedicate this song to my home, México City. This tune was inspired by its quiet and beautiful side and the remnants of nature still present on it.
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This one's for that little black and tan, Nahannah.
Lyrics:
I said nahnay nahnay nahnay hey
how'd you get so good
how'd you get so good
I said nahnay nahnay nahnay hey
how'd you get so good
how'd you get so good
first thing this…
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For our beautiful son Willem, in French Guillaume.
recorded in my livingroom, 16-7-2009.
I called the song Guillaume before because of the beautiful sound.
Since 2012 I changed the title of the song into : Willem.
Because that makes much…
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Our dear friend Lynda is in hospice; we wanted to do a song for her - for all she has done for us. This is that song. k & w
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A ballad about the perils of life.
Featuring Bugzee & Tragic
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This one was written after coming home in the harsh light of being out all night after learning someone I knew put a shotgun in his mouth and pulled the trigger. I write this from his perspective...
'Nuff said.
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I like the atmosphere, but the source is loong gone (ca 1998)
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Solo acoustic finger picking thing I've been working on for a while. Sometime around 1968 I started studying with Mr. George Bennett who taught me the rudiments of finger picking. Later when we played some gigs together he also taught me the rudiments…
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Wrangled in the string band to a play a pleasant little toe-tapper.
Instrumentation
Resonator Guitar
Resonator Bass
Banjo
Guitar Case
Clapping
Serrated Knife
Voice
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A big instrumental in about 3 minutes. Imagine the last few miles of a very long road trip.
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This song was made by two different piano samples (both
from Sudara):
1. One was recorded by Sudara (and gang?) axing away at a hapless old piano in New Mexico.
2. today, I convinced Sudara to noodle on the piano and send it over to me…
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Recorded August 26, 2009
Details: Epiphone Les Paul (DADFGC - capo II), Seymour Duncan Pickups, POD XT, Boss RC-20 Looper, EBow, Audacity, Sound Forge.
Written in 1982 after a trip to Wyoming with a couple of Alex DeGrassi cassettes....
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