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improvisation - in part to learn to ebow and strum at the same time.
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After the Alonetone meetup in Dublin, I promised Tess & Bethan I'd get my finger out and finish/upload some more stuff. So this is the first thing that's reached "good enough" stage. A trancey/ravey number featuring monotron samples after…
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Mr Smith and the Old Grey Wolf Ltd Co. Thanks to thetworegs for the vocals.
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Based on the pretty screwed up short story by Elizabeth Hand.
* upped the audio 5-18-12
DISCLAIMER: the riff heard in the verses and outro is originally by my buddy Chris Schugg.
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First time I met her
I looked her straight…
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Jeez, it's been forever since we've posted anything. This is our latest instrumental. It's a very raw cut, but we liked how it turned out for the most part.
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Woodwinds and Harpsichord in John O'Sullivan's Blue JI tuning.
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This is a piece using Garritan World Sample Set (Tibet singing bowls and Tibet bells) and pianoteq. It also uses a non-octave tuning that is an infinite stack of just major seconds (scala file below).
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Cal Powers: Vocal/Guitar.
Tim McCoy: Bass.
Chris Elliott: Trumpet.
Jen Thayer: Sax.
David Nebbia: Drums.
Steve Canty: Lead Guitar.
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Guess who came down the cellar last night......Johnny's tune was playing on the juke box and nobody could stop him.......Thanks Johnny......
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Kept in the Cellar is a piece for piano, percussion, and processed street signs in 17 edo.
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I made this after listening on-end to DJ Fresh. No idea why
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This is a track from my retrospective album Heptadecaphilia.
Details, online play, PDF that has background on the music, images, and links to videos are to be found here:
http://chrisvaisvil.com/?p=1007
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Along with her magnificent harmonizing vocal tracks, Inge sent me one track which was crashed by her 2-year old son Willem. He pretty much takes over the whole operation at about 3:00.
In the background you can hear the original rough vocals…
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I called it this because that was the first thing that came into my mind when I played it back after writing it.
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from forthcoming release 'The Sun's Renegade Daughter'.
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Cal Powers: Vocals/Guitar.
Jon McCormack: Lead Guitar.
Jim Taylor: Bass.
Jeff Landrock: Strings.
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I Got the Idea for this tune when I left Geir at Stanstead Airport.
Recorded it Last night after a Gig....
For the Folk Fest...
Pretty PennyWords and Music by Tharek Mokbul
-Lyrics-
Pretty Pennies sing about the troubles in the way.
Tells…
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I was uh killing a mosquito in a shower house
I was uh swinging and uh swatting like a powerhouse
I was uh killing a mosquito in a bathroom stall
I was swinging at them like I was swinging at a racquet ball
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Kaia my wonderful new grand daughter @ 6 months old!
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The "hook" sums it up:
"Out of the darkness, won't you come?"
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Sadly, an unfinished track I recorded about the time I ran out of money. Back when I was writing four or five tunes a day. Played guitars, mandolin, keyboards, and I'm guessing it's my original keyboard drum and bass parts that I did at home…
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Not the most accessible tuning - 13 edo splits the octave into 13 instead of 12 parts. So everything is guaranteed to sound different. That could be the charm or the problem for you. This piece focuses more on melody than most of mine.
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from the upcoming Dream Chemical tape.
11/11/11 on hauntedsoundsystem
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"Linear Lifestyle"
You can build a life
or you can tear one down
You can spend all your time
just hanging around
The Great Pyramid
is made of blocks
Do you measure yourself
by the tick of a clock?
Time is not a line -- it's a dot…
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http://www.jamendo.com/en/album/87634 Short Tracks from Nikila
wavs are from this album, I took 3 excerpts from 3 tracks here and transformed & remixed them
See the album description below
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I posted a version of this before. This is the same pretty much except that I put down a real, organic, bass track using my Squier Mustang bass, rather than the old synthetic one. The production is a bit ballsier too...
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Re-recording of an old song of mine, with new lyrics. The guitar has a Korg Monotron in the effects chain.
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Chris sent this track to me earlier today with the request that I add some percussion to it.
I had something different in mind.
After the first take I was afraid to return it to him, fearing that he would convert it to 23 edo or something…
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My lady asked me a question. That's all it took.
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i was listening to a post of this Beatles cover by oldrottenhead this morning,,it is a really great song, so this evening i sort of just sort of sat down an let it happen,,i didn't even really know the song as much as i might like,, but i find…
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Well it seems your quill is alone rather a lot, of late. The silver lining - and surely it has to be a trick of the light, that shimmer on things, redoubtably more mercurial than arg-arg-argentic - is time freely spend a-practicin', and even the…
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An old song, written when I was in my REM phase; strange, it didn't seem to turn out anything like that in the end. This was also a live take where inexplicably, I changed the whole feel of the song this is the only version with this feel - enjoy…
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Reg has had a little too much to drink and decides to have a dance................while the piano players are at combat for supremacy......there's a rumble going on...............
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i have been listening to some wonderful music this morning here on AT, and it has inspired me to post once again
this is the sister to piano moment #4
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Kathy Holdway and friends sings my song, CHILDREN OF THE NIGHT. It is available on a Cd titled PICKIN'IN THE SHED from Shadetree Recording, Athens, Texas..
My version is at https://alonetone.com/jamesmichaeltaylor/playlists/feathers-in-the-wind…
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A song about loss and the change it brings in a family; this was actually a live edition recording and I think it has something that the polished version does not. Enjoy!
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Berceuse (means cradle song - or lullaby) by Chopin Op. 57 midi recorded by Ron Lubetsky, M.D. in 1997. And indeed I can tell from the midi file this was a real performance. I ran it through pianoteq in Sonar X1. I hope you enjoy it.
http…
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This is a composition that was realized by playing a Fender Mustang which has a divided pickup connected to a Roland GR-20 guitar to midi converter / synthesizer. The GR-20 generated piano and saxophone sounds (in two passes) which were re-tuned…
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The island of Cuba was a Spanish possession for almost 400 years (1511-1898). The land-owning elite held social and economic power, supported by slaves, both indigenous and of South American and African descent, until slavery was abolished…
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Remix of "Put A Nickel On My Door" by Oh My Goodness.
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This is a song I wrote for a girl I liked... I even performed a stripped down acoustic guitar only version for her. She loved the song but didn't exactly reciprocate how I felt. I'm a nice guy and she likes bad boys. Wish I could change that…
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BlueTrack Best music on facebook! http://www.facebook.com/BlueTrack
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Done with MIDI. Recorded and sequenced in Samplitude MS 14
Garritan JABB 3 for Piano, bass & horns
Toontrack EZDrummer and Vita and Messiah synths
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Fathers Day on Sunday....
Thought I'd write a song for my son.
Here you go lad...
As the Sun shines....Lyrics
And my boy.....
You Smile so wide as the sun shines.
But you will keep your joy as the clouds try,
to stop our light…
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Here's a song for that horribly obnoxious person who's unfortunately in your life or workplace!!!
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Good friends, family, my adorable pet--you all bring a smile to my face!!!
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You stole my heart (and some of my property) a long time ago--and now you're back at my doorstep like nothing ever happened! Gonads, anyone?!?
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I was crazy about you back then---But now? Not so much!!!
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A jive-era feel, with lyrics about working hard to get what you want!
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Hot groovy Pop dance tune with a teasing approach to a bubbly heart young woman who is becoming more excited about the man she recently met, who has so far shown her all the qualities she dreamed about being in her ideal of a man. He keeps her…
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Everybody who said we'd never last have broken up and here we are, still together!!!
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The millionaires are doing just fine, thanks---but the rest of us are barely getting by!!!!
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I'll lose control but maybe find love instead....
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I dedicated this song to my old friend, Ed Begley, Jr. and to all those who are working to make this a cleaner and better place to live!!!
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Is my future just to be....your ancient history?
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Here's a great way to keep some peace at home!!!
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She was mysterious, gorgeous...and we fell in love immediately...but her parents were against us being together and sent her back to their country, leaving me to search for her forever.
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A couple looks back nostalgically on the magical moment when they first met.
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Your lips are inches away but I've been hurt too badly too recently--and the last thing I want right now is to fall in love!!!
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He has an old houseboat on Lake Union in Seattle--but he doesn't want to live there without her....
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He overheard a couple breaking up--and it sounded a bit close to home for him...
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Done in MIDI
Soundtrack/ambient style instrumental. Written & arranged by John Bowen. Featuring the guitar work of Mr. Marc Halikas.
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They broke up once before and he was miserable--and now that they're back together he wants to keep it that way!!!
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This is one song of mine I hope will some day be played at someone's wedding reception!!!
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I tried to catch some of the defiance, optimism and spirit of being young as told through the voice of someone who no longer is!!!
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Sometimes it's hard to imagine how to make it through a cold and lonely night.
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And then came a lion...
Conga / Harmonica (key of D) improvisation.
4/4 90bpm
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This is the most autobiographical song I've ever written. The idea of the song: The past was a lot of fun but my life today is even better.
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ORIGINAL Rock instrumental exploring
new avenues. of retro and current rock
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This song is a latin . cha cha flavor
bringing together these 2 forces..for
a new sound. hope ulike it regards NEIL
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Another 12 string improv. Capo 3rd fret, capo 5th fret except for top string and notched out for the b strings to attain an open C tuning, of sorts.
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I REAAALLY wish I had a better vocal plugin. Voices of Passion, for instance...
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This very monumental thing happened in my life, and I had to write a song about it. This one is for Mike, Desmond, Claudia and the rest of my siblings I've yet to meet.
* updated audio 1-10-12
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The craziest thing just happened…
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A favorite style of my wife... like Kris Kristofferson, in a way. Maybe more folk than Outlaw Country...? The song has great meaning for me.
Hope you like it!
Doug
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Added a little more to this nice little change of strumming patterns played as an excuse to write a little love song.
I FOUND LOVE
You know I love you more than I
Ever thought one simple man could
You know I need you more than I
Ever…
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if i remember correct this is a live recording from a gig.
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another MRS-1044 recording. sorry for such low gain on the volume.
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From the album JOE MEEK SHALL INHERIT THE EARTH [2005]. For more details, the album has its own page on our website [link in our profile].
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Tight-wad Moody writes song in lieu of Father's Day gift.
Now with extra cheese
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..I'd be blue.
Google guitar,DL4 delay modeler, soft synths
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This will sound out of tune and very odd to most people... and certainly its not a "quality instrument". But it IS lo-fi :-)
I changed my $30 electric guitar from Just Intonation fretting to 14 equal notes per octave using cable ties, loaded…
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A work in progress. Featuring Special Guest Robot.
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From the album of the same name, 2004. Recorded on 4-track cassette. This album now has its own page at our website - see our profile for the link.
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a new age classical piece for Fender Mustang, Pianoteq Piano, and Requiem Soprano.
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I improv'd jammed 2 different guitar tracks to Monster Magnet's "Spine of God" song, which is epic in itself. I took the challenge upon myself to make something not sounding exactly like the song but around the same key :)
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Home made cannon in Just Intonation, cymbals struck by hand and bowed. (I don't own so many cymbals - I made a field recording while walking through the cymbal room at Sam Ash. A most exciting experience actually!) I did buy two cheap cymbals…
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From the LAND OF GHOSTS album - this album now has its own page on our new website - see profile for link.
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Recorded the 1st guitar and bass and vox staurday.
Today, I finished up with a lead guitar track...
LG
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I used about half of the tones produced in my stop sign video as samples looped in Kontakt and improvised on an 88 key controller in 17 equal notes per octave. Not something you'd listen to for enjoyment.
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How the human race has gone down hill ever since
using fire.
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So I'm back at Caffe Lena on Thursday night gearing up for my two songs and a band called "Driftwood" takes the stage (banjo, acoustic guitar, fiddle) and blows everyone away.
Kinda gets me thinking...
And writing...
"Driftwood"
Coming down…
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Hammer Dulcimer in Harmonic Series Tuning, processed into 7 streams. Field recording, processed. Details here http://chrisvaisvil.com/?p=911
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Prog rock instromental with Marios Marcou on clarinet.
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BlueTrack
Best music on facebook!
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From the album of the same name, this track really was recorded on a dark and stormy night, just to see if any of the elemental turmoil going on outside would lend its ambience to the proceedings. The thunder claps came from a sound effects album…
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Fulfilling a request by Acid
The video is the whole point / show here. Please put into the comment section what you think the occupants of the car you see at 1:00 where thinking. Or alternately the kid on the bike at 1:20.
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I was bored, so I recorded some freestyle real quick. That is all.
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First song from our first time performing in a concert setting. We were the opening act to the opening act to the main act for a benefit concert at our church. We raised $12,000! So here it is, warts and all! (We were nervous!)
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A very rare ambient tune (dated 2005), I also call it "Knee-Deep In The Rats"
Made for "Fallout2: New Vision" mod by TeamX: http://teamx.ru/node/50
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One could use this to compare the changes I made to accommodate the change in tuning because this is the Centaur tuned piece but I changed the master tuning back to "standard" 12 equal.
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Well, I should give some background. Sometimes, for me, the difference in tunings are hard to discern - I don't have perfect or even good relative pitch discrimination. So I can get fooled. The Prelude for a Centaur tuned piano was actually composed…
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Here is another one with vocals. I had completely forgotten about this and hearing it brought back the visceral thrill of making music with a group. Of course I have a ringing in my ears to remind me of those days. The only problem with this…
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Together with a few guitaresque pieces (some are presented here, "Lettres 'D Amour" or "Mar Adentro" for example), this one was my "swan song" in already so distant 2009.
~Sign Of Hope~
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