Naively conceived, written and published in February 2012 for "Contemporary Chamber Music" (vol.1), an RPM12 album. The titles of the pieces in album are follow each other in a certain order - see album description.

The is a song a wrote a long time ago, circa 1993, before I know how to write songs. Recorded 1999.

A pop song about on-lane dating. Inspired by a friend, not auto-biographical. Not one of my best.

Another really old song from the early 90s. My lyrics were very obtuse back then (or just plain nonsensical).

i'll take bizarre transitions for $500 alex this musical faux pas is best executed when doing an all nighter to finish RPM what is mood whiplash alex rpm 2012 #5

This one's about friend who was a heroin addict - and a camping trip. That's my memory of it. Written in 1999.

Not sure if can call myself young now, but I could when I wrote this!

This one is about new years eve 1998/1999, which was spend at a hippie festival called "confest".

A love song - not much else to say about this one.

This is just a solo jam with a delay pedal.

Sort of depressing this one, it's written about my best friends (former) girlfriend who sadly took her own life in 1999.

Words by Brent Kinder, Music by Jana Persson Additional musicians: Janne Hedlund - drums Hank Johnzon - banjo

Words and Music by Jana Persson Additional musicians: Janne Hedlund - drums Hank Johnzon - banjo, gut string guitar

Words by Will Gough, Music by Jana Persson Additional musicians: Janne Hedlund - drums Hank Johnzon - pedal steel guitar, electric guitar

Words and Music by Jana Persson Additional musicians: Janne Hedlund - drums Johan Dereborn - bass guitar

Words by Brent Kinder, Music By Jana Persson Additional musicians: Janne Hedlund - drums

Words by Will Gough and Jana Persson, Music by Jana Persson Additional musicians: Janne Hedlund - drums Hank Johnzon - guitar solo Johan Dereborn - bass guitar

Words by Will Gough, Music by Jana Persson Additional Musicians: Janne Hedlund - drums Hank Johnzon - pedal steel guitar

Words by Brent Kinder and Jana Persson, Music by Jana Persson Additional musicians: Janne Hedlund - drums, backing vocals Hank Johnzon - lap steel, additional electric guitar

Words and Music by Jana Persson Additional musicians: Janne Hedlund - drums Hank Johnzon - pedal steel guitar

rpm 2012 #7

Named by a friend, there is a little island that appears and disappears with the tide. We go there sometimes in the Great Bay in New Hampshire. Bob Kordas on dobro.

rpm 2012 #8

from my 2009 album, 'Texoskeleton...' This song says as much as I dare to mention in a tune...

Messing around with a Korg. Part of my outer-space theme - the Apollo program ended with Apollo 17...imagine if they had 51 missions! Also, a subtle link to Area 51.

Based on a trip to Italy while reading Neil Gaiman's Sandman series...my drummer(s) bailed on me at the last minute..so no drums here...boo hoo but maybe in the future

Onward (c maiorano) The message they send us Conform or be tortured If it's left up to us We can only do wrong But we'll trust in our fortunes Progress moves onward Straight ahead Immortally strong

Michael and Theodore (C Maiorano) Remembering things we did, hell we were just kids The best was yet to come, thinking back makes me feel numb Why? Broken homes made us family, we shared our drink merrily Dealt with things our own way…

rpm 2012 #9 so short! if you're rushing a project, I recommend not choosing five part wind ensembles

Feels like a lifetime ago that I wrote this back in 2002; sometimes it's good to remember .

Sometimes I need to play a sad one.

Shouty 12-bar. Just because.

Just a mellow one to round things off. Thanks for listening.

About twenty billion years ago, when dinosaurs roamed the earth and Roland's D50 was new, I found this patch called "spanisheart" and plunked down a new-agey tune. Which I promptly forgot about for years. Every now and then, I catch myself playing…

I wrote this to be sung by a dear, now-departed friend who sadly committed suicide while working on a new album of very exciting material. I have a whole mess of "dead Kevin" songs which are in the wrong key, which I've been avoiding like the…