Inspired partly by a co-worker who was a great, now lost musician. This track is somewhat about my five year stint in Gallup, New Mexico (Bob Dylan anyone?). This was written as a poem before I started writing Slumber Love.

I'm not usually good at mixing two of my songs together, but i think this turned out great. Maybe a little too Velvet Underground. Maybe nothing is ever too Velvet Underground... Written just for Abide.

Supposed to be the biggest joke on this album, Candle turned more into an actual like-able song. I was trying to make fun of Sonic Youth stuff, but it ended up growing and becoming an instant Mud Octave classic track. The Lyrics were written…

This is one of the songs I wrote for Filthy Time that's been hiding in the back of a notebook waiting for music to be chugged out. I'm really glad I let this seep for a while before letting loose.

I. The triumphant space pioneers land on the new planet, set up camp and decide to have a party.

II. Off in the distance, an ion storm is brewing while the space colonists enjoy cocktails on the spaceship's veranda.

III. The ion storm draws nearer to base camp, and with it, weird alien creatures that are part bug, part raw energy. The bugs play fetch with the elemental forces that surround them.

V. The bug-like creatures celebrate their victory over the alien invaders (formerly known as space pioneers).

1, Intro to the arduous task of facing one's personal wall.

2. "This Wall Within Me" exposes the struggle to overcome one's own limitations during the RPM challenge. Story (and struggle) by Mick, music by Alan Hall

3. This is the "preferred" track from the 2008 challenge, and I think it stands well by itself. It is the narrative climax to the piece. Thanks, Mick!

4. The prog album's musical climax, with full orchestral treatment. I did NOT get the London Symphony to come to the session, alas.

5. The 'Hidden" track, appears after a lengthy pause on the CD version. The little artsy trick that all prog albums must have at the end.

Self-titled opening track from Dead In The Water. Part one of the Format Sea suite.

Part 3 of the Format Sea suite. Probably the closest thing to honest-to-goodness electronica here.

Sorry - I forgot to take my medication when I came up with this one. It began as an exercise in strange sound effects, and developed into this exploration of headphone space.

There's some kind of Tool/Pain Of Salvation vibe to this one, albeit murked up by a lot of electronic ambience.

brainstorming. voice belongs to Sister Savage. I hijacked it from some audio notes she sent for a song we are working on. The guitars and percussion were written and recorded in an hour. They replaced a previous musical section that I spent…

This should be the final tune from Nitro's "Wanna Dance" album project. Ruthie's "theme song". I added the slide guitar at the end. Nitro:Guitar/Drums/vocal Ruthie:vocals Tommy:Bass Charlie:harmonica Bull: Keys Rick:Lead G. Kavin:Lead G.

This is a song that I wrote. Once again I am playing all of the instruments and doing the singing. The style has been described as a mixture of Depeche Mode and the Human League, but I don't know why anyone would think it sounds like the Human…

Just a little political tale from the dark side. another quickie.

Instrumentation: Acoustic guitar, synth, tambourine, kitchen sink.

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true hiphop!!! from melatone's free downloadable ep (Pay Attention)

true hiphop!!! from melatone's free downloadable ep (Pay Attention)

ninety minutes into this mischievous idea... sounds: electric guitar/and with bow, tambourine, fake drummer boy.

Modern classical piano piece

Jonathan Thomas unpacks Hosea chapter 1

something i found on my pc that i never put bass to, never sorted out the clipping samples on, and that I now no longer have in any form bar this file. shame

a beautiful thought during a dark hour. nylon acoustic, electric piano, electric guitar with bow

this is a reworking of a tune i made a while ago which was a bit boring....

This is a remixed version of the title track from my 2008 RPM album, to be included on an as-yet unnamed compilation album I'll be releasing later this year.

Can a vampire be suicidal?