here is an original back in my PROG vein. it has a few dips and curves in the middle just as the imaginary sojourn would, so to speak. I do some leads in the beg. and end.(the end one I do a bit of finger tapping, such as that is) some not too…

A song that, when I first heard it, made me weep for joy, because I had been too slow and got caught in the field's night time and the town's gate raised, fighting the legion of whacky undead skeletons that kept raising from the ground. I remember…

The year was 1989 and my high school rock band, Tempest Fero, was feelin' proggie! I can't remember who wrote what for this one. I do know we were quite stoked to have the little 4/4 to 3/4 to 6/8 thing at the end of the quiet parts. I also…

midstream corrections and such twenty minuter sound work cut into four pieces and then stratched and layered one atop the other,..

An Acoustic Cover I Did For A Very Special Person This Morning

runway girls and highway crime

free form improv on borrowed snare drum

Dook!

mashup for Sound-In 6/13-15

Layton’s Number is an ambient microtonal piece. The piece started when Steve Layton sent me a midi of a performance he did for the piece “How it all came out” and I used it to drive 2 instances of Z3TA+ 2.1 in Johnny Reinhard 8th octave of the…

In nuclear physics, a magic number is a number of nucleons (either protons or neutrons) such that they are arranged into complete shells within the atomic nucleus. The seven most widely recognised magic numbers as of 2007 are 2, 8, 20, 28, 50…

fret-less classical guitar

Time for a sentimental ballad...

A lovely song written by Gene to celebrate our 17th year as a band together.

A tune inspired a lick Dave came up with.

Yet one more of our variations on a theme called "Conundrum" which seems to arise from just about every one of our jam sessions.

Track: 04 Album: Simian Itch (Self-titled)

Track: 02 Album: Simian Itch (Self-titled)

Track: 01 Album: Simian Itch (Self-titled)

An old, old scratch demo saved from destruction with Sound Forge. If you think it's unlistenable, you should hear the tape. ;) This is a song-writing demo recorded on cheap equipment simply so I wouldn't forget the song. Like scores of others…

A view on ghosts. Used my tenor recorder, guitars, and bass. Bizarre how once song writing starts, it seems to write itself. Hope you like.

Tom Waits cover

Asaf Avidan cover

playing my carvin dc800 guitar and roland td30k v-drums

playing my carvin dc800 guitar and roland td30k v-drums

Simple tune I wrote on Bonfire Night, many moons ago...four-track recording, w guitars and bass.

Midi guitar experiment.

Midi guitar experiment.

Midi guitar experiment.

Midi guitar experiment.

Sampled piano, played via guitar using Midi Guitar plugin.

Sampled prepared piano, played via guitar using Midi Guitar plugin.

23 notes per octave home made electric guitar another version is here: http://chrisvaisvil.com/diy-23-edo-stick-guitar-improvisation/

This is Alan singing a slow R&B Pop ballad. Think of Al Greene with a modern backing track. Alan wrote the music and the lyric. Let us know if you like it a bit...thanks! (c) 2013 Alan D. David, BMI (Half of Double Trouble)