A rare interview with British composer Thomas Ades I did for Classical KUSC, Los Angeles. Originally aired: 11/15/2008

almost everything that i write starts on acoustic guitar... I wrote this one as I was driving... so by the time that I got to my studio, i really heard the whole thing finished (both lyrics and the music)... and it was more of a NY bluesy piano…

an exposition,traditional of the raga,bilaskani todi,transformed into a slightly ,dark ambient piece of music,exploring musical landscapes,with a scenario,as if for film music,which my pieces normally are.

an exposition,traditional,of the raga ,bilaskani todi,transformed into a slightly dark ambient piece of music,exploring musical landscapes,inspired by a scenario,as if for a film,which my music normallt is.

Finger style folk guitar with vocals... things are not always what they seem YOU WON’T FIND HIM AMONG THE PROUD MEN WHO INSIST THAT THEY ARE STRONG YOU’LL FIND HIM WITH THE MAN WHO CRIES OUT GOD FORGIVE ME, I AM WRONG YOU MAY NOT FIND HIM IN…

Just a mellow track I whipped up last night before bed. The field recording is from the Peruvian Amazon- I forget which habitat it was recorded in, but my guess is near bamboo... during the morning.

I was hesitant about uploading this one. It's really old and I hadn't listened to it in at least 10 years. I remember that at the time of recording it didn't come out the way I wanted but that I was ok (sort of) with the results. The vocals were…

A song about not wanting to feel for someone that has treated you badly and left you behind. Despite having these feelings you still feel this person is above you. As they fly freely and you're left lost on the ground. When they come flying…

You're girlfriend is cheating on you. You know it but can't walk away from her

like vanilla ice cream

Merry Christmas!

hopelessness. if you succeed now, you'll fail later. i wrote this song on a banjo :) but never got it in the recording.

this was just a little doodle that was fun. someday i'll buy a mandolin and actually learn how to play it.

with special cameo appearance by Gene Kruppa

MUSIC: MR FUNKYMONK LYRICS, VOCALS, MIX: Anne YOU'VE GOT GIRLS i told you once i told you twice you'd have to go if you couldn't play nice so tell me have you been good let's chat i told you before i made it clear you keep on actin that way…

One wonders what the source of fuel would be..

Guest vocals by Speak N. Spell

The first track I built, back when I was still full of hope for this exercise. I'm not convinced the hope survived it :)

I sang and played acoustic and electric guitars, bass, and Moog synthesizer on this track.

There was a director who was so happy to show off his lead singer to the playwrite... she was young and beautiful and a talented singer... when he finally got to present her to the playwrite... the playwrite nodded, and smiled.. he told the director…

From the "Northville" project. I played acoustic and electric guitars and an ARP Odyssey synthesizer on this track.