Higher and Higher Verse 1: When the barren dances with joy, Holding her firstborn through tears of joy. When the broken leap in praise, As the good news fills their humble hearts. When the sun rises in the morning, Proclaiming Your…

This is yesterday's track, back to the original melody with cross-picked guitar added (oy! that was tough). I see the template for a proper song now, and over the coming days I'll add to this and I hope to end up with something...

Last of the five-day experiment in intervals. Again, my friend Ebow was acting persnickety, as is its wont (I'm sure I have nothing to do with it), and the result includes some abrasive string rattling. I like the melody of the original recording…

disintegration loop recorded with voice memo

Half and apple half a moon Half a dozen coyotes and a howling loon Pick a card any card It's all magic don't think too hard Don't think too hard Don't thing too hard about it Where on earth do you find the time To be anything less…

Brass, Woodwinds, Strings, Choir, all looping at slightly differing rates to get different combinations over time. periods 13, 14, 15, 16 beats at 20 BPM Created in Abelton Live

The Evolving Equation: A Synthesis of Evolutionary Processes and the Interplay of Life Introduction This report addresses the profound question of how evolution mediates the "equation" of life—the intricate and dynamic web of relationships that…

Chuck Terry Carl Hardy and Me

I spent some time in 2012 and 2013 to record my friend Rick who was just learning how to play guitar. He had grown up playing drums in different bands and found the joy of writing songs. Rick is no longer with us. Greg Connor

by Brian Vander Ark

by Yes

If you find this, please take a listen to the version posted on this site by Andrew Russe from 2012. Stunning. Goosebumps. His one-man-one-guitar interpretation is now the definitive version of this song for me. So this isn't just a Procol…

Try not to listen to my butcher guitar playing and instead listen to Reg's awesome vocals. Ozzy wishes he sounded this good...

A cover of a song written by Welcome Wagon and written by Vito Auito. JV- guitar, vocals Veejay- piano, mandolin, vocals Up on a mountain our Lord is alone Without a family, friends or a home He cries ooh, ooh, ooh, will you stay with…

This song was originally written for my church's 2011 Good Friday service. It's been tweaked to fit into a farewell album recorded for my pastor and his family. JV- vocals, guitar Holy one You are the way Precious son Of light and clay…

Hymn written by Thomas Kelly. JV- vocals Stricken, smitten, and afflicted, See Him dying on the tree! 'Tis the Christ by man rejected; Yes, my soul, 'tis He, 'tis He! 'Tis the long expected prophet, David's Son, yet David's Lord;…

A cover of a hymn arranged by Listen!Listen! and written by John M. Neale. JV- vocals, guitar Veejay- vocals, bells, shaker Josh- mandolin Matty- trumpet Safe home, safe home in port! Rent cordage, shattered deck, Torn sails, provisions…

This song is an arrangement by Neil Anderson of a hymn by S. Tre­vor Francis. JV- vocals, guitar Veejay- vocals, melodica, shaker, foot tambourine O the deep, deep love of Jesus, vast, unmeasured, boundless, free! Rolling as a mighty…

In memory of Gabe Scheller and Stephen Hampton. JV Andres - vocals, guitar, shaker, piano Veejay Andres - vocals, piano You told me once, you were all alone That you had no one to put your burdens on You put a silver bullet into its shaft…

JV Andres- guitalele, vocals Veejay Andres- vocals, melodica Daniel Wilson- engineer, snare, bass drum Philip Cartwright- lyrics Forty-five sparrows hum you a tune This fowl form of choir will sing through next June And head up north…

The screams!! The screams!!

The ebow gods were fickle today. Anyway, here's a melody, copied to a new track, then I raised the original track two steps, and lowered the duplicate track two steps to create a fourth interval. I tried also adding reversed tracks but it was…

Beat Your Ass Like You're Talking Bout A Little Kid

A single ebow line in G major, copied to new track and reversed, with some reverb and compression; added simple strummed acoustic guitar, recorded twice/doubled; canned drums. Recorded in Ableton. My idea is to record 5 days of ebow stuff like…

“On Vices and Their Opposite Virtues and In Whom They Are and About What,” - Philodemus

A reflection on sound waves hitting the air around us. What does it do? How do we feel? Reverb pedal and guitar; EP-133 with samples from my bass guitar.