I have a hybrid conure named Chiku!, and he's pretty neat.

A bit of lo-fi chill, with assistance from Kent Nugent

A bit of lo-fi chill, with assistance from Kent Nugent

h92o with me on drums

h92o with me on drums

https://youtu.be/mMfwo0xoPKw

https://jasonaustin.bandcamp.com/track/nickholette https://youtu.be/tN5D6yYVQPA

https://jasonaustin.bandcamp.com/track/i-make-and-destroy https://youtu.be/nIDnsp7kc1s

THAT CLOSE TO CRYING - a Waltz in G I'm THAT CLOSE TO CRYING all the time. Just the mention of TOGETHER AGAIN and I cross that line But lately I'm learning to act/look like I'm fine But, I'm THAT CLOSE TO CRYING all the time I'm THAT…

Created and Sung By: Andrew Ezell (BigDru) Wash

https://youtu.be/a6HkU6OLg-Y

Real drums, bass, and guitar. Think the "vocals" were taken from another track and heavily manipulated. I like 'em. :)

Another "the chord sequence spells something" track. I'm fond of those.

I wrote the main riff at least 25 years ago, and finally got around to recording it. The drum part was recorded at band practice. I got a wild hair and sped it up to about 1.8 speed, liked it, and used it. "Eggbeater Jesus" is a local artistic…

Test recording of the Cat Head Lowebow #4 that I bought from Johnny Lowebow a couple of years earlier. The Lowebow ended up being a studio mascot, and "Cat Head Blues" a theme for that year's RPM Challenge, so I recorded some drums and added this…

Makes me think of a small New England port town in a storm, for some reason.

Another pastiche/casserole of studio scraps and robot voices. Tulip, our youngest cat, has a ray gun keyboard solo just after the 4-minute mark.

Paean to a local state politician who stepped up to the national stage. Also, this track is one of the reasons we started using a click track in 2018...

Another one on the Cat Head Lowebow, this time with more effects.

I like Captain Beefheart, but I'm not good at showing it. :)

The words come from a story by Robert Chambers (public domain, and available on Project Gutenberg). Think I recorded the weird noisy guitar part first, then played along on drums, then added the voice.

This one combines a bunch of things I like: rain, storms, weird keyboard patches, auditory snapshots of a particular time, sleep, and NOAA weather radio. (I developed an affinity for that last one while working third shift alone at Kinko's way…

Some resonant arpeggiated synths

A solid groove with a little organ on top

Gospel music minister Kelly Joe Kalu has released a new single "ODINAKA CHUKWU" meaning (it's in the Hands of God ) in Igbo language, in other to encourage everyone not to worry about life cos God is in full control. Speaking about the inspiration…

Recorded on my laptop in a hotel room 750+ miles from home. Programmed drums. Bought the guitar (a blue Alhoon) from a pawn shop when I arrived, then sold it back before I left. Worked out to about $2.45/day to "rent" it, and I didn't have to…

Manipulated "field" recordings, either from the hotel room or from the studio, after I got back.

Obviously built on a crappy Dillinger Escape Plan knockoff. Was messing around with the pawn shop guitar and programmed drums, and it just happened. :) Added the second guitar track and bass after I got home.

Programmed drums and pawn shop guitar through plugins.

Ham-fisted Primus mimicry with robot vocals in place of my voice. Drum loops, but me on bass and guitar.

Manipulated field recording.

Just how my brain works: nine lines and nine columns in a Sudoku puzzle... Take a six-string guitar and 3/4 of a bass, and that's nine strings. The number in each box is both the fret number and the number of quarter notes to hold. Puzzle number…