This one has been sitting around for awhile. I wanted to get some mix time in before RPM gets rolling. Trying out some new mixing techniques. Enjoy!

For the Lady's I Love Them...It's a ALL Nite Thing!

Gary Thompson from the Music by Computer yahoo list (aka Johnny Pumphandle) remixed me version 2 of Sweeny's Agony - and blew me away - by toning down the volume he brought out a lot more soul in my opinion. I love it - and I hope you do too. Chris

I was going to do a jazz version of "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen" for the Yule Tide season, but I wrote an original ballad instead. Inspired by a knick knack my wife has of a pair of ceramic snowbirds cuddling. In the song, I put them into a…

Lyrics are from a poem inspired by the Picasso painting of the same name, written by Trevor Lewis.

Steve and I on a Sunday afternoon jam. haven't changed it a lick. Minimally processed it. I liked the openess of it, so I left it alone. Went to Crater Lake, and found this songs home. Played it to the stars the moon and the waters, as the moon…

Alexander's walk through the hallway of memories. Inspired by Ingmar Bergman's movie Fanny and Alexander.

Swinging in a secret garden of childhood where the time almost stops...

Had these backing tracks laying around on my drive for a while and didn't know what to do with them, so grabbed my Ebow and a fretless electric that I built for myself a couple years ago and had a go. My fretless playing is really in its infancy…

I swore that I would NEVER upload this. Was having a bad day trying to loop "nice" acoustic guitar sounds and got frustrated so grabbed my Taylor and plugged it into a cheesy Effects box and straight into the looper. Started twiddling knobs and…

Hey kids, school is whack.

Steppe tells an atmospheric story of the boundless plains of the steppes, reflecting Lena’s personal memories from the time she lived in the Russian part of Kazakh Steppe as a young music teacher. From album 'Songs of Vastness' (mt027).

A classical/avantgarde piece inspired by Franz Schubert's Der Leiermann from his song cycle Winterreise. Will the hurdy-gurdy man play his songs for you?

Opening track of Vienna Blue album: ambient winter blues with a touch of Schubert.

Want to cultivate cagey optimism and ingenious bliss? Try "Unhappy Hour" -- a ritual in which you confine all your misery and angst to one hour a week. The song is part of the soundtrack from my book, "PRONOIA Is the Antidote for Paranoia: How…

Another one rebuilt after my freak SD card initialization fiasco. The excellent solo work was done by my buddy Gnasty - I love it! This is the second part of a two part song. I'll get the other part up next hopefully. Badass Solos: Gnasty…

strange encounter

Came up with this Before bed last night. Had to record it this morning so I wouldn't forget the Sound of it... Live recording I'll do a better version when I have more time... Well.... Off to work for me... This is…