This traditional Cuban rhythm is the well established "go-to" pattern for 4/4 songs. It is perhaps the most commonly heard conga pattern in 4/4 music. The bongo pattern that accompanies the congas is referred to as "martillo" (the hammer…

A track from my RPM 2011 album 'Glass Wall'.

Angels Missing Bill Sethares for simultaneous 12 equal guitar and faux voices in Sethares Neutral 10 tuning More pieces from the survey can be found here: http://chrisvaisvil.com/?p=493 ! E:\Cakewalk\scales\sethares-neutral10.scl ! sethares…

This is about my Nan who in some ways was more like a second mum... You wont be gone when you leave me, You wont be gone x 2 Cos while I'm alive til the day I die You'll linger on when you leave me You'll linger on I remember how your…

Recorded in 2001. Tom Higgins - vocals Joe Silence - guitars Mark Cook - fretless bass and beats This track sounds kinda fuzzoid for a reason: It was originally recorded to a Roland VS-880 hard disk recorder, but then mixed to cassette…

... again ... for Randy. Memories of old magazines gathering dust on the shelves with things you never could let go of. Dirty chess sets hardly touched. Empty bottles of cheap scotch you never could get enough of. And it's a shameful world…

Thought I'd try an improv with two capos to get an open C tuning.

This is one of those happy accidents that pop out from time to time - with this one, I feel less is more, although a little re-mastering might not be a bad idea....

Just found out that I can connect our Yamaha Clavinova to the computer. Hell up.

Year: 2009 Album: brave new world This morning coffee cup upload. Artist's description: Performed synth composition with samples added Contributors: Patrick Trotter painted the song icon Please support the visual artist by visiting…

(Bowers, Rainbowtruth) from the LP "Over the Counter and Through the Woods" circa 1997. Barnett: Lead vocal/guitar Osborne: Drums/backing vocal Bowers: Bass/spoken vocal Duff: Guitar One of my favorites. Don't be fooled, the sampled snare…

"This little light of mine, I'm gonna let it shine.." This tune came to me whilst helping mow a graveyard this morning.

A Poem about Fear.... -My friend Fear- By Tharek Mokbul My friend.... (!?) ..... You have controlled your tone....?!?! Is this the first time I have truly known you? The ever present protector.... Moderator of will.... I request that you know…

You live long enough... you take some real hits. And the only way to get on, is, to, "Pick myself up, walk down the long long road". Lifes real easy when it's all theoretical, but it's never been lived until the theories and philosophies are trashed…

This is us tempting fate. Jumping the shark refers to a defining moment on the TV show "Happy Days" when Fonzie literally jumps over a shark on waterskis -- all while wearing his leather jacket. Everyone watching immediately knew the show would…

A little fun with a looper and an e-bow. Unmastered.

All guitars by my good friend Chris Mitchell. I had a chance to record this while I was in Dallas this past Summer. This is a companion piece to my song Secrets from the "Of Sound Mind" album, my RPM 2009 entry.