There is no artistry The way that I am crafted Views from the Seventies My preference still to sound this way That formant dirtiness Is beauty, not of Frankenstein Branded as a charlatan Has anybody seen me? Branded [I choose to be…

built 20240210 will be part of a larger work someday

Submitted for the 2024 RPM Challenge

Female vocal and piano - tuning Pythagorean The maidens came When I was in my mother's bower; I had all that I would. The bailey beareth the bell away; The lily, the rose, the rose I lay. The silver is white, red is the gold; The…

Korg Volcas, guitar, and Minibrute 2.

Written for FAWM '24

Written for FAWM ’24

Dug this one out of the crypt. Been so long ago I can't remember the motivation for writing it. Probably one of my many broken heart episodes.

An alternate take on John Cage's assertion that there is no such thing as silence, his 4'33'' allowing the listener to hear all around them in pin-drop detail; ours, on the other hand, prohibits the listener from hearing anything else, using combinations…

Don't give me attention Don't forget your halo I will tip-toe 'til you're ready You're barred if you call me Don't like it when the bell rings Do we battle from the get go? You turn up: I am aching Are you better to ignore me? All…

Demo for practice. Words and music by Stan Rogers. This arrangement by T. Alan Dekker Bowed psaltery - Ted Dekker Gibson guitar - Brian Prentkiewicz Martin guitar - Tom Bantle Cordoba classical-electric guitar - Ted Dekker Upright bass…