Written for/about Ben Montgomery. Answering machine messages wondering where he might be are from yours truly and Jason Biehler, his two closest friends who were always trying to track him down.

The last track I wrote in Santa Fe, New Mexico before moving back to Hawaii.

The first track I wrote upon moving to Santa Fe, NM, before we got the studio set up.

Kimberly Cook is on the vocals. The instrument is the hammered dulcimer.

Written for Adam LaVail and his son.

added a bass. added the chorus, which i'll probably redo. added a bit of an ending. oh, and a smattering of pianer.

Forget the first person, it's time to tell stories.

David DeSoto is on the upright bass fiddle.

Written for my father.

Plucking of the "wrong side of the strings" on my jazz guitar. Rhythm made with an espresso machine. I tried to do 2 main things here: 1) Create harmony with spoken voice, via pitch shifting (Did the first part of the program disturb you…

This piece is a typical example of my love for spoken voice. I used to go thrift store hopping and try and collect all tapes and records I could get my hands on that had spoken voice. I used to drive around listening to these, and to christian…

Written for an Oberlin production of "Closer"

Written for Oberlin production of "Closer" - metal samples from the oberlin scene shop and produced by Alec Longstreth banging on everything he can find. You can also check out [Driving in Rain](http://alonetone.com/sudara/tracks/39/) which uses…