I'm surprised I forgot to post this collaboration with Norm and Char.
Char performs the reading
Norm performs the percussion
Chris did choir, sax, bass, FXs
Poem - Edgar Allen Poe
Annabel Lee
It was many and many a year ago…
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Music composed by Chris Vaisvil, Mike Barry, lyrics Chris Vaisvil. This was performed live and recorded on a reel to reel in a basement. Its over 20 minutes at 64kbps. Two electric guitars, keyboards, and drums. Our contribution…
Artist's description:
Music composed by Chris Vaisvil, Mike Barry, lyrics Chris Vaisvil. This was performed live and recorded on a reel to reel in a basement. Its over 20 minutes at 64kbps. Two electric guitars, keyboards, and drums. Our contribution…
A serial improvisation in 12 equal setting Vachel Lindsay's 1931 reading of his poem "The Mysterious Cat" to musical accompaniment. Vachel Lindsay is considered the father of modern singing poetry, as he referred to it, in which verses are…
A serial improvisation in 12 equal setting Vachel Lindsay's 1931 reading of his poem "The Mysterious Cat" to musical accompaniment. Vachel Lindsay is considered the father of modern singing poetry, as he referred to it, in which verses are…
A serial improvisation in 12 equal setting Vachel Lindsay's 1931 reading of his poem "The Mysterious Cat" to musical accompaniment. Vachel Lindsay is considered the father of modern singing poetry, as he referred to it, in which verses are…
A serial improvisation in 12 equal setting Vachel Lindsay's 1931 reading of his poem "The Mysterious Cat" to musical accompaniment. Vachel Lindsay is considered the father of modern singing poetry, as he referred to it, in which verses are…
A serial improvisation in 12 equal setting Vachel Lindsay's 1931 reading of his poem "The Mysterious Cat" to musical accompaniment. Vachel Lindsay is considered the father of modern singing poetry, as he referred to it, in which verses are…
A serial improvisation in 12 equal setting Vachel Lindsay's 1931 reading of his poem "The Mysterious Cat" to musical accompaniment. Vachel Lindsay is considered the father of modern singing poetry, as he referred to it, in which verses are…
A serial improvisation in 12 equal setting Vachel Lindsay's 1931 reading of his poem "The Mysterious Cat" to musical accompaniment. Vachel Lindsay is considered the father of modern singing poetry, as he referred to it, in which verses are…
Artist's description:
Music composed by Chris Vaisvil, Mike Barry, lyrics Chris Vaisvil. This was performed live and recorded on a reel to reel in a basement. Its over 20 minutes at 64kbps. Two electric guitars, keyboards, and drums. Our contribution…
A serial improvisation in 12 equal setting Vachel Lindsay's 1931 reading of his poem "The Mysterious Cat" to musical accompaniment. Vachel Lindsay is considered the father of modern singing poetry, as he referred to it, in which verses are…
Artist's description:
Music composed by Chris Vaisvil, Mike Barry, lyrics Chris Vaisvil. This was performed live and recorded on a reel to reel in a basement. Its over 20 minutes at 64kbps. Two electric guitars, keyboards, and drums. Our contribution…
This an improvisation in 17 notes per octave with layered software synthesizers. Specifically, various percussion ensembles, french horn, piano, and two synthesizers. At one point I forgot what in the world I was doing because I transposed the…
Artist's description:
Music composed by Chris Vaisvil, Mike Barry, lyrics Chris Vaisvil. This was performed live and recorded on a reel to reel in a basement. Its over 20 minutes at 64kbps. Two electric guitars, keyboards, and drums. Our contribution…
This an improvisation in 17 notes per octave with layered software synthesizers. Specifically, various percussion ensembles, french horn, piano, and two synthesizers. At one point I forgot what in the world I was doing because I transposed the…
Artist's description:
Music composed by Chris Vaisvil, Mike Barry, lyrics Chris Vaisvil. This was performed live and recorded on a reel to reel in a basement. Its over 20 minutes at 64kbps. Two electric guitars, keyboards, and drums. Our contribution…
Artist's description:
Music composed by Chris Vaisvil, Mike Barry, lyrics Chris Vaisvil. This was performed live and recorded on a reel to reel in a basement. Its over 20 minutes at 64kbps. Two electric guitars, keyboards, and drums. Our contribution…
Don't mind the sound quality, i have listened to a lot of reel to reel, and all of my begining recordings were done on a 4 track cassette recorder. Glad you posted this one. I'm digging it. Agree with Sis, about the 7 min mark it really starts to come together...;)
Artist's description:
Music composed by Chris Vaisvil, Mike Barry, lyrics Chris Vaisvil. This was performed live and recorded on a reel to reel in a basement. Its over 20 minutes at 64kbps. Two electric guitars, keyboards, and drums. Our contribution…
Artist's description:
Music composed by Chris Vaisvil, Mike Barry, lyrics Chris Vaisvil. This was performed live and recorded on a reel to reel in a basement. Its over 20 minutes at 64kbps. Two electric guitars, keyboards, and drums. Our contribution…
Progtastic!
Love the whirling intro of the first track, and was gonna request breaking these gems down, but by 7 minutes I threw out that notion - the flow is awesome! The dreamy track at around 9 mins is just gorgeous! Lovely harmonies.
Great musicianship, awesome writing!
Quite by accident I was listening to Chris Vaisvil's time stretched piece and had the improvFriday player going at the same time. It was like that chocolate and peanut butter thing, you know? So here is Chris' Out of My Body used as a backdrop…
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…
Not to start a George tribute, but here's a cover I did with Facemask93 that I really love. All I did was bass, backing vox and the drum pattern arrangement - I did feel a little like a dope trying to sing along with Rob's amazing voice, but will…
Comments on vaisvil's stuff
Percussion is Ace! love the harmonies that follow.
My favorite parts are when you drop back into 6/8 meter like at 20 mins.
*holds up lit lighter* You + Mike = always great.
That vocal sounds like your playing it on the guitar excellent
Oh yeah, I dig it, bro! I love the intelligence you put into your tracks.
sweet guitar work vaisvil!
One of those "wow wish I'd done that" tunes. Excellent guitar work and conception!
Wow- great piece of work. Love that processed vocal!
well done,,, very pretty
What an interesting, if not somewhat sad, story about a poet I had never heard of. I love your bass work here.
reminds me of a mixture of such a variety of songs.
Very quite and nice...
/me smiles that wistful old man smile Good times.
Hi Vaisvil! this is simply awesome!!
Had a few listens on TIS....lots of green spice and awesome sense of musicianship with the fellows!! Love it!!
Great stuff
killer....loved every minute of it.
Don't mind the sound quality, i have listened to a lot of reel to reel, and all of my begining recordings were done on a 4 track cassette recorder. Glad you posted this one. I'm digging it. Agree with Sis, about the 7 min mark it really starts to come together...;)
What a gem.
Progtastic! Love the whirling intro of the first track, and was gonna request breaking these gems down, but by 7 minutes I threw out that notion - the flow is awesome! The dreamy track at around 9 mins is just gorgeous! Lovely harmonies. Great musicianship, awesome writing!
Comments made by vaisvil
a favorite song - excellent choice! interesting take on the song.
Does this have binaural beating? Very cool and unusual piece!
this is lovely! how did you realize this one? beautiful floating sound.
this really weird - practicing skeet shooting at a crick match?
nice - an odd juxtaposition - the first part sort of jumps arouns and the 2nd part sounds like a dark basement you shouldn't enter...
Its bad form to fav something with your own work - nonetheless I like what you've done here!!
I like this alot! Nice sound and space!
I like this! Is this then playing back a single phrase multiple ways?
very atmospheric - I like your touch Bruce!
nice trip!
very cool! I've not heard Arabic music a capella before! excellent!
great!!!
thank you for flying united :-)
nice work! I like your voice a lot.
Nice - I like the calm.
funky electro - strange sounds from another dimension - nicely done!!
excellent!
I like the vocals and song writing here. A bit post-Beatlesque
Is this Paul's extreme stretch? Nice work!
hey a George tribute would not be a bad thing! This is great version!! Excellent collaboration!