a multi-track improvisation on fretless baritone tuned electric guitar in somewhat classical Indian style tuned on the fly in just intonation.

a 13 minute improvisation I played on a newly tuned Steinway grand piano at my Church. The only audience was my Zoom H2 – which is probably good since there are a few glaring “misses” in the performance. I love the joy of just playing but it does…

Music by Ben Smith, bass and drum arrangement Chris Vaisvil

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rope_trick_effect

a lot more to read about this instrument I made http://chrisvaisvil.com/diy-electric-aeolian-harp-humbucker-version/

see the video

Have fun and remember to practice safe shamanism.

a nameless improvisation....

sculpture and image by Timothy Schmalz - used with permission. Lyrics and quite a story if you follow the links http://chrisvaisvil.com/i-have-seen-him-orchestrated-version/

Bethan Mathis recites a poem I wrote some time ago inspired by late nights working and driving home past a cemetery that always had foggy apparitions in the 4 am winter air. I am very much indebted to Bethan’s dedication to our poetry project…

Using my DIY 23 edo guitar, DIY electric cello, and DIY electric psaltery I recorded the wind playing these instruments after they were tuned in just intonation or harmonic series relationships. Adding to the harmonic series nature of this composition…

details, such as they are http://chrisvaisvil.com/just-for-you-to-talk-again-17-note-pythagorean/

The March of the Blown Tumbleweeds featuring J.C. Combs' scored percussion Layton's Guitar Kavin's Guitar Mimlitsch's Bass Clarinet x2 liberties taken by me

using samples from...

Picture and story here http://chrisvaisvil.com/diy-aeolian-harp-version-2-short-demo/

For someone I know who is very sick.

this is a 15 minute excerpt of my first successful aeolian harp experiment. As you can see from the picture I strung 50 pound fishing line from my deck to my fence. I used piezo pickups clamped to the end of the lines to capture the sound. The…

A field recording of an improvisation on a baby grand incongruously placed between an entrance and coffee hut via my phone. My good friend Jim Goodin converted the AIFF I emailed him and he posted it for me. Thanks Jim!

Photo of a “Super Moon” from my bedroom window that caught a jet liner by serendipity.