solo works
For guitar, piano, synth, or modular (mistakes and all).
nine finger fugue
Audio: Repro 5 ×2 with different arp settings.
the sound of one hand falling
Audio: Repro 5 with a bit of post fx.
descending the church stairs
Audio: Prophet Rev2 + Eventide H90.
repetitions of affirmations
Audio: A sample from Nord Piano raw and followed by a chopped up take with a meaty sub.
josh in berlin
Audio: Moog Matriarch + post fx.
a beginning and an ending
Audio: Pianos, marimbas, and Prophet 5s mixed with a bit of post fx.
galloping downward
Audio: Moog Matriarch with offset looping envelopes and a bit of post.
a long ride
Audio: Moog Sub 37 with a touch of post fx.
Vox: “When the Revolution Comes” by The Last Poets.
slowly
Audio: Moog Matriarch + Eventide H90.
lost and gone forever
Audio: A lost Moog Matriarch patch with a little delay and some compression on master.
if jean-luc says so
Audio: Moog Matriarch + Prophet Rev2 with Strymon Dig + Strymon El Capitan. One take, a little compression on master.
pluck and rise
Kinda sounds like air raid sirens.
tapped
Tap your toes.
arp for low choir
april plux
Featuring the stylings of the Cherry Audio PS-3300.
darkly felt
Audio: Nord felt piano captured live (mistakes and all).
a compilation
A composite of four pieces: Re-works of Apex Twin’s “Xtal” and Max Richter’s “Sunrise” plus two originals (“Shinjuku Fugue” and “Butterfly”). Featuring the vocal stylings and giggles of Jackie, my mother-in-law. Shared with KC Synth Collective 20 Aug 2024.
staniz
Audio: Arturia’s Buchla Easel (again!) plus lots of post.
olafur and nils go to hawaii
Audio: TAL’s Juno emulation, u-He’s Repro-5, Arturia’s Augmented Piano, and the inspired M4L arpeggiator from Partial Audio.
you know
Audio: Live acoustic, one take, no post.
who she really is (never be the same)
A study in harmony and syncopation on a vocoder.
Audio: Arturia Vocoder; Valhalla Super Massive.
a catbird in nashville
Audio: Live acoustic, one take, no post.
an irish jig like
Audio: Live acoustic, one take, no post.
opening for an ending
Audio: Live acoustic, one take, no post.
galloping
Audio: Live acoustic, one take, no post.
ryan adams should totally cover this
Audio: Live acoustic, one take, no post.
“Were I capable of composing the ballads of a nation I need not write its laws.”