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Dec 14, 2008 
I’ve been working like mad lately and in my late night hours I’ve been burning through my music list. One of the tracks from my old band “The Key” came up and I decided I’m really proud of this whole album, especially in retrospect. Especially in retrospect because I wrote this song about the approach of the US warplanes at the beginning of the Iraq war from the point of view of an innocent kid. Maybe my age, maybe in Baghdad… I still think it fits. The sounds at the end are from a giant (80,000 plus people) anti-war rally on the eve of the war. Before that scumbag W. pulled the trigger. Listen and enjoy…

In other news, I’m super busy in life and otherwise.

This Thursday I’m playing a show in Sacramento with Aaron Ross & The Heirs Of Mystery at a new club. Go to his myspace page for more details…

After that I’m driving down to Los Angeles to do some cello recording with Huff This! They’re putting together their album and I’m super glad to be able to contribute perhaps.

In the meantime, good progress is made on the solo cello album, the new cello/beats/vocals album. Those two will probably be released at the same time, in early spring.

Yes. That is what is. Hope you’re doing well…

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Nightfall, Waterfall
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Canyonlands

Canyonlands National Park a few years ago… there are these amazing ledges that drop many hundred feet. Stopped and played guitar and recorded this song there…

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You Can Get Far
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An old song, recorded and writ in Arches National Park….

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The Unattended Ball
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So I’ve begun work on one of my next albums, which is to be all cello, all the time. No vocals, no beats. And I shall try to resist the temptation to add piano and guitar or… whatever. Point is, a sparse album.

I usually have a motive in mind with my albums to some degree, and with this one I think that the appropriate listening experience would be something like: quietly in the summer evening. Warmly by the woodstove in the winter.

Oh yeah, I was going to post a song. So here is one approaching completion, Would Dent Sky. I cannot call this finished, but it is an encouraging beginning.

I don’t think I will be posting all the songs here as I go in this case, but keep your eye on the site, or subscribe to the podcast, I will certainly not be able to resist sharing them as they come along.

Be sure to stick around for a minute or two, as the development begins to get more layered then… Thanks for listening!

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If I Let It Go, It Would Dent The Sky
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I originally recorded the song ‘Pinon’ off Midnight Door as a long, meandering piece. The idea was simply to open on the I chord, in C Major, and linger on the V, G7 for a good long time.

It worked better for the album for me to split it into three parts, because I really felt that this song in particular felt like the road.

Here is Piñon in its entirety… enjoy!

PS – Thanks to a listener for requesting this.

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Piñon - Full Version
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New song, writ in March, to be listened to. Cello, vocals… simple.

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Stars are shining, brighter than before
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I found out, naively, that I can record with, hold the phones, TWO microphones at once. I didn’t have to buy a mixer or anything. Well, I already had what I needed.

And so, the blueprint for the cello & voice only album is laid out: two mics, live recordings.

This song was recorded as a test of my setup, the room, the mics, positions, et cetera, and I am quite happy with how it turned out. The mic on my cello is big and right, and the vocals (hint of sick still in my voice, I hate recording when I’m sick but I can’t stop myself) are the ever faithful SM57 at work.

So, preface this song with: a test. Lyrics… not quite worked out, but I will keep some of them and rework the whole thing. I wanted to give you a little something, as I have been far from the external world lately in the land of illness. But I’m back again!

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Two Of Them
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It has been a long busy and good week for me. And yet, I have not shared much music. I like the beginnings of this song, and especially I like the way that just cello and voice is going to work on the just cello and voice album I’ll be releasing this year.

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Last second I know, but tomorrow night I shall be playing a little cello ambient music for Kate’s art opening in Sacramento.

Practicing tonight, working it out. Here is a short sampling of what might happen… Here I am playing the cello (with my hands) and the beatbox (with my feet).

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Last Things First
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For all of you wanting to subscribe to the iTunes feed, here is the link:

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What is nice about this is that you can receive the songs/extras that I post up here automatically. I plan on producing actual podcasts as well, talking about the making of songs/albums, live performances, et cetera. Please review as well! Thanks…

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so now you don’t even have to work to get my new music posts… feeds are at:

Word.

You can paste that link into iTunes: go to advanced, click on “Subscribe To Podcast…” and paste that link above. And from there you will get all the new music I post here. Brilliant.

Will be in other spots on the interweb as well. Thank You.
such as:
My Podcast Alley feed! {pca-0d73c6a0495535b73e13f8a4601429b3}