Finally, my latest formal collection is complete. Well, I'm not putting anything else on it, anyway. It feels like the right time. The cover art is here, and, as per the usual, links below go to some of the songs.
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Those of you who are familiar with my music are aware of its nuances and its limitations, but let me put some of the usual notes here for any new folks, who of course are always greatly appreciated. I am not a professional musician or recording artist in any way. I record this stuff at home, on cheap equipment, using cheap and sometimes homemade instruments. Consequently it is a little rough around the edges. A lot of it is mixed on headphones, as sometimes my speakers aren't hooked up, or I really just need it to be quiet around here. More the latter, I guess. The point here is this: when you turn this cd on, it may sound crappy at first, and it may require some tweaking of the EQ and such as that. This will also differ song to song. I can guarantee it will sound better on good headphones in a quiet place than anyplace else. Sometimes the cymbals are too loud, or the vocals are too soft. I also do tend to record the vocals a little lower-level than a lot of artists out there, because I want all parts of the sound to be important, not just the words, not just the main melodies. The kind of records I enjoy the most are those where you hear a little something extra every time you listen, where the subtleties take some time to come to you. This is the kind of record I try very hard to make. I understand that it may be a challenging listen. If you are totally unable to hear what I am saying, and you actually wish to know, I am happy to tell you; you need only to ask.
Thanks for listening
dan w
A few notes on the songs posted above:
The first two are instrumentals I recorded the week
of 6.23.2005. Ukelele-o! recorded 7.15.2005. Evacuation
route recorded 2.2.2006. 2:47(a) was recorded 5.11.2006.
The drumpiler was used for the percussion on these last three,
and 2:47(a) and vertical asymptotes make use of ethnic drum samples from
Doru Malaia. 2:47(a) and vertical asymptotes feature my new fiddle, and vertical asymptotes has
my first recording of the gee-tar since the rebuild.
Scrapiron Peacocks is about Pavo, GA and was written ages ago. I did
the current recording on 2.11.2007. Birds in Wal-Mart is one I have been working on for awhile,
as it took me awhile to be able to play the piano parts.
I finally finished recording it on August 10, 2007.
