Monday, October 31, 2011

Sunday, October 30, 2011

Song 1

Here's a bit of a jam that I made with my good buddy Billy Lowry. He had just gotten a new fuzz pedal, and I just finished modifying a new synth. Listen to it scream....

Song 1

Saturday, October 29, 2011

Halloboratory

HWELP....made a fantastic hour long spooooky halloween...AMBIANCE...and wanted to share it with THE WOLRD! Put it on loop during your halloween parties or haunted houses this year! Or just do some drugs, close your eyes, and let things happen. ENJOY!

Holloboratory

Friday, October 28, 2011

Exploration 07

hoooooo....well....this one is TOUGH....it's a journey. Another one I've never actually shared in its entirety until now. But also, it just might be genius? Sit back, and just let it happen...

Exploration 07

Thursday, October 27, 2011

Your Ovaries Are Perfect

...Just like you. I was working on this short film....and one of the lines got me inspired....shhhh...just let it happen ;-)

Your Ovaries Are Perfect

Wednesday, October 26, 2011

Big City

This is a song that...i THINK is probably well written. But the arrangement is just ALL WRONG! It needs a complete make-over for sure. But posting it for the archives non-the-less. SO ENJOY IT! It's definitely one of those classic, sprawling songs about life and depression.

Big City

Tuesday, October 25, 2011

Ashley (Instrumental)

Here's a song I wrote back in 2005. I was listening to lots of Jesus and Mary Chain at the time (obvs). I think the idea was to have singing and lyrics at some point, but that never seemed to happen. I named this one after this cute girl named Ashley.

Ashley

Monday, October 24, 2011

I Will Come

Sometimes we get real lonely and all emotional and stuff. This is one of THOSE songs ;-)

I Will Come

Sunday, October 23, 2011

Jess And Will Got Married!

Last night, my very good friends William Jessica and Jessica Staubach TIED THE KNOT and became one. I naturally had to bust out a funky groove, and I (quickly) made this track in honor of their nuptials. So enjoy...and DANCE!

Jess And Will Got Married

Saturday, October 22, 2011

Looking Back

Here's a great little tune that I started working on a few years ago. Mr. Skaistis is of course responsible for the great lyrics. We never got around to finishing this one though...

Looking Back

Friday, October 21, 2011

Exploration 6

This is really the first Exploration where things really started to come together. One of those beautiful, wandering, electronic explorations through the cosmos...

Exploration 6

Wednesday, October 19, 2011

Tuesday, October 18, 2011

That Thing You Do.... DISCO!

A few years ago, I made this little disco cover of That Thing You Do in preparation of a concert. Just the first verse and chorus, but YOU'LL GET THE IDEA ;-)

That Thing You Do

Monday, October 17, 2011

Sunday, October 16, 2011

Interestellar Overdriver / Interstellar Blues

This is my first post, and one of many, that focuses on various pieces of gear that have adorned my collection over the years. Back in 2005, my good friend Chase Deso made the mistake of having a new guitar pedal shipped to my apartment so I could sign for it while he was out of town. BIG MISTAKE, because I basically never gave it to him (I did eventually pay him for it though). Over the years, the Interstellar Overdriver has become an essential piece to my collection. Specifically, it makes my Roland SH-1000 howl like a banshee (take notice at around 3:40 for this effect.) After some basic experimentation, I ended up making this track, where I ran every instrument through the pedal. Including the drums! Without any further adieu....

Interstellar Blues



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Saturday, October 15, 2011

Nice Girl

Some years ago, I was a member of a weekly song writing club. And once a month, we would put on a show in a classroom at berklee, and everyone would take turns playing their latest song. I had told my good friend Parama Chattopadhyay about this show the morning of. She was excited, and said she was going to come see me play a song. SO NATURALLY, I took that opportunity to write a song about Parama and our fictional love affair to play at the show that night. Needless to say, it was a BIG hit. A few years later, I recorded a version of that song. ENJOY....

Nice Girl

Friday, October 14, 2011

Exploration 5

Here it is. Few have heard this. For the brave or the stoned. You've been warned....

Exploration 5

Thursday, October 13, 2011

Gray Jonder

A little blues tune I wrote with Geoffrey Johnson a few years back. Enjoy.

Gray Jonder

Wednesday, October 12, 2011

Tuesday, October 11, 2011

Lauren Is Sleeping So Be Quiet

Lauren was sleeping when I made this song, so I had to be quiet. It's definitely very pretty. Should make it into a full song at some point...

Lauren Is Sleeping So Be Quiet

Monday, October 10, 2011

Sunday, October 9, 2011

Friday, October 7, 2011

Exploration 4 (Detroit)

Staring out my window late one night at the alley behind my building in Boston. Thinking bout the D....

Exploration 4 (Detroit)



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Thursday, October 6, 2011

Stay High!

A cover song I did by the late, great Val Zukowski and Joint Effort.

Stay High

Wednesday, October 5, 2011

Life Now

This piece, along with Late Night and Beat In My Head, form sort of the original concept for the Back Home record. You'll here that later pieces changed drastically. Maybe, I should have stuck with this stuff. The eventual completion/recording of that record may reflect some of this stuff.

Life Now

Tuesday, October 4, 2011

Closing Jazz

Two songs today! Because it didn't feel right to post one without the other ;-)

Closing Jazz

Opening Jazz

The opening track for the short film "Sight Reading" directed by Jeff Jenkins some years ago. √ it out. Love those chords!

Opening Jazz

Monday, October 3, 2011

Things That Go WAAAAAAAH

Me and my buddy Trevor and my buddy Kip started making a conceptual sci-fi album about an underwater civilization in peril. Here's the first track from that. ENJOY!!!!

Things That Go WAAAAAAAH

Sunday, October 2, 2011

Saturday, October 1, 2011

Late Night

Another instrumental from the first batch of Back Home demo's...

Late Night