Canorous Cogitation

Slow Chaos

2010-04-05T18:42:00.004-04:00

A slow jam I just uncovered, with Eric on the Kaossilator.

Key: Dm

Tuning: DADGBE

Recorded: May 2008

Fairytale Waltz

2010-01-13T21:19:00.004-05:00

After a flood, a computer meltdown, a visit to the other side of the continent, and the construction of a new machine, finally back into the swing of things.

This waltz was made possible with the help of studio magic. While it is possible to play both parts at once, the effect is not quite the same.

Key: Bm

Tuning: Standard

Recorded: October 2009 at Studio 451

- Mixed by engineer extraordinaire Eric -

Ready? Go.

2009-10-03T18:45:00.003-04:00

This one makes me feel like it's going somewhere... No idea where though.

Key: Am

Tuning: Standard

Recorded: September 2009 at Studio 451

Somewhere Along the Way

2009-09-22T17:49:00.003-04:00

What can I say? See you along the way.

Key: D
Tuning: Standard
Recorded: September 2009 at Studio 451

Songs from the Campfire

2009-08-13T00:36:00.006-04:00

Together:

Sorry Fish:

A couple of songs written by a friend and I in front of lake Negeek, recorded in front of lake Memphremagog.

Key: E and Bm respectively

Tuning: Standard

Recorded: August 2009

Bob

2009-07-15T15:13:00.004-04:00

As in the verb, to bob.

Key: E

Tuning: Standard
Recorded: June 2009

Magnetic Landscape

2009-06-26T23:52:00.004-04:00

Ever wonder what magnetic cards sound like?

I cut up bus passes, hotel key cards, arcade cards, vhs tape and the like, and played them through my reel-to-reel. Recorded the sounds onto the computer, then recorded them back to the tape machine onto loops of tape. Covered the erase head of the tape machine, and plugged the output into the input. Because the recording head is slightly behind the playback head, it caused a delay. Swapping the channels on the input caused a ping-pong delay. Recorded it back onto the computer and made a montage of sorts. The computer was only used for timeline edits, no digital effects were used.

Recorded: March 2007

Dead Ahead

2009-06-18T16:48:00.005-04:00

Born out of a fascination with A minor and E major. Grew with a fascination for this style of picking.

Key: Am
Tuning: Standard
Recorded: May 2009

Intermission

2009-06-11T12:57:00.005-04:00

I was getting frustrated with the mistakes I was making while recording another piece, then I remembered this one. A one-take deal.

Key: C
Tuning: Standard
Recorded: May 2009

Chance Meeting

2009-06-05T15:38:00.004-04:00

This tune practically wrote itself. I pretty well played it this way the first time I played it.

Key: Gm
Tuning: Standard
Recorded: May 2009

Up and Down

2009-06-01T18:14:00.004-04:00

Not sure where this one came from. Reminds me of friends and the country.

Key: D
Tuning: Standard
Recorded: May 2009

Lazy Sunday

2009-05-29T17:50:00.005-04:00

A tune composed on a lazy day, though not necessarily a Sunday.

Key: A
Tuning: Standard
Recorded: May 2009

Sans Paroles

2008-11-09T23:28:00.006-05:00

This is a song without words.

Key: F#m
Tuning: Standard
Recorded: October 2008

What to make

2008-10-28T00:12:00.004-04:00

A Bm progression with an F#M, I dig the flat-5.

Update, November 10: Katie Donahue put some lyrics to the tune, here.

Key: Bm
Tuning: Standard
Recorded: October 2008

Absolutely loving diatonic progressions

2008-10-23T23:07:00.005-04:00

The first was inspired / somewhat copied from a beer commercial. The second reminds me of a children's show for some reason. The third was made because Dm7 and G7 go so well together.

As you can probably hear, I'm no good with endings.

Key: C
Tuning: Standard
Recorded: October 2008

Pensivity

2008-10-09T00:05:00.007-04:00

This tune was inspired from this next tune:

The latter evolved into the former by playing it over and over. Except for the endings, they use an identical progression. Dedicated to a friend who is finding it tough to get inspired.

Key: C
Tuning: Standard
Recorded: October 2008

Something Like Touch

2008-10-06T23:27:00.005-04:00

I made this one up with my guitar so close to my ear, it was as though my eardrum was being touched by the sound.

Key: Dm
Tuning: DADGBE
Recorded: April 2008

Alone Not Alone

2008-10-06T00:39:00.003-04:00

Started as a jam between me and a friend. I couldn't get the tune out of my head, so I refined it a bit, re-recorded both parts myself, and did a bit of a mixing job.

...is the delay a bit much?

Key: C
Tuning: Standard
Recorded: August 2008

April 30th

2008-10-05T20:18:00.008-04:00

A recording from about two years ago, written for my late father.

Key: Am
Tuning: EADGBD
Recorded: November 2006