It's been a while, and I figured I should come back with something wholly new (albeit about 4 months old). I've been holding out on posting this because, frankly, it's the most personal thing I've ever produced.
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posted by askmeaboutLOOM
on Feb 26, 2013 -
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Yours truly on stick dulcimer and vocal, Habu Hiroshi on percussion. Our band is called
S&H. Lyrics and other versions of the song
here.
posted by flapjax at midnite
on Feb 6, 2013 -
4 comments
Last of the tunes recorded earlier this month in a little house in the mountains. Vocal and stick dulcimer. A very prolific songbird who was just outside can be heard throughout this performance. Video
here.
posted by flapjax at midnite
on Aug 25, 2012 -
1 comment
Another tune recorded the other day at a little house in the woods. Just vocal and stick dulcimer, and a little bird outside that joins me for the very last note. Video
here.
posted by flapjax at midnite
on Aug 18, 2012 -
1 comment
Merry Cohenmas! The creation date on the lyrics file is 2004, which means I've had at least six better holiday song ideas than this. At least the Bengals still aren't very good.
posted by doubtfulpalace
on Dec 22, 2011 -
0 comments
Hooved animals and plants high in starch or methyl cellulose may want to avert their attention now. Kindergarteners, or any other fans of library paste, do we have a track for you!
from
Step Outside, released 20 November 2011
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posted by askmeaboutLOOM
on Nov 25, 2011 -
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Moissanite, or silicon carbide, is often used to make
synthetic diamonds. Listening to this track, for me, conjures imagery of a manmade crystal cavern, with an ethereal glow, and the not-quite-drip of not-quite-water.
The
prelude ends and the track proper begins around 3:16.
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posted by askmeaboutLOOM
on Nov 23, 2011 -
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The second in my new series, Songs of the Mundane. It's written specifically for a video, which is, of course, viewable at
YouTube. The version I'm posting here features vocal and dulcimer only: thought I'd start posting alternate mixes here to MeFiMu since I almost always link to a video version, and why not make 'em different, right? The version you can hear with the video has several percussion tracks, and, of course, a butterfly...
posted by flapjax at midnite
on Oct 13, 2011 -
2 comments
i put down the phone / left a bag of cookies on the corner / filled my brain with a soft white light / sent all my 8-track tapes / to my cousin down in mississippi / took my foot off the pedal, and gave up the fight... A brand new song, live in Tokyo, May 1, 2011. Video
here.
posted by flapjax at midnite
on May 6, 2011 -
14 comments
Many of the gigs I'm doing these days here in Tokyo are fundraisers for Tohoku quake/tsunami disaster relief. This tune was from one such concert. The video for it has been added to the
Artsts Support Japan YouTube channel, and it can be seen
here.
posted by flapjax at midnite
on Apr 18, 2011 -
8 comments
Another tune recorded in a former elementary school classroom on Awaji Island, Japan, during my March exile from Tokyo. Video
here.
posted by flapjax at midnite
on Apr 14, 2011 -
2 comments
Over the last few days, at a former elementary school on the island of Awajishima, I recorded a number of songs. This one is the newest of those: written on the train out of Tokyo on 3/17 and recorded on 3/18, in a rather reverberant hallway/stairwell. Video
here.
posted by flapjax at midnite
on Mar 22, 2011 -
2 comments
Breaking out ye olde stick dulcimer again for this one, plus the trusty stompbox. Live in beautiful downtown Shibuya, February 10, 2011. Video
here.
posted by flapjax at midnite
on Feb 11, 2011 -
3 comments
A first draft of a Valentine's Day gift for my wife. Posted now in case anyone has any brilliant improvement suggestions before then...
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posted by doubtfulpalace
on Jan 29, 2011 -
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Live in concert at Barrelhouse, Ikebukuro, Tokyo, on December 12, 2010. Vocal and stick dulcimer. Video
here.
posted by flapjax at midnite
on Jan 14, 2011 -
7 comments
To "tap the admiral" means to drink on the sly. You might feel a little woozy after listening to this tune, which begins with a chorus of sixteen blown alcoholic beverage bottles in hocket.
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posted by doubtfulpalace
on Aug 17, 2010 -
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This came tugging on my pants leg this week, almost fully formed. Thanks, muse!
It's about, well, a meteor shower. Warning: non-zero James Taylor quotient.
posted by doubtfulpalace
on May 2, 2010 -
8 comments
Just a little something my wife and I made for our Christmas card. roll truck roll on dulcimer, roll truck roll's wife on pennywhistle and tambourine, the rain on rain sounds.
posted by roll truck roll
on Dec 20, 2008 -
8 comments
