14 posts tagged with holidaymusic and improv.
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Auld Lang Syne
In keeping with tradition, here again are the Demons of Gyrophonia ringing in 2011 with the same old song. [more inside]
We Three Kings
And finally, The Christmas Album closes on a low note--literally, this time. After all, where's the fun in having a contrabassoon at your disposal if you're not going to do something wacky with it?*
*Headphones recommended for maximum head-rattling [more inside]
Ukrainian Crab Carol (Shchedryk)
Alright, time to ruin Christmas with the gift of Crabtone. [more inside]
Angels We Have Heard On High
Coalstockings (Blacklung)
Now for, perhaps, the most abstract experiment on the album, and another test of our previously stated theory. [more inside]
Mountain Instrument Medley
A swirling medley of carols from Cousin Jim's back porch. [more inside]
Bad Santa
An original composition by our own Tommy Scheurich, and another experiment in instant festivity. [more inside]
Up on the Housetop
Because this holiday tune appears on every beginning band's premiere concert program, it's one of my favorite to mock. [more inside]
What Child is This?
We all thought as hard as we could, to come up with a Christmas song that none of us hate, so we could do it semi-reverently, in a manner which at least resembles proper. It took so many takes to get it right that now we hate this song, too. [more inside]
Silent Night
Santa's Slay
The first of two experiments on The Christmas Album, testing the hypothesis that [x] + sleighbells = instant festivity. [more inside]
O Tannenbaum
Jingle Bells
A quick introduction of our two newest toys, and the first track off our new Christmas album. [more inside]
Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer (A Dramatic Reenactment)
I recently discovered this bit of classic radio-recorded vinyl. Enjoy a blast from the (present) past. [more inside]
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