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Jharkhand Assembly - The Decree

Heavy Psych/Spacerock/Doom Improv from my band. The first track off our full-length Havana Syndrome
posted by KickTheBobo on Jan 9, 2024 - 2 comments

Jharkhand Assembly - The Descent Part II

Excerpt from the extended Drone Poem, Heavy Storyteller Suite. [more inside]
posted by KickTheBobo on Apr 10, 2023 - 1 comment

Ice Dance

Improvising on a synth loop
posted by CarrotAdventure on Mar 30, 2022 - 1 comment

A New Kind of Beat 3

Arpeggiator solo
posted by CarrotAdventure on Dec 3, 2021 - 2 comments

gentle ben II

a short instrumental featuring all your favourite instruments including the ernie ball stingray 5-string fretless bass, the PRS SE Paul's Guitar, the Takamine G-series acoustic guitar, the Hammond SK-1 organ, and the Roland DP-90 providing the piano as well as the drums!!!!
posted by CarrotAdventure on May 30, 2021 - 2 comments

Jazz Trio Improv #1

I recently did a fairly significant overhaul to my recording setup - trying out the new rig with a jazz trio type format with an improvised double bass part which I mic'd and DI'd the pickup & blended the two together. Stereo piano is from the Roland DP-90 and the drums are the factory brushes kit from the DP-90 also.
posted by CarrotAdventure on Apr 10, 2021 - 3 comments

Piano Jam 2020

Piano improvisation based on the initial riff that eventually goes into a groove section which I loop and add bass/drums. And then there is an outtro part after the groove with a cheeky solo on the fretless bass.
posted by CarrotAdventure on Jul 24, 2020 - 3 comments

Florida Lee

Carbon 7 is an improvisational/experimental trio that creates spontaneous music at the moment it's recorded. I left a tad of dialog at the beginning, so you could here our "process." Dennis gives Ron a hard time about choosing a key, then I call out C# & start it off. Clocks in at a whopping 26.5 minutes, but it evolves slowly the entire way. [more inside]
posted by Devils Rancher on Aug 5, 2018 - 7 comments

GAIA jam

Featuring Carlos Najar on guitar and your homeboy carrotadventure on synths and drum machine. In this upbeat improv jam I am playing the Roland GAIA synth for chords and the Korg Monologue for bass. Also operating the Roland TR-8 for beats.
posted by CarrotAdventure on Feb 25, 2018 - 1 comment

Deserts 2 - 11_4_16, 8.32 PM

Acoustic guitar improv + desert sounds from Freesound. Much longer and more free form than my normal way of doing things.
posted by lucasgonze on Nov 4, 2016 - 5 comments

Angeline the Baker

Improvised acoustic guitar / singing. Recorded on phone. A bluegrass standard, but I'm playing it as a stream of consciousness improvisation. Usually these days my playing is pretty much by the book, but here I was thinking about ecstatic / outside players like John Fahey and Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan. No patching in. Only one take. No overdubbing. Get it right in the moment. Be real and accept flaws as long as they don't spoil anything important. [more inside]
posted by lucasgonze on Jul 6, 2016 - 5 comments

Doubting Thomas

Another improv piece from my sketch archives. [more inside]
posted by Doleful Creature on Jun 12, 2016 - 1 comment

The Fifth of Never

Just a short random sampler improv with a bit of guitar and recorder (of the plastic flute-type variety.) [more inside]
posted by metagnathous on Dec 27, 2015 - 1 comment

Old Memory

A little song [more inside]
posted by Doleful Creature on Aug 31, 2015 - 4 comments

For David

A song for a departed friend. [more inside]
posted by Doleful Creature on Apr 21, 2015 - 9 comments

Cloud Ships

A mid-tempo piece, built around the opening drum riff. Carbon 7 is an improvisational jazz/space/rock trio that just makes it up on the spot. [more inside]
posted by Devils Rancher on Feb 21, 2014 - 1 comment

No Surprises

We bring you an extremely ambient take on the Radiohead classic to finish the album. Fair warning: you...might not sleep tonight if you listen with headphones or good speakers/monitors (which, of course, is best). [more inside]
posted by askmeaboutLOOM on Sep 24, 2013 - 2 comments

The Tourist

From the beginning to the end; after this track we have only one track left in this absurd amalgam of noise before the whole of OK, Computer? is finished. I hope you've enjoyed this bizarre ride, which has destroyed my voice and changed forever the way I sing, seen the birth of at least one new Gyrophonic instrument, and helped me really develop my comfort and style as a producer and arranger. [more inside]
posted by askmeaboutLOOM on Sep 6, 2013 - 0 comments

Airbag

Since everybody's in the midst of posting their completed tracks for this year's album challenge, I thought what better time than to post another track just finished for last years? This track and its accompanying video features the public debut of our newest homebrewed weapon of sonic destruction: The Macroharp. [more inside]
posted by askmeaboutLOOM on Aug 14, 2013 - 4 comments

Subterranean Homesick Alien

This. Is. The. Central. Scrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrutinizer. Now with the spookiest hype men you've ever heard. [more inside]
posted by askmeaboutLOOM on May 11, 2013 - 0 comments

Paranoid Android

The next offering in our revisit/completion to the OK Computer challenge; is it troubling to anyone else that I find this version incredibly relaxing? [more inside]
posted by askmeaboutLOOM on May 8, 2013 - 0 comments

Fitter Happier

A callback for a year back; the first of the rest; I promised this track a while ago. [more inside]
posted by askmeaboutLOOM on May 6, 2013 - 5 comments

Midnight Improv #3

The third installment. [more inside]
posted by Doleful Creature on Apr 19, 2013 - 0 comments

Pulse 27

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. [more inside]
posted by askmeaboutLOOM on Feb 26, 2013 - 8 comments

Tiktaalik

One fish was the first fish to walk on land, one fish was the first fish to breathe the air. [more inside]
posted by Devils Rancher on Feb 26, 2013 - 0 comments

Midnight Improv #2

Another midnight noodling session before bed. [more inside]
posted by Doleful Creature on Jan 23, 2013 - 8 comments

14 Baktun

14 minutes of improvisation from Carbon 7, heralding the end of the Mayan Long Count. [more inside]
posted by Devils Rancher on Dec 8, 2012 - 2 comments

Three

Carbon 7 again, from last June. This one sounds more like an actual song than about anything we've done, so far. 16 minutes of spontaneous creation. [more inside]
posted by Devils Rancher on Nov 24, 2012 - 1 comment

Off Leash

Carbon 7 does yet another improv. Uptempo. We played all the notes. [more inside]
posted by Devils Rancher on Nov 16, 2012 - 0 comments

The Sunset Star

A slow, jazzy improv thing. [more inside]
posted by Devils Rancher on Aug 17, 2012 - 3 comments

The Egg That Never Was

Another long instrumental noodle-athon. Making it up as we go. [more inside]
posted by Devils Rancher on Jul 27, 2012 - 0 comments

Electioneering

If any of our previous posts for this challenge have been successfully creepy, then hopefully, this will be the stuff of nightmares... [more inside]
posted by askmeaboutLOOM on Jul 18, 2012 - 13 comments

Let Down

Time for a short break from the creepy. Turns out, all that needed changing was one word, and this was actually a bit of Mississippi Delta Blues in disguise--mostly because nobody in Mississippi has ever heard of the word "drivel." Sit back on your front porch with a cool glass of lemonade for this one. [more inside]
posted by askmeaboutLOOM on Jul 17, 2012 - 3 comments

Lucky

From sort of creepy to really creepy. From cover/arrangement/orchestration to abstraction. This is not your Major's Lucky. [more inside]
posted by askmeaboutLOOM on Jul 16, 2012 - 6 comments

Hollow Saturn

Starts out atmospheric as we slowly descend through the thickening clouds. [more inside]
posted by Devils Rancher on Jul 12, 2012 - 2 comments

A Thumb Piano Song

Late night twiddling. [more inside]
posted by palbo on Jun 9, 2012 - 0 comments

Midnight improv

Turn off the lights, hit record and just play. [more inside]
posted by Doleful Creature on May 30, 2012 - 5 comments

You've Got To Titan Up Your Kuiper Belt

Astral Funk from my improv trio, Carbon 7. This is what happens when you let the drummer set the theme of the jam. [more inside]
posted by Devils Rancher on May 26, 2012 - 3 comments

What the Thunder Said/The Purification Ritual (Epilogue)

After writing/arranging, recording, and mixing the first five sections of The Wasteland, I found myself a bit spent, and struggling with the final movement, so I took a few days off to back away from it. I finally returned to it tonight, and, renewed, even managed to squeeze an extra track from it. Thus concludes the tour. Enjoy! [more inside]
posted by askmeaboutLOOM on May 13, 2012 - 4 comments

Death by Water

The penultimate movement of The Wasteland, this one keeps it short and sweet. [more inside]
posted by askmeaboutLOOM on May 5, 2012 - 2 comments

The Fire Sermon

For Section III (Track 4) of The Wasteland, I finally take to the microphone for narration, with my own spin. This movement is entirely a capella, and with two small exceptions, all effects were manipulated by me in realtime. [more inside]
posted by askmeaboutLOOM on May 3, 2012 - 2 comments

Death by Waterphone (Interlude)

Next on order from The Wasteland comes something completely different--no effects, no text, no processing, apart from a tiny bit of compression, and track normalisation. It's one instrument, center channel. Nothing but one man, one mic, and a room. That in mind, headphones could not be more highly recommended. [more inside]
posted by askmeaboutLOOM on May 2, 2012 - 2 comments

A Game of Chess

The sophomore track/movement in my concept album/piece, built around The Wasteland. Finalizing the mix took a bit longer than expected, so I didn't get it in before the deadline for the challenge. Boo. Nevertheless, Expect some surprises. [more inside]
posted by askmeaboutLOOM on May 1, 2012 - 7 comments

Prologue/ The Burial of the Dead

Movement/track 1 of my new, MeFiMusic Challenge-inspired concept piece/album based upon The Wasteland. [more inside]
posted by askmeaboutLOOM on Apr 29, 2012 - 7 comments

Results: Presence of Double-Labeled Neurons

MeFi Music, I'd like to introduce you to some new friends--the tank drum and waterphone. I believe you already know another companion, the musical saw--or, as I like to call it, the acoustic Theremin. [more inside]
posted by askmeaboutLOOM on Mar 7, 2012 - 0 comments

Results: Methodological Considerations

Turns out, a wall of text you can hardly pronounce and don't understand is easier to read in a single take when you sing it. [more inside]
posted by askmeaboutLOOM on Mar 4, 2012 - 0 comments

Methods

Track 3 from our new RPM Entry, we dive headfirst into the creepy-as-fuck territory. Special guest Fred on vox. [more inside]
posted by askmeaboutLOOM on Mar 3, 2012 - 1 comment

Title>Introduction

Presenting the opening volley from Demons of Gyrophonia's new album, for the 2012 RPM Challenge, Searching for Dual-Projecting Interneurons that May Contribute to Spinal Turtle Behavior. Previously. [more inside]
posted by askmeaboutLOOM on Feb 29, 2012 - 1 comment

II - Distribution of single-labeled neurons and Conclusion

Mvt. II of Searching for Dual-Projecting Interneurons That May Contribute to Spinal Turtle Behavior. As with the first movement, this is a studio version/dry run we made before a live performance thereof this past Saturday. Once again, the vocals are from Virginia, via Google Voice. [more inside]
posted by askmeaboutLOOM on Feb 9, 2012 - 2 comments

I - Introduction, Methodological Considerations, Presence of double-labeled neurons

Quite possibly the creepiest science paper ever. [more inside]
posted by askmeaboutLOOM on Feb 7, 2012 - 2 comments

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