Everything you thought of is intended as instrumental filler to contrast with the chamber music oriented pieces. The piece was written to split into sections after recording specifically to articulate the album, but can heard as a standalone piece by playing the eight sections in sequence. Consider this a bonus track. For extra fun, create … Read more
Maria Alejandra Velásquez-Sossa – soprano David Sossa Fernández – guitar Buff Allen – drums and percussion Lyrics: Its slippery among the throng. Strangers pass, hunched, pocket hands, Brush shoulders through the swarming hordes; Sidelong glances dart and slide. I’m luminous beneath disguise. Bland drab covering conceals The phosphorescent pool inside: Nothing leaks through my facade. … Read more
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Humus combines a motet form with an alternating polyrhythmic pattern. The pitched parts include a long-note version of the requiem mass chant over a drone – played on animoog – to provide the overall structure. The lead part is played on a distorted baritone guitar. Percussion – Navaro Franco Cover credit – ink splatter by … Read more
‘Your body is a temple’ has a cumulative structure, similar in design to ‘The twelve days of Christmas’ etc. Vocals – Geoff Webb Cover credit – ink splatter by Maki-Tak http://maki-tak.deviantart.com/art/Splatter-Ink-Blot-Texture-344647493
Spiny Urchin started as a first fret bar chord exercise for the baritone guitar.
Big Boots is based on a guitar pattern by Jon Lundgren. The core words derive from a counter-rhythm to Jon’s pattern, extended into a ballad recounting a midnight hike near the West Coast Trail, sung by Geoff Webb.