Just rediscovered, previously lost track featuring vocalist Katy Stephan singing over an a capella chorus, live at the Red Poppy circa 2010.  Lyrics written by Swan.  RIP

All The Little Creatures

The third track from the epic Secrets of Secrets record.  The klezmer rhythm utilized here is the hora, a slow three feel.  Perfect for metal.

03 Secrets Of The Divine Chariot

My second remix was slightly better in sound quality, but not from better equipment.  I used the vocal and drum stems from the original, and added keyboards and bass clarinets, as well as percussion (this turkish cookie dish that also makes a brief cameo on the "Secrets of Secrets" record.

Reckoner (Radiohead remix)

For the first Undercover presents I got to perform an arrangement of "Venus in Furs" by the Velvet Underground.  Using the core band of Edmund Welles and drummer Jordan Glenn, and vocalist Sarah Palmer, the arrangement is quite possibly the only cover of this song that remains faithful to the songs bizarre harmony.  Porto Franco records released a live version culled from the concert.  Here is the alternate take from that night, the second take, performed much later, where the band is noticably "looser"  

Venus in Furs

Meklit, a friend and labelmate of mine (porto franco) released stems of her tune "Soleil" to remix when her album "On a Day Like This" came out a few years back.  Her sound on the record is so organic and earthy, I thought it'd be fun to give her an 80's hiphop vibe just to put her in a scenario I couldn't imagine.  Ironically, her new hiphop album is about to come out, also on Porto Franco records, so I realized I better get this out there soon before it just sounds like another typical Meklit Hadero track, possibly from her early years in the Bronx :)

Soleil (Meklit Hadero remix)

greg saunier/aaron novik duo (teaser track)

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Aaron Novik is a clarinetist, composer and illustrator

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