Cover of first track from Peter Gabriel's third self-titled album, aka Melt.

I made a video for this one: https://youtu.be/hdZ94bBumRE

Intruder

Lyrics rewritten by Rachel:

Go ahead, look up in the tree
I'm exposed, it doesn’t bother me
Don't you think I know exactly where I stand?
I see that food you’re holding in your hand


'Cause I'm just a squirrel, oh, little old me
Well, don't let me out of your sight
Oh, I'm just a squirrel, so cute and petite
I’m flicking my tail left and right


… Oh, I've got a nut right here!


The moment that I see the day
So many reasons for me to run and play
So many acorns that I hold so dear
The sun, the trees, the other squirrels right here


'Cause I'm just a squirrel, as happy as can be
You humans aren’t doing it right
Oh, I'm just a squirrel, I chitter and squeak
And sleep in your attic at night
Oh, I'm just a squirrel, take a good look at me
Just your typical prototype

Oh, I’ve got a nut right here

Oh, am I making myself clear?


I'm just a squirrel
I'm just a squirrel in the world
That's all that I want to be


Oh, I'm just a squirrel, no apologies
So can I have some of your food
Oh, I'm just a squirrel, industrious me
You’re not gonna eat all that, dude

Oh, I'm just a squirrel, living in the shrubbery
And running on fences and wires
Oh, I'm just a squirrel, it’s my destiny
I’ll go to my nest when I’m tired

… Oh, I have it all right
Oh, I have it all right
Oh, I have it all right here!

I'm Just A Squirrel

This is a scratch version of an experimental arrangement of couple short bits of Peter Gabriel's "Family Snapshot". I'm mainly uploading it just because it's been forever since I uploaded anything. It may be a while before I finish it.

Family Snapshot (early experiment)

Unpolished cover of Depeche Mode's "One Caress", with cello playing the vocal part (and all the other parts, in some cases pitch shifted to sound like violin/viola/bass).

One Caress (instrumental)

Words written by my sister when she was ten. Music written by me much later.

The Fire Extinguisher Maker

Third homework assignment for the Brian Eno / School of Song songwriting class. The assignment was to write a "song of revolution", i.e. a protest song, with a simple melody and chords so that everyone could sing along, which is... not my style.

Guitar: Wayne Wylupski

Eno homework 3 - the world I want

First homework assignment for the Brian Eno / School of Song songwriting class. Inspired by a circus school.

Eno homework 1 - Octatonic circus blues

Second homework assignment for the Brian Eno / School of Song songwriting class. For lyrics, we were given phrases from a "how to learn Spanish" type of book, which I modified slightly. The recording is all cello and whispered words, combined with a convolution reverb effect.

Eno homework 2 - we dont know her

Starts very quiet and gets much louder, so be careful!

scary noise experiment

Wide dynamic range. Almost exactly the same DAW automation as "scary noise experiment", but the pink noise is replaced with a massive cello cluster. Like, 74 tracks of cello.

scary noise experiment (cluster version)

Made for the Shock the Monkey remix competition. I didn't even have proper studio equipment at the time; the cello parts were recorded from a Barcus-Berry bridge pickup into a cheap sound card.

Every sound in this recording comes either from the original recording stems, or from my cello.

Shock the Monkey (Cello remix)

Tango remix of "Hey You" by Pink Floyd, made for my wedding in 2003.

Hey You Tango

Cover of Peter Gabriel's song from his third self-titled album (aka "Melt").

Featuring my band, The Accusations: https://soundcloud.com/user-852291318

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