Orchestral pop from Joe McGinty's "Baby Steps"

This Song Is Three Days Old

David Creese of the University of Newcastle plays an ancient Greek song taken from stone inscriptions constructed on an eight-string "canon" (a zither-like instrument) with movable bridges. (Audio file is ©BBC)

What Ancient Greek Music Sounded Like

Near 

Far off in the stars' the origin of who we are.
The universe, darling, is huge of course,
But in it floats the Earth,
Small and blue with two berths for me and you.

From the China Sea to the Andean peaks,
Everywhere you’re near me.
The atmosphere’s warm skin holds us in,
Shielding our orbiting place from the lonely cold of space.

Light years, vast fears,
But here you are on this sphere, near me.

Deep down in the core, high heat’s making more
Fire and ice. Your eyes,
Paradise, we meet in the street
Wandering through stellar foam,
Always near, anywhere we roam,
Together and alone, near.

Voice: Blythe Gruda
Keyboards: Anton Sword
Guitar: Julian Maile
Bass guitar: Eddie Eyeball
Written & Produced by Anton Sword
Mastered by Alan Douches at West West Side
 © 2021 Anton Sword/Fugue State Music. All Rights Reserved.

Cover photo by Anton Sword, © American Museum of Natural History.

Near, Siren Version (feat. Blythe Gruda)

Near (Siren Version) feat. Blythe Gruda

This song combines juvenile aches and avuncular chill.

Produced by the formidable Peter Kohl of Beautyrock studios, "Roller Rink" combines adolescent ache and avuncular patience. Pete was "Royce Peterson" and I his "Doctor" Ben, in our earlier project, Moi? which toured the coasts and performed around NYC, enjoying our infamy. 

Peter Kohl also plays the electric guitar and the keyboard on this track. 

Roller Rink

A theme song for Brooklyn Trees, an effusive web series set in Brooklyn where a loose band of broke oddballs start their own delivery service, which they dub "Yer Mom". Recorded and engineered for the hell of it by Julian Maile. Joanna Choy on Piano and Organ sounds.

Yer mom

Blythe Sword is a new project. 
Anton Sword: music, keyboards, backing vocals;
Blythe Gruda: lead vocal. 

Blythe Sword (Demo Medley)

Song to the Siren

Patches performed live in one take.

Due to the expansive frequency content and harmonic complexity of the Moog Modular Synthesizer, studio monitors or high end headphones are required for the proper listening experience.

Kaitlyn A. Smith

nathan fake + wesley matsell 2

A 7minute 31 second Guitar opus using alternative tunings. Incorporating acoustic and electric guitars. Guitars, Vocals- Hot Tub Siratchi,  drums by Tim Kuhl, Matt Brandau bass, Philip Sterk-pedal Steel

Fred Kevorkian 3rd

HE ARRIVED BY HELICOPTER

NYC native Anton Sword leads a an alt-pop project with a shifting band lineup.  One of his ambient compositions scores the 'Astro Bulletin,' on permanent display in the Rose Space Center lobby, in the American Museum of Natural History.

Near (Siren Version) feat. Blythe Gruda

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