Film cue from a scene and closing credits of the film "My Father's Love." Performed by the Hawthorne String Quartet.

Jalisco Plaza

Programatic House Music. ENID tells the tale of a race of praying mantis aliens who visit earthlings in their sleep, causing their dreams by means of psychedelic ("entheogenic") drugs. ENID is an acronym for Entheogenic Nocturnal Insectoid Deity.

The ENID lands, introduces herself, and administers the entheogens, taking the dreamer on various adventures throughout the night, ending with a wake up call.

Originally recorded in 2004 as a demo of the Roland Stage keyboard, which generated all of the sounds. Also partially a medley of various groove tracks I wrote back in the 80s.

ENID

I was in NYC on 9/11 and composed and recorded this track days in the immediate days and weeks following. It was included as part of a benefit CD called September Rising, the first CD ever created through Internet collaboration. It features Laurie Vargas on vocals and Hiroaki Honshuku on flute.

Your Love's The Reason

Product demo for Native Instrument's Guitar Rig. Most people use it for realistic emulation of guitar amps, but the product can deliver all sorts of wild effects that sound nothing like guitar. Everything you hear was done with a standard Fender Stratocaster + Guitar Rig (except of the vocal phrases and drums, which are processed with Guitar Rig). No synthesizers or MIDI.

Put It In The Mix

TV show theme. What if science fiction writer Rudy Rucker starred in a series as a freewheeling private investigator? "My friends call me 'Ruck'" is his catchphrase. Used as a demo for the Roland Stage keyboard, which generated all of the sounds.

Ruck

Classical guitar piece composed many years ago. Finally got around to recording it in 2013.

Sonata In A Major

Original composition in tribute to Led Zeppelin drummer John Bonham. This was used as a product demo for Fxpansion's BFD virtual instrument, which includes a sample of a drum kit once owned by Bonzo himself.

Gonzo Bonzo

Musical-theatre-style track. The singer is trying to express feelings for another character who has lost the ability to speak due to a stroke. However, it could just be a song about any feelings that are difficult to express. Rebecca Sandford on vocals.

If I Could Only Tell You

Remix of Todd Rundgren's Collide-A-Scope from the State album. This is the final master mix.

Collide-A-Scope (Babz NYC Remix)

Back in the 80s I had an urban sophisti-pop duo called Kiss & Tell along with singer/songwriter Enoch Hines. Our best stuff was never recorded, alas, but a few 4-track cassette demos such as this survive. I recently spruced it up and remastered it for digital.

Babz_NYC