Works in Progress

This is an instrumental demo (because I think recording the vocals would scare my household while we're all stuck in lockdown together) and there's no guitar solo (because I haven't yet figured out what I want), but otherwise this is a complete and very riffy kind of '70s-ish "proto-metal" piece.

On the Other Side

On the Other Side (Instrumental Demo, April 2021)

Demo for a cover of Jethro Tull's "Witch's Promise", done with GarageBand software Instruments and Doggiebox drum programming. When, I get the chance, I will record proper guitars, basses ... and vocals! :)

Witch's Promise (Instrumental MIDI Demo)

This started as an experiment to approach the guitar tones of Garry "Gaz" Jennings (ex-Cathedral), though I eventually decided these are best approximated by a dimed (and perhaps somewhat boosted) JCM800. But then it acquired riffs, drums, bass -- and, of course, rain, thunder, and tolling church bells. It needs some appropriately off-the-wall lyrics and probably either a psychedelically-tinged breakdown or galloping Sabbathy fast section (or both) carrying on from where the current demo ends. Have to think about it!

Wizard on the Mountain

Wizard on the Mountain (Demo - November 2021)

A prog death metal piece that is the strange off-shoot of a course I taught on Old Norse. The lyrics are all derived from the Old Norse poem "Vǫluspá", and I've attempted to approach the medieval (rather than Modern Icelandic) pronunciation, though I am sure the pronunciation is colored by all the other languages with which I'm familiar. Still, there are relatively few 13th-century (let alone 11th-century) Scandinavians around to laugh at my efforts (which are all a bit "Cookie Monster" anyway).

Þungir Straumar

Þungir Straumar (Demo - November 2021)

A short demo of Hawkwind-style space rock.

Transpleiadian Overthruster

Transpleiadian Overthruster (February 2022 - Partial Instrumental Demo)

Another sort of "Hawkwind vibe" track, though trying to sort of take the '80s HW sound and modernize it a bit.

Through the Astral Fire

Through the Astral Fire (Instrumental Demo - February 2022)

A demo recorded for my former UK band, The Hibachi Dealers, in about 2005/2006, dusted off and slightly remixed in 2013. The vibe is supposed to be sort of "Black Öyster Tull", though it probably comes out a bit more sub-Spın̈al-Tap ... ;) I think this remix is about as good as I can make the original fairly rough demo recordings; I have started thinking about doing a good new recording. (But should it be faster? The same? Have to play with it some more ....)

On the Hill (Demo)

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An entry for the Bogren Digital Contest (September 2022).

Guitars recorded with Bogren Digital AmpKnob RevC, using SoundOfGod2 (R) and SoundOfGod (L) from the Jens Bogren Signature IR Pack: Rhythm.

Bass recorded with Bogren Digital BassKnob STD.

Drums are those provided through the Bogren Digital contest website (with minor edits!).

Guitars and bass (and keys!) were composed and performed by Carl Edlund Anderson.

Amateur mixing and even more amateur video production also by Carl Edlund Anderson.

Bogren Digital Contest - September 2022

Bogren Digital Contest (September 2022)

With apologies to Messrs. Davey and Chadwick, a new version of a partial demo of this classic Hawkwind song. There's more to do, but I kinda like how it's coming along. :)

Recorded in Garageband, using Amplitube's Orange amplifier models for guitars and basses.

ΛΣΔ (Partial Demo, July 2013)

Actually a piece of guitar-lesson "homework composition", the "working title" means "Hell-Ride of the Viking Kittens" in Old Norse. 🤓  I'm pretty happy with the demo verse/chorus (and lead) sections, thoug the second half devolves into a bridge section in 3/4 that I'm not quite sure what to do with. And I would need to lift from stanzas from Old Norse poetry to create lyrics .... Perhaps some day! 😁

Helreið víkingakettlinga

Helreið víkingakettlinga (Instrumental Demo 2024-05-20)

Partial demo for a projected longer piece. Starts with ambient synth scares, then picks up with some riffing drone rock and world-pysch touches. All done in GarageBand with various soft synths and instruments, samples, and a bass through Amplitube.

Iset: Before the Dawn & Sunrise (Demo April 2015)

Kind of The Doors meet Black Sabbath (with, maybe, little touches of Blue Öyster Cult and Black Mountain and other stuff). Possibly one of the few rock songs inspired by academic research papers .... Anyway, it's about valkyries.

She Rides

A partial demo for an "epic metal" arrangement of the famous Scottish border ballad (Child 39). It's definitely unfinished: at the moment, the story only reaches the point where Tam reveals that "the Queen of Fairies, she caught me when from my horse I fell" -- and it's already over six-and-a-half minutes long. Recorded in Garageband, though the guitar and bass amp models are courtesy of some Amplitube plug-ins, and the drums were programmed in Doggiebox with the old ns_kit7 samples. My version of the lyrics is kind of a mash-up of various attested variants; the music is mostly my own, though it references bits of the arrangements made famous by Fairport Convention and Steeleye Span. It's gonna be huge and bombastic as all get out by the time I finish it! :)

Tam Lin (Partial Demo)

A partial demo for a cover of "Iskariot" by Dark Sun (FI).

Iskariot

Iskariot (Partial Demo - August 2018)

A cover of Bob Calvert's/Hawkwind's "The Right Stuff" (originally on the 1974 "Captain Lockheed & The Starfighters" album. Words and music by Robert Calvert; all performances and production by Carl Edlund Anderson.

The Right Stuff

A song loosely inspired by Robert E. Howard and wuxia stories, as well as Bollywood fantasy films. Swords, sorcery, and fuzzboxes!

Invincible Sword Goddess

An all-MIDI (except the vox!) demo for a cover of Lemmy Kilmister's "The Watcher" with the addition of some lyrics from Motörhead's "Make 'Em Blind" (as they seemed to complement things). I mean to record real guitars and bass, though I've been happy enough with how things are sounding so far that it seemed worth putting this version out there.

The Watcher/Make 'Em Blind

The Watcher/Make 'Em Blind (MIDI Demo)

Formed in 1971 ;) Carl grew up on a musical diet of folk, jazz, and classical music, before succumbing to the heady glories of rock-and/or-roll in a teenage daze. Thereafter, he played guitar and bass, wrote songs, and generally jammed out in various bands in the US and UK. 

Now based in Colombia, South America, the demands of fatherhood and family life may have, admittedly, slowed his output a bit, but have by no means dampened his enthusiasm as he continues mucking about with home-recording projects (thus being forced to add keyboards, drum programming, and -- gulp! -- vocals to his repertoire) while hoping that technology eventually makes online collaborations easier. :)