Sorrowful Mysteries is an improvisational instrumental piece, recorded live (if memory serves) in 1992. Mark Milano was our guest, that evening, and I'll credit him for establishing the tone of the piece - ominous, indeed!

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SORROWFUL MYSTERIES

This was a collaboration with Matt Mangold who played recorder. I played the left hand bass drum of a set of tablas. We interacted with a digital loop of us in real time to give the illusion of more players. It evokes a macabre dance willingly or not of sickened villagers.

Matt Mangold & Brian Gomien - Waltz Of The Plague

Another Collaboration with Matt Mangold and Gerald Menke. We used distorted guitar, clarinet reed, tablas, tambourine, thumb piano and trombone in tandem with a real time digital loop.

Matt Mangold & Brian Gomien -Serpent In The Garden

I have put off uploading this for a long time. I wanted to add upright bass and a few other touches but I still want to preserve the intimacy of this track. It may get fleshed out more but for now I'm happy with it.

Seaside Dream  - 8:24:14, 12.03 PM

On the spot improv with vocals through a reel to reel recorder, digital loops, turntable, shortwave radio,keyboards.

Green Door - Gizmology #1

Another on the spot improv with guitar, mouth noises, keyboard and shortwave radio

Green Door - Gizmology #2

Another improv with shortwave radio. Mouth noises, bass, percussion and electronic weirdness.

Green Door - Gizmology #3 The Yabba Dabba Man

On the spot improve with AM radio, bass, baritone saxophone and 2 keyboards

Green Door - Gizmology #4

A reading of a poem about the big day in the voice of a Southern Belle. Tinkly Keyboards and drum machine

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Green Door - FairyCake

A poem and reading by the unforgettable Jonelle. Sax, drum machine and toy xylophone weirdness.

Green Door - CreepyCrabbyFrogMan

This was a sketch that I had made when I was first learning tabla. I created a digital loop from a sarangi sample and my little sister's parakeet chirping. The guitar was open tuned similar to bouzouki FADACD. It was later fleshed out with "Mohenjo Daro"

Hillsides (Sketch)

A smattering of unusual sounds and song-like abominations by GREEN DOOR, and others from that era.