This is a collaboration with Taylor Brysiewicz.  Upon discovering an adequately functioning upright piano in the basement of the conference room at the Banff Centre (where we were both visiting for a conference on Random Algebraic Geometry), we decided to play some improvisational piano duets which led to this collaborative composition.  Taylor had the foresight to take a quick audio memo on his phone where we recorded a few excerpts alongside some commentary about the chord progression.  After returning home from the conference, Taylor turned our fragments into a completed piano part.  I then added a flute part while trying to maintain the impromptu spirit of the original, namely, by locking in some of the improvised phrases from my early takes (as opposed to indulging in my normal habit of making dozens of rounds of revisions).

Composed by Taylor Brysiewicz and Skai Eriksson
Piano performed by Taylor Brysiewicz
Flute performed by Skai Eriksson

Song art created in Mathematica (it is the level set of an algebraic function with randomly sampled coefficients, hence fitting into the theme of the conference that gave occasion to the collaboration).

Random Jam in Banff (flute and piano)

New Era

OCEAN 1*

Tall dark trees and windswept fields on a winters day.

Wind Quintet #2

86% And Dropping

Vieille Montagne

R-Hookah Smoking Caterpillar

I had approached Jeff (stonerjazz) to help me out with a beginning I had ... this here has  evolved over time. wow, what a flame flaring! 

credits:
STONERJAZZ: lyrics, guitar, voice, various instruments and sounds
SONIC STRUCTURES: lyrics, t resonator on contact mics, voice, various instruments and sounds, mix

onion peel pt i to iv

onion peel pt i to iv - prominently featuring stonerjazz

.... with huge thanks to Hendrik @cosmic-ratzzz !
for his fabulous backdrop to feature my humble sax solo !

Lunatics 125 / Deep Woods / Cosmic Ratzzz & joerxworx

Improvisation in Kuba Hitzacker with Billy (singing saw) and Ricardo (harmonica) - Painting: Michaela Hanemann, Hannover - www.michaelahanemann.de

120 Traum

The melody is sad and deep, as if the soul is quietly crying

Soul cries

basic copyright on all tracks.
all of the tracks on here are made with a 12 track boss digital recorder.      to make some sounds more spacious such as the main chords and melodies i have to use 2 tracks at the same time. this is why i try to keep my tracks short because i can only use a limited number of sounds. if i use 2 tracks for bass, drums, chords and melody it only leaves me with 4 tracks for effects and secondary melodies. i prefer to record only one sound on the channels allocated as this avoids problems with volume levels.  i'm not a great musician, but i am also not very good with computers, so this is the only way i can demonstrate my musical ideas.  a big thank you to everyone who listens and comments.........and especially those who like.

Tall dark trees and windswept fields on a winters day.

clive hawkins