ALBUM: Prototypes Volume 1. ABOUT: A song I made spontaneously while manipulating audio I had recorded for something else; I started adding vocals, and then harmonies, etc. LYRICS:

butterfly's breath
your mind weighs less
your words weigh less

they are so much sweeter
insect whispers

look how eager you are
look at what you said
I don't believe you

butterfly whispers weigh more

insect whispers

Butterfly's Breath: Your Words Weigh Less (Prototype)

Released in 2008 to reviews such as the following from The Phantom Tollbooth: Reattachment reveals Wallace’s brilliance as a rock composer and instrumentalist as well as his gift for writing and delivering obscure but intriguing lyrics.

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Elegy

Title track of Dan Wallace's 2008 album Reattachment, which received reviews such as the following from The Phantom Tollbooth: Reattachment reveals Wallace’s brilliance as a rock composer and instrumentalist as well as his gift for writing and delivering obscure but intriguing lyrics.

George Lawler on drums.

Reattachment

Thanks for the People

Odd Man Out

South of Heaven

Easy Come Easy Go

What I Know

Invisible Lines

This is an ongoing collection of what I call "prototypes." A prototype is something between a demo and a fully finished recording. They are ordered from newest to oldest (this is the same album as at Bandcamp). There is also a Volume 2.

Shadowbread (Prototype)

Twist and Thrum (Mix 1 Prototype)

Kid Candy and the Crowns (Prototype)

The Shadows Have Thinned, The Sins Are Mostly Forgiven (Prototype)

Turning (Prototype)

Sonatina Finale (Prototype)

Theme from Elegy with Ad-Lib (Prototype)

Seed (Of Garnet) (guitar prototype)

A guitar-based progressive pop rock composition from Prototypes Volume 1.

Fireworks Interlude #1 (Prototype)

Twist and Thrum (Mix 2 Prototype)

Progressive Rock instrumental with electronic elements. This version has a chaotic guitar-based intro (there's also a version on this album without the intro and with a shorter outro). The album is Prototypes Volume 1.

Angry Bebop: Haunted Mouths (Full Prototype)

Released in 2010 to reviews such as in this blurb from Big Takeover Magazine: Varied songs such as the sweeping, orchestral ‘Go Away,’ Django Reinhardt-inspired ‘Morceau,’ and piano-driven ‘Fever’ ensure the LP is another unqualified winner.

I Want to Be (Ensemble Version)

Released in 2007 to reviews such as in this quote from Americana UK: Put simply, Culture of Self is about daring to be different, and the magic that comes when you do. Even if it were only half as good as it is, it should be treasured for its originality alone.

Perfect Weather for a Superhero

The Heap

Le Neant

A progressive prog rock instrumental song with lo-fi elements, electric guitar work, and synths. From Prototypes Volume 2.

From the Attic (Or: Rabbit Bones) (Prototype)

Volume 2 iof what I call "prototypes." A prototype is something between a demo and a fully finished recording. More songs will be added here as I finish them.

They are ordered from newest to oldest (with the exception of two of the "Through Bronze a Wasp" tracks, which I didn't want to have back to back - so I spread them out).

Dance of the Silver-Eyed Sidewinder (4-Track Prototype)

Through Bronze a Wasp (Dusty Prototype)

Odile (4-Track Prototype)

Decatur Fusion (Mix 1 Prototype)

Please Don't Leave (4-Track Prototype)

Through Bronze a Wasp (Extra Warped Prototype)

Through Bronze a Wasp (Prototype)

This space jazz composition picks up where the prog ending of indie rock song "Too Soon" leaves off.  Listen to "Too Soon" on my 2006 album Neon and Gold.

Too Soon Reborn (Prototype)

The full version of the previously released song "Villa Terrace (Sketch Prototype)" and the starting composition for the Villa Terrace Song Suite, which also includes "Butterfly's Breath: Your Words Weigh Less," "adkog," and more to come.

Dan Jacob Wallace

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