8_3_2013 I'll Fly Away (cover/ tribute)

Candice's Song

This work was inspired by the memory and passing of Zarian, but dedicated to life and those who choice to live it.  The vocal sample is a paraphrased reading of the Author's Note from "A Scanner Darkly" by Philip K. Dick.

... and let them be happy

Key of F. Mandolin, Bass Guitar, Vocals, Glockenspiel, Electronic Drums, Crystal soft synth, and the happiest sounding things I could find in my box of instruments: clown music box, finger cymbals and a squeaky toy fish.  Recorded and mixed in Ableton Live 8.  Kick, snare, cymbal and clap samples courtesy of freesound.org.  Samples that request attribution are: 36013-AK_SYNTH_KICK by sandyrb, 47445-CoolBD_13, 47456- CoolClap_03, and 47457-CoolClap_04 by Gijsknol, 51856-Ultra_Subs_017 by striptheband, 35600- WAVY_SNARE by VEXST and 61463-aa092-sabian-aax-hihat-14-chick-strong by robinhood76

There's Something

According to my notes I wrote the mandolin part at Cesar Chavez Park watching the sun set behind the Golden Gate the day after seeing Gladkill in SF.  Thanks Gladkill for the inspiration!  I listen to a lot of dub, so I thought I'd try making some... and this is what happened, I'm not sure what it is.  This is also the first track where I home recorded all of the percussion samples.  I'll upload them to my freesound.org account at some point.  Closing large books make a cool kick drum... As usual the mixing and mastering need help (as in I didn't do it).  

Bay sunset dub

Some stuff in a pan.  Originally inspired by the Neon Podcast 010 (https://soundcloud.com/iloveneon/neon-podcast-010-thomas-white)  I'm not sure I hear the resemblance now, but it might be there...

Sample attributions
following sounds obtain by through freesound.org-
kick includes: 
    36013__sandyrb__AK_SYNTH_KICK_03- by sandyrb,  http://www.freesound.org/people/sandyrb/sounds/36013/
    3726__NoiseCollector__909_kick3 - by NoiseCollector, http://www.freesound.org/people/NoiseCollector/sounds/3726/
    30668__HardPCM__HardBassDrum002 - by HardPCM, http://www.freesound.org/people/Sensenwerk/sounds/60928/
Snare includes:
    35589__VEXST__MUSHROOMS3_BPM130_20070328233520421 - by VEXST, http://www.freesound.org/people/VEXST/sounds/35589/
    2081__opm__cp-set2 - by opm, 
    51883__striptheband__Ultra_Subs_044, by striptheband, (http://www.freesound.org/people/striptheband/sounds/51883/)
    
56402__oliver_eye__jsplash3, by oliver eye, (http://www.freesound.org/search/?q=56402__oliver_eye__jsplash3)

67210__akosombo__xbhhopen, by Akosombo, (http://www.freesound.org/people/Akosombo/sounds/67210/)
 
30938__Halleck__crash1_reverse (1), by Timbre, (http://www.freesound.org/people/Timbre/sounds/140767/)

802__bdu__CloseHatAC, by bdu, (http://www.freesound.org/people/bdu/sounds/802/)

26657__altemark__oh15, by churkblip, (http://www.freesound.org/people/churkblip/sounds/40886/)

Neon Ascending

Appreciator and sometimes maker of music with mandolin, bass guitar, electronic drums, glockenspiel, percussion, looping, effects, and dub mixing.

elvish paisley

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