The Litany of the Dead is a ritual in honor of LGBTQ ancestors, young and old, ancient and contemporary, brilliant and ordinary.  Some whose lives were rich and full, and some whose lives were cut short.  All of these names we honor and remember. 

Written and produced by Eric Fritter Riley and the DC Radical Faeries. Vocal performances by Rolande Lewis, Eric Riley, and Anne Thomas. To learn more about the queer ancestors honored in this recording please visit: http://www.pinterest.com/fritterfae/. Recorded at the Open Hearth Foundation, the Pagan Community Center, Gallery, and Library of Washington, D.C. Please visit: http://www.openhearth.org. Quotation from the Tibetan Book of the Dead, Penguin 2005.

Litany Of The Dead

An original song about the many trivialities one has to deal with in a relationship, and the fact that love keeps us together, despite our potentially murderous tendencies. Enjoy!  Words and music by me. 

If I Didn't Love You

These tracks are some basic original incidental music that I created using synths in Garage Band. They form a simple score to a short spoof film that I made based on Alfred Hitchcock's "PSYCHO."  The tracks are reminiscent of elements in the original score, but are entirely original creations of my own.  

Psycho - Aftermath

Psycho - Attack

Psycho - Creepin

Psycho - Welcome

Psycho - Walk Up

This is a cover of Sisters of Mercy's Flood II performed by me.  I know it's a little sloppy in places, but I was doing the whole thing with the keypad in Garage Band and my acoustic guitar.  The mix down came out really quiet comparatively.  Hope you like it. 

Flood II

Acoustic cover of Fuck the Pain Away by Peaches.  Made with guitar, mardi gras beads, a metal pot lid, a wooden spoon, a guitar pick scratching on metal, and vocals. Enjoy. 

Fuck the Pain Away (loop version)

Cover of Make Your Own Kind of Music by Mama Cass.  This was a much simpler song, and this is where I learned how to use the fade out.

Make Your Own Kind of Music

This is a round that the Faeries sing at Yule.  I don't know the origin of this, but I have always loved this tune.  No guitar, just a choir of myself. Best listened to with headphones or surround sound.

A Soul Cake

ORIGINAL!  I wrote this ballad about my sex life on a dare, and frankly I think it's probably one of the best things I've ever done.  EXPLICIT LYRICS.  

Keep Givin It Up

A quick cover of Tracy Chapman's "Talkin' Bout a Revolution."  I've always loved this song and for whatever reason it's in my head tonight.

Talkin' Bout a Revolution

Acoustic cover of Morrissey's "Suedehead."  Learning how to gate different tracks in and out throughout the song.  

Suedehead

A ballad. Aager and Eliza, poem by George Borrow (translated from the Danish), music by me.  

Eric S Riley

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