New album of Irish-Argentine ballads.. https://charlieobrien.net/album/2936166/the-trackless-wild

ANIMUSIC is a very small computer animation production company I started in the mid-90's. We produce music-driven computer animation (on DVDs and Blu-ray, etc.).

Besides directing animation production, I also produce music -- which is often (but not always!) intended to be animated.

These tunes here are early mixes from The Sound of 12, a music CD I put together mostly earlier in 2012. It was the first time I really just sat down to focus on producing music, for some deep personal reasons as well as the enjoyment of the process. Rather than being concerned about things like: Would a given piece would work well in an animation context? was it in this style or that style? Did it sound decades out of date? Would people like it?... Instead I would take to heart what I've been kindly reminded of on numerous occasions: "Remember, Wayne -- this is supposed to be fun". 

So The Sound of 12 is the result. My creative juices got flowing again, and this cathartic endeavor helped me tremendously in getting re-aligned with the artistic side of things -- breaking free of a multi-year geak-out session that embodied the development of our in-house production system, ANIMUSIC|studio.

The Sound of 12 has been metaphorically referred to as "the Soul of ANIMUSIC 3". But, what does that mean? Is it the Soundtrack of ANIMUSIC 3? Nope (at least not by original intent) -- that music will very much be shaped by the animated virtual instruments that play it -- a process that's hard to articulate, as I'm not sure I understand it myself. But it's very different from just freely working on music with no thought of robots, lasers, or bouncing balls, but instead simply focussing on the fun of making stuff come out of the speakers. 

So I thought I'd share some of it with you, hoping you might enjoyed it too. But just like the Soundtrack CD's from ANIMUSIC 1 and 2 had some extras tracks that were never animated (so far anyway), The Sound of 12 is comprised of 12 tracks that may or may not even be animated. It gets weirder. I might even grab arbitrary parts from different pieces and use them in animations by joined them together with some different musical glue. 

Anyway, when we decided to release the piece (Glarpedge) that was most experimental of all of them (given that the rhythm track was largely assembled from sound effects -- pinball machines, drills, car transmission sounds, etc), with little to no explanation of context, that was… a little risky, perhaps.

The reactions? Delightful. You know what I hear in all the feedback -- passion...which is something very important to me. Beats indifference any day of the week. Thank you for taking the time to listen and voice your thoughts!

And for reminding me that the internet is a scarey place. I'm going back to my cave. ;-)

Wayne Lytle (Aug 2012)

“My favorite guitarist, and nicest person in the world” 
Natalie MacMaster

A ferocious passion and a beautiful tenderness, sensitivity, respect, understanding and love perpetually shines out through the music of virtuoso musician Tim Edey.”
SHARON SHANNON

"I would say Tim sit's comfortably between Steve Cooney and Donal Lunny, yes he's that good" PETE FYFE WWW.FOLKING.COM 

“Tim Edey is brilliant - in every which way. As a guitarist he has few peers. As a box player he’s a magician. As a character he’s off the scale - Colin Irwin, fRoots

“Utterly fantastic. Sheer, wonderful ebullient music” – Mike Harding

 “Tim Edey plays a host of different instruments to a standard us mere mortals can only dream of. Listen and weep”- Jim Byrne, The Living Tradition

Tim Edey (BBC Radio Two's Musician of the year (BBC R2 FOLK AWARDS) and nominated again for the same award in this year’s BBC Folk awards!… 

A one man band… literally.. multi- instrumentalist and singer, has toured the world and recorded with most of the major names in Celtic/Contemporary roots music including; The Chieftains, Christy Moore, Sharon Shannon, Natalie MacMaster, Altan, Capercaillie, Brendan Power, Michael McGoldrick, Seamus Begley, Dougie Maclean, The Barra
MacNeills, JP Cormier, Shaun Davey, Session A9, Lunasa, Vinnie Kilduff , Mary Black, Session A9, Julie Fowlis, Frankie Gavin to name but a few...
Tim now a name on the world stage in his own right after seventeen years of hard work, is rated by many to be one of the world's finest ever Melodoen and Guitar players in the folk & contemporary scene today!
Originally from Broadstairs in Kent and of Irish descent. Tim honed his style learning from his father Richard a fine guitarist and listening to Ed Boyd, Steve Cooney and Django Reinhardt. He has lived in Ireland and now resides in Perthshire, Scotland where he is based with his family and tours all over the world regularly from.

Tim's live solo shows are a stunning mix of world music inspired instrumental virtuosity and passion with a strong Celtic theme, to audience - chorus lines and above all a highly entertaining night of musical genius.

"One of the world's greatest melodeon players" MIKE HARDING BBC RADIO "Stunning” ALED JONES BBC RADIO TWO

LIVE CLIPS
Guitar & melodeon with loop
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1VTfW-O5GzA

Song
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1bqpOL7APoE

linktr.ee/andrewprahlow

Recent Projects: Echoes of the Eye, Outer Wilds, Westworld, Atone: Heart of the Eldertree, Eclipse: Edge of Light

Recent trailers: Avengers: Infinity War, Bladerunner 2049,  Beauty and The Beast Academy Awards Trailer, The Force Awakens, The Martian, Rogue One, Inferno, League of Legends, Allegiant, Game of Thrones, The XX, Marco Polo

If you're looking for the cinematic music I compose with Mark Petrie, I've created a playlist that I keep up to date whenever a new track is released.

E-mail: andrew [at] andrewprahlow [dot] com

The Secret Sea (Amit Erez) is a cult-status indie icon from Tel Aviv.
He is one of the first and most substantial and influential songwriters to emerge in Israel this past decade, with incredible guitar finger-picking and emotional delivery. Active since 2003 and the second artist to sign with Anova music (Israel's leading indie label), he's released four albums under his own name, supported by European tours and festivals.

The Secret Sea took form in 2010 as a band led by Erez, releasing the “not about us” EP in 2012 and a highly acclaimed self-titled lp in 2013. In 2015 Erez parted ways with Anova and the band and relocated to Portland Oregon, while keeping the band name as his solo identity.

His new album was recorded and mixed at jackpot studio by Larry Crane (Elliott Smith, Built To Spill, Decemberists and many more), featuring Elliott Smith's drummer Paul Pulvirenti and Gil Assayas on keyboards. All vocals, guitars, bass, arrangements & production were done by Erez alone, making it the purest "Amit Erez" creation ever since his first EP "Black Light". 

Hey all!
I'm FoxTrail, a 30yo french musician. 

My gear :
- Ovation Elite White Pearl (2778 AX)
- 12-string Martin(D-X2E)
- Squier 70's Jazz Bass
- Fender Stratocaster American Deluxe

stay strong. live on. pass on these songs.

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