improvised test of the motm 650 module. 2 arpeggiators at different subdivisions on 4 voices, patched into only 2 egs and amps.. thats what gives it the nice variations in amplitude..

ARPEGGIATOR TEST

Frank LoCrasto - Pianos, Fender Rhodes, Clavinet, Organs, Synths, Basses, Electric Guitar, Glockenspiel, Percussion, Claps, Vox. 
Josh Mease - Bass on Marshall & Surf Avenue, Acoustic Guitars on Minkjaw, South Padre, Surf Avenue & Unfashionable Chime. 
Ryan Scott - Electric Guitar & Lap Steel on Simple Times, El Dorado & Surf Avenue. 
Bob Hart - Bass on South Padre. 
Bill Campbell - Drums & Percussion on Minkjaw & South Padre. 

Recorded by Frank LoCrasto, Josh Mease, & Pete Rende 
All songs written & produced by Frank LoCrasto 
Mixed By Pete Rende 
Mastered by Randy Merrill at Masterdisk 
Mastered for vinyl by Alex DeTurk at Masterdisk 
Photography by Samantha Rapp. Design by RAS

El Dorado

Laika

"Eclipse," the first single off of Looms' new LP, "The Way Up," out May 3rd via Good Eye Records. Featuring lead guitar by Nels Cline. Pre-order on vinyl/pre-save here ~ http://smarturl.it/the-way-up

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After a summer tour in 2017 with Looms, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Sharif Mekawy came home to the end of a relationship. This heartbreak led to a month wherein he confined himself to a month of writing music on his roof.

Now, that time has gone on to inform Looms’ third full-length, The Way Up, out May 3rd via Good Eye Records. Joined by Harry Morris Jr. (guitar), Andy Murray (bass) and Harry Louis Cozza (drums), the ten-song album grapples with the life-consuming churn of lost love, “what ifs?” and rose-colored memories that warp over time. 

Featuring a guest performance from guitar legend Nels Cline, “Eclipse” sparks to life as Looms establish a lush instrumental bedrock. Although vibrant in its full band form, "The Way Up"’s lead single goes back to Mekawy’s lonely time up on that roof as an eclipse began, forcing himself to stay up there until the song was completed.

Such is the push and pull at the heart of "The Way Up"; a heart-rending, expansively and beautifully realized full band effort born from a brutal, solitary reconciliation. Listeners who have loved and lost will find a friend in Loom’s latest effort, no matter where one is in their journey.

"The Way Up" is out May 3rd and is the fifteenth release from Good Eye Records.

The Way Up

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Looms - "Eclipse"

Jenny Scheinman & Allison Miller's Parlour Game
"The Right Fit"
from the album, 'Parlour Game'
out 8/2 on LP, CD + Digital
http://smarturl.it/ParlourGame-RightFit

Jenny Scheinman - Violin
Carmen Staaf - Piano
Tony Scherr - Bass
Allison Miller - Drums

Parlour Game

The Right Fit

Frank LoCrasto is a Texas born, Brooklyn-based musician, specializing in piano and synthesizers. He studied music at The New School and has toured and recorded extensively as a sideman and leader since arriving in New York City in 2001. He has also composed and recorded original scores for independent films. 

He has released 3 solo albums, “When You’re There” (MaxJazz 2006), “El Dorado” (Hundred Pockets 2011), and “LoCrasto” (Storytime 2015). “When You’re There” is a mostly acoustic jazz recording featuring a small chamber orchestra on 4 of the 9 tracks. “El Dorado” was recorded in his basement apartment in Brooklyn and utilizes tube amps, drum machines, pianos, organs, vintage synths and guitar pedals to create an alchemy of psychedelic and ambient music. “LoCrasto” was recorded with a similar approach but with a live band in a recording studio. A fourth album is currently in the works for a winter 2019 release.

In addition to solo projects, LoCrasto has recorded and toured internationally with several established artists including Pat Martino, Jeremy Pelt, Nicholas Payton, Greg Osby, Wallace Rooney, and James Iha. Other collaborations include: Lapland, Breastfist, Cass McCombs, Nightlands, and Julian Velard. He has appeared on over 40 records.

Laika

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