Polar Night Vol. 1 is how I imagine a Winter visit to Tromsø, Norway, a city of 75,000 well in the arctic circle. I hope to visit soon, then make Vol. 2 based on my experiences.

While I was waiting for schedules to line up on other projects, I occupied myself in summer with an arctic theme. It was refreshing to exercise different creative muscles with a largely experimental recording. It was a really fun and fast-moving toboggan ride to record. A little harder to mix, but not quite a (polar) bear.

All the “percussion” is electric guitar, and with rare exception the instrumentation is limited to e guitar and Moog Sub 37.

It’s filled with celestial wonders and geological violence. I hope you like it.

I took the cover photo on final decent into Oslo in 2017.

Particles

A very loose story about a dreamlike picnic unfolds and the birds join in. 
Performed and mixed by jd
Cover by jd
Mastered by Daniel Bacigalupi at Infrasonic in Nashville


This is a high-def master.

Skywriting

Designated Hitter [instrumental]

MINECRAFT TYPE BEAT

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Violence Aesthetic.wav

p6m+at/dub2[unmastered]

p6m_evol[unmastered]

p6kb_held+od[unmastered]

written by jd
produced by jd 
mixed by f. reid shippen 
mastered by alex mccollough

all instruments- jd
 art and photo- jd

Paper Boats

Sail Away

written by jd  
produced by jd
mixed by f. reid shippen
 mastered by alex mccollough

 all instruments by jd except: 
bass- paul arntz 
horns- chris west
art and photo- jd

Same Boat

Currently MC, producer, flower, and fire are the four major elements. In the meaning of hip being cool (slang), hop (energy), not confusing with death and gamble.


For as electronic:  the voices of birds.

Designated Hitter [instrumental]

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