I wrote this one in the space of a morning. The original plan was to do an acoustic sketch of a song with a full band arrangement. As I worked on it, it evolved into a sparse, haunting folk protest song. I consider this and "Avalanche" to be companion pieces. Both deal with similar subject matter - this one is about fanatical nationalism and "Avalanche" is about corrupt leadership - and both are simpler pieces in D minor. It's one of my favorite songs I've ever written.

Neurons Firing

A companion piece to "Neurons Firing". This one was originally going to be an electric-guitar driven rock song, but the arrangement sounded a bit too much like Green Day's "Holiday." I ended up stripping it back to a jazzier, largely acoustic arrangement which I'm really happy with.

Avalanche

A straight-up, 12-bar blues jam that I came up with while playing with Ableton last night. It's basically 4.5 minutes of soloing.

Blues After Midnight

This one is really '80s - very Police/Signals-era Rush inspired. Catchy, too.

Objects in Space

A slightly spooky electronic instrumental sketch.

Uncertainty Principle

A slow, minor-key guitar piece with a few synths behind it to add some color.

Red Shifted

My submission to Mastodon's "Curl of the Burl" remix/re-recording contest. Originally intended to have a 1960's garage-rock feel, it took on a life of its own.

Curl of the Burl (1968 Vinyl Remix)

A happy little guitar number. I was aiming for Django Reinhardt and ended up closer to Les Paul.

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The Way It Ends

I wrote this in ten minutes, recorded it in an hour. I'm amazed at how beautifully it turned out.

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