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 Seraphim Arkis guitar, Michael John on trumpet, Anthony Dorion on bass and Steve L. Bartalsky III on Synth.Derrick Graves on congas and Percussion, Doug Douglas on percussion, and 
Noah Kalos on Flute

01 YELLOW RESONANT WARRIOR - Mystic Ferrymen@Noble Kava 01 - 09 - 2015

Dreams - Fleetwood Mac (synth cover)

www.silver-machine.net
Coming in 2016:

Chis Tanfield - guitar, theremin
Anthony Dorion - bass
Brad Rogers - synthesizers
Matthew Westerman - drums

Recorded and mixed by Anthony Dorion and Chris Tanfield

Silver Machine - 2016

live rehearsal recording, 1 mic.

Anthony Dorion - bass, trombone, vocals, looping, production
Jameson Cooper - guitar, vocals, moogerfoogers, etc
Will Franke - violin, effects, vocals
Josh Troop - keyboards, synths, ambient chatter

Bass Medicine: Apple Tree (Jameson Cooper) > Walls Made of People (Deep Sea Jam)

Developed in the early twentieth century, quantum mechanics is the science of the very small. The main tenets of quantum theory describe interactions among atoms and sub-atomic particles. Its sister science, particle physics, deals with the identification and classification of fundamental sub-atomic particles and their interactions. The Standard Model is the classification system devised by particle physicists to categorize the known fundamental particles. One may consider it to be the sub-atomic version of the familiar Periodic Table of Elements used in chemistry.

This model groups particles into three categories: quarks, leptons, and force-carrying bosons. While quarks make up the protons and neutrons found at the center of atoms, leptons include particles like the electron that allow atoms to interact with each other. The bosons, then, are particles that govern the interactions of quarks and leptons. Consider the following analogy: quantum mechanics and particle physics are like a grand dramatic narrative that plays out at the sub-atomic level. Quarks and leptons, then, are characters within this drama, and bosons are the plot devices that allow these characters to interact.

The Standard Model is a set of character pieces for wind band based on the model in particle physics. The music intends to imply a perceived personality for each particle with an almost cinematic sense of wonder and awe. It is divided into three movements, corresponding to the three categories found within the model. After a brief prologue representing the creation of particles in the big bang, movement one characterizes the quarks as the stodgy and square building blocks of matter. The music reflects the colorful names scientists have given to the quarks. The second movement describes the leptons – the electron collection and its twin, the electron neutrino collection. One may think of these two sets of particles as twin siblings at a party. While the electron revels in its role as the life of the party, the electron neutrino would be found sitting in a corner as the classic wallflower living vicariously through its sibling. The attentive listener will discover several references to the works of influential electronic musicians in the popular realm.

The bosons set the stage in the third movement as the quark and lepton characters within the dramatic narrative play out their interactions with each other. While the music in this movement is specific to describing the bosons, themes from the previous two movements appear along the way. A final coda represents the yet-to-be-discovered Higgs boson, also known as the God particle. By invoking some artistic license, this particle’s nickname references back to creation in the prologue and allows for a tidy conclusion to the piece in the form of a somewhat traditional glorified plagal “Amen” cadence.

Performed by Michigan State University Wind Symphony
Jamal Duncan, conductor

The Standard Model, II. Leptons

The Standard Model, III. Bosons - The God Particle

for my wife on Christmas, 2018.

Anthony Dorion - Vocals, acoustic bass, acoustic guitar, drum and synth programming
Jameson Cooper - Acoustic and electric guitars

Recorded by Anthony Dorion and Jameson Cooper on 12-23-2018, mixed and mastered at Good Flow Productions 12-24-2018.

Anthony Dorion - Bad As Me

Downbeat Country Funker

Guitar & Vox - James Trodd (Labelle)
Bass & Backing Vocals - George Mackintosh

Ersatz Omen - Wrong Hand

For my friends and family on Christmas 2020

Recorded in quarantine March 21, 2020, the day after Kenny Rogers passed.
Anthony Dorion - bass, lead and background vocals, theremin
Jameson Cooper - rhythm guitar, background vocals
Andrew Thelston - lead guitar, rhythm guitar
Gabriel Jones - drums
song by Mickey Newbury

Mixed and mastered 12/24/2020 at Good Flow Productions.

Just Dropped In (To See What Condition My Condition Was In)

Montreal native Asheville based producer/engineer and bassist, owner of Good Flow Recording in Erwin Tennessee.  This page is for archiving ideas, demos, and live recordings that are important to me. My catalogue is diverse and I don’t know how to pitch it, so I’m just gonna drop a bunch of names below along with some adjectives to help you decide if you want to look them up or hit me up.

Studio and touring bassist for dozens of original projects over the years, including the Syracuse jam bands Count Blastula and Plainman Brown, a roster of Asheville area experimental/ambient improv ensembles such as the Seraphim Arkistra, Space Medicine, the Mystic Ferrymen, and myriad genre-spanning collaborations as the other half of a duo with hammered dulcimer visionary Mary Sparks. Large body of work with theremin-led space rock band Silver Machine comprising 7 album releases, numerous television/radio appearances, national tours and co-bills with acts such as Boombox, the Disco Biscuits, J-Wail, the Mantras, numerous short film and soundtrack contributions including a complete re-scoring of the 2012 re-release of George Romero’s “Night of the Living Dead,” which saw significant international distribution and a limited but annually recurring October theatrical release.  Other credits as a bassist include jazz fusion quartet Wayfarers All, rock n roll power trio Andrew Thelston Band, indie/shoegaze band Warm the Bell, award winning soul-rock outfit Downtown Abby & the Echoes, absurdist neo-soul act Waxing Gibbous, and a years-long residency under the name “Free Anesthesia” as a weekly live collaboration with Snozzberries guitarist Ethan Heller and Empire Strikes Brass drummer Nik Hope in which each show featuring a new themed set every week along with a special guest musician to round out the band.

Notable production credits include 3 albums with folk/americana artist Hope Griffin along with a hauntingly beautiful single composed and performed as a duet called “Carousel”, 2 albums with Americana songstress Samara Jade, the debut EP of Rachel Waterhouse’s neo-soul nom-de-plume “Sister Ivy,” the folk/americana album debuts of Asheville herbalist Josh Fox and Upstate New York balladeer Mike Davis (& the Laughing Buddha Episodes), Vickie Burrick’s “Many a Ship,” and as engineer and bassist on Abby Bryant’s powerful debut album “Not Your Little Girl” which featured Jeff Sipe on drums, John Ginty’s keyboards, and guitarist Bailey Faulkner with whom I co-produced the album. Artists I’ve worked with as an engineer number in the hundreds but a few of my favorites were Shovels and Rope, Rickie Lee Jones, Claude Coleman of Ween, and Col. Bruce Hampton.

I also once played tuba with the Oak Ridge Boys but no record of it exists so you’re just gonna have to take my word.