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Mbiri Lullabye

Watch the film here: https://youtu.be/fwYlIcHI9ao
Read about my composing process here : https://www.nicholasescobar.com/a-musical-blog/fall-in-7-4-time

This is the seventh piece in my "little pieces of improvised sound" series.

You can listen to more of my work on my website: https://www.nicholasescobar.com/

fall in 7/4 time

"Bird Traffic" mixes a recording of a busy street in Rome and an early morning bird song in Edinburgh with a jazzy brass melody and droning synths to create an at times dissonant sound world.

Watch the video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NDXgn1hi9jQ&ab_channel=NicholasEscobar

Read about my composing process here: https://www.nicholasescobar.com/a-musical-blog/my-composing-process-bird-traffic

Bird Traffic

This piece is the eighth part of my "little pieces of improvised sound" series. 

It blends seagulls sounds from Malmö, Sweden with crickets from Maryland, Maine and Ohio and cicadas from North Carolina. You can also hear the streets of Florence and Rome, Italy and cars driving by in Villanova, Pennsylvania. The orchestral elements are strings playing harmonics and a quartet of woodwinds (alto flute, bass flute, clarinet and bass clarinet). And finally, there are a number of synthesizers to complete the sound palette. 

I filmed the video looking out of the window in my studio. I zoomed in so that the window screen came into focus and everything else softened. It created a cubist image and would naturally morph and change.

Watch the video here: https://youtu.be/U8-rCeiftTc?feature=shared

floating squares and seagulls

A century-old cherry tree has a rave in a snowstorm.

Watch the snowy video here: https://youtu.be/V9KHM-DAY60?feature=shared

Read about my composing process here: https://www.nicholasescobar.com/a-musical-blog/snow-rave

Snow Rave

May 15 2024 Mix 2

Acoustic demo of a punk song. Adam and I recorded this in my kitchen to an iPhone in August of 2015.

Creeping Armadillo - kitchen demo

She Don’t Stop For Pedestians (demo)

A not-quite-final mix of the classic murder ballad "Little Sadie" by Hawk Tubley & The Ozymandians from the album "Pond Kings In April."  Hawk Tubley, guitar & vocal; Andy Davis, electric guitars; Mike Szekely, drums; Andres Villamil, bass; David Cope, thumbtack piano.  Produced by the incomparable Andres Villamil.

Little Sadie [rough mix #5] - Hawk Tubley & The Ozymandians

Gary wrote this many years ago in appreciation for all the friends and people who helped  him when he had to have throat surgery.  It's now our "New Years" song instead of the standard, Auld Lang Syne.  But it's a beautiful song and tribute to those who make up your life's journey.  What a wonderful thank you for us all to enjoy.  Fabulous fiddle playing by Michael Vincent gives it a Celtic feel.

Happy Ever After

X-mas Jam By Day at Jack of the Wood, Favorite set I ever Recorded. Ron Holloway, Audley Freed

Jack of the Wood 12-12-2008

Space Is The Place 12 12 08 Col. Bruce Hampton & The Egyptian Windmill Operators

Hawk Tubley and his band play tunes on the back porch of Space Station Zebra.

See Hawk Tubley website for more details and support music at Bandcamp:  albums Chocolate Maple Squeeze Play, Pond Kings in April, and Cooking With Dynamite!, plus lots of bonus material available for purchase in download or physical copies.

Little Sadie [rough mix #5] - Hawk Tubley & The Ozymandians

Hawk Tubley

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