these are some of the earliest hieronymous tracks, basically in reverse chronological order - some recorded in Bedford, MA, Wayland, MA, Berkeley, CA & Kyoto Japan - many recorded in multiple locations!

hieronymous - the early years

The TARDIS

hieronymous: Tune 8-string bass, Fender Japan Mustang Bass, synths
Tiberius Creme: Moog synth solo
Greg DeGuglielmo: drums
Composed by Bridge/DeGuglielmo
Drums recorded at Oxbow Studios by Damon Burke in 2005
Additional recording and mixing by hieronymous in Kyoto, Japan
Now with original artwork!

Next to Last

Jaguar Bottom Master 6-string bass guitar, Moog Rogue synth: hieronymous
Drums: Greg DeGuglielmo
Spontaneously composed by Bridge/DeGuglielmo
Recorded at the original Oxbow Studios in Wayland, MA by Damon Burke in 2005

Afternoon Stroll

This track is so early, it's pre-hieronymous! Originally recorded in Bedford, Massachusetts in 2002 on minidisc (remember that format?) with a stereo mic, it has since been eq'd & remastered. It's twenty minutes long, so strap yourself in for a musical journey!

Gary Backstrom: guitar
Greg DeGuglielmo: drums
hieronymous: bass

jam of when

hieronymous used to be based in Massachusetts - it snows there - enjoy this frosty improv!!!

bass: hieronymous
guitar: Bob Greco
drums: Greg DeGuglielmo

spontaneously composed by Bridge/DeGuglielmo/Greco
recorded at Oxbow Studios - recorded by Damon Burke - 2003

Yes Frost!

Mystical transmission from the ElectroBorealis-2 - listen carefully next time you are looking towards the north side of the sky...

bass, synth drone: hieronymous (bass: 1968 Gibson EB-2 & Crowther Prunes & Custard; drone: Moog Rogue, CP-251 Moogerfooger splitting MF-103 LFO to simultaneously control frequency of MF-101 low pass filter & Frostwave Resonator)
drums: Greg DeGuglielmo

Spontaneously composed by Bridge/DeGuglielmo
Recorded at the original Oxbow Studios by Damon Burke

minus prolegomenon

Improvisation from the first official hieronymous session in 2002 - although the ball was started rolling in the earlier "Jam of When," this is the first time one of these jams was recorded in a studio (the original Oxbow Studios in this case).

Featuring:
Gary Backstrom - guitar
Greg DeGuglielmo - drums
hieronymous - bass

Spontaneously composed by Backstrom/Bridge/DeGuglielmo
Recorded by Damon Burke in August 2002

is free take one

hieronymous: Rickenbacker 4003S/8 8-string bass, ARP 2600 synth, Roland Space Echo
Greg DeGuglielmo: drums
Composed by Bridge
Recorded at Oxbow Studios by Damon Burke

8 Echo Dr.

Here's a REALLY "old" one! This must be from around 2003 or so - the second recording session at Oxbow Studios - came in with a sketch, a week or two later in Berkeley with a Moog and there's a song! I played my Gibson EB-2 bass with fuzz and Greg DeGuglielmo is playing drums, Micromoog overdubs by hieronymous.

Composed by Bridge.
Original recording by Damon Burke at the original Oxbow Studios in Wayland, MA. 
Synth overdubs done at the Institute of Buddhist Studies dormitory in Berkeley, CA.

Philtre 927

hieronymous is an ongoing instrumental music project, centered on the bass guitar and drums - the music is mainly improvisational, following the "instant composition" style pioneered by Can, Miles Davis, the Grateful Dead, etc.


hieronymous - the early years

hieronymous seven