David Creese of the University of Newcastle plays an ancient Greek song taken from stone inscriptions constructed on an eight-string "canon" (a zither-like instrument) with movable bridges. (Audio file is ©BBC)

What Ancient Greek Music Sounded Like

OMG this one took like 2 1/2 days but it's because it's the WORK WEEK. Still it probably took 2-4 hours but it's far too long to linger and dwell and worry and *gasp* plan, when the goal is: first thought, only thought. Don't question anything, just learn and play.

So anyway, here's this one.

As always the main rule is Try something new.

Here I tried several new things:

A metronome, so all the parts of this piece, believe it or not, should all be at 80 bpm, which is the pace Björk usually writes at so if it sounds like Björk, that's why.

The other was seeing how loud I could get with my lousy voice, which the answer was, not very, not often. But, I tried and we'll see where that leads.

I think I tried something else (besides stealing chords from Maria McKee but stealing chords doesn't count) but I can't remember what. Oh I remember, I played around with the idea of a verse/chorus structure but didn't much like it so dismantled it. So if I get there, it will still be new.
alright then, beginners mind still intact!

OH wait- I remember the other steal: Chords and notes from Andreas Vollenweider's Pace Verde

Mojo/Moja

All the Bodies Return

all i’ve ever wanted is ease
safety 
and love
and roots 
and beauty
i thought the future would feel more free
but i have everything i need

i have everything i need
warm summer dirt beneath my feet
i’m not so comfortable
i still gnash my teeth
but i have everything i need

i have everything i need
i will find tools
i can plant seeds
wanna make it make sense 
like one, two three
but i have everything i need

i’ll be stronger
even if i’m uncomfortable
living is a pain
(but it’s supposed to be)

i have everything i need
i have everything i need
i have everything i need
i have everything

everything i need

A dreamy, somewhat eerie song that developed out of a lulling guitar pattern and ambiguous lyrics.

Education

A Fleurieu & Kangaroo Island Sound Map (FKISM) site, added in September 2024. Read more here: https://www.tristanlouthrobins.com/fleurieu_soundmap/sites/GRA006.html

The Space Steeple was part of the recreation infrastructure on the island, along with the famous chairlift that ran from the northern ridge up to the summit of the island. Whilst documentation on the chairlift is pretty comprehensive (it operated from the mid-1960s to its removal in 1996), information regarding the Space Steeple remains scant at best. Since finding a couple of small photos online, the structure looked like a skeletal refinery platform crossed with a rocket tower. Visitors could take a tiny - visibly questionable - lift about 20 metres up to the Steeple's summit and take in the view. It is unknown when or why the Steeple was removed, though it could be concluded that it disappeared long before the chairlift, going by photos of the chairlift where the Steeple is conspicuously absent.

By August 2023, the foundations of the Steeple consist of a concrete slab, surrounded by wind-worn sheoaks and an array of large lichen-covered boulders. Dried shoeak needle cover the concrete slab and the rusted stubs of the Steeple's foundation burst with bright green shoots of grass. A persistent breeze whips around the area, as insects chirp nearby and the ocean churns away in the distance.

FKISM: Space Steeple site, Granite Island (Nulcoowarra), August 2023

Heavenly motes: canadian gerund.

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Joe describes celebrating Christmas in the hospital.

Joe Frank Holidays

Celebrate at Cedars : from At the Dark End of the Bar

barping capybara 20250102

An improvised recording made with my Gretsch duo jet on 2/20/25. This one began spontaneously, almost accidentally, as I was recording some mic placement tests (SM57 in front of my Vox AC15). Once the riff started developing I decided to run with it and see how I could develop it. I was a little amazed I managed to bring back close to the same riff at the end.
Art from my drawing series, 20 Lines.

All the Bodies Return

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