New less inspirational version of Grizzly Bears recorded on 5/8/15. New inferior higher-fidelity version.

Grizzly Bears 5.8.15

Another track from abandoned synthpop album.

Grizzly Bears

Same Song (w/ piano)

Hyundai

Moonphase EP

Nora

Moonphase

Skeletal Ghost

James Carville

Premiered at the 2016 Voix Nouvelles Residency, Abbaye-Royaumont, Asnières-sur-Oise, France
written for EXAUDI vocal ensemble

soprano: Natalie Raybould
mezzo-soprano: Lucy Goddard
counter-tenor: Tom Williams
tenor: Stephen Jeffes
baritone: Gareth John
bass: Simon Whiteley
dir: James Weeks

S A F E is a meditation about the anxieties of living in a world where threats unseen, symptoms of larger forces we cannot control, pervade our lives and our thoughts: the effects of neo-liberal capitalism and consumerism on our self-worth, feeding our insecurities, suggesting or forcing us to medicate in myriads ways; the effects of global warming on climates, both environmental and geo-political; the prisons built by institutionalized and cultural racism, be they literal, physical, or psychological; and the stress that accompanies contemporary life. S A F E is about the struggle to remain clear and focused despite everything that distracts us from truly living and being truly present — which is a “place” that I believe art allows us to locate and inhabit.

SAFE (2016)

from a collection of HBO theme song covers entitled "It's Not T.V.!!!"

music and lyrics by tom waits
mouth instrumentals by clare o'kane
free time provided by clare o'kane's lack of spirit and drive

Skeletal Ghost

jamlegs2