Music Without Thought

Dedicated to the memory of Emmett Chapman - musician and inventor of the Chapman Stick.

Jeremy Cubert - 10-string Railboard Chapman Stick, Electronics

Free Hands To Infinity (For Emmett Chapman)

This song draws inspiration from the intriguing story of Perceval Lowell, a prominent 19th-century astronomer who played a significant role in inspiring works such as "War of the Worlds" by H.G. Wells and, arguably, the entire genre of science fiction. Lowell's fascination with the canals of Mars prompted him to acquire a telescope and embark on a quest to find similar features on Venus. In his observations, he perceived what appeared to be spokes on a wheel and confidently sketched them. However, due to an unfortunate error in using a very small aperture, Lowell unintentionally ended up observing the back of his own eyeball instead of Mars. Nevertheless, he spent his life steadfast in his belief that he had indeed discovered the canals of Venus. Special thanks to Tom Kraus for his valuable contributions, both vocally and instrumentally, to this composition.

Jeremy Cubert - keyboards, NS Stick, LinnStrument, Zendrum, Lyrics 
Tom Kraus - vocals and vocal arrangements, electric and acoustic guitars, sequencer

Fortune's Face

Jeremy Cubert - LinnStrument (bass, electric piano, synthesizer, piano, viola), Yamaha Finger Drum.

Dreaming Of The Modern

Jeremy Cubert - guitar, NS Chapman Stick, LinnStrument, Wavedrum

In The Mind's Eye

Jeremy Cubert - LinnStrument (Alto Sax, Synth, Bass), Piano, Zendrum

Balloon Man

Jeremy Cubert - Godin Mundial Nylon String Acoustic Guitar

Around The World

"Fleeing Objects Ahead" started with a new synthesizer patch that sounds a bit like 1999 by Prince and morphed into something completely different. Bass is provided by the NS Chapman Stick along with some "guitar" lines. The piano comes in for the middle section along with an expressive vibe part played on the Expressive E Osmose keyboard.

Jeremy Cubert - piano, organ, synthesizer, Zendrum, NS Chapman Stick, guitar

Fleeing Objects Ahead

I played this improvisation yesterday and realized part of the melody quotes a piece by my late Chapman Stick teacher, Greg Howard. This song is dedicated to him.

Here To There (For Greg Howard)

Jeremy Cubert - LinnStrument (Pianoteq Classical Guitar)

Past As Present

Jeremy Cubert - guitar NS Chapman Stick, Zendrum, synthesizer, LinnStrument, organ

This track was inspired by a new guitar and wanting to record a "band" song with lyrics. Until I can find someone who can sing (not me!), here is an instrumental version! The rhythm guitar tracks were recorded first and written concurrently with the lyrics. Drums, NS Stick, and organ were added next. I experimented with lead synth sounds and a lead guitar track which was added last after experimenting with electric violin.

I've Got To Tell You

Jeremy Cubert - Piano, guitar, LinnStrument (sax, acoustic guitar, synth), NS Chapman Stick, Zendrum)

Solitaire

Nerves of Steel

Internal Angle

Noise Floor II

Noise Floor III

Turbulent Waves

Song for GV

This piece is a tribute to the sound and spirit of *Weather Report*, blending acoustic and electronic textures through modern performance tools.

The fretless bass part was performed on a LinnStrument, triggering a fretless bass sound from the Spectrasonics Trilian library. Drums were played on a Zendrum, using the Jazz SDX library from Toontrack to provide a responsive and natural drum feel.

Electric piano was added using UAD Electra 88 Vintage Keyboard, followed by an alto saxophone part performed on LinnStrument using Audio Modeling’s physically modeled instrument and LinnStrument controlling the GForce OB-X virtual synthesizer.

Weather Vane

Catch Some Z’s

Turn and Return

Catch and Release

Cloud Cover IV

Line of Demarcation

Ferry Me Across

Bridging The Divide

Pair of a Perfect Three

Symmetry

"Time Machine (Open Road Ahead)," is a original tribute to the late, great #NeilPeart of #Rush featuring amazing contributions from Robin Schell (vocals and vocal arrangements), Alan Scott (Guitar Solo 1), and Dan Cubert (Guitars, Guitar Solo 2, Synth, Percussion, Production & Mix), Jeremy Cubert (synth, NS/Stick, Zendrum, lyrics).

Time Machine (Open Road Ahead)

“Healing” features the sounds of the violin, guitar, Chapman Stick, and keyboards.

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