"Classy San Diego Circa 1963 Is Transported to A Late 1970s Asian Karaoke Bar By Space Travelling Tribalists" was primarily concerned with production and instrumentation choice with what options I had at hand.  While tongue in cheek, it did take time to make, and was entirely computer generated, which is no surprise in some parts and surprising in others. Pic is Edith Scob from "Eyes Without A Face."

ClassySanDiegoCirca1963IsTransportedtoALate1970sAsianKaraokeBarBySpaceTravellingTribalists

use of historic synth emulator VST's  from BladeRunner/BR2049 to achieve some typical sounds as a "proof-of-concept"

HomageForRunner

Based off a progression found in Jerry Coker's book "Jazz," this piece has been orchestrated and the inversions and key and tempo and instrumentation chosen by me.  It sounds like a lot of anime music, and I think that anime soundtrack artists frequently have borrowed heavily from Jerry Coker and others. Thanks for listening

WeepyAnimeMinor

2nd take of impromptu improvisation after I forgot to arm the track the preceding effort. Recorded by John Blake Arnold on Monday night, December 2, 2019

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Random Souls

This piece was specifically created for a show at Houston's Jet Lounge.  It was received languidly at best and I did receive one emphatic "You Suck!!!" from the bar, for which I am thankful.  The first 1/3 of a piece recorded using original samples taken using Android's Tape Machine app on a Samsung Nexus 3, original keyboard parts, and canned samples recorded and mixed in Ableton Live 8. Even though this piece was already split into thirds as parts were completed, I do not think there is room on this SoundCloud account for the other two parts, which included historical speeches from Malcolm X and my orchestrations from MyBloodyValentine's stuff.  I think there is a disconnect between what is possible to perform live as a musician and what is expected from an electronic DJ and the historic turntable-ist in live settings and it sucks that the number of people on stage who might actually do nothing often influence a crowd more than the music itself- that is: the music stays the same but the number of people presenting it determine how it is received.   

FirstSET

Ableton 9 effort to soundtrack a friend's RPG world

The_Schism_Of_Dromedary.mp3

A classically-inspired composition originally composed to musically describe the feeling of being asked to go check on one's elderly father while his father is sleeping, and upon entering the room, finding him breathing so quietly for a very long moment one is not sure he is alive or dead.  But after the composition got underway, with editing the tune changed and lost its original feeling, and thus the title changed. 

A Coffee and A Cigarette At Sunrise (ThinkingOfYou)

Completely composed, electronically manifested piece.  I am very happy with this piece, despite the errors I can hear and think about what I might change.  But the overall effect I hear in my head sometimes and ask myself, "What is that!?! What am I humming?" and then I realize it is this piece.

Suprisingly, It's An Extremely Wonderful Evening

Complete title is: "A Piece In The Style of A Palpable Victorian London Morning Bustle In The Opening Credits of PBS's Mystery."  This is a composed piece.  There are no loops contained here, it was all written out. So I am kind of proud of it, to have nailed the style I was going for.

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