Singles

Pertinent Waves

Sometimes a track needs a little more time. Many of my favorite bands are known for having songs that run longer than average, and I guess that has had some influence on me. These are the tracks that have some sort of (epic?) journey nature to them.

The Long Haul

I like prog for its ability to take the listener's imagination on a ride. And I like prog's tendency to skip traditional styles, opting instead to create somewhat unorthodox soundscapes. My track Too Late was born from decades of listening to music from this prog universe. The idea behind the song is basically this: an astronaut is outside his ship when something goes wrong, and the ship must leave him there, suspended in the vastness of space. All he has left is his thoughts, memories and a dwindling supply of oxygen.

Too Late

GOC is a dark wave, electronic prog rock instrumental. The title is a reference to people consumed with greed and power, who devour everything in sight until there is nothing left for them to do but turn on each other.

I love this track, and hope you will too. Thank you so much for listening (and sharing).

Gluttons Omnivores Cannibals

This track happened very quickly. One day I just started playing the main riff and suddenly I could see how the whole thing should come together. I suppose this is my internal counterbalance to tracks my Gluttons Omnivores and Cannibals.

Dream Scars

One of my favorite Scorpions songs, Sting in the Tail, makes mention of the need for "one dirty riff." That's how Echo & Source began. The riff in the middle of the song that bounces between being kind of quiet and then bomb-blasting loud got the song rolling. For a long time I didn't do much with the riff, it was just something I'd play (loudly) on its own for fun. Over time, I built out more sections around it that seemed to fit. This is definitely one worth playing with the volume up!

Echo & Source

For people like me who are drawn to the sound of analog synthesizers, the horror soundtrack genre seems perpetually fun to explore. This track was largely inspired by artists like John Carpenter (of course), and Zombi -- including the individual projects by Steve Moore and Majeure.

Hiding

It started simply enough. I was just looking to put down some quick beats and a bass line to improvise over. It turns out the two-part formula (first Dm and G, then Dm and C) is incredibly easy to riff over. And I couldn't stop. I kept adding more and more parts. The result is a completely gratuitous, self-indulgent, vintage synth overload. Of course the first solo is a Jupiter-8, followed by JX-8P, along with some heavy lifting from Junos 60 and 106, and a manic SH-101 riff, not to mention the driving arpeggiations (and quick solo) from a Prophet 6. The track is seven minutes long, but you can believe that the "jam sessions" leading up to recording went for days at a time.

Miles 2 Go

The Crossing is the opening track for the Traveler album, which will be completed and released in its entirety in 2024. The song is largely influenced by long-form, conceptual prog rock music from 40 to 50 years ago. (Fortunately, there are some bands keeping this style alive today, too.) Over its 14-minute run time, the song moves through very different and distinctive styles and arrangements, contributing to the sense of narrative, atmospherics and mood.

Traveler

The Crossing

Silent Dusk is a 17-minute electronic prog track recorded all in one long take. The classic Roland TB303 sounds play a pivotal role, giving it the distinctive acid flavor throughout much of the song. But the arrangements go further than that, melding cinematic and atmospheric themes into the track. Best to just turn the lights down low, sit back and get lost in the vibes.

Silent Dusk

Sweet Fool is an emotionally-laden, instrumental track that relies on the unique quality of vintage synthesizer sounds to convey feeling. The song builds toward a strong, beautiful chorus at the end.

Sweet Fool

Slow burn, tension building atmospheric track. Atmospheric qualities, like a soundtrack from a movie. Heavy use of the classic 303. $25 to license for an unlimited number of times.

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Live performance of the song Hidden Alley on the podcast Crunchy Something. The episode of the podcast featuring the performance will begin streaming later in June 2025.

Hidden Alley Live

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Miles 2 Go

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