A little ode to the coming of spring. Featuring from Pianobook : Organic Orchestra by Venus Theory / Cyclic Transpositions 01 by synthesizerwriter. And Woven Strings by Jon Meyer / LABS - LA Atmos.
A bit of hopeful warmth at the end of winter.

A Hint Of Spring

all my friends are on their knees
fixated on screens
trying to sell some things
they can’t afford to keep

cold aluminum like the table i’m laying on
a part of my brain is on hold and going numb
every second i wait for the operator to
plug me in, into the big machine
i’m done with being excluded from the scene

i’m selling my blood and my tongue to be wanted
my lips and my lungs aren’t enough anymore

keep still my beating heart
you, you’re shaking my credit card
it wouldn’t be hard to just
trade you for the parts that i need for my brain
so the operator can
plug me in, into the big machine
i’m done with being excluded from the scene

i’m selling my blood and my tongue to be wanted
my lips and my lungs aren’t enough anymore

all my friends are on their knees
fixated on screens
trying to sell some things
they can’t afford to keep

i’m selling my blood and my tongue to be wanted
my lips and my lungs aren’t enough anymore.


Not Enough (Acoustic)

This track is a part of the Pool project (see the playlist description for more information).  All sounds included in the piece were contributed by visitors to Lanier's studio at the Santa Cruz Museum of Art and History during First Friday.

First

La Negra Tomasa - Sharp Nine

Live percussion with computer accompaniment

Seven Improvisations

Improvisation #6 for Electronic Percussion

Tracklist:
01 Welcome
02 Special Power
03 Jackin
04 4
05 Hard
06 Always Burning
07 Mansion Apartment
08 $
09 World
10 Name
11 LFO Places
12 Board Game
13 Friendly Skies
14 Freeloaded
15 Dance
16 Heart
17 Bon Joey
18 Tom Peaks
19 Faith No Mode
20 U
21 Fidget Spinner
22 Pogue
23 End

1990

The phrase "Keep Calm and Otter On(line)" sprang up on campus when Cal State Monterey Bay moved its instruction online on Monday, March 23, 2020 because of COVID-19. Home of the Sea Otters, I wrote and recorded this as a way to cheer up my co-workers and students who are stuck at home. Vocals, backing vocals, lead guitar, and rhythm guitar by Greg Pool. Co-produced by CSUMB Professor Lanier Sammons, who was also mixing engineer, keyboard, and outro guitar. Bass by Mark Whittington. The song's melody is a parody based on legendary singer-songwriter Steve Forbert's "Good Planets Are Hard To Find." Please support him by visiting steveforbert.com

Keep Calm and Otter On

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Come On! (Original Mix)

Edited improv session with Moog Matriarch and drums by Korg ER-1 sequenced with Arturia Drumbrute.

January 4 2021

Lanier Sammons is a composer, recordist, and educator based in Maynard, MA. As a composer, Lanier’s music often explores ideas like audience interactivity, improvisation, the intersection of popular and classical musics, and the pairing of electronic and acoustic sound. He's also active as a composer of scores for film, radio, and podcast projects.

Please visit laniersammons.com for more information.