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

vocals by Clara Sherley-Appel
bassoon and sax by Post-Haste Reed Duo
http://www.posthasteduo.com/
arranged and mixed by Lanier Sammons
http://www.laniersammons.com/

photo by Laney Sammons

created at the request of Jack Sammons as a reward for Post-Haste Reed Duo's Kickstarter project

poem by Christina Rossetti
setting by Gustav Holst

In the Bleak Midwinter

Brittany Curran (Fen) joins Clara and Dani ~in person~ to talk about Episode 209, "Lesser Evils," aka the musical episode. She dishes about Fen's relationship to Eliot, what Fen would do if given the chance to rule, and of course, singing for TV. Plus, meow-singing!

Episode 209 - Lesser Evils (with Brittany Curran)

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 Santa Cruz, CA.  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.  

Please visit laniersammons.com for more information.

In the Bleak Midwinter

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