combo organ (with weights progressively added to the keys)
+
Rhodes electric piano (plucked the tone-bars like a harp rather than playing the keys)
+
electric guitar
>
amp

photo by Ming Wu: http://photogmusic.com/?p=32406

Drone Day 2015 performance @ House of Common (May 9, 2015)

Kelly Tang - violin
Matt Morel - cello
Adam Saikaley - piano

composed by Serge Gainsbourg (1928-91)
composite of arrangements by Alan Parker & Djamal Benyelles
transcribed by Initials M.M.
©1990 by Melody Nelson Publishing

recorded on November 16, 2015 by Marc Parizeau at Raven Street Studios, Ottawa
mixed by Geoff McNeely

this was the title track of the last album that Gainsbourg worked on prior to his fatal heart attack at age 62

Amours des feintes (arr. for violin, cello, & piano)

violin: Reiko Lokker
cello: Matt Morel
piano: Adam Saikaley

composite arrangement of:
Prelude in e minor (Op. 28, No. 4)
composed by Frédéric Chopin (1810-49)
&
Jane B. (1969)
composed by Serge Gainsbourg (1928-91), arranged by Arthur Greenslade (1923-2003)

transcribed by Initials M.M.

recorded on May 11, 2015 by Marc Parizeau at Raven Street Studios, Ottawa
mixed by Geoff McNeely


Jane B. (arr. for violin, cello, & piano)

Matt Morel - prepared cello & acoustic guitar (multi-tracked)

transcribed by Initials M.M.

recorded on May 28, 2016 in honour of Alan Thomas' retirement as church organist from Westminster Presbyterian Church in Ottawa, Canada

Blind Willie Johnson - Jesus, Make Up My Dying Bed (cello & guitar cover)

1996 Squier Bullet Strat
&
Nerve Centre drum machine from a Crumar combo organ

this represents some as-yet-to-be-defined part of "the Human Being Lawnmower" series of through-compositions (i.e. improvised with no thoughts...)

the Highest Bloom on Violet Hill

MM channelling MM with no MM to speak of

MM = Matt Morel: 1996 Squier Bullet Strat > Back Talk (at onset) > blonde Bassman
MM = Mdou Moctar
MM = metrognome marking

tuning: A Spanish with 2nd & 3rd strings doubled on the tonic

recorded on Nov. 13th, 2019 in Ottawa, Canada

this represents some as-yet-to-be-defined part of "the Human Being Lawnmower" series of through-compositions (i.e. improvised with no thoughts...)

Today is Tonight is Tomorrow is Forever

Eric Larock - upright bass
Matt Morel - electric guitar
Jason Vaughan - drums & percussion
the Creator - chAOS pad > public address system > snares

improvisation performed at...
Gallery 101 for...
DR(((OOO)))NE D///AAA\\\Y
May 27th, 2017

Photo by Jas Nasty.

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