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This marks the third collaboration between myself and my good friend across the Atlantic, the talented US-based guitarist @jonathan_beckenstein. For this track, we decided to strip things back and focus purely on the guitar — no vocals, no production tricks, just two instruments speaking to one another across time zones and continents.

It’s a transatlantic dialogue in sound: layered, responsive, and full of nuance. We’ve aimed to capture something raw and intimate — moments of quiet tension, moments of lift — built from the simple joy of playing.

We hope you enjoy what we’ve crafted together. It’s always a pleasure to create with Jonathan, and this one feels especially close to the heart.

Nightstand

a little snippet from the other night. Somewhat contrasting the extreme noise of our last SC post : ) Still making use of this wonderful space and Grand Piano, no doubt we will get asked to leave at some stage, but until then happy days : )

Kirby/Ward  Organ Room Jam # 27

My Romance

Smoke & Mirrors

No One Lives Here Anymore

half-asleep eyes
open to a dreamlike world
of blossoms

Natsume Seibi (1749-1816) was the son of a wealthy Edo rice broker and was acquainted with a number of other famous poets, including Oshima Ryota and Kobayashi Issa. In addition to his poetry, Seibi left behind a number of fine examples of haikai prose. 

Haiku by Natsume Seibi

Picture by Pascal Bullan

beryl mossed wools - naviarhaiku611

Another snippet from Caligo Paean - beware of gifts when chasing gods : ) 

Caligo Paean is a 1 hour long sound piece installed on river front property in the town of Franklin, Tasmania as part of the exhibition "When The Fog Clears". It formed part of the Ten Days on The Island Festival March 2025.
The work was installed in several locations across the property including a stack of subs under an old bus, in the main exhibition space and in an abandoned shed some 40 metres from the main area . The speakers were 'tuned' quite differently depending on their location and the sound was not delay corrected with the result of each mini-installation merging with each other in odd sonic ways - kind of calling the listener from one spot to another. The the work features field recordings, percussion, piano, bass guitar and Intonarumori as well as this special one off choir : )

Caligo is the Ancient goddess of Chaos. Born of the fog she controls the darkness, dwells in the void and is as old as the primordial matter that created the universe. This work is a tribute to the goddess as she continues to influence our lives and, in the case of this installation, the site and concept informing the show.

Official press release below for The Fog Clears

Every day, the mists of the Huon Valley perform a seductive dance, gently obscuring and revealing contours of the fertile land and waters. Situated in The Watershed Franklin, When The Fog Clears features six artists from lutruwita / Tasmania exploring the region’s iconic mists through a variety of mediums including installation, sculpture, illustration, sound, and video.

Developed exclusively for Franklin, this exhibit extends from the waterfront itself into the chambers, kilns, and rafters of the shed, inviting visitors to consider fog as an atmosphere that can cloak us in unexpected ways.



Caligo Paean (A gift, a choice)

*most* of the instruments are in tune now., but the rhythm no longer lurches...that needs to come back. 

Wilma Bessel - Rythmes Harmoniques (purrversion mix)

I Am More than Delighted to share the fruit of my first collaboration with Orchestration Maestro Jeffrey J. Torres! To my Ear... it's Oh so delicious.

Jeff's intuitive understanding of the Pulse and Flow of this Piano Improv takes it to a level I've only dreamed of. I sincerely hope that we will work together again. 

p.s. And fact we have since .... Listen to @ Gary-courtland-miles – Oases-of-joy-featuring-jeff-torres   )

To enJoy more of Jeff's very fine work, venture over to @jtcmposr

Piano, Composition, Performance, and Orchestration
© Gary Courtland-Miles and Jeff Torres 2025

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The Dancing Wu Li Masters *

Track 7 from the technology resigns album 2010. 
which itself was a compilation of the "best" of the out-takes albums circa 2003-2005
alternative title was School Uniforms but I don't see why that needed to be specified and may have just been added to differentiate this reissue from the original. 

Thanks to Loscha for re-rippping the CD to FLAC (if volume is low it is probably because it was compiled from MP3 files as that was what I did for most compilations circa 2010)

I need to wear this 
it reminds me it's true
I need to say these things
that mean nothing to you
i need to count the days
it's been a year or two

I'm stuck in the fast lane
with cars that won't move
there's a road ahead
but there's just no getting through
and no-one turned up
so I guess...we lose.

I need to wear this 
it reminds me of you
it's just a uniform
and any old one will do
change whatever you like
Nothing will ever improve

am I someone you would like
to sabotage or rescue
or maybe just ignore
and not bother to pursue
I need to wear this 
It's an option / fashion / affect I never out-grew

so you can classify. identify (friend or foe)
which group you think i belong to

James Earthenware - Uniforms

cminor

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give me back the nights i've wasted thinking about you

Snow On North Linn

photo by Alexey Vágin 
https://www.flickr.com/photos/alexey_v/, 
https://www.instagram.com/alexey_v_film/

unavoidable

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