A cover of Elliott Smith's "Between the Bars."  Recorded on my vibraphone.

Between the Bars - cover

Part 2 of an experiment of treating my vibes like an electric guitar.

6 19 14, 5.40 PM

Bonus track #1 - Taken from a loop I created.  It's part 1 of my experiment of treating my vibes like an electric guitar.  All sounds are taken from the vibes and processed.

6 3 14, 9.11 PM

Delay #1

I just really dug this loop and wanted to put something over it.  All non vocal sounds (including the loop) are vibes and this was a live recording.  

Become - 1:2:16, 3.22 PM

This superficial jamb is dedicated to a band I was in called PUSH.  The hours spent with these dudes aimlessly jambing played a huge part in making me feel relevant and a part of the music that i was into.  As always, the melodic sounds are the vibes (save the obvious bass guitar part).   This is a look back and a thank you....I had wine when recording this....

POG JAMB - 2 4 16, 10.48 PM

When you drift off to sleep contemplating all the obstacles and the minutia life gives you, you'll find yourself excited at the possibilities that can present themselves because you'll be sharing it with someone you truly care about.  Happy two years, Kristin.  I'll welcome the boring minutia with you any day.

Performed on a MalletKat for all the like minded nerds.

Uncomplicated Living

Haunting Retro Romance - 10:26:19, 5.20 PM

The purpose of this page is to showcase my experimentation with processing the sounds of the vibraphone, which has mainly been a prominent voice in jazz.  My goal is to show its versatilities and give it a new voice - one that I connect with personally.  There might be some singing involved, but mainly it'll be about the possibilities that technology can offer to keep keyboard instruments relevant and not always dated or dare I say, novelty.  

Thanks to Jeremy Farmer for the photo.

Disclaimer: I love jazz vibes.  But I suppose this is for the percussion/minimalist nerds out there.  Lastly, I promise to get better so that these will have more structure.  Give me time...

Scott Simon - Vibes