Three tracks from a work in progress, describing a voyage by hot air balloon into the unknown, sometime in the far future when mankind struggles to re-learn about their past, after a cataclysm millennia ago. NB; I downloaded these tracks in reverse order, idiot that I am!!
The voyagers return from their travels, accompanied by a flypast of antique bi-planes from an underground museum, which was protected from...........!!??

Home...The Returning

The opening track from my album "Coming Home" from 2008. The acoustic guitar on this track is played on  the Line 6 Variax Guitar. The musician enters the room. At the end of the album, he leaves the room, slamming the door behind him.

In The Room

This piece is part of an experimental series from 2014. Apart from the Korg Karma it also features contributions from my Mellotron M4000D, a marvellous instrument, the sounds being : 16 voice choir, male and female solo voices, 3 violins, flute and brass. Drums were an Alesis SR16 and sequencing by the Korg SQ1, playing an old Yamaha CS1X. Hope you like it.

Experimental 3/3

'Lorenzo's Theme' dates from around 2002. It was played on the Korg Karma, and the old Mellotron M400. It was inspired by the overall feel on an album, 'Trans-harmonic Nights' by Peter Baumann, an ex-member of Tangerine Dream.

01 Lorenzo's Theme

This version is the slower of the two versions recorded, the other being more uptempo with rock guitar sounds. The main sounds on this track, percussion, guitars, orchestral strings, choirs etc were played on the Korg Karma. The Mellotron M4000D chipped in with the obvious 'Tron sounds. See if you can spot them!!

Legacy (slow version)

This little ditty comes from a series called 'Unfinished Business', a number of pieces that still require a little work...maybe!!
Played on the Korg Karma and aided and abetted by the Mellotron M4000D.

Unfinished Business Track 5

This track started out with a bit of noodling on the guitar. Various lines and harmonies suggested themselves, and pretty soon there were ten guitar tracks recorded on the digital recorder. including Fender bass. 
(Video available on You-Tube, featuring Missy, my cat, getting in on the act!). Loadsa fun doing this one!

Ten Guitars

This song was taken from a live performance by The Homeless Bones sometime in the distant past. Apart from writing our own songs, we would also feature songs by Jesse 'Lone Cat' Fuller. Actually, I'm fibbing about the concert, it was actually recorded in my home studio, with the intention of sounding 'live'. The little guitar piece at the end is something that has stuck in my mind since I was eight years old, and was in hospital, quite ill with pneumonia. I haven't a clue what the tune is, I remember hearing it through an open window! The Variax handled all of the guitar parts including the banjo. Girly backing was the Korg Karma. The little tune at the end was, again, the versatile Variax, demonstrating it's superb Martin acoustic setting.

Seemed Like A Good Idea At The Time.

A song from the tentatively titled 'Air Raid Shelter' series. I imagine a soldier, waiting for the bombs to drop, and singing a little ditty about his lost love.

Karma, Mellotron and Variax guitar, on a 12 string acoustic setting. The kazoo solo is actually.......a kazoo!

Madeline

From the 'Air Raid Shelter' series. The beginning of WW1, and recruitment started in earnest in towns, cities and villages throughout the UK. 

The Korg Karma contributed the lead acoustic sound, and the Shakhuachi flute in 'Prelude'.
Variax 300 on acoustic setting, and Mellotron on flute and 3 violins.

smadajohn

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