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Remotely Charlotte

Solo voice version/expression of lyrics presented as a poem.

composed/written by Jim Phelps
voice by Jim Phelps
recorded, engineered and mastered by Jim Phelps 
copyright 2014, James Phelps, BMI

image by Jim Phelps and Anny Jiang

Remotely Charlotte (solo voice version)

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The piece Remotely Charlotte (solo voice version also available here on SoundCloud) was used as resonator for an upright acoustic piano.  Original poetry reading/singing (speech song) is included in this version, along with spectral enhancements of both vocal and piano materials applied subsequently to the recording resulting from the voice-resonated piano.

Remotely Charlotte (vocal-resonated piano version)

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Extracted vowel resonance and vocal transients from "solo voice version" with electronic enhancement.

copyright 2014 James Phelps, BMI
Cover Art - Aiyi John

Remotely Charlotte (choral noise version)

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First piece produced under the moniker "The Medusa Moons."  Piece almost exclusively composed/produced using an iPhone 4S.  In four primary sections:  first two sections are vocal and the last two use electric guitars, a Gibson SG and Vaccaro Groove Jet respectively.

"A Medusa Moon" was co-inspired by James Phelps and Anny Jiang.

composed and produced Dec/2012
vocals, guitars, electronics, recording/mastering by James Phelps
photo of/by Anny Jiang
copyright James Phelps, BMI 2012

A Medusa Moon

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One of the last pieces produced under the moniker JULULU (Jim Phelps and Sophia Luo).  The piece reflects a liberal transcultural realization/transmutation of an excerpt from an ancient Chinese text - ShiJing, ca 1027 BCE.  The text can be found (translated into English) on the first page of The Medusa Moons Web Site.

composed/produced/mastered by Jim Phelps
guitar (Rickenbacker 325v59 short-scale) and electronics by Jim Phelps
vocals and piano by Sophia Luo
photography/image processing by Jim Phelps

copyright James Phelps, BMI 2008

Ninth Dear Month

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A JULULU piece from 2010.  Inspired by Lou Reed's 'The Bed' from the album "Berlin", although no music is incorporated or adapted from the Reed piece.

composed/produced/mastered by James Phelps
guitar (Parker Deluxe Fly) and electronics by James Phelps
vocals by Sophia Luo

copyright James Phelps, BMI 2010

Darker Bed

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Amalgam of rap, spoken word, punk, rock and noise.  Performed and recorded live at Northern Illinois University, April 2011.

music and lyrics by Jim Phelps

freestyle vocals by Lizzie G (aka Elizabeth Elie)
drums by Michael Owens
electric guitar (Rickenbacker 370/12 through a Soldano Hot Rod Plus 100) by Jim Phelps

mixed/mastered by Jim Phelps
recorded by Northern Illinois University School of Music Recording Services

copyright James Phelps, BMI 2011

Fold Back (LIVE)

This is the first half of a 2009 live performance by The EMTs (Jim Phelps and Michael Taylor) presented at Northern Illinois University. The entire performance lasts roughly 40 minutes (20 minutes represented here) and is an interwoven, co-structured non-stop piece consisting of individual sections composed by each composer and one co-composed individual section, MystScapePulse, which opens the event.  The entire piece is structured as if many "snapshots" of the music are subsequently being explored in realtime while other new snapshots are being taken - exploring a time-varying architecture.

Instruments/sound sources provided by the two composers/performers include:

electric guitars (Parker Deluxe Fly and Rickenbacker 370/12), bass electric guitar (Rickenbacker 4001), ARP Odyssey 2823 analog synthesizer, original software synthesis programs running on two MacBooks and various other electronics.

copyright James Phelps/Michael Taylor, BMI 2009

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