First part of a 15 minute piece.  Mangled excerpts of the radio mostly.

Praise (excerpt)

reckoning with my demons

cassette available on Weird Ear Records

http://weirdear.com/

"Praise" Side A: My Savior

Recorded live in Downtown Los Angeles, 06/2016

Hard Sell

I'm in the mood
The rhythm is right
Move to the music
We can roll all night

Slow Ride

The 5 is a podcast about music where on each episode my guests select five pieces that are in whatever way influencing their musical practice.  We listen to each one and discuss why and how they stand out.

My guest for episode nine is Palm.  Palm is a four piece art rock ensemble formed in upstate New York in 2012.  As a completely collaborative effort in every part of the music making process, the quartet has developed a truly characteristic sound recognizable by its constant time signature changes, off kilter guitar timbres and vocal effects. 

For this episode, guitarist and vocalist Kasra Kurt, guitarist and vocalist Eve Alpert, bassist Gerasimos Livitsanos and drummer Hugo Stanley each selected one piece that best defined their own state of mind musically and creatively at the moment.  For the fifth piece, the band selected one song together that collectively stood out. 

Palm has been touring nearly non stop since the release of their latest album Rock Island earlier this year on Carpark Records.  The New York Times called Palm "one of the most ambitious and promising acts in today’s art-rock scene."

Tracklist:

1. Graeme Miller & Steve Shill - "Woodland Band Far Away"
2. Micachu & The Shapes - "Sea Air"
3. Nuno Canavarro - "Bruma"
4. Neil Young with Crazy Horse - "Everybody's Alone"
5. Voggue - "Dancin' The Night Away"

Theme music: "Oo Ah" by Total Heat

Palm On The 5

Produced by Ross Chait & Greg Hartunian
Keys and guitar by Patrick Nolan
Drums and vocals by Ross Chait
Mixed and mastered by Greg Hartunian at Tropico Beauty in Los Angeles

"I miss those heady days,
Now nothing is the same 
As it was.
I miss those heady days,
Now nothing is the same,
Oh my god.

Well first I tried to write it wrong
And then I made it right,
As the pages of the book became the pages
Of my life.

I miss those heady days,
Now nothing is the same 
As it was.
I miss those heady days,
Now nothing is the same,
Oh my god.

Well Hamlet told the kingdom I think somethin'
Isn't right,
And Henry said the trees are doing somethin'
Larger than life.
So then I told the teacher I'm a preacher
Cause I saw a light,
And baby I think I'm goin' crazy,
But we'll be alright,
And I love you but I've got to say,

I miss those heady days,
Now nothing is the same 
As it was.
I miss those heady days,
Now nothing is the same,
Oh my god.

I miss those heady days,
Now nothing is the same 
As it was.
I miss those heady days,
Now nothing is the same,
Oh my god."

Miss Those Heady Days

from the "Volume as an Independent Musical Construct" compilation on Welcome to the 21st Media.

http://welcometothe21st.bandcamp.com/album/volume-as-an-independent-musical-construct

Po(u)res

rearranged cuts from her album "My Melody," played back downtempo and in reverse.

Deniece Williams -  "You're All That Matters"

Total Heat is a ceremony
Total Heat is a light
Total Heat is for the spirits
Total Heat's alright

Total Heat

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