In 1584, Orlando di Lasso published an extensive choral work called
Psalmi Davidis Poenitentiales (penitential psalms), set by psalm
verses (in Latin of course) for 5 voice choir. I found a 1939
recording of this while rummaging through old 78's on archive.org.  I
got interested in this piece because of the undulating effect it gets
from having the syllables mostly unaligned across the voices.  In
order to further appreciate the harmony, I ended up voicing the first
part in synthesizers (Jupiter 8 and Moog), (psalm 6/Domine ne in
furore...).

Psalmi Davidi Poenitentiales - Part 1 (Psalm 6)

Salutation - In - Church

Keyboard improvisation with Ableton effects.  The photo is from when Chipmunks first set foot on the moon.  It is very similar to a photo I took of a fox footprint in my driveway.   Uncanny.

Transmission One From the Chipmunk Moonbase

This is a study in Ableton controls with a humorous climactic giant glissando across the 7th partial (Bb ish in C).  Velvet electric piano VST and Ableton stock percussion.

Transmission 2 from the Chipmunk Moonbase

This is a Martin DM acoustic guitar improv with Ableton percussion and the Velvet electric piano VST  for support.

Chipmunk Moonbase Hoedown

This track presents the known scientific data regarding the shaving habits of dragons.

This is a more elaborate composition with many virtual instruments and multiple acoustic guitar tracks with effects.  Also, that is a Birch Polypore on the trunk in the photo, but it cannot be played as musical instrument, to my knowledge.

How Dragons Shave

Keyboard improvisation.  There are a lot of tritones when the light first hits, but then later the induced chemistry is sweet and you can hear a series of descending thirds.  This uses the Velvet electric piano VST with Ableton.  The photo is from Acton, MA.

One Ray of the Sun Enters a Blade of Grass

Your space suit is leaking.  You may be able to fix it with rubber bands.  Or not.  
The subject finds a better O2 source at 2:30 but then gets over confident with the rubber bands.

This piece is made with the VCV Rack virtual modular synthesizer.  Using Impromptu Modular Foundry and 2 Plaits oscillators.

The photo is a collection of pollen after rain in Burlington, MA.

Leaky Spacesuit

A short theme in remembrance of a gentle soul.

Elegy in Memory of Courtney Marie Adams

You can read the lyrics here:
https://fawm.org/songs/119322/

can-you-demo

A frog approaches Divine Mother at a waterfall and eventually receives a blessing.  The frog sings with the tuba, electric bass, and sticks. Divine Mother answers as viola and flute, providing blessings via the marimbas.  

Attribution:
cc0 birds and bees, zajjman https://freesound.org/s/521701/
cc0 rain, vincefred https://freesound.org/s/515805/

Jayim

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