Name: Dark Water by Doktor Ben
Duration: 14 min 18 s
Description: Another old one, but probably one of the more finished projects I have done, i,e, the mixes and song sequencing is as it should be and would not change. This was pretty much the only truly satisfying thing that came for from the ill conceived business venture that was Squeaky Studios.

OK, so in circa 14 minutes, I feel like I've watched a macabre version of Alice In Wonderland and Eraserhead in one sitting. Highly absorbing, great subtleties in the mix. Brilliantly disturbing.

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Whatever Happened To Glenn Miller?

Boz Millar - Low Down (Joe Novella Mix)

http://www.bozdigitallabs.com/2016-mixing-contest/

All Instruments by Boz Millar
Vocals by Mark Richey

Low Down - Boz Digital Labs Summer 2016 (mixed by Mio)

Based on observations of some friends who were perfect for each other, but neither would make a move... 

Stylistically, the song is inspired somewhat by Elliott Smith, though in absence of real strings, it takes on an almost 80's Cure-ish vibe.

Waiting - Home Demo 1

Mix for the contest - Mix with the Master Console One Softube. #MWTMCONSOLE1

IVO - Let her know (mix by Ernesto Alfaro) #MWTMCONSOLE1

This is a sneak preview of Versus Heart. This version will be free to stream until the final version is released later in January! If you would like a copy of the song to keep, please subscribe to our mailing list at http://www.thevaultedskies.com/contact/  

CREDITS
Vocals: James Scott
Guitars: Ben Singleton & James Scott
Bass: Karly Poulton
Drums: Mat Hector
Other instruments: Karly Poulton, Ben Singleton & James Scott

Cover images by Simon Williams

LYRICS
Talking to the trees, fifteen stories high
The moon is make-believe, and so are all the skies
‘Til your rain falls down on me
‘Til your reign falls down again

There’s no sound as the friendship fades
No amusement to be found in these arcades
I see you broadcasting, on all frequencies but mine
Why did you lie?

When you said you were dead
What I think you meant was I was, in your head 
When you said you were dead
What I think you meant was, I was in your head

So here it comes, the five card spread
The last one in her hand is death
But your panic is misplaced
This one is an ace
New beginnings, ways of living
Ways to occupy your space

When you said you were dead
What I think you meant was I was, in your head 
When you said you were dead
What I think you meant was, I was in your head

But what about your heart? 
What about your heart…?

Versus Heart (Preview)

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What does it sound like when worlds collide? For the protean cornetist, composer, and conceptualist Rob Mazurek, the fusion of his celebrated Exploding Star Orchestra with his roiling Brazilian ensemble São Paulo Underground ignites a beautiful cosmic burst. 'Skull Sessions', the first release by the newly minted Rob Mazurek Octet, captures a series of shimmering, enveloping jazz soundscapes.  'Skull Sessions' is composition and group improvisation as revelation, epic in scope, crackling with unexpected reactions and volatile collisions, charging the atmosphere like a thunderstorm that washes away all manner of sonic detritus. Cuneiform, the American label that also released Sao Paulo Underground’s most recent album, is releasing 'Skull Sessions' in CD format and as a limited-edition, high quality vinyl pressing of 250 copies, which includes a digital download card.

A force on Chicago’s singularly inventive sound scene for two decades, Mazurek is an intrepid sonic explorer eager to investigate new configurations. From his variable Chicago Underground units (duo, trio, quartet, and orchestra) to the Exploding Star Orchestra, Starlicker and the Pulsar Quartet, he’s mastered a protean approach in which his collaborators give substance to a composition’s form by creating layers of sound.  Lapidary and luxuriant, marked by an accretion of simultaneous lines and textures, 'Skull Sessions' features an international cast of masters from North and South America, including drummer John Herndon, vibraphonist Jason Adasiewicz, flutist Nicole Mitchell, Guilherme Granado on keyboards and electronics, Carlos Issa on guitar and electronics, Mauricio Takara on percussion and cavaquinho (Brazilian ukulele), and Thomas Rohrer on C melody saxophone and rabeca (a rustic Brazilian viola associated with the northeast).

Rather than creating opportunities for solo expression, Mazurek’s music generates a forum for group discovery. “The soloist is not the main concern,” he explains. “The concern is personalities blending sound ideas that have the potential to expand or contract at any given moment in order to find the hidden spaces that must exist for the elevation and understanding of the origin of where we possibly come from and where we might be going.”

The big bang that led to 'Skull Sessions' detonated when the We Want Miles exhibition at SESC (Serviço Social do Comércio) São Paulo requested that Mazurek devise a presentation related to his deep affinity for the music of Miles Davis. In characteristic fashion, he decided against recreating any of Davis’s music, instead composing new pieces and rearranging earlier works for the Octet’s particular personalities and unusual timbres.

Rob Mazurek Octet, "Galactic Ice Skeleton" [excerpt] from 'Skull Sessions' (Cuneiform Records)

Another old one, but probably one of the more finished projects I have done, i,e, the mixes and song sequencing is as it should be and would not change. This was pretty much the only truly satisfying thing that came for from the ill conceived business venture that was Squeaky Studios.


Dark Water

Doktor Ben

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