Witch Routes/For MJK (A New Song That I'm Really Proud Of)

I'm almost done with 97 and the album art is above.
Here's the second song off of the recently re-titled album 97: Witch Routes. The song is called 'Mary Sings At One A.M. And Rain Can Still Be Heard (For Mary J. Kelly)' and I'm really really proud of it. It's the closet I've come to making a song in anyway similar to the works of Philip Glass or Steve Reich. I play the acoustic guitar, tuned percussion, clarinet and violin on the track (though the guitar doesn't completely sound like a guitar. Here's the song:

and for a reference point this is Philip Glass:

Here's another new track and yes, I have a tumblr now

First, here's some Agnes Martin for you (she's a god, completely untouchable).


In fact, if you mostly use that it could be easier to follow this (or lead you in circles) as these posts are automatically fed there. Here's the new song using wind-chimes (it's from album 95, home)

It's (tumblr) been a great tool for lifting spirits and little reminders of artistic inspiration. For those who are in anyway interested you can find me at:
http://daysrunaway.tumblr.com

Album 92: Finished In A Day And Here For You To Download

DAYS RUN AWAY XCII: IMPROVISATIONS
1.) Improvisations No. 1 (19:45)
2.) Improvisations No. 2 (14:12)



The songs were too big to post individually. These tracks are based out of improvised guitar playing. Well, to be more accurate, one very long improvised piece, cut up slightly and only reedited through a bit of reverb (a lot of reverb in track one), and synched over each other to avoid an incredible length (and for other artistic reasons). I also cut out two phone calls because I'm an idiot and forgot to turn off my cellphone.

Download the album here:
http://www.mediafire.com/?jdiewyygbju

Since I Can't upload the songs, here's a raw 10 minute segment as I fiddle fuck around with the 'direct upload from webcam' feature on youtube:

The Blue Hour, album Sixty Four: And thank you everyone

I've started to get quite a few random comments on my music so, before I go any further, thank you to everyone who's listening!

Anyway, I've been moving as of late and my brain's still all over the place. I have, however, happily completed sixty-three and am now moving onto sixty four. 

The name of the record is Days Run Away LXIV: The Blue Hour.

Here's the album art:

The name of the track is 'No Phones (The Woods No. 1)' and is composed utilizing clips of answering machine feedback. I feel as though this track is my most effectively creepy/atmospheric track yet. Mutt_r is going well, albeit slowly for me, due to my big move. 

Thanks again everyone.

62/Wolves/Other/New Video

Here's another song off of album 62, now titled Wolves. The song's called Woolf. Im moving into my new place soon so I've been a bit scattered and I fear my music may have suffered because of it.
No worries though. Once I move, I'm sure it'll fall back into place again.

Im also in something of a new band. More updates on that later.

Recently, I've been poking around the blogs of my fellow students. It's sad to see a recent trend in this vague, self serving notion of charitable social awareness. There's a constant theme of 'I have so little but it pains me to see you'. First, I will not dodge the bullet that I live comfortably. I do. Very much so. This is also due to my parents unending care which I do, after seeing and experiencing the parents of others, truly feel blessed for having. Anyway, this incredibly shallow attempt to make one seem more worldly/concerned by smugly pointing out when they felt they could spare a pocket of change and when they couldn't has become truly frustrating. If you're going to act concerned, be concerned. Now, I'm not saying that everyone should devote their paychecks to charity. I understand that it is & can be hard to spare anything at times. I'm just asking for a bit of humility. Waxing philosophically about the woes of center city Philadelphia (which, mind you, is fucking heaven compared to the outer reaches of northern or western Philly, not to mention many other cities which are far worse off nationally, or internationally) will do nothing to change it. If you really want to do something, cut out the name brand products you buy. Donate. Go to protests. And get the notion out of your head that passively being liberal doesn't make you a better person, because it never will.

New Compilation. Download. Free

First off, thanky ou to everyone who's already downloaded/listened to the record. I've gotten some wonderful feedback and I really appreciate it.


Anyway, the new record compiles my favorite tracks Fortysix through Fiftyeight. You can download the record by going here!

For links to the individual albums, which I don't honestly feel like posting, go here!

Here's the tracklisting and the rest of that crap:

1. To Be Come A Target (Track One From D.R.A. XLVII: Yomiel)
2. Over The Ocean (Track Two From D.R.A. LI: New Year's Underground)
3. Summer Lights (Track Four From D.R.A. XLIX: Lanterns)
4. Continental (An Appeal To Heaven) (Track One From D.R.A. LIII: N.F.I.L.T.M.)
5. Silver Light And The Broken Window (Track Four From D.R.A. XLVII: Yomiel)
6. Psalm (The Evening) (Track Four From D.R.A. XLIX: Lanterns)
7. The Grinning Man (Track Three From D.R.A. XLVII: Vatic)
8. Nosebleeds/Snowy Skies (Track Three From D.R.A. XLIX: Lanterns)
9. Voice Of The Storm (Track One From D.R.A. XLVI The Voice Of The Storm)
10. Signal No. 3 (Track Three From D.R.A. L: Masnavi)

1. Manchuria No. 3 (Track Five From D.R.A. LIV: Manchuria)
2. Aureola No. 4 (Track Three From D.R.A. LVIII Aureola)
3. Swans No. 2 (Track Two From D.R.A. LII: Swans)
4. Masnavi Movement Two (Track Five From D.R.A. L: Masnavi)
5. Night Comes Tenderly (Track Five From D.R.A. LVII: En I Lo Tender)
6. Deck Hands (Track Two From D.R.A. LV: The Sailor)
7. Tender (Track Four From D.R.A. LVII: En I Lo Tender)
8. At Sea (Track Three From D.R.A. LV: The Sailor)
9. Samson (Track One From D.R.A. LVI: The Golden Coast)
10. The Speed Of A Year/The Voice Of The Sea (Track Five From D.R.A XLVI: The Voice Of The Sea)

For those who don't know, I've been challenging myself with a little experiment. Since January of last year, I've recorded at least one song every other day in an attempt to make up some kind of musical journal of sorts. The name of the project is Days Run Away, which comes from a poem/book of poetry by Charles Bukowski. The name of my band is Swimmingpool The Band. Since I began, I've recorded up to 58 albums (I'm currently in the middle of 59). For every ten or so, I compile them into a more accessible collection.

The Songs range from straight out ambient-drone to more involved post-rock pieces. And though they may be heavily processed, they consist almost entirely of guitar, piano, clarinet and cello.
The following collection compiles my favorite tracks from albums 46 through 58. Two tracks feature outside help on the cello (Swans No. 2 and The Bay at Dawn) from my friend Diana Palermo.

In the past, feedback has ranged from:
'this is great studying music'
'this is great to get high to'
'it sounds like (any one of the following) Vangelis, The Silent Hill Soundtrack, Mist soundtrack, Brian Eno and Stars Of The Lid'
and 'I wish you wouldn't sing sometimes, It's distracting'.
To those concerned about the latter criticism, I don't sing nearly as much on this as I have in the past.

As always, I look forward to any and all feedback/criticisms.

Once my laptop is returned, I'll get to posting the new tracks from album 60 and 61.

Cellos!

Album 38 has changed now to Widow's Walk, and features tracks performed by my friend, fellow artist and Celloist Diana Palermo (Who's works in Printmaking and Fiber art can be found at http://myparasolisyourparasol.blogspot.com/).

I'm extremely happy with the pieces done so far and I look forward to collaborations in the future.

D.R.A. I: Widows Walk (Movements 1 & 2) - Swimmingpool The Band

D.R.A. 37: TRACK 1: LIONS

Lions
Title track
Oh and
Awesome games by both the Sixers and The Flyers last night.
Happy New Years all.

newyear

here's to it
I've finished 36 albums
In one year
here's a song from 36
and here's to 36 more

Great Job Fins & Birds

Last night was a wonderful night of football. The Fins managed to make the Pats the first team sing (the 70something) broncos to have 10+wins and not get the division while the Eagles managed to make their way into the playoffs by destroying the Cowboys.

Last song of XXXV

Big day tomorrow, let's do this Fins

Tomorrow's a big day for my dolphins. If they beat the Jets, they'll clinch their division and make it so the Pats are the first team since Denver to have a <10 record and not make it.

Other exciting news, by default (even with a 12 and 18 (or something) record), the 76ers are in Third. Flyers remain in Second which is, of course, quite nice, While the Eagles remain a constant source of indigestion.

So hey, here comes the new song.
From album XXXVI: FALLEN ROBIN, DRA I: K.T. (The first fallen robin).

FAIO RUN ALL HARMONICA

THE ONLY INSTRUMENT IN THIS SONG IS A HARMONICA

GOD DAMN SIXERS LOST TO THE CELTICS (i guess it's to be expected)

OKay, here's Kneeling On The Tile, I Drew Him A Bath

the other one fucked up

XXXV now started, two songs in

Days Run Away XXXV: Faoi Rún


With only an acoustic guitar and a harmonica, I'm trying to record new music for XXXV. So far, it's somewhat challenging, but successful. Fins won, but so did the pats (and the Eagles lost). So long as the fins keep winning, I'm happy. One more to go and they could win it (the fins that is)

Okay, songs then.

Back in Connecticut

I've switched a few things around, removing two songs from XXXIV and adding the two recorded to XXXV, finishing XXXIV and leaving XXXV clean to start something totally new.

Here's the first song from it.


It has snowed a lot here in Madison.




Sixers lost to Indiana by One, which is somewhat dissapointing as the pacers are one of the lesser teams in comparison to Philly.

They might not be the best in the league, but they're players sure have great names

Did I ever mention how absolutely terrifying the Sixers Mascot, Hip-Hop is?


This is, in some way or another, turning into a strange sports blog of sorts. One must note, however, that I know very little of the technical end of anything discussed here. As such, it's purely observational.

Along with our friend T. Young, another great name is Iguodala, whose name catches my ear more than any other's when listening to the sixers on the Radio. We recently had a great win against the bucks so I'm quite happy about that.

Flyers lost, but, we lost to Montreal. It sucks that we lost, however, it brings them, if only a little bit, closer to getting above the bruins (the team they rank one under). The bruins hold a place in my heart similar to that of the Patirots and the Redsox (meaning I hate them). The only boston team I don't hate completely is the Celtics.

And the Dolphins keep kicking ass as they're tied up for second in their division.



Here's the song:

SCHOOL'S OUT/LETS GO DOLPHINS

Sadly I only have another week in the city. Cheers to anyone in the crafts department who's still working there asses off.

Now let's go Fins. I wish I could have the same enthusiasm for the Eagles, but they've just let me down a few times to many (i.e. tying with Cincinnati).
So let's go dolphins. So long as they keep the Pats in a tight spot, I'm a happy man.

76ers are still iffy, but I really wouldn't expect anything else right now.


Anyway, here's the second song from album Thirty Five.

D.R.A. XXXIV Started

Here's the first song, which is also featured in my close friend Ricky's movie, the bump.




And here's the album art.

Cavs are Winning

Didn't check the standings but I remember them being good.

Oh and hey,

There

Two updates in one day, why not?

I figure that, if I can update more than once in a day, I will. One will have to forgive me not updating as much as I'd like. I'm hardly online these days, and when I am, I'm normally working on something.

Anyway, Here's another track form XXXIII (I'll throw up some XXXII soon as well).