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ShadowDomain
Based on the music of Eraserheads This short disc features two tracks -- one a straight-out cover version and the other a more compositionally developed fantasia -- based on songs by the rock group Eraserheads. Copies of the disc were presented to the members of the band when they visited California in May 1998 for a pair of concerts. Track 1 ShadowDomain (11'50") D. LaDelfa (based on "shadow@buttholesurfs.com" by Hector "Buddy" Zabala) Piano, rhodes piano (left channel), wurlitzer piano (right channel), vibraphone, yamaha electric organ, ovation acoustic guitar, glockenspiel, trombones, violas, trumpet, kaen. Track 2 Shadow (4'05") Ely Buendia Copyright (c) 1996, 1997 Eraserheads and BMG Records (Pilipinas) Inc. Piano, vibraphone, classical guitar, glockenspiel, trombone, trumpet, electric bass guitar, modified autoharp, violas, voices, farfisa organ. "Shadow" can be listened to as a MPEG-1 Layer III (.mp3) file, 3.9MB. Limited edition of ten copies. |
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For Kevin Chumsaratul
Kevin lives in Bangkok, and he asked to hear a recording of my voice. I couldn't decide on anything appropriate to say, so I decided to record this song instead, because it's one he likes. Recording took place in the morning and evening of 16 July 1998. The kaen is a bamboo mouth organ very popular in Chiang Mai, Kevin's birthplace. 'Til There Was You (2'50") M. Wilson Piano, voices, drums, vibraphone, kaen, bass clarinet. This song can be listened to as a MPEG-1 Layer III (.mp3) file, 2.6MB. Unreleased |
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Policewoman
Another song for the Eraserheads, this time a result of a discussion with singer-guitarist Ely Buendia wherein I made a good-natured if off-the-cuff remark about following up "Shadow Domain" by covering my least favorite E-heads track, which, after a moment's reflection, I decided would have to have been "Policewoman" off of the Bananatype EP. Three months later, when the band returned to California for shows in Pasadena and San Diego, my version was ready. I am not surprised that the intense examination of the original required to learn the words and prepare my instrumental arrangement revealed all sorts of charming details that had previously gone unnoticed by me. Track 1 Policewoman (6'21") Buendia-Marasigan-Adoro-Zabala Copyright (c) 1997 BMG Records (Pilipinas) Inc. Piano, Wurlitzer piano, prepared piano, Yamaha electric organ, pianica, acoustic and electric guitars, electric bass guitar, drums, percussion, wine and cocktail glasses, vibraphone, glockenspiel, trombone, trumpet, bass clarinet, ocarina, crumhorn, slide whistle, voices. Special thanks to Maileen Salazar, who typed up the Tagalog lyrics so I could get closer to actually pronouncing them correctly. "Policewoman" can be listened to as a MPEG-1 Layer III (.mp3) file, 5.8MB. Track 2 Policewoman (original karaoke) (6'25") Buendia-Marasigan-Adoro-Zabala Copyright (c) 1997 BMG Records (Pilipinas) Inc. Track one, only without the vocals. Limited edition of four copies. |
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Wo Ai Ni
For Gary, on our second anniversary, 31 January 1999. This great song by David Tao appears on his "Taoism" album (1997), which I heard for the first time late in the summer of 1998 in Gary's car going down Pacific Coast Highway towards Santa Monica. I came to really love the whole album, this track being one of my two or three absolute favorites -- I love its simple directness, and the way that, after thirty, forty (more?) years of simple, direct pop songs, it gently sidesteps all the tired cliches and finds a fresh, new path to go down. I didn't monkey with the arrangement too much, mostly bringing forward the parts I loved the most (e.g. those two snare kicks at the end of the second verse) and re-orchestrating the things I didn't have (good ol' trombone standing in, as always, for cello). Oh, and of course, there are the obligatory references to everything else I listen to (this really WOULD make a terrific Hanson song ...) Ai, Hun Tien Dan (I Love You) (4'59") D. Tao Copyright (c) 1997 Shock Records Co., Ltd. Piano, glockenspiel, drums, Yamaha electric organ, electric bass guitar, vibraphone, tambourine, trombone, violas, violins, trumpet, flute, electric guitars, woodblock, crafty acoustic guitars, voices. Special thanks to Jessica for transliterating the lyrics, Ted for emailing them over, Bob for coming over to push the record button during piano tracking, and everybody else for helping keep this all a secret for almost two months. Apologies for the bad Chinese. I didn't ask anybody for help with pronunciation. Take it home as a MPEG-1 Layer II (.mp2) file, 4.3MB. Limited edition of one. |
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The Camel Drinks Tequila
Tom Dorsey brought this song over to my house for a little production assistance and it turned into a big ol' production. He is going to be releasing it and another track I helped out on as a seven-inch sometime in December 1999. As of this writing (11 November 1999), he hadn't yet come up with a title for this track, so for the time being I'm just going to use my favorite name so far. The Camel Drinks Tequila (5'47") T. Dorsey Copyright (c) 1999 Tom Dorsey Tom: Nylon guitar, bass guitar, mandolin. Dave: Cymbals, castanets, violas, maracas, conga, marching snare, cabasa, guiro, claves, gong, trumpets. Drink it up as a MPEG-1 Layer III (.mp3) file, 6.6MB. Unreleased. |
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Huwag Mo Nang Itanong
Another Eraserheads cover, this time with a country flavor. Made for the band's May 2000 Los Angeles visit. This song and "Shadow" (above) cross-reference each other. Huwag Mo Nang Itanong (5'57") E. Buendia Copyright (c) 1995 Eraserheads and BMG Records (Pilipinas) Inc. Drums, bass, organ, electric guitar, acoustic guitar, pedal steel guitar, pianica, trombones, trumpets, piano. Pick it up as a MPEG-1 Layer III (.mp3) file, 5.4MB. Limited edition of only a few. |
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Danny Boy
I was brought up on Percy Grainger's exotically harmonized and glacially slow arrangements for concert band, chorus, string orchesta, piano, etc. of this traditional Irish melody, so when Kevin emailed me a recording of himself singing this in a somewhat brisk tempo, my immediate reaction was to time-stretch it on the Macintosh to a more stately pace. After that, accompaniment was almost inevitable. In keeping with my personal conviction that the instruments of Northeastern Thailand and the British Isles are secret soulmates, I substitute kaens for bagpipes Danny Boy (1'13") trad., arr. D. LaDelfa Kevin Chumsaratoon: Vocals Dave: Kaens (alto in E, tenor in B-flat), vibraphone, cymbal, backing vocals, gong. Heed the call of the MPEG-1 Layer III (.mp3) version, 1.1MB. Unreleased. |
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Two for Kevin
Two quiet pieces for Kevin Chumsaratoon's 23rd birthday; one for foreground listening and one for going to sleep to. Recorded in secret between January and early April 2001. Track 1 Nawamin (9'17") Processed pianos, bass drum, alto recorder, Hammond H-100 organ, clarinet, bass guitar, gong. Track 2 Flügel (39'38") Processed pianos (low-speed, blurred, and drop-shadowed), ambient recordings from Bueng Kum, Bangkok, Thailand. A four-and-a-half-minute excerpt of this piece can be sampled as an .MP3 file, 4.1MB. Limited edition of two copies. |
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