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Who Can Believe When the Rayguns Come? 7:55 An
oblique electronic representation of the times (1976 - 1978) and the growth of conservative militarism embodied by the rise
of Ronald Raegan and faith in hi-tech warfare. It was made with my ARP 2600, a mic, and a Revox A-77 half
track tape recorder at The Highland in Somerville, MA across the street from the high school. I still have the
half-track master tape, but the A77 heads are shot, so this copy was recovered from a cassette tape perspicaciously preserved
by my friend, Jerry Kelley. Someday I will tranfer the master tape.
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Sudden Sunset 2:22 I stopped by Ken French's home studio one day and listened to
some soundbeds he was working on. I noticed one drum track that fit with an instrumental of mine, Sudden Sunset.
I asked Ken to play only the drum track, and adjust the tempo up slightly. I picked out a big sound on his synth
keyboard (actually a layer of synths) and hit the record button. After playing and recording the keys,
we slowed it down a bit and recorded the bass part. When I got done, Ken said "Wow, How do you do that, just improv
a bass line from thin air?" I have no idea how I do it; it is inherent, a talent, an instinct. It feels very
good when it is happening.
I wrote the song
in response to the death of John Belushi.
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Do Lord 0:55 A short multi-bounce, a cappella recording of a
spiritual I learned at camp. Count the parts! Just a microphone and a tape recorder were used.
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Late Night @ The Highland 11:36 A multi-bounce, electronic
improvisation from 1978. I made it while watching the city from the large window in the studio room of my apartment
at The Highland in Somerville, MA. I use the Arp 2600, a microphone, an echoplex, a Sony quarter track and the Revox
A77. No razors were involved.
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