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Bob E Kelly
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My AFLAC Duck Audition
MY AFLAC REJECTION LETTER - A Gentle Letdown and Promotional Ploy all-in-one
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The Highland REKordings 1978 through 1988 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.click here to download Rayguns 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 piece 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. click here to download Do Lord 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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