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Yes, there have been additionsto the music page (3-6-09)!

Mymusic has always been free, and probably always will be...that's why I'll neverbe rich from it; rather, I'll only be enriched from it; however, all of mymusic is copyright through my company, Gilt Gossamer Sounds. So,don't YOU try to make any money from it either!!

Ifigure it should be free because it was given to me free of charge . . . like,uh, who am I to buck a Higher Knowledge? I picture myself as merely amusical fisherman who has been given the use of a magical net which is able tostrain strains from the Cosmos.

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LATEST WORKS

Let Me Float Away (2009) -- 18.3 MB -- MP3 -- 192 kbit Stereo

This is a 10 minute improv I did the other night. I was just messing around with one of my effects boxes, a Lexicon Vortex. I was thinking of one of my daughter's friends, Ben, who, like me, has difficulty getting to sleep sometimes. Ben, some of your best ideas will come to you at 3 AM.

DarkSmiling Eyes (2009) -- 8.8 MB -- MP3 -- 154 kbit Stereo

This is an 8 minuteimprovisation which came out while contemplating a friend's beautifulself-portrait with ravens--dedicated and given to Jada. Thank you, JF foryour gift.

Seeing You There (2009) -- 8.8 MB -- MP3 -- 320 kbit Stereo

I love the way your face lights up when you see me. Squeezy feelings a-go-go

VARIOUS PERSONAL FAVORITES

Taking Timeto Make Love (1993) -- 5.68 MB -- MP3 -- 128 kbit Stereo

OK, OK...I know I'man incurable romantic--so SUE me!! This is probably the most Eno-esque of my pieces...a combo of Brian and his brother, Roger. Thinkof it as a tribute to the Grï¿½fenberg area (I don't think of it asbeing merely a 'spot'). This piece encapsulates where my mind is at whenpleasuring others and how I visualize the energy connection between lovers.

Yolobro(1992) -- 3.89 MB -- MP3 -- 128 kbit Stereo

A fun track from the1992 album, Smell of Disco, written entirely on my Yamaha TG-77. Hey--I guess I was composing "Drum & Bass" before it evenexisted as a popular genre! It's in the ridiculous time signature, 14/8. You just TRY to tap your toes to that!

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FEMININE FERTILITY AND FLUX

In the Spring of 1994I took part in a project entitled "I thought I might be dying"--a collaborative installation on Fertility and Flux. Uh, that's the menstrual cycle,by the way.

Thanks to fundingfrom a New Orleans Regional Artist's Program grant (written by the highlyintelligent and generally wonderful Pamela Meister), six artists from variousdisciplines (poetry, painting, sculpting, tapestry, photography, and music)came together and celebrated the mystery of the menstrual cycle by building a"walk-thru uterine environment." I should stress that thisinstallation was NOT "graphically gross"; rather, it was verysymbolic and lent an organic feel to the space. It was exhibited in Lafayette and Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

Of course, I may betotally off the mark, but I got the feeling that it was reasonablywell-received by those who saw it during the Spring and Summer of 1994.

The other verytalented artists involved in the project were:

·        Anne Boudreau--Tapestry
·        Lynda Frese--Photography
·        Scott Rose--Painting
·        Laura Rosenthal--Poetry
·        Kim Russo--Sculpting

The entire piece ofmusic I wrote for this installation is just under an hour, and is based uponthe biological, mental, emotional, and spiritual aspects of the 28-day cycle. I utilized found sound (Interstate overpass traffic, racquetball court,telephone ringing, etc.), sound bytes from women interviewed for the project,hammered dulcimer, didgeridu, and various synthesizers. I have includedPart 1, "Build-up of the Endometrium," below.

Endometrium(1994) -- 5.10 MB -- MP3 -- 128 kbit Stereo

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THE AIDS PROCESS

From the 1994 work formusic, poetry, and ritual weirdness, Elegy sums up my feelings aboutAIDS. The person I interviewed for this piece was in the audience,looking quite weak from her myriad illnesses. She died not long after theperformance of The AIDS Process. The poetry was by Michael StoneJohnson, one of the best poets I've ever had the pleasure of working with. The Ritual Weirdness (as I like to call it) was provided by Scott Rose--allduring the performance he sanctified the crowd, lit incense, painted a HUGE pinktriangle all black, encircled the audience with a line of salt, lit candles,prayed...all with a monkey mask on. It's too bad we didn't perform thisanywhere else besides the Baton Rouge Gallery for their "Sunday's atFour" series; it was well received, even if Scott's climactic firecracker*did* go off right near the face of the director of Friends for Life!

Elegy(1994) -- 5.15 MB -- MP3 -- 128 kbit Stereo

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SPRING NIGHT

This is the musiccommissioned for a modern dance piece by the same name, and was featured as oneof the pieces performed for the annual modern dance festival, "State of LADanse" in Lafayette, LA in March of 1998. It was acollaborative effort, with choreography by Sarah Stravinska, professor ofdance, and poetry by Dr. Skip Fox, professor of English, both at University of Louisiana, Lafayette. It features the ambient night soundsof the AtchafalayaBasin, recorded in late Spring of 1996.

SpringNight (1997) -- 10.49 MB -- MP3 -- 128 kbit Stereo

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JAMS
BISCUIT
Cesar (Set1).mp3 (2008) -- 152 MB -- MP3 -- 256 kbit Stereo (83 minutes)
Humboldt-grown Biscuit madness, set 1, 3/30/2008
Cesar (Set2).mp3 (2008) -- 158 MB -- MP3 -- 256 kbit Stereo (86 minutes)
Humboldt-grown Biscuit madness, set 2, 3/30/2008

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MISC WORKS

A WorldInside -- Track 1 (2005) -- 4.5 MB -- MP3 -- 160 kbit Stereo
I once read in an anthropology book that theancient aborigine's rite of passage into puberty consists of flaying open thepenis down the length of the shaft down to the urethra...with a sharpenedrock. I'd personally prefer some other way of celebrating the passageinto manhood.
Common AmericanIntelligence (2006) -- 56.6 MB -- MP3 -- 128 kbit Stereo
Holy squirts, batmat! If this is even HALF a fairrepresentation of our country, we're DOOMED. An hour of darkness and inanitieswith the faux POTUS Bushie, John Wayne, and various other yahoos. Notice thesize: this is not for the faint of heart or small of hard drive.
Computer Music Magazine(2006) -- 5.9 MB -- MP3 -- variable bit rate Stereo
Fun stuff from deep within the interstices of mywarped convolutions. "I LOVE men who read Computer MusicMagazine!"

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