The new EP from Jeff Sampson and Sean Carroll (Embracing the Glass) will be released sometime this fall (early, hopefully). To whet the appetites of those who may need it — and to help overcome the withdrawals the rest of you have been going through — there’s a free pre-mastered version of the first track, “Among the Infirm”, available here. As the title implies, there’s a rather dark feel to the music. Indeed, the four tracks on the EP are some of the darkest music the duo has created. Yummy.
As stated on the other site I (allegedly) maintain (www.toadware.net), I have a new — free — download for you. It’s titled “Seedling (sunshine mix)” and it’s the second in the Seedling series. The first one, “Seedling (reunion mix)” was on the CD Metaphor, which was created specifically for my high school class reunion in 2006 (and no, as long as you’ve asked, it didn’t make much of an impression on my former classmates — but who really thought it would, eh?). This version has a couple of additional vocal tracks added to the mix (and the synth track has been removed).
So here it is (7:30 - 6.4 mb) — hope you enjoy it.
And in case you’re wondering, it looks like a reworked Metaphor will be available to the general public by the end of 2008. I’ve been going over all of it, removing the restraint I tried to apply when I was initially recording it. (I guess I really was trying to make something “mainstream” listeners would like.) “Seedling (mountain mix)” is finished (so be sure to download this free version so you’ll be able to recognize the differences); “Working the Stream” has a bunch of new bits added; “Seeping Through the Boundaries” was remixed (and partially re-recorded). The only tasks left are mastering the audio and re-doing the cover art. Even I should have that done by fall.
It’s sort of a podcast, but you can only get it from here right now. Click the Free Downloads link on the right to get a sampler featuring a track from the hard-to-find Jeff Sampson album “Outside Inner Space”, an excerpt from Akrude’s “Predetermined by Hindsight” and the Tsuru track (”Several Levels Down”) from the Sheltered Shadows compilation.
Clicking here will provide the option to stream or download “Visit Your Rock Garden”, an otherwise unreleased Embracing the Glass tune. Feedback welcome 