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Works In Progress

Posted on October 30, 2022 by admin

Current WIPs CREPUSCULAR STIRRINGS: An album of commercially unreleased Sampson – Carroll material that was recorded over a period of years. I’ve been revisiting the original mixes this year and adjusting where deemed necessary. As soon as I can tame … Continue reading →

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Five Alive

Posted on August 16, 2022 by admin

There’s a well-protected place in my psyche for avant-rock music. I also have a strong appreciation for Western (usually European) music that incorporates styles, scales, etc. from regions like North Africa, the Middle East and Eastern Asia. Not that I … Continue reading →

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Have You Heard (and Watched)… ?

Posted on June 30, 2022 by admin

131F Orange, You Glad? Proving Grounds (audio) (with Sean Carroll) Proving Grounds (video) (with Sean Carroll) Barefoot in Imaginarium Elegy for a Drowning World (with Sara Ayers)

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That Was Only Yesterday

Posted on June 25, 2022 by admin

It was going to be “today’s playlist” but I kept thinking I’d be adding to it and that never happened. I just got too busy with stuff that didn’t have headspace for someone else’s music. I find it interesting that … Continue reading →

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Words to sing by

Posted on June 16, 2022 by admin

New lyrics posted on, of all places, the Lyrics page. The Silly Comes is an Often Coiled song and appears on the self-titled EP.

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Have you heard… ?

Posted on May 27, 2022 by admin

Bay of Mystery Hallowed Bones The Middle Mass Extinction Upbringing

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As a matter of fact…

Posted on March 12, 2022 by admin

“The paradox of any artist’s life is you need to cultivate confidence AND humility to survive. But you know what? That’s the paradox of your life too.” Chad Clark / Beauty Pill

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A job and a music education

Posted on January 20, 2022 by admin

Recently, I was listening to Can’s Tago Mago. It’s one of my all-time favorites, especially “Halleluhwah” and it still gets played a minimum of once a year. This time, I got to thinking about when I first heard it. My … Continue reading →

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No tones alone

Posted on December 19, 2021 by admin

I’ve learned of another worthwhile place to post music. Alonetone.com is a “soundcloud” of mp3-only music (or whatever) that is all feely downloadable. You don’t need an account to listen or download. There’s a community function, if one should feel … Continue reading →

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Heatwave

Posted on September 11, 2021 by admin

I wrote these words in 2001, a few days after the event in the USA we memorialize each year on this day. HEATWAVE (Jeff Sampson) (whisper) things are not what they seem. (lightly) your tranquility – there for all to … Continue reading →

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