Prog points

[greatbear]

This may or may not tag me as a 'musician'.

My 'ex', Kit Watkins, has just released his latest CD "SkyZone", a collection of ambient/experimental/meditative music previously unreleased on his other works. Included among the tracks is a piece that we did as a jam one night, "Harmonic Hum". This has me with a guitar, my ebow, lots of reverb along with Kit on keys and his new-at-the-time Yamaha fretless bass. The track resembles something Steve Roach might have come up with. Anyway, this one recording of us managed to find it's way out of the dustbin of obscurity and into a released CD. I forgot how flowing and dreamy the piece was.

I guess I really should dust off the axes here and try playing again. My increasingly stiff fingers keep telling me otherwise. Oh well. At least in terms of obscure progressive music, I have gained a point in street cred.

Go me!

(Kit's website is set to randomly play songs from SkyZone. "Harmonic Hum" is in the rotation. You can click the button on the upper right of the frame to turn off the music then turn it back on again, repeating the process until the track shows up. Better yet, leave it play, turn it up a bit, and relax.)

Comments

[michaelnolan.livejournal.com]

I remember talking to Kit on Gay.com YEARS ago, then I laughed when the kids I worked with in NYC showed up at my studio with his Acid Loops CD "Ambient Realms".

[fingertrouble.livejournal.com]

Prog?

I fear for your soul.

[bearlover.livejournal.com]

So, will you receive royalties for your effort? It's a good opportunity to make an extra couple of bucks. lol. I can say that because I'm a prog musician.

[scozart.livejournal.com]

Nice! If I can get a copy of the song, I'd be glad to debut it on my radio show! (http://www.thedividingline.com/ponr)

Stiff fingers?

[notdefined.livejournal.com]

Have you tried taking Glucosamine and Chondroitin Sulfate? I have taken it for years. My family has a long history of crippling arthritis and coupled with the hip fracture I had in 2004, I knew I would have been in trouble. So far, I have managed to ward off the aches and stiffness with the exception of last winter when I had quit taking it. I also tend to lift somewhat heavy things, so protecting my joints is always at the top of my list.

[danthered.livejournal.com]

I'm listening right now (off the website) and find it quite good indeed. Thanks for the pointer!

I didn't know you like ambient/experimental/meditative music. Have you ever heard of a group out of Germany called Software? Peter Mergener and...ummm...can't recall the other guy's name. I've zipped up some MP3s of some of my favourites of theirs; grab 'em here. (it's a gzipped .tar). While you're at it, if you've never heard of Elvira Kurt and are after a laugh, snag this, too.

[m-f-patterson.livejournal.com]

I will have to check this out. My shrink many, many years ago suggested that I listen to ambient/new age at bedtime. I have done so ever since. I like Steve Roach, but I prefer listening to Liquid Mind (member from missing persons new age project), John Huling (did the music for several mjr aquariums including Monterey Bay Aquarium)or Enigma.

[knarfd.livejournal.com]

I did not know you even knew him. I know him as well. Not AS well. lol

[knarfd.livejournal.com]

I wanted to ask you something. Do you remember those gaycom get togethers at Annies in DC? What year was that?