New release: Canciones de mi hermano electrónico
Posted: Wed Jan 10, 2007 6:32 pm
My new CD just arrived from the manufacturer this week. They (CDman of Canada) did a fantastic job as always. I'll be selling it through CDBaby like the rest of my releases, but the order page is not set up yet.
The tracks are mostly quasi industrial/heavy rock instrumental based on loops, samples, softsynths of various types and electric guitar. Two tracks are more chillout style since you can't bang your head without respite.
Live gurus might be able to spot some of the samples that ship with it. I also used a lot of samples and loops from Future Music and Computer Music issues of old, a few tracks used Reason rewired in and so forth.
One track ("Wanderer in the Waste") is a "collaboration" with composer George Gousis (http://www.gousismusic.com). I found a piece he wrote and thought it would be fun to do my own arrangement of it, which he kindly permitted.
There are some sample files and various other information at the Crow Caw Music Works website http://www.crow-caw.com(see the canciones,html page)
This is my 6th release since 1995. At that time MIDI was the only way to go, but over the past several years I am 90% Live (started with version 2).
As you all know, it has limitations but overall I can work 10 times more efficiently and quicker with it than any other tools I've ever had.
At this point in musical history, I ponder whether CDs are relevant anymore. As a dinosaur (I still don't have any kind of ipod and would rather gargle razor blades than listen to music on a cell phone) maybe downloads will replace all physical media. But I personally can't bear to see that happen and still want to hold a physical item in my hand. Because of that all my work is available via download as well as CDs.
Anyway, check out the track samples and other ranting at www.crow-caw.com, and if you feel you absolutely have to have a copy, just shoot me enough money via paypal to ship it to you and it's yours!
The tracks are mostly quasi industrial/heavy rock instrumental based on loops, samples, softsynths of various types and electric guitar. Two tracks are more chillout style since you can't bang your head without respite.
Live gurus might be able to spot some of the samples that ship with it. I also used a lot of samples and loops from Future Music and Computer Music issues of old, a few tracks used Reason rewired in and so forth.
One track ("Wanderer in the Waste") is a "collaboration" with composer George Gousis (http://www.gousismusic.com). I found a piece he wrote and thought it would be fun to do my own arrangement of it, which he kindly permitted.
There are some sample files and various other information at the Crow Caw Music Works website http://www.crow-caw.com(see the canciones,html page)
This is my 6th release since 1995. At that time MIDI was the only way to go, but over the past several years I am 90% Live (started with version 2).
As you all know, it has limitations but overall I can work 10 times more efficiently and quicker with it than any other tools I've ever had.
At this point in musical history, I ponder whether CDs are relevant anymore. As a dinosaur (I still don't have any kind of ipod and would rather gargle razor blades than listen to music on a cell phone) maybe downloads will replace all physical media. But I personally can't bear to see that happen and still want to hold a physical item in my hand. Because of that all my work is available via download as well as CDs.
Anyway, check out the track samples and other ranting at www.crow-caw.com, and if you feel you absolutely have to have a copy, just shoot me enough money via paypal to ship it to you and it's yours!