Month: March 2011
This show featured a mix of pre-recorded tracks from Bloomsburg to Bangladesh, some completely improv pieces, and material that mixed live performance with backing tracks or loops. # Track Name / Album 1 KORG: Wave Sequencer 3 (INTRO)* 2 She’s a Zombie (prerecorded) Bloomsburg To Bangladesh 3 Men ...
Signals with Shivasongster – March 17, 2011 – In celebration of St. Patty’s Day, this show featured an “enhanced” version of the ol’ Irish tune “All For Me Grog” originally recorded during some formative recording experiences at Lebanon Valley College with friend Matt Homiak while he was taking courses there. ...
After posting a number of “desert island disks” a few years back, it was inevitable that the island would have to get larger. Or at the very least, supply lines would need to be extended. In the past few years a number of artists and albums have come through my ...
After posting a number of “desert island disks” a few years back, it was inevitable that the island would have to get larger. Or at the very least, supply lines would need to be extended. In the past few years a number of artists and albums have come through my ...
This is a tale of stupidity… guitar players read on and learn from my mistake. My first very (very) good guitar was a Taylor 314CE Limited Edition (limited because it has Koa back and sides, a tropical wood that is becoming rare). I am also the owner of a Baby ...
The Alesis HR-16:B was my first piece of “modern” MIDI gear, keeping in mind that modern was circa 1992. I think I got this used at C&C Music in Hazleton (it was originally made in 1989). This unit could be used a number of ways: in real time, playing the ...
During the 80s, money was always tight. Acquiring musical gear was achieved one of three ways: hand-me downs, home made amps or effects that my dad built, or – occasionally – a budget piece of gear. Radio programs like Hearts of Space and Echoes inspired me to explore sound as ...
In the early 90s, I acquired a Korg ES-50 and a Rhodes piano for $50. Yes, fifty dollars. The Rhodes went into storage for a long time at my grandma’s house, and eventually had to be sold. It was just too large, and needed to0 much work. The ES-50, however, ...
Signals with Shivasongster – March 3, 2011 – This week we got through the last bit of electro items from the Fostex years, and moved on a couple of the more atmospheric tracks from my second album, Cadillacs & Tarantulas. Then on to some music from Schrum/dePrisco ...