ABOUT

Twilight & Ghost Stories is the first release I’ve put out under my own name. The deep irony of course is that over fifty people collaborated and contributed to this dense 40 minute composition. The album will be released by Asthmatic Kitty Records on December 4th, 2007 and is the culmination of almost five years of work.

With Twilight Variations I’m opening up Section IV so that anyone can pick it apart piece by piece, re-arrange it or add their own instrumentation. The beauty of this is that it allows for a deeper cross-section of what went into Twilight: things that were faded out, obscured or inaudible are now clearly presented for all who care to hear. Then, if the spirit moves, add a few melodies and ghosts of your own.

Now within your clutches are Sandy Ewen and Aaron Russell of The Weird Weeds (as the Macaroni Band), Dave Longstreth (of Dirty Projectors fame), avant reedmen Lynn Johnston and Bhob Rainey, Patagonian, uber-bassist Orlando Greenhill, Languis, Sebastian Krueger (of Inlets) and yours truly in addition to a number of conversations and incidental recordings (ghosts).

Section IV of Twilight & Ghost Stories is available in both WAV files and inside a self contained Garageband 3 file. The added bonus of the Garageband file is that I have arranged all the parts to play just as they do in the album mix. There is also a slightly edited (faded in/out) mp3 directly from the full album. Enjoy!

FILES

Section IV [MP3 ALBUM VERSION - 7MB]

Section IV [WAV FILES - 189MB]

Section IV [GARAGEBAND 3 FILE - 189MB]

I also plan to cataloguing the variations here. If you’d like to be listed and given credit just email your file* to twilightvariations [[at]] gmail dot com.

*mp3 files at 192kps or higher preferred

CATALOGUE

01. Galloping Sky Nugget Variation [LINK]
02. Matias Coduri Variation [LINK]
03. Accident’s Amen Variation [LINK]