Downloads

Novi Studio (1996-Present)

The Novi studio was all digital right from the start. It began with a crude computer setup and early versions of Cakewalk. Later that was replaced by a Roland VS-1880. Eventually the computer was upgraded to a Mac G4 and the software of choice became Logic Pro.

121normal Cutting Room Floor (2007)

These tracks were cut from the final release of 121normal. "Boston Blue" was a remake of a tune first recorded in 1986. It was simply nowhere close to finished in time and sylistically didn't really fit with the rest of the record. "Say It Once" was never really intended for the record as the material consisted mostly of Apple Loops. I added some Stick and audio samples later on but always considered it more of a trifle than anything else.

Love and Plutonium Soundtrack (2005)

Cuts from the soundtrack of the film Love and Plutonium produced by local filmmakers Jeff Priskorn and Jackquie Floyd. "Hard Times" was named for one of the film trailers that the music first appeared in. Both "Hard Times" and "Lookin Good At Eight" were later enhanced and remixed for inclusion on the "121normal" CD. The remaining tracks were incidental mood pieces used in short clips.

Home Improvs (2003)

A practice session with the intention of recording some demo material. The first piece was simply an untitled soundscape using Stick, MIDI Stick, and the Echoplex Digital Pro. The piece was later re-recorded and titled "The Wailing of the Damned" for the "121normal" release. The second piece was recorded using Stick and loops (no MIDI or rhythm tracks). The recording was started after the parts were already captured in the looper so you miss the buildup.

Normal Street and Allen Park (1986-1995)

When the studio returned to its original location in the mid to late 80s and then later to Allen Park, it was upgraded to four track cassette. The Audio Technica ATRMX64 was a wonderful sounding 4-track cassette recorder with a 6-channel mixer. Many hours of recording were done on this deck.

On Names and Faces (1987)

The only official tape completed on the 4-track machine. "The Calling" and "Reflections" were remakes from tunes from the "Fame and Vision" cassette while "Boston Blue" and "Farrago" were both new. In addition to the usual synth and guitar tracks, several tracks from this tape also featured some tenor saxophone work.

Unreleased (1986)

Recorded on electric guitar and Roland Juno-60 synthesizer. The track was named because, after the music was recorded, there was an audio track added that consisted of random recordings from an episode of "The Saint" television show that starred Roger Moore.

Normal and Pearl Street (1984-1985)

The original Normal Street studio (and later the Pearl Street studio) consisted of two stereo cassette decks where one channel was used for bouncing and the other for recording new tracks. These downloads are only a very small sampling of the recordings made in those studios. Most of the others were either unfinished or of too poor a quality to even consider putting up.

Various News, Olds, and Redos (1985)

The last tape from the dual cassette studio was mostly remakes of older tunes with a scattering of new pieces. Most of the new pieces were backing tracks that were supposed to eventually have vocals added and were never finished. "UTC" was remade from scratch for this tape and turned out sounding just a bit better overall and also contained some different audio content.

Another Fool (1984)

The third of the 1984 tapes. This tape saw the addition of a real drum machine as well as vocal tracks (although you won't be hearing any singing here). "Like Glass" was a simple mix of lush synthesizer and compressed electric guitar. "UTC" was written around a tape made off a short wave radio of a continuous announcement of coordinate universal time (or UTC).

Fame and Vision (1984)

The "synth" tape. These tunes were recorded in the Pearl Street studio after the acquisition of a Roland Juno-60 synthesizer. In addition to the synth layers, the tunes still contained electric and acoustic guitar tracks. "Reflections" saw an additional rhythm track created using the noise generator and arpeggiator on the Juno-60. That was also the first track to see the addition of audio samples. "After The Fall" also benefited from added audio in the form of an old Glenn Miller recording at the beginning.

Moods for the Guitar (1984)

The very first tape completed in the original studio consisting of two stereo cassette recorders. All of the music on this tape was done on heavily processed electric and acoustic guitars along with some e-bow work.