Brother Cow

of the Land of Oaks

Session 2008-07
07/20/08
July: Another cold, foggy summer day. My first session rewiring Reason into Logic. In fact, first time using Reason 4 on the Mac, finally (hence the arpeggiator madness in the second track).

Everything is Sounding Great

Open Letter to the Woman Who Bypassed the Line at the Apple Store

Pep Talk

Session 2008-05
05/31/08
May: A cold, foggy day, perfect weather to stay inside and make music.

minimal-time

Sugar Valley Forecast

Foggy Oakland Breakdown

Session 2008-04
04/27/08
April: I spent the entire blazingly hot weekend at my computer working on a freelance web job due first thing Monday morning. At 5pm Saturday, when I was intensely frustrated with the job and myself, Michael convinced me to give up on the HTML for the day and do a session.

DHTML

Incompetent

Better Tomorrow

Session 2008-03
03/28/08
March: Bethel's birthday provides the theme for the first three songs.

Forty!

Skin Disease

A.M.
Michael returned from Fremont mid-afternoon and managed to put together one song on his own, and to do most of the work on this little ditty about California's controversial $75 million plan to spray pesticides over 12 Bay Area counties to help destroy the light brown apple moth.

Pesticide Solution

Session 2008-02
2/23/08
February: The triumphant return of A.M., with a session based loosely on the theme of "animals," in anticipation of the February 29 installment of the Argyll Adventure Tree show.

Session 2007-12
12/30/07
December: My first attempt at composing with Logic.

Wrap It Up!

The Highland Stomp

Session 2007-09
09/08/07
September: I finally got my new computer this month. Now nothing can stop me.
Parental Advisory: Songs with apostrophes in their titles contain lyrics unsuitable for children.

Session 2006-12
12/??/06
December: When I pledged to make lots of music in 2007. How did that work out for me? See above. As for this session, I'll upload it soon.

Just Gettin' Started

Resolution

Welcome New Year

Session 2006-02
02/07/06
February: A one-song session, done as a thank-you to Flower Frankenstein, who arranged a bachelor party for me and made sure it happened shy of my first wedding anniversary.

Flower Power

Session 2005-11
11/25/05
November: the first A.M. session of 2005. Five variations on the jump-rope chant, Little Sally Walker. Reason by Michael, ProTools by Andy.

Little Sally Walker 01

Little Sally Walker 02

Little Sally Walker 03

Little Sally Walker 04

Little Sally Walker 05

Session 2004-05
05/30/04
May: summer arrives just in time for Memorial Day.

Stockholm
My first attempt to make music with ReBirth since 1999.

Rip That Bush Out
An attempted gospel rave-up.

Memorial Day
This evening we had an ICS barbecue at Karl's house in Alameda.

Session 2004-04
04/17/04
April: a heat wave and a little rain.

Don't Know
Composed and performed on a ukulele.

Apocalypse Now
Subconscious "Kitty Kitty Meow" ripoff.