STARGATES VOL. II
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My first experiments in what I like to call musical science fiction appeared on Stargates and were realized using only guitars and effects. This second volume was realized using synths, piano, and some drum loops. I refer to them as stargates since they feature a strong sense of passing into an alien realm of mystery, wonder, and revelation. I hope they prove to be reliable portals for your imaginative travels through inner space.
THE CALL TO ADVENTURE
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These experimental works for solo piano can be enjoyed individually or collectively as a condensed hero's journey: departure-initiation- return. Some of them express excitement, affirmation, and joy. But there are darker emotions as well due to the inclusion of a perilous mountain pass, an unknown threshold, demons of the underworld, and a perplexing confrontation with the abyss. Luckily, a divine gift will be on hand to help secure a triumphant journey home. The details of the adventure are up to your imagination.
STARGATES VOL. I
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These experiments in musical science fiction for electric guitar and effects feature a strong sense of passing, as if through some stargate, into an alien realm of mystery, wonder, and, sometimes, terror. I hope they prove to be reliable vehicles for your imaginative travels and allow you to, as Immanuel Kant once put it, reach into the infinite.
FOX FIRES