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Space Blues (1976) R.G.Daniel: drums, Roland RE-201 Space Echo Monte Horton: guitar Steve Vickery: bass recorded in 1976 video added June 22, 2011 YouTube video URL: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qyE0CXJxLoU

Earth Blues R.G.Daniel: recorder Monte Horton: guitar Recorded in 1976 Video added June 22, 2011 YouTube video URL: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bcRf3m0Ld5A

Drone #1 – R.G.Daniel: drone, percussion – Monte Horton: guitar Recorded in 1976 Video track created June 21, 2011 YouTube video URL: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k9mHnwpeFKM

Here’s a novel little ditty that draws heavily from clips taken from the Fawlty Towers TV show, starring (both the show and this song) John Cleese. I did not include it on the CD so as to avoid running afoul … Continue reading →

You can now purchase Gravitas on iTunes! Links for Canada, USA, and UK are available on the Buy CD page.

Here’s another video that uses music from Gravitas. I made this a while ago using the animoto.com website, pretty cool. The song is called “S.O.S.”, so named for the opening rhythmic figure — three short, three long, three short — … Continue reading →

If you’ve been waiting for a digital download version of Gravitas — and hey, who hasn’t? — then you’re in luck. Effective immediately, you can download the album, or individual tracks, in MP3 format from CD Baby. Here’s the link: … Continue reading →

Gravitas Studio Setup, originally uploaded by rgdaniel. This is a diagram representing the studio setup of my MIDI environment for the recording of Gravitas. Click here to view the larger size.

I’ve just been reading the woefully scant stub of an article on Wikipedia about Opcode Vision. Vision, and later StudioVision Pro, was the software platform I used to record, sequence, edit, and generally manage the musical performances in Gravitas. Gibson, … Continue reading →