New Album: “Baseline Road”

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In late March of 2025, I found myself with a Tuesday off and a strong need to get out and see the world. Baseline Road, which runs along the latitude of 40°N from Boulder to the eastern plains of Colorado, seemed like an excellent quick road trip. So I took a drive, made some notes, and decided to make this musical record of the trip. I programmed the basslines (pun intended) to mimic the road, then added drums to move us along. Then I sketched the landscape and architecture with keys and guitars. A couple of friends joined to play their impressions of sections. Finally, I followed the trail one more time, improvising the journey in sound. The end result is this album, which can be a tale of the road or a soundtrack to your own drive.

So give it a listen, join me on this ride, and thanks for listening.

-Vic

Bandcamp Early Access: “Baseline Road”

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Get early access to my latest release “Baseline Road” at Bandcamp. It’s a musical trip down Baseline Road. This album syncs up (depending on traffic…) with the drive along the 40th parallel from the start at the base of Flagstaff Mountain in Boulder all the way to the end on past Lochbuie on Colorado’s Eastern plains.

Features guest solos by Richard Ellis and Kosnoco.

“Softly As In a Morning Sunrise”, but with both Carmichael Brothers

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“Softly as in a Morning Sunrise” at the Dry Land Emmer Whiskey release, with Tim Carmichael (bass) and Doug Carmichael (sax):

“a second chance, years later…” ten years later….

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Ten years ago, Graphite Addiction went into Aspen Street Studio with absolutely no idea what we’d play. 90 minutes of group improvisation later, we had this album:

Set List, Eric Ottem Jazz Unit at Dry Land 7th Anniversary

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Dry Land Distillers, Friday August 8th, 6-8:30 p.m.

Set One

  1. Work Song (with Joseph Andrews on Sax)
  2. Blue Bossa (with Joseph Andrews on Sax)
  3. Footprints
  4. Comin’ Home Baby
  5. Azul Serape
  6. Samba De Orfeu
  7. Why Does The Wind Blow? (with Joseph Andrews on Sax)
  8. So What (with Joseph Andrews on Sax)
  9. Cantaloupe Island (with Joseph Andrews on Sax)

Set Two

  1. All Blues
  2. Love For Sale
  3. Moanin’
  4. The Night Has A Thousand Eyes
  5. Wives & Lovers
  6. Nutville (with Joseph Andrews on Sax)
  7. Mercy Mercy Mercy (with Joseph Andrews on Sax)

New Album: “Twelve and Twenty”

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“Twelve and Twenty”, my latest solo improvisation album, is out now! It’s a bit special, as it marks a couple personal milestones: twenty years of full-time employment in music and my twelfth solo improvisation album.

Check it out in any of the usual places and, as always, thanks for listening.
-Vic