When I’m not making weird noises myself, I encourage others to make them. Actually, I “produce” music by annoying people until they give me albums to release. Here’s what that’s led to so far in 2018:
Solo improvisations on electric guitar from Colorado’s most befuddling guitar player.
2 releases that capture 3ology at its finest: live and up-close.
Dry Land Distillers Web Spot from Shaleigh Thomas on Vimeo.
Tim Carmichael and I recently recorded some music for Dry Land Distillers, a new distillery opening spring of 2018. You can hear the track in Shaleigh Thomas’ excellent launch video and be sure to check out Longmont’s newest craft distillery at DryLandDistillers.com.
Initial Convergence, a collection of solo improvisations on electric and acoustic guitar.
Initial Convergence by Vic Dillahay is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
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Tim Carmichael, Pete Ehrmann, and I complete the tale of Sifferson and the Blue Dog with our 4th studio album.
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The lovely and talented Richard Ellis just released two new albums on Curious Automata.
First up is Songs Found Under the Couch. This collection of Richard’s introspective songwriting demos is the first Curious Automata release with vocals on every track. I really dig its dark tone and Richard’s guitar and vocals really shine, despite the somewhat lo-fi quality of the original tapes. It’s definitely music that deserves repeated listening.
Play One Song is an in-depth instrumental exploration of Richard’s song Sixteen Roses, featuring Louis Carrillo on percussion and Kendal Crews on bass along with Richard on electric guitar. Over 72 minutes of continuous music, the trio finds darkness and light in one of Richard’s best compositions. Listen to the original demo with vocals off Songs Found Under the Couch, then check this out to hear how great musicians can bring new depth to songs.
A quick note: as executive producer I shortened Play One Song by 10 minutes so it would fit a single CD. This is the most corporate thing I have ever done. I have become a suit, mea culpa.
CD: $15.00 Amazon | iTunes Graphite Addiction returns with our 3rd studio album. It’s a set of 7 instrumentals, a pair of songs, and a spoken word piece woven together to begin the tale of Sifferson. And it all features our trademark blend of jazz harmonies, world rhythms, and melodic hooks to keep you grooving. “Graphite Addiction is a strange… Read more →
Graphite Addiction will be releasing our third studio album, “Sifferson”, on March 21st. Here’s a track off it: “30 and Counting” written by Pete Ehrmann. Read more →
For your viewing enjoyment: two videos of Graphite Addiction live at La Vita Bella, courtesy of Bonnie Carmichael. More Than Mediocrity Haley’s Comet Read more →