SIGMATROPIC: Sixteen Haiku & Other Stories
©2003 Hitch-Hyke (Greece) / Tongue Master (U.K.)
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I did vocals on the track “Haiku 8″. I also sang on “Haiku 1″ which is included on the limited edition bonus disc. Also, my version of “Haiku 4″ is included in the #13 issue of Comes With A Smile magazine (more info). AND, there’s a limited edition 12″ single with yet another track of mine! :-)

Other featured singers include Robert Wyatt, Laetitia Sadier (Stereolab), Alejandro Escovedo, Mark Eitzel, Cat Power, Lee Ranaldo (Sonic Youth), Howe Gelb (Giant Sand), Steve Wynn (Dream Syndicate) and many, many more…

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Held at Park West as part of the Estrojam music fest.

With: Cat Power, Via Tania, DJ Analog Tara

Also featured the premiere of an indie documentary called Coup d’etat

My band: Lindsay Anderson (piano, keyboards, backup vocals), Josh Abrams (acoustic bass)

Photo by Flynn

This is the original 4-track demo of "Bluish Bells", a song that appeared on my second album Telescopic in 1998.  The demo was recorded on 9/30/1996 at my apartment in Brooklyn.  I did all the vocals and played my red guitar, and added a fuzzed-out part with my blue guitar and a Big Muff.  I hope you like it; it’s very different from the version you’ve (hopefully) heard already.

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This is a cover of a song by that oldtimey cowgal duo, the Girls of the Golden West. I used to have a page about them on my old site Cowgal’s Home on the Web, circa ’94 or ’95… I’m afraid there still isn’t much info about them to be found online. My version was recorded with Michael Krassner at Truckstop Audio here in Chicago on 9/27/97.  I played my red guitar and did the organ part and all the vocals; Mike played guitar, and did a bass part using my SH-101 mini-synth.

The recording was done especially for a compilation called Japanese Rumba that was put out by Yakuza Magazine, which is no longer in print.  However, you may still be able to order a copy of the CD by contacting its publisher Dave McGurgan.

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Welcome to a brand new blog category I created, MP3s.  Guess what it’s for?  Heheh.

Debuting at number one is Edith Frost vs. Arp Destructor – "Poor Wayfaring Stranger". The song is traditional; this version was created around 1994 by Alex Morse using a home recording I’d done.  I hadn’t heard it in all these years but just noticed that he posted it on HIPTINGLE last month.  He never bothered to ask me how I’d feel about that, so I feel no shame in doing the same thing to him.  :-P

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The Pine Valley Cosmonauts: THE EXECUTIONER’S LAST SONGS VOL. 2 and 3
©2003, Bloodshot #BS095 (2xCD)
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Each song has a different guest singer. I sang backups for Sally Timms on the song "Long Black Veil".

All artists’ proceeds benefit the National Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty and the Illinois Coalition Against the Death Penalty.

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Part of Woody West, a roving series of concerts featuring indie folk/country/rootsy type bands

My band: Ryan Hembrey (electric bass, backing vocals)

Played at the Café Mono with Ryan Hembrey accompanying me on electric bass.

My show in Stockholm got reviewed yesterday in Aftonbladet, one of Sweden’s biggest newspapers. I don’t really know what it says — I think they liked the show in general but since it was only a duo and not a full band, they only gave it 3 of 5 stars. Whatever dude, I played my best!

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Opened for Christian Kjellvander, former lead singer-songwriter of the Swedish band Loosegoats

My band: Ryan Hembrey (electric bass)

With: Ep’s Trailer Park featuring Ane Brun

My band: Ryan Hembrey (electric bass)

Photo by Lars Sjögren for Aftonbladet

Torbjörn Söderman, who drummed for Ep’s Trailer Park, came onstage to play with us for about 30 seconds of the last song in our encore.

With: The Stills

My band: Ryan Hembrey (electric bass)

We arrived very late, that was good times. A few members of the Stills had to improvise some music while they waited for us to get ready.

Opened for the band Tasaday

My band: Ryan Hembrey (electric bass)

Opened for the band Diaframma
At Galadhrim
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My band: Ryan Hembrey (electric bass)

My band: Ryan Hembrey (electric bass)

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