Windmill & Whale Graveyard

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WARNING! This is a looong experimental song, very moody and very broad in dynamic range (very soft in some places and very loud in others). You WILL fall asleep at some point listening to it. You will not quite understand it. You may grow irate at not being able understand it. Have fun!

Actually, this one spawned from be using realtime effects with a guitar I had just purchased (hence the string scrapes and controlled feedback) in conjunction with some spacey sounds from my Korg X5D. This song was totally unrehearsed, unplanned and completely spontaneous for a majority of the duration.

I named it "Windmill & Whale Graveyard" because that's what it reminded me of. You may call it, "B.J.'s Bad Trip," if you like.

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Song Stats

Hits: 2664
Comments: 9
Fans: 3
Plays: 419
Downloads: 79
Votes: 14
Uploaded: Jun 30, 2004 - 03:43:27 PM
Last Updated: Jul 27, 2004 - 03:29:41 PM Last Played: Oct 31, 2009 - 08:44:02 PM

Song License

Creative Commons License:
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Song Actions

Hardware:

iMac DV, Korg X5D, Ovation Celebrity, Tascam US-428

Software:

Digital Performer 4, GarageBand, and various AU plug-ins.

Comments

mstuartev

mstuartev said 1975 days ago (June 30th, 2004)

Disturbing and I had a flashback
the sputtering delayed FX and rumbly tones reminded me of some of those halcyon days of my youth (dare I say the late 60's early 70's) when Owlsley manufactured the drug of choice. I'd say this is more like a 'free-write' or tone jam. As my writing advisor used to say: 'it's time to re-visit, re-vise' get back to less is more. Re-arrange the plums.

tho it is fun to hang on for the long venture

Check out my latest song called You're the One

BlackLily	BlackLily said 1974 days ago (July 1st, 2004)
	halcyon bill laswell, orbital and fsol like ... very admirable Check out my latest song called Barbie's Letter

TobinMueller	TobinMueller said 1974 days ago (July 1st, 2004)
	Abstract wonder This is wonderful. Excellent spinning of sounds, production, everything. I wouldn't change a thing, musically. You might consider placing this under Abstract/FX instead of Prog Rock, tho. Great track. Check out my latest song called Forge A New Life (MJRF)

Cameron

Cameron said 1974 days ago (July 1st, 2004)

dreamlike
This sounds like music I've had in dreams, sort of
episodic, flowing from one scene to another.

You create this mood well with your soundscapes which
blur from one to the next. It's sort of like looking at an
abstract painting; it is up to the viewer's (listener's, in this
case) imagination to create meaning from it. It is very
individual and subjective.

This piece creates the space in which to do that. VERRRRY
interesting, and a nice change from the usual stuff here.

I agree with Tobin that this song might be placed in the
Abstract/FX genre.

Check out my latest song called EPONYM

bjdrums	bjdrums said 1974 days ago (July 1st, 2004)
	dreamlike I'll see your "Ambient/Experiemental/FX Genre" and raise you a "sincere gratitude." Thanks for the suggestion. Check out my latest song called Boingology

Mcboy	Mcboy said 1948 days ago (July 27th, 2004)
	wow.... that is sound.....of the ambient kind.....i love whales and dolphins(having swam with them) so in guess i;m partial.... Check out my latest song called Heros( aclarke/mcboy)

alanfraser	alanfraser said 1947 days ago (July 27th, 2004)
	Wonderful! Tangerine Dream before they started making movies? I'm not sure how windmills figure into it but this recalls "Songs of the Humpback Whale" only much, much cooler. I don't think it's too long at all...plenty of time to sink into it. Check out my latest song called It's For You w/Mystery Lady

time	time said 1757 days ago (February 3rd, 2005)
	takes me back... I love it! It took me back to when I wasn't afraid to experiment outside the box, hours spent recording Flanger feedback loops ... whew! (yards of wasted tape I thought.) Thanks for the trip. "Glad I found it..." he said as he clicked the download link. Check out my latest song called How Far

	said 1500 days ago (October 18th, 2005)
	lay back, and mutter. I wanted to lay down in the dark and let my mouth hang open, just letting out air and any other sounds that may escape. this is a compliment. Obviously not music you would "hang out and listen to" but i don't think that's what you made it for. I think the song did what it was supposed to and i enjoy it for that purpose. A

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Artist Info

Name: B.J. Morgan

I grew up in the wilds of Northern Indiana. As a son of a guitar teacher and trained vocalist, I was encouraged to take up piano lessons. I started at age 5 and studied it for 10 years. Nearing adolescence, when most pianists were either beaten up o... [see more]

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Genre Info

Experimental music is any music that challenges the commonly accepted notions of what music is. There is an overlap with avant-garde music. John Cage was a pioneer in experimental music and defined and gave credibility to the form. As with other edge

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