Dick's podcast

Episodes

1. 12

   Midget Hill Mastery Tour

   I had wanted to do something with super-guitarist Russ Steadman for some many years... when the opportunity came (I think I just sent him an e-mail & we were off & running), I crunched some traks down right away & shot them off to him. What I really like about Russ's playing-style is that it's...

   Apr 21, 2007

   17m
2. 11

   Nowsterday

   My friend Kramtones (aka Harlan Mark Vale) and I have done many, MANY musical projects over the last 25 years... "Nowsterday" is kind of a "culmination" CD (for us). All the little digital tricks that Mark taught me seemed to surface as I was playing the base trax for this effort. When he sat…

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   Apr 21, 2007

   17m
3. 10

   The Coast of Ghristmas

   My friend Eric Hausmann and I made this album courtesy of the US Postal Service... Eric laid his fantastic guitar tracks down, then I went over top with my Kurzweill. For those who love instrumental music, this should "fill the bill". We will be interested to hear your thoughts on our music, in…

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   Apr 19, 2007

   18m
4. 9

   The Mad Metcalf Ensemble

   This is from my first-ever live poetry & spoken-word performance, at a coffee-house in Olympia, WA, called the GNU DELI. It's from many years ago, but the recording came out well (we think). Be interesting to hear your impressons!

   Apr 16, 2007

   6m
5. 8

   The Oxymorons - Stuff 'em and Keep The Party Going

   Bret Hart was one of my first contacts in the "underground" music scene, in (of all places) Pyongtaek, Korea. He had already been "in" & "on" the scene for quite some years before I jumped into it with both feet! I realized (only after creating this podcast) that I hadn't posted any of the…

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   Apr 16, 2007

   15m
6. 7

   Is There Really Life

   This track is from a CD titled "Psychedelic Landscapes" that I did early in the 21st century, with my multi-instrumentalist friend from San Francisco, Ernesto Diaz-Infante. It is unique because the spoken-word part (which is the majority of the piece) was all totally spontaneous... nothing…

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   Mar 26, 2007

   9m
7. 6

   Detroit Improv Duo

   While I was living out in Michigan (Troy, to be exact), I hooked up with a few players, most notably with a gent who called himself "Vision-Ear". His real name was Jim Konen, & he was one MON-STAH' playin' dude! The 3 tracks you hear on this 'cast are the result of TOTALLY spontaneous improvs in...

   Mar 22, 2007

   22m
8. 5

   Flag Sleeping

   My long-time friend John M. Bennett is a poet & performance artist from Columbus, Ohio. I don't even remember what year we first hooked up, it's been so long, but these 3 tracks are from one of our first tape/albums together in the late '80's, called FLAG SLEEPING. We welcome your feedback &...

   Mar 21, 2007

   8m
9. 4

   Zee Zzaj Zinger

   My friend Eric Wallack, guitarist extraordinaire, took some time to overlay true beauty on top of these 3 tunes from 3 different CD's/albums. All three cuts feature my vocals, which I was pretty proud of. I don't often get the opportunity to sing any more, & this really "did the trick" for me…

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   Mar 21, 2007

   15m
10. 3

    Free Spirit Suites

    This was from an album Mark Kissinger & I did a few years back. It features Mark's pleasantly psychedelic guitar mastery & some "on-the-spot" improvisations I did on my Kurzweill PC 88. We hope you enjoy it well enough to post a comment & spread the word to your friends, so they can download it,...

    Mar 21, 2007

    15m
11. 2

    Necessary Illusions

    One of the beauties of this musical adventure I've been on for lo, this many years, is that I occasionally get to re-unite with folks I've played with before. These 3 tunes are from a collaboration I did (by snail-mail) with my friend Belinda Subraman. Poetry/jazz lovers will like them, I've no...

    Mar 21, 2007

    9m
12. 1

    Elements of Suspense

    My improvising pals Mark Kissinger & Ernesto Diaz-Infante joined me on this wild improvised romp through uncharted turf. We hope you enjoy it as much as we did! You can DOWNLOAD the entire album for FREE at: http://www.archive.org/details/zzaj

    Mar 21, 2007

    40m