Today’s download is, like last week's, from the Snowghost project and is entitled “No Blood 976", which is, in fact, a working title - sort of. Unlike last week, this is more of a tune, and in this version, the electronics are a prominent part of the entire track, especially in what evolved into a rather lengthy coda.
The working title refers to the silent film "No Blood Relation", directed by Mikio Naruse in 1932. 976 refers to the measure number of the score that begins this piece. I wrote the score a few years back and can be found on the Naruse box set released by Criterion.
www.criterion.com/films/27545-no-blood-relation
This is a rough mix (still needs some work) from a project started a few years back, entitled “Snowghost” (at least for now). Essentially Brett Allen, who has a studio named Snowghost, in Whitefish Montana, offered me some free studio time in exchange for a performance for a house concert of sorts.
I talked Geoff Harper and Eric Eagle into joining me, and we spent 4 or 5 days recordings a lot of tracks, mostly sketches.
Eric Eagle and I have been working ever since, in fits and starts, to finish the project, and all the tracks are in various states of limbo, waiting for some free time in both of our schedules.
As I wrap up a year of 52 downloads, this one points to the future instead of the past. And as always, I hope you enjoy the music.