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Anubis To Zero (Radio Edit) Anubis To Zero (Radio Edit)
A collaborative effort between Jerry Willard of JERRY AND THE ZEROS, who wrote the tune and played rhythm guitar and Bill MacKechnie of ANUBIS SPIRE, who contributed his lead guitar.
It has been a long time, hasn't it... It has been a long time, hasn't it...
This is the first song recorded by ANUBIS SPIRE and also the song usually suggested when someone says, "What does ANUBIS SPIRE sound like?"
Ransom(I'll take my chances) Ransom(I'll take my chances)
A song about small town heartlessness, longing, loneliness and the conflict between what we feel we must do and what we really want to do.
GONE WEST GONE WEST
A two guitar improvised instrumental piece based on ancient Egyptian belief in the souls release and journey to the afterlife.
Talisman of the Dreamer Talisman of the Dreamer
Midnight Meeting (LIVE guitar solo) Midnight Meeting (LIVE guitar solo)
Bill having fun with his echoplex and Tim Costley designed ANUBITONE 'BLACK MOON recording fuzz' (in the center section). Oh, and no...there are NO right-handed hammer-ons in this at all. Scary huh? :-)
OLD LIONS (in the world of snarling sheep) OLD LIONS (in the world of snarling sheep)
Title cut from the CD. Another in-studio improvisation which prompted one reviewer to describe it as "...a fistfight between John McLaughlin and Jimi Hendrix at the base of the great pyramid!"
Whirling Toward Shambalah Whirling Toward Shambalah
First recorded jam featuring Bill's latest invention --the ANUBITAR electric sitar (for more info on the ANUBITAR, see Al Pepiak's GUITAR DIGEST article linked at the ANUBIS SPIRE homepage).
Into The Four Winds Into The Four Winds
Inspired by the book THE SEARCH FOR OMM SETY
BACK TO ABYDOS BACK TO ABYDOS
Title track from the new CD of previously unreleased material.
MORE WEIGHT MORE WEIGHT
Road To Damascus Road To Damascus
ETERNAL RESONANCE (LIVE excerpt) ETERNAL RESONANCE (LIVE excerpt)
An excerpt from the epic live jam performed at the RBR new music festival. It features a mostly acoustic set with the addition of ANUBIS SPIRE piper Angus MacDrone.
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