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End Game End Game
If there was a single from the album "Gentle Edge", this would be it. Hammond organ, bass, drums, strings, a bit of accordion and guitar. Drummer goes all Bonham in the fade. Nice tune.
1/22/2010 Downtempo
Another Day Another Day
Electronic birds to start the day, acoustic guitar, keyboards come in and the tempo doubles as the day gets busy. A drum break signals the quitting hour and it all comes in for a nice landing.
1/22/2010 Downtempo
Currents Currents
Bass and drums, keyboards and violin. A bit of guitar with one big chord. Easy tempo.
1/22/2010 Downtempo
Dune Dune
Dumbek and bongos to give a Middle Eastern feel. Bass and drums come in with fuzzy guitar. Drum break leads into an interesting 3 against 4 interplay between hand drums and kit.
1/22/2010 Downtempo
Heat Wave Heat Wave
Keyboards and electronic percussion to start. Violin melody and french horns follow. A chill feel for a hot day.
1/22/2010 Downtempo
Madras Madras
Keyboards and Kora do the first part with drums, violins and bass come in with the melody. Tempo takes off and violins and woodwinds repeat the melody. Instantly hummable.
1/22/2010 Downtempo
Last of May Last of May
Dreamy melody with violin and synth, bass and drums. Dreaminess continues with strings and synth as bass and drums drop out early.
1/22/2010 Downtempo
Whirlaway Whirlaway
The Garage Band Vocal Ensemble returns with spacy synths and heavily processed sitar. Whirlaway was the name of a famous racehorse in the 1940's.
1/22/2010 Downtempo
City After Dark City After Dark
Hypnotic urban drums and sub-bass. Cellos and violins carry the melody. It's too hot a night to sit in the car.
1/22/2010 Downtempo
Harbourside Harbourside
Ostinato harp, violin melody on top of strings and french horns. Like a walk along the breakwater at night.
1/22/2010 Downtempo
Bittersweet Bittersweet
Drums and bass bring in the Garage Band Vocal Ensemble with the melody and a bank of 80's synths and strings for some easy melodic pop.
1/22/2010 Downtempo
Big Bang Big Bang
Meant to be the lead-in song to the album, "Gentle Edge". After the initial crescendo (yes, Big Bang) at 0:26, strings, drums and walking kalimba carry the tune with some rich french horns. Tempo is either 13/8, or "a bar o' seven and a bar o' six".
1/22/2010 Downtempo
Massive Clouds Massive Clouds
Big, puffy white clouds shifting over the Welsh countryside on a summer day.
8/31/2009 Contemporary
Smolder Smolder
A 12 minute soundtrack for the view from the cargo bay of the space shuttle Endeavour.
3/13/2009 Downtempo
Soar Soar
3/10/2009 Downtempo
Pegasus Pegasus
3/9/2009 Downtempo
Satellite Satellite
3/8/2009 Downtempo
Swimmer Swimmer
3/8/2009 Downtempo
