Roger Leighton
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Biscuits & Gravy (2013 Demo) Biscuits & Gravy (2013 Demo)
Rain 421 Rain 421
Ambient acoustic guitars accompanied by synths tied together with hypnotic bass and drums. (Juno Reactor meets Andy Mckee?)
Funky Contradiction (2012 Demo) Funky Contradiction (2012 Demo)
A short, funky jam with dual basses, drums, and keyboards. Very busy... I had fun writing this.
Construct (2011 Demo) Construct (2011 Demo)
A unique combination genres making use of acoustic guitar riffs, melodic piano, psychedelic synths, and a funk-ish bass line. All tied together with hard rock / big beat drums.
A Day To Remember (2011) A Day To Remember (2011)
Ballad for guitar and piano. Originally written in 1992 and revamped for 2011.
Number 31 (2010 Version) Number 31 (2010 Version)
Psychedelica meets Jazz with some Funk and Rock thrown in. Hard to describe this one. Please let me know what you think (good or bad).
Let's Think On It Let's Think On It
A mixture of Rock, Classical, Folk, and Piano ballad. An edgy bass line and rock beat ties it all together. Co-written with my wife, Colene. Comments welcome.
Number 32 Number 32
Hey Buddy (Demo) Hey Buddy (Demo)
Complex guitar riffs and a funky bass line paired to a rock-ish beat. Started as a guitar jam for practicing pentatonic scales. It eventually grew into this.
Number 12 (2010 version) Number 12 (2010 version)
A melting pot of Rock, Psychedelica, Classical, Folk, and Electronica. Hard to pick a genre for this one. What do you think?
Helical Measures Helical Measures
Study for Piano and Bass. Fast and in your face. Originally written in 2001 and remixed for 2008.
Fractured Fractured
A study for guitar, strings and piano. Complex rhythms and chord structures paired with an aggressive beat.
Collateral Perspective (Bottoms Up!) Collateral Perspective (Bottoms Up!)
Trance meets Heavy Metal? Heavy on the synths and sfx. Let me know what you think.
Celestial Blues Celestial Blues
A blending of ambient guitar mixed with some odd chord structures and a heavy beat.
The Wind (2010 Re-write) The Wind (2010 Re-write)
Overlapping melodies and harmonies through guitar, piano and synths. Another re-write of an old favorite from 1988-1989. This version is much more true to the original.
The Wind (2009 re-write) The Wind (2009 re-write)
An old favorite originally written in 1988. Completely re-written for 2009. Comments welcome.
The Miles Between Us (Piano Version) The Miles Between Us (Piano Version)
Melodic piano ballad accompanied by acoustic guitar, cello, and strings. Written in D# minor to 6/8 time.
Home Again (2010 Version) Home Again (2010 Version)
Nostalgic melodies through piano backed by acoustic guitar and strings. Heavy use of minor chords throughout.
