14 posts tagged “music”
From the shameless self-promotion department...this music and the rest of the music from the album are for sale at
Enjoy
There is really nothing more I can say than what I said in the title.
Listen to the album!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
As many of you already know, on May 14 of this year I succumbed the cumulative effects of several days in the high-desert and drove my BMW1100RT off the road with horrific results. That is old news to anyone who knows me or follows this blog.
What is less known is the amazing experiences I had on that ride prior to the crash. I haven't written a lot about my experience of that journey, instead I went back to my old art form of music and made an effort to express those experiences through that medium.
This podcast features full-length tracks from the entire album with explanatory material during the intros and outros. Nevertheless, I would like to take this opportunity to add some more information about each composition.
Lines in the Sand
1) Sunrise in the Mirror. That particular phrase is one of my favorite pieces of imagery from Neil Peart's book Ghost Rider. For me there is nothing like heading west into the desert at dawn with the day rising up to meet you from behind. I would like to thank my long-time friend and ace musician Michael Ferenci for contributing the guitar and bass tracks to this tune.
2) The Red Road. I was firmly on my way east on I-15 marveling at how far out the hype for Las Vegas begins. The slab outlines the northern edge of the Mojave National Preserve for many miles, and I desperately wanted to visit, but I was commited to making Durango, CO before nightfall. I thought I had made it safely past the preserve when at the last moment I spotted "The Red Road." The road was literallly bright red from the local materials mixed in the ashphalt.
I simply could not pass that up. Once on the road I saw glimmering at the top of a small desert hill the dot of a town. "I will go only that far," I told myself. It was as far as I needed to go. I had discovered the delightful little town of Nipton, Ca. and I was hooked.
3) Under Stars. If you have ever spent the night in the desert you will understand this tune.
4) Among Giants. The next day, after a late breakfast, I pointed the Beeemer even deeper into the desert to explore the Mojave National Preserve. It is high-desert, almost alien terrain created by both volcanic and tectonic forces. The remnants of ash-cones and the upthrustings of rock are truly remarkable and huge. One feels as if one has entered the land of the giants.
5) No Mans Land. After exploring the desert sancurary I headed east along one of the more barren stretches of Route 66. It is truly a "No Mans Land."
6) The Ravening Sun. This is a very different and strange tune. My attempt at musically creating the detrimental and hallucinatory effects of extended desert exposure. For me this signals the beginning of the end.
7) Off The Edge. Due to an egregious navigational error I ended up that night in Page, AZ rather than Durango, CO. The next morning I succumbed to the heat and at 100 MPH drove the big BMW off the road into a rocky field.
8) Beemer Babe. Many of you will recognize this as the them music to Road Show. It was originally composed for my lovely wife, "The Wrench Wench," and is dedicated to her for sticking by me through a long recovery
The Picture Book
As an experiment I put the photography and story of this journey in a picture book/comic book format available for free viewing at.
http://www.highslab.com/lines1.html
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This is really cool. It is just like iTunes...you can listen to a 30 second sample for free and then if you decide to buy you just click on the button. Neat.
I think I have said this before, but this music is the companion to the illustrated travel story Lines in the Sand.
The first 18 pages are available free at www.highslab.com
Just go to the site then navigate to Lines in the Sand.
BTW...I would very much appreciate any feedback you might have....Thanks
BMWeerman
Greetings friends..
Sorry once again for my lengthy absence.
As I sat here typing just now I was tempted to pontificated on the meaning of art, life the universe and everything, reason however has prevailed and I will merely say that, finally, my new album is done.
As most of you know it is a musical journey through my summer motorcycle trip, horrific accident and subsequent recovery. I have attached a clip that covers all eight tunes on the album.
After much consideration I have decided to do the manufacturing in-house because all of the proceeds will be donated to Christmas charities and the overhead will be so much less. The downside is the packaging will be of slightly lesser quality but the music will not suffer in any way.
The album is called Lines in the Sand and is for sale on my website.
www.highslab.com/our_music.html
If you have any problems comments or questions please feel free to contact me.
Thanks
BMWeerman
I have been working on this project for a long time and, unfortunately, it is still not complete. However, I have decided to publish the first section. This is a pictorial story in comic book form with accompanying music.
Click on the link below to view the comic book and on the red speaker icons to the left to hear the music.
Lines in the Sand, Part 1
I have never been one to identify much with the "bleeding-heart-do-gooder" crowd. The little mishap I had back in May changed all that, at least to a large degree, then yesterday something happened that was really freaky.
I had not seen my GPS unit since
the crash then, for complicated reasons, I needed to know the Lat/Long
of my new house so I dug it out of storage. The internal software is
designed to save and display its last known location.. In this case
the last place it remenbere being was my crash site....So that was
interestingl, .
It also made me want to re-commit to giving something back.
I am so adamant about this because San Juan is no ordinary hospital. It is a non-profit, family oriented institution. A lot of cancer patients go there for long-term treatment and the Connelly house is provided across the street, free of charge, for their families.
As you can see it is a pleasant and healing environment.
Now back to my point....
I am taking orders for my new CD..."Lines in th Sand" all profits will be donated to this cause.
