I have been thinking about fiddle master David Blackmon while he recovers from recent surgery. I was fortunate enough to travel with him in 2005/2006 as a member of Blueground Undergrass. I cannot begin to express his level of both relentless humor and masterful musicianship. He was always a guiding light to me on stage […]
Blueground Undergrass Camp Creek 2006 Read More »
Now almost 13 years later it is time to revisit this recording with fresh album art and a revised track list. Download or stream below.
I was fortunate to record a bass track on Blueground Undergrass’s 2006 album Faces. This is a star studded record that included Matthew Williams, David Blackmon, Rev. Jeff Mosier, Col. Bruce Hampton, Francisco Fattarusso, Matt Cowley, Neil Fountain and Jimmy Herring. I did about a year and a half of touring with the group from
BLUEGROUND UNDERGRASS – In This Life Read More »
Here is a retconned release from 2006. I released Gamma Ray Burst around the same time we were working on the Thunder Monkey album, and amidst touring with Blueground Undergrass. It was also about a year after I picked up my first digital keyboard, so stylistically it was all about having fun with layers, presets
Every gig had been orchestrated strictly through a combination of careful listening and fearlessness. Both Matthew and Steve offered originals in addition to covers by Neil Young, Ween, Primus, The Jayhawks and anything else we could teach each other on the fly.
Var was released with about 25 hand made copies in 2002. I recorded all of the music alone on a BOSS Digital recorder. A majority of the album focuses on short upbeat sunny folk pop. I was really enamored with Guided by Voices at the time and wanted to release a flood of home recordings like Bob Pollard. Var was one of ten releases between 2002-2010.
This is a very special release from 2004 featuring Magnolia. This band based in Carrollton, GA was a Brit-Pop flavored indie-pop band fronted by Guitarist Michael Butler and Drummer Walt Entrekin. I joined this band right after my time with West Georgia jam titan’s Dysfunktion Junktion. The stylistic shift was deliberate and beneficial. I had
MAGNOLIA basement tapes Read More »
I believe it was around Summer 2002 when Dysfunktion Junktion entered Butler Sound Studios in Carrollton, GA to make their first and only studio recording. Most of the songs recorded were staples of DJ’s numerous live sets. Songs such as Lookin Around and Grimey were a steady launchpad for improvisation and examples of the band’s
DYSFUNKTION JUNKTION Read More »
Here is a collection of live recordings very dear to my heart, the Fatty Acid collection! This was a project that was active roughly from December 2000 until April 2002. The initial grouping consisted of myself, Nik Fields and Nicodemus Flores on guitars. We had trouble at first locking down a consistent person on the
FATTY ACID – Cowtown Chemistry Read More »
