CAC – The War Kitty Chronicles

Yup.
Jes sayin’.
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Found this photo by Danny Choo and it transported me back to my all to short residency in Japan. I lived on a street in Mitaka-shi, a burb of Tokyo, that looked exactly like this. My friend Akiyoshi Hirahara lived across the street. He was into motorcycles, beer, and country & western music. [...]

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CAC War Kitty – Long Ago Far Away
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I don’t know what to say about this bit of music. It just happened. It came out of one of my beat/loop exercises of a few weeks back. Then, in the early evening a day or so ago, I opened it up and instantly it showed itself to [...]

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CAC War Kitty – You Leave Me In Silence
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I wrote this song with a totally different intention: Heavy Metal. But as I started to play it out on the synth and guitar, it took on a mind of its own. I often think that a good idea is a good idea and, if you are [...]

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This is the coolest thing, very now. It’s called the Nudge and it allows you to create your own music in the here and now.
Some encouragement from the folks at inudge.net
Select 1 of 8 different Sound Patterns from the small colour- coded Matrixes on the right.
Use your mouse to draw or select notes on each [...]

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It’s well known that I look for the art in everything… because I like it and that’s the way it is. Not everyone see it that way and that is their loss. Then again, beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
More guitar art here.

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What is this all about?
Don’t ask, don’t tell.
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Quick note: My new album, ‘cement the clouds’, shipped today for distribution. This is a good thing. It means that very shortly it will be available at all your favorite places… for instant download. Also, I am going to offer physical copies via paypal and possibly eBay.
More news and links as soon as [...]

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CAC War Kitty – Silence
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This little beat/loop is the nucleus of a song I am working on. Like a lot of my stuff, it started out as an experiment… trying to make sound both percussive and melodic. The concept is nothing new but creating it sure is fun.
Where will the silence take us…
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Before The Music Dies
This documentary explores the reason why so few companies currently control the music played on the radio and for sale at retail stores, and whether corporations really have the power to silence musical innovation.
Well worth the watching…
Or watch it on HULU
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