Out of several tunes in various states of completion for the RPM project, this is the most presentable. In use for this track are: voice, talking drum, bells (metal and wooden), guiro, synth bass and organ. Every so often I write a song which is overtly political (a protest song, for want of a better term), and this is one of them.
posted to MeFi Music by flapjax at midnite at 4:23 AM on February 17, 2007 (9 comments)

Here's my version of this most haunting of American folk songs. It's very stripped-down: just voice, drone, a bass drum and a shekere. In the time-honored folk tradition, I've made a few minor lyrics changes here and there, and the melody I'm using is different from the Dock Boggs or Stanley Brothers versions of the tune. Anyway, it's one of my very favorite traditional songs. Hope you enjoy.
posted to MeFi Music by flapjax at midnite at 3:36 AM on January 31, 2007 (18 comments)

"i blew across the great plains like a plastic bag / from the broken heart of town to the dock of the bay / there ain't that much to say about the wide wide world / people everywhere just sleepwalk in their own little way / and ain't no hope of waking up / until you kiss me babe"
posted to MeFi Music by flapjax at midnite at 7:56 AM on January 16, 2007 (20 comments)

This song is by Skist (my duo with singer/electronicist Haruna Ito). It's from our new CD. [lyrics inside]
posted to MeFi Music by flapjax at midnite at 4:38 PM on January 13, 2007 (6 comments)

This is a recently recorded song that'll probably go on my next release. I'm not sure yet about the mix, but I guess it's good enough in its current state for a spin around the MeFi block. Party down y'all. [lyrics inside]</small]
posted to MeFi Music by flapjax at midnite at 10:52 PM on January 11, 2007 (9 comments)

This is a tune from a 1995 release called "Samm Bennett's History of the Last Five Minutes", from the Knitting Factory label. The CD is currently out of print. The guitarist is Hahn Rowe, everything else is me. I've been thinking about re-releasing this and possibly my earlier KF CDs on my own label (Yay! Rights have reverted back to yours truly!) but I've got a bunch of new songs I wanna release first. Thought I'd just throw this one out there into the ether. Anyway, [lyrics inside] and, hope you enjoy...
posted to MeFi Music by flapjax at midnite at 9:40 PM on January 10, 2007 (7 comments)