John Paul Davis
My name is John Paul Davis. I write poetry, build things on the web with code, make music and visual art. I love making things. This website is mostly about the things I make and do.
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Passageway To Another World -
Take Another Guess -
Experimenting with process, sounds, & recording techniques, Eno & friends (Phil Collins, Robert Fripp, John Cale) create unconventional music & in the process, a whole new genre.
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Ladder to Heaven -
A Quiet Kind Of Rejoicing -
Assembling a septet, Frisell creates an almost ambient, dreamlike experience, as if he's standing at an intersection where jazz, blues & country meet late at night, beholding the moon.
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This Will Just Take A Moment -
Gathering -
Expanding her acoustic sound to be more atmospheric & rhythmic, Harris collaborates with friends & explores loss, love, God & death in this mid-career masterpiece.
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Only Slightly -
Winter Palimpsest -
Revisiting seven of his compositions with new arrangements, the celebrated pianst teams up with the NDR Big Band to deliver a lively, generous album of healing & joy.
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Different Arrangements Of Water -
In Case You Were Wondering -
The band subverts expectations at every turn with dynamic adventurous arrangements while keeping melodies compelling, against poetic lyrics chronicling emotional upheaval.
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Forty-seven Shades of White -
I'm Not Making Any Promises -
Playful, innovative, genre-smashing songs about love, communication & growth blending woodwinds & harp with synths & electronic beats for a groovy, danceable, magical & haunting journey.
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Whispers -
Dawn Still Comes -
Chill, almost meditative versions of standards deftly arranged & expertly played in a way that hides the work itself, leaving behind only the incandescent glow.
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First Resolution of the New Year -
This Is Just The Beginning -
Our Burdens Change Our Shape -
Fluid, metamorphosing, deeply-connected interplay between hammered dulcimer, six-string electric bass & drums mark these energetic & soothing, shimmering instrumentals.
