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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The Crown -
Two Pair -
Eight ambient, atmospheric piano-based instrumentals incorporating field recordings and strings that meditate on solitude, longing & the nature of distance.
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G r a d i e n t -
Well, It's A Start -
Zevon's transgressive, sometimes macabre humor wouldn't be half as funny without the tenderness & empathy he shows for his characters in these wild, rocking narrative romps.
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Shadows as a Kind of Promise -
Color as Compensation -
The singer-songwriter explores love & loss backed by her live band & some seasoned jazz giants on this extraordinary, winding, sonically daring double album.
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The Invention of Writing -
Texture is a Kind of Poem -
The singer & pianist performs a fresh mixture of standards, modern classics & original compositions with verve, joy, passion & delightful technical proficiency.
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Slow Change -
Sometimes Motion is Hidden -
The band corral their penchant for experimentation in more traditional song structures but stay brilliantly bizarre as ever, examining the joys & sorrows of adulthood.
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Lauds -
Debut -
The pianist's trio play this well-chosen set of standards & new songs effortlessly, resulting in a flawless, transcendent set that meditates on death & rebirth.
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END -
A Mercy -
Accumulated -
Emerging -
Chris Cornell & the musicians from Rage Against the Machine join forces & exorcise their sorrow & political frustration in these melodic, soaring tunes of big, groovy riffs & funky basslines.
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True Friendship Reshapes You -
Funky, feisty & fun, the sisters tackle material from the traditions they love, covering Stevie Wonder, Allen Toussaint, Duke Ellington with effusive, playful energy.
