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.

  1. Recorded alone live with no overdubs, the meditative songs combine Tignor's intimate, haunting violin with percussion & electronics in a cinematic whole.

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  2. Red fallen beech leaves in a rain puddle on the Pelham Greenway in Van Cortlandt Park
    A Trail To Lead You Home
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  3. The 20-piece band captures a live set of new material that highlights their groove-based, funky & explortatory improvisations, delightful interplay & top-notch musicianship.

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  4. A decaying iron bar on the pier by Tubby Hook in Inwood, New York
    The Collapsing Empire
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  5. Six lush, loose, bluesy pastoral atmospheric songs born of improvisation exploring spirituality & humanism, dynamically moving between tranquility & intensity, the ebb & flow of passion.

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  6. Pruple and pink clouds & sky at sunrise, with the sillhouette of a tree in the foreground
    The Weight Of Morning Light
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  7. Layers of synthesizer & prepared piano merge, collide & reflect each other opening doorways into exuberance or peacefulness or, often, both simultaneously.

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  8. Felln leaves scattered on the wet asphalt of the Pelham Greenway in Van Cortlandt Park
    A Preview
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  9. The trio expand their sound to include synthesizers & saxophone, more dynamic rhythms & more probing lyrics that capture the frustration of love & life in the modern era.

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  10. Side view of the trunk of a fallen tree along the Pelham Greenway in Van Cortlandt Park
    History Lesson
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  11. The adventurous tenor saxonphonist, backed by piano, drums, bass, plays classic ballads with warmth, introspection, emotional depth & tender lyrcisim.

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  12. An orange sulphur cosmos blossom.
    Scene Stealer
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  13. The Wilco songwriter & frontman's solo outing with family & friends features the tunefulness & sonic adventurousness & texture that marks his most beloved previous work.

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  14. Sunrise poking through the trees along the John Kiernan Trail in Van Cortlandt Park
    Light Is Always In Motion
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  15. LaMontagne's knack for unique phrasing & rhyme, & his smoky, near-whisper singing are perfectly framed in the sparse atmosphe of quiet guitars & swelling strings.

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  16. White wood aster along the Bridle Path in Van Cortlandt Park
    Constellation
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  17. The band reunites after 15 years with energetic new tunes & lively revisits, an intoxicating brew of relaxed grooves, passionate vocals & dazzling musicianship.

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  18. Cirrocumulus clouds above the treeline in Van Cortlandt Park
    Texture Is A Kind Of Meaning
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  19. A series of cumulus clouds in a very blue sky over the Van Cortlandt Park Parade Ground
    Stairway To The Sun
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  20. Amidst an intricate soundscape of muted synths, minimalist effects-laden guitar phrases & textural drums, Bridgers explores her own darkness, broken faith & small steps toward healing.

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  21. Clouds and sky reflected in a small rain puddle along the Cross Country trail in Van Cortlandt Park
    A Moon-Shaped Pool
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  22. The celebrated organist covers songs by Beck as groovy, funky instrumentals, revealing the durability of the songwriter's infectious melodies & arrangements.

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  23. The sun rising byond the trees, with a fallen leaf in the foreground along the Van Cortlandt Greenway in Van Cortlandt Park
    First Day Of Autumn
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  24. The elastic, expansive, eclectic, atmospheric muisc provides a shimmering dreamscape over which Ocean's free-form melodies drift & cohere around loneliness, loss & a search for love.

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  25. A birdhouse, painted pink, on a tree trunk along the Van Cortlandt Greenway in Van Cortlandt Park
    This Charming Bungalow Has A Few Quirks
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