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. A view from below of a canopy of trees from a park bench near the Van Cortlandt Skatepark
    Look Upward, Hearts
    Posted on in Photography
  2. Over smooth, melodic beats, layered, spiritual lyrics examine the costs of assimilation & survival in late capitalism while trying to preserve & maintain love.

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  3. Thick cumulus clouds in the sky, with the sillhouette of trees in the foreground.
    The Sun Is Still There Even When You Can't See It
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  4. The singer-songwriter's standout debut, showcasing his passion, abstract poetics & compelling, gravelly singing as well as the album's inventive, sophisticated production.

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  5. Morning sunlight pokes thorugh the trees over Van Cortlandt Lake
    How to Start
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  6. Eshewing the typical pop dream team of songwriting & production collaboraters, Lipa adds psychedelic & dreamy atmospheres to her driving, funky, catchy, bittersweet songs.

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  7. Bark of a tree along the John Kieran Trail in Van Cortlandt Park
    Flesh Wound
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  8. Two decaying iron bars on the pier by Tubby Hook in Inwood, New York
    Everything that Exists in Time Runs Out of Time
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  9. Expanding their sound with synths, the band delve into the paranoia, anxiety & loneliness of technocracy, embodied in Byrne's innervated, unconventional singing.

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  10. Four ducks swim amongst the last of the season's lilies in Van Cortlandt Lake
    A Splendid Buffet
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  11. Backed by piano, bass, drums, the guitarist's unconventional sense of melody, innovative thumb-picking, & exquisite technique make this a classic.

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  12. A cresent moon over the sillhouette of a tree at dawn in the Bronx
    Aligned
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  13. Hushed, breezy, emotive singing about the fissures & failures of capitalism marked by versatile, dazzling arrangements that stun, seduce & soothe.

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  14. Fallen ash leaves on the paved surface of the Pelham Greenway in Van Cortlandt Park
    Gradient
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  15. With an all-star cast of musicians the singer-songwriter muses on political unrest & spiritual rebirth over daring, funky, eccentric, perfectly imperfect grooves.

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  16. Cirrocumulus clouds in a very blue sky
    Where Prayers Go
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  17. Over fluid rhythms, idiosyncratic interplay of guitar & bass, & eclectic arrangments, tenderness & anger slurringly sung with vulnerability in a weightless warble. Wonderfully wierd.

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  18. A waxing crescent moon and Venus appear low in the eastern sky above Moshulu Ave in the Bronx
    The Moon and the Morning Star
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  19. The pianist brings the composer's studies in tempo & textures to vivid life with sensitivity, a sense of fun, grace, & matchless, breathtaking technique.

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  20. Morning glory growing on a wrought-iron fence along Moshulu Ave in The Bronx
    So Much Depends On How You Frame Things
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  21. The Velvet Underground frontman finds his own footing on this stripped-back, weird & queer album, employing his silliness & wit to mischievous, delightful ends, resulting in a classic.

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  22. Sunrise behind the treeline & cirrocumulus clouds in the sky on the Cross Country trail in Van Cortlandt Park
    Up To Their Usual Tricks
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  23. Set against a shifting sonic landscape of stuttering beats, spiky bass & pulsing snyths, Staples examines the contradictions of rapid fame & the cost of transcending one's origins.

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  24. A small plant gorwing the space left by a missing stone in a wall in Fort Tryon Park
    It Was A Stubbornness
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  25. 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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