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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I Brought The Crowd With Me -
Bright As Yellow -
The sonic adventurers turn the distortion down & sing quietly, close to the mic, to deliver this dreamlike, emotionally rich slice of night.
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Of Course, Of Course -
Don't Forget To Mention -
Overlook -
Adventurous, boundary-pushing compositions & improvisations from a quartet of young risk-takers who ride the balance between groove & experimentation made this album a classic.
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Balance Need Not Be Symmetry -
Smith comes into his own as a writer/arranger, playing & singing everything on this exquisite balance between ambitious compositions & lo-fi production. Lovely melodies; sad poetry
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The Best Form Of Flattery -
An unflinching examination of addiction, its causes & effects, all achingly sung & supported by metamorphic, searing & gorgeous arrangements of shifting time signatures & tempos.
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A Certain Sky -
Lush, steady, interlocking grooves pulse above eclectic samples providing a sure foundation for shapely melodies well-suited to the emotionally intimate lyrics.
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Higher & Higher -
On Revision
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“Revision,” a synonym for editing or rewriting, doesn't literally mean "to rewrite" but rather means “to see again.” It gained the meaning associated with rewriting late in its career, but I think I prefer the deeper, ori... Continue Reading On Revision
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From Many Directions At Once -
Point of Order -
Mindful of tradition while original, the band explores young adulthood, romance & responsibility in these funky, smooth, fun, songs, elevated by silky, effortless singing.
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Cluster -
By their 7th album the band were masters of their craft & it shows on this compelling, danceable collection of bangers & ballads. Michael Hutchence's bluesy, swaggering singing was never better.
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Shadow & Texture -
Crystalline, emotive singing, evocative, poetic lyrics, sometimes sparse, sometimes lush arrangements make these songs of devotion, love, & yearning glisten timelessly.
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Run-on Sentence -
Dynamic, shapeshifting compositions that are also warm, catchy tunes with oblique memorable lyrics, sweetly sung, examining both inner turmoil & middle-aged revelation & joy.
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The Rays
