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. Shadows of tree leaves and branches on a wall
    Theory of the Multiverse
    Posted on in Photography
  2. Adding sweeping orchestral arrangements to their melodic, bittersweet, mostly-acoustic-plus-pedal-steel aesthetic, the band delves deeper into love, friendship, family & personal histories.

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  3. A yellow daylily being really, incredibly yellow.
    The Most Yellow Ever Yellowed
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  4. Meditating on the dehumanizing & world-ruining forces inside us & in what we build, Waits bends his primal voice to these modern blues over lo-fi waterlogged guitars & oddball percussion.

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  5. Flowers on a table at Kabab King in Queens.
    In Unexpected Places
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  6. The band's debut album captures their fuzzy, energetic, audacious guitar-forward live sound, their hooky melodies & witty, cutting lyrics that inspired Bowie, Cobain, & Corgan.

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  7. Shadows of tree branches and leaves along the Bridle Path in Van Cortlandt Park
    Temporary Decoration
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  8. Using samples of found dialogue & their haunted, analog synth & vintage drum machine aesthetic, the duo examine human spirituality & the language it employs.

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  9. A tree with a patch of bark missing in Van Cortlandt Park
    Exposed
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  10. Adding obscure & self-made instruments alongside inventive sampling & looping, the band create a beautiful & hauntingly original album, exploring isolation, anxiety, & political alienation

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  11. Shadows of tree branches and leaves on a sidewalk in the Bronx
    Is A Shadow A Discrete Entity?
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  12. Simon processes his divorce & its emotional aftermath in world-weary, witty & wise lyrics set to jazzy, groovy instrumentation & world-class melodies

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  13. An orange day-lily just after the rain
    What If You Could Be The Sun?
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  14. Lyrically exploring coming of age & mortality while musically delighting in the wide feast of their influences, the band defies genre to yield this triumph

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  15. A wooden pathway along the John Kieran Trail in Van Cortlandt Park
    Just A Suggestion
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  16. The band add live drums & acoustic instrumentation to their bewitching cocktail of loops, grooves, noise & harmonies on this songs of love, growth & political anxiety.

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  17. Woods in shadow in the foreground, with a field brightly lit in the background, in Van Cortlandt Park
    Passageway
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  18. The inventive DJ weaves trippy, crisp, haunted beats, a fitting container for the veteran MC's matchless wordplay, spellbinding storytelling & incisive philosophizing.

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  19. Painted-over graffiti on a concrete wall in The Bronx
    Revisions
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  20. This retrospective captures the essence of the band, the earworm melodies, the delightfully intricate arrangements, the melancholy & melodrama, all of which made them global superstars

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  21. View across a courtyard from an apartment window in The Bronx, NY
    New York Lines
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  22. The duo stretch the limits of what's possible on handpan & hammered dulcimer, displaying both dazzling inventiveness & mature, sensitive interplay on this dynamic, intriguing album.

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  23. Close-up of pale purple hydrangea blossoms
    Say Summer Without Saying Summer
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  24. Gabriel continues his project of blending electronic beats with a wide palette of instruments & playing styles from all over the world, as he meditates on birth & death.

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  25. A rusted No Parking sign, surrounded by leafy vines
    No Parking
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