Border by solo 1991

While in Japan studying Karate and earning some more traveling money, I met several musicians who got me back into playing, which I thought I had left behind when I began my travels.

I played rock, some jazz, and had a short-lived country blues solo act before I fractured a finger. This was the first and only time I made money as a musician. I also bought a Roland drum machine for my solo act, and made up several ditties using its various soundcards for fun.

My friend Yasushi, the guitarist in our band 'Hard On Soul,' helped turn it into a cassette. I added some guitar on some of the tunes in his studio. He also turned up the bass drum quite a bit to fit his 80s aesthetic. Looking back, I don't mind it so much. I call it "Border" because of the world music sounds on some of the soundcards. The titles are places I had already visited or intended to visit now that I had enough money to travel again.

I was born.
Then I started playing music.
Then I stopped,
Then I started again.
Many times.
It's always been fun.

A lot of it went unrecorded. Some got recorded, and some of that is here.

The bottom three albums are two college bands and one post-college.
The top 5/6 albums are free jamming outfits (not for everyone!). The middle 6 are solo albums where I made up, sang, and played everything.