short by spike mason

It's always a joy to book a studio, call some musos, and ask them to create some new music with you in the moment.
You never know what you'll get.
But you hope it will sound lovely.
SHORT contains all of the freely improvised solos and duos that alf, damien, and I, played in 4 hours on a rainy tasmanian saturday afternoon.
On the day of the recording we laughed a lot, damien got sick, and alf brought kiwifruit - I hypnotised one of zarven's chickens.
I think the music is lovely, and I hope you do too - it's offering is as pure as we could make it at least…

Tracklist

1.	submerged light	1:29

2.	lingers and vanishes	1:36

3.	primal wave	1:49

4.	time becomes a circle	3:20

5.	holiness is about learning	2:31

6.	dispersed	5:39

7.	line of sequence	1:11

8.	edge of truth	0:48

9.	secret door in the memory	1:22

10.	alcoves	3:45

11.	hidden deep	0:59

12.	kindness and chaos	3:46

13.	forgotten	5:24

14.	silence that ripples	1:36

15.	edge of false	5:34

16.	oxygen	0:38

Credits

released September 5, 2021

alf jackson :: drums
damien kingston :: guitar
spike mason :: saxophones

all music improvised by alf, damien, and myself
recorded at www.reeltoreelstudios.com by zarven kara
on the 17th of April 2021
mixed and mastered at spiral studios in august 2021

photo and artwork by spike mason

all of the titles of these pieces of music are phrases chosen from the book “beauty - the invisible embrace” by john odonohue

for alf and damo - two fearless cats

this album was funded by busking 🎷

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