I've decided to try something new today and include the latest project of a musician who happens to be a friend of mine. You may be familiar with Christopher Dean Hayes through The New Suffer Jets, a previous band Mike Swanberg, Steve Minogue, and Vincent Elliott. I am just getting to know Chris but I do know that this latest edition of an ongoing series of recordings (think Learning Music Monthly, the album-a-month project founded by John Clement Wood) called Fireside is a really exciting one. What I like about Fireside II is that Chris took a completely new course from his usual acoustic recordings and didn't hold back. He plays with making beats, layering harmonies, and blending sounds from both old work, new work, field recordings and even the work of other musicians (you'll hear a Joanna Newsom melody paired with 'Amazing Grace' in the last track). Chris describes it as an experiment and I guess he would probably want you to listen to it that way. I want you to listen to it however you feel inclined, so long as you listen to it.
Watch Hayes perform the track "Sleeves" (you may recognize parts of it from Fireside #2) and check out his Myspace for more music and info!
Really cool! The last one is really beautiful.
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