Another birthday is upon me, and so, on the eve of my “one year closer to destruction” celebration I offer you something special. No, not the surely expected best apidextra review here nonsense. Though I’m sure that’s why you tuned in, right?

No, this year I offer you some half-finished musings in the form of mp3s. Visit the noise page for a few recent explorations including a demo of part one of the Thorn Cycle – instrumental acoustic and some bass replete with mistakes. But who can resist the dropped-D tuning, right?

And the coup de grace, the sort of old school folk tune that started as a thought in the shower – what would be a good contemporary country music lyric? She asked me, “why whiskey” and I said, “why not?” But it got way less good old boy, and way more depressing in the writing.

And an oldie but goodie, once again re-imagined – now with guitar and half a bass line. It’s called A Reason and my girlie really likes it.

And just for fun, a thing I played around with called Everything is Better. Maybe that should have been saved for an anniversary thing when it was more polished, but I think it’s cute.