Michael Waters returns

Michael Waters returned to the Duncan Garage Showroom last week... another memorable concert. This time it was extra special, because it was an incredibly balmy evening in Duncan, the first of the year really, and there were just a handful of us in there gathered around the stage. Michael engaged us during the break. We talked about what part music takes in our lives. Michael made a comment that will stick with me for a long time: You are a success if you can do what you love to do. I like that, to make the standard for success personal, and to reject any other standard.

For an encore, Michael played some music from his upcoming CD. He gave me some tracks to share:

Mind Bandits
Farmers Cathedral

You'll find more to listen to at Ladybird Music.

Michael Waters

I saw Michael Waters at the Duncan Garage Showroom tonight... authentic Vancouver Island talent, performed on a stage adorned with driftwood and candle lanterns. His music takes you somewhere really good. Here are some samples from his latest project Acoustic Psychedelic Chill:

Anaconda King
Velvet Letters 3

Verian Thomas - video

Verian Thomas releases the Massive follow up to Miniatures. Get the music at the Negative Sound Institute net label. The Fireflys video reminds me a little of Picnic at Hanging Rock...

Verian Thomas

A little more mind clearing for the new year, this is a beautiful release, Minatures by Verian Thomas, released on the Negative Sound Institute net label. Memories of childhood, "pristine in their imperfection", encoded here in beautiful ambient tracks made with a guitar. Listen well... follow the track titles, or create new titles from your own memories. It's hard to pick just two to sample here...

The Drop From The Tree Is Forgetting To Fly

Those Happy Few Minutes

Thomas also supplies the sample tracks for Those Happy Few Minutes, which you can reweave to your own magic.

My mother is pretty sick right now in the hospital -- she's 83 -- she's never even had a CD player -- but today I'm leaving my headphones and mp3 player with her -- she's pretty uncomfortable. I hope she'll find comfort listening to her favorite childhood memories.