Sunday, December 30, 2007


Sound Experiment 2
12/29/07

The microphones were hot and the board ready by 3pm. What was about to transpire was any ones guess? We had Bruce Nelson return from sound X 1 to continue to surprise me and Rich with his metronome like rhythms he’s a percussion genius to say the least. But today a new energy had entered the studio. His name is John O’Reilly and we had no idea what the luck of the Irish was about to bring us!


John, a bass player and sound experimentalist himself He is a 39-yr-old and plays a 5-string electric bassist (low B) & audiophile. He played professionally in his early 20s. Currently, he’s been participating in the New Haven Improviser's Collective. Also, he plays in an original, progressive, fusion trio. John started playing bass drum in The Shriner's marching band where his son is learning bagpipes. His favorite music Texts are "Twentieth Century Harmony" & "The Secret Power of Music". He’s Fascinated by synthetic scales, using those scales to build unconventional Chords, the physical & chemical properties & possibilities of sound.

Captian's Groove

In the last 3 yrs., he’s been playing, listening & experimenting with drones. And now he’s found the Blue Star Sound experiment files and we are happy to have him with us! Just take a listen to what happened! The quartet proved to be a group of musicians that really knew how to listen to each other. A rock like bass line and pure rhythmic and up tempo drum beat set the space for the low over and undertones of the didgeridoo. Add a little of Rich McGhee on top and this group kicked it! Lot’s of fun and we look forward to playing and experimenting with these guys again real soon.

Seven Seas Clip

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