Output before Input #191 - 2022.07.07

🎵 Output before Input #191 - 2022.07.07

Sashaying through the thrift store

Output before Input #190 - 2022.07.06

🎵 Output before Input #190 - 2022.07.06

Foot on the accelerator

Output before Input #189 - 2022.07.06

🎵 Output before Input #189 - 2022.07.06

Pulled in every direction

Output before Input #188 - 2022.07.05

🎵 Output before Input #188 - 2022.07.05

Trying to play the concerto over the fireworks

Output before Input #187 - 2022.07.04

🎵 Output before Input #187 - 2022.07.04

Rolling along the walls

Output before Input #186 - 2022.07.03

🎵 Output before Input #186 - 2022.07.03

Conducting the honking duck orchestra

Output before Input #185 - 2022.07.03

🎵 Output before Input #185 - 2022.07.03

Going back into the house because you forgot your keys montage

Output before Input #184 - 2022.07.02

🎵 Output before Input #184 - 2022.07.02

Mosquito under the net

Output before Input #183 - 2022.07.02

🎵 Output before Input #183 - 2022.07.02

Regular guy on the beach

Output before Input #182 - 2022.07.01

🎵 Output before Input #182 - 2022.07.01

Wild blackberry patch

Output before Input #181 - 2022.06.30

🎵 Output before Input #181 - 2022.06.30

Hands on a typewriter

Output before Input #180 - 2022.06.30

🎵 Output before Input #180 - 2022.06.30

Swagger but then you slip

Output before Input #179 - 2022.06.29

🎵 Output before Input #179 - 2022.06.29

Don’t open your eyes or the dream will fade.

Output before Input #178 - 2022.06.28

🎵 Output before Input #178 - 2022.06.28

Sunset over the landfill.

Output before Input #177 - 2022.06.27

🎵 Output before Input #177 - 2022.06.27

Starting the day with a lullaby.

My kid really appreciates their Palomino Blackwing.

Output before Input #176 - 2022.06.26

🎵 Output before Input #176 - 2022.06.26

Waiting for appetizers

Output before Input #175 - 2022.06.23

🎵 Output before Input #175 - 2022.06.23

This rhythm seems to be stuck deep in my hands.

Output before Input #174 - 2022.06.23

🎵 Output before Input #174 - 2022.06.23

Circular breathing

Output before Input #173 - 2022.06.22

🎵 Output before Input #173 - 2022.06.22

I had a dream that my teeth kept falling out because they’d secretly been dentures and I hadn’t known. I think it influenced this sketch - centered around an unstable tonal foundation.

Output before Input #172 - 2022.06.22

🎵 Output before Input #172 - 2022.06.22

Hitting “snooze” when you get the day off

Output before Input #171 - 2022.06.21

🎵 Output before Input #171 - 2022.06.21

Walking around town on a sunny day, waving to all the neighbors

Output before Input #170 - 2022.06.21

🎵 Output before Input #170 - 2022.06.21

One of the things I love about guitar is how much you can do/imply with just three notes (in this case, one melody and two harmony) and two hands. I used to be a maximalist with harmony but lately I’ve been exploring how much the ear will fill in by itself.

For those who may be curious, this is my main guitar setup - the rig I’ve used for all of the Output before Input recordings.

The guitar is a Valley Arts custom Strat clone. The amp is a Yamaha THR-10C with a chip-modded TS-9/808 tube screamer in front. I love this setup because the amp sounds amazing and I can record it direct to the computer using the “voice memo” app with minimal fuss.

Output before Input #169 - 2022.06.20

🎵 Output before Input #169 - 2022.06.20

A meditation on pacing