David Miles Huber - Roads
Roads was written/produced/ performed by David Miles Huber at Media Designers in Bloomington, Indiana, just after having returned from working in NYC in July of 1979. It's a unique ambient project in that the basic goal was to play instruments in ways that they weren't necessarily intended to be played. This wasn't always possible (i.e. piano, recorder, ect.)... but it's a cool project that I'm proud of and am finally throwin' it out to the public for free.
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Roads - 01 - Travlin.mp3 (256k)
Roads - 01 - Travlin.flac (lossless)
Roads - 02 - Ahead.mp3 (256k)
Roads - 02 - Ahead.flac (lossless)
Roads - 03 - Outreach.mp3 (256k)
Roads - 03 - Outreach.flac (lossless)
Roads - 04 - 4Corners.mp3 (256k)
Roads - 04 - 4Corners.flac (lossless)
Roads - 05 - Encounter.mp3 (256k)
Roads - 05 - Encounter.flac (lossless)
Roads - Disc Label
Roads - Cover Graphics
1. travlin – The birds were recorded early in the morning, with a clock being recorded to another track (oh yeah, percussion was recorded over the studio’s intercom phone). The flute was recorded both in a traditional fashion, while another flute “whale” was recorded at half speed.
2. ahead– This short & crazy montage contains about 30+ edits… Patty Yamaguchi (the studio secretary) and I held about 10 helium balloons and released them on cue… fun piece.
3. chorus – Again, the perc was recorded over the phone… a vocal was recorded half speed and played backwards. Standard overdubbed vocals were placed over the piece… a plaintive piece! Oh yea, let’s not forget the wok gong at the end!
4. 4 corners – Ocarina (all in one pass), piano melody with a sustain piano bass overdub… Has always been a fave of mine!
5. encounter – Flute, oilcan and a percussion section that consisted of a banjo, bass and acoustic guitar. Did I mention that I had no clothes on during the entire session. Some astute guy actually picked up on the composition’s sexual undertones.
David Miles Huber (www.51bpm.com) is a producer and musician in the downtempo dance genre, whose CD have sold over the million mark. His latest music and collaborations with artists in the US, UK and Europe can also be heard at www.MySpace/51bpm.