I have been playing around with this one for a few weeks and decided it’s good enough to post. The name is taken from a song by the Disco Biscuits called “Floes“, which was written by their original drummer Sam Altman about the Northern Lights. That vibe just felt right for this one:
Here’s one of my favorite new creations. I am not going to overthink it and will just let it speak for itself (in other words, I am at a loss for words as far as a description).
That said, I should clarify that the name — “Above the Waves” — is pulled directly from one of the marquee songs from the Disco Biscuits rock opera “Hot Air Balloon” which the band created in the late 90s.
I created a whole series of images based on this same theme and decided to call them “Save the Robots” as I was listening to this long mix of old live tracks by the Disco Biscuits at the time (“Save the Robots” is the name of probably one of their weirdest yet most interesting songs). Here’s one of my favs:
I caught up with my buddy Burke recently and he made a point to say how much he liked my live improv mixes, even though I don’t think he really considers himself a big live music/improv guy. In honor of summer, I recently put together two different all-improv, all-instrumental mixes around a “summer bliss” theme. I’m pretty darn happy with the final products, so I thought I should probably flag the new material on my site before the summer’s over!
Check ’em out:
#1
Podcast #069: Bisco Bliss Mix:
Live Music Blog Podcast #069 – Bisco Bliss Mix by whitperson
#2
Podcast #70: Phish Summer Bliss Mix:
Podcast #070 – Phish Summer 2011 Bliss Mix by livemusicblog
By the way, I typically post most of my mixes over on Live Music Blog to add to our ongoing podcast series (which you can subscribe to via iTunes if you’re so inclined).