the dust has cleared...

this week's download is the last of dust.
if you have been collecting these particles
you should now have
20 pieces in volume 1,
14 pieces in volume 2,
23 pieces in volume 3,
and 16 pieces in volume 4
for a total of 73 new pieces of music!
congratulations and thank you.
I hope you've enjoyed it as much as I have.

the obvious question is:
will dust come out on CD?
the quick answer is YES, eventually.
right now I cannot afford the time and effort
needed to produce and package dust
but it is something for the future, hopefully later this year.

The Man In The Moon (remix)

the man in the moon (remix)
volume 1 number 16

this FREE download comes from the coming attractions record.
for an interesting explanation of the procedure to make this version
please see the liner notes for coming attractions.

piano: christy bley
bass: clif mayhugh
classical guitar, synthesizer, vocal: adrian
engineered by ken latchney at studiobelew in 1999
original parts for christy and clif
recorded by rich denhart at cwazy wabbit studio in 1979
length: 2:55

Goofball

goofball
volume 1 number 20

see what happens when I get a new toy.

Roland handsonic drum machine: adrian
engineer: ken latchney
recorded at studiobelew sometime in 2006
length: 2:48

Two Belews

two belews
volume 1 number 17

the back story: in 1999 we put together a one-man-show.
with 3 positions onstage: electric guitar in the middle,
acoustic guitar mounted on a stand to one side
and dobro mounted on a stand on the other.
it required a bit of rehearsal to coordinate between myself and ken latchney
who would be mixing the show live.

one day my son udo stopped by the studio during rehearsals
to demonstrate his new korg "electribe" drum machine.
he had programmed his first drum pattern.
immediately upon hearing it I knew it was perfect
for an instrumental piece I was hoping to play in the show.
I named it two belews.

this is from a live one-man-show in Philadelphia in June 1999.

drum machine: udo belew
guitar: adrian
recorded live by ken latchney
in June, 1999
length:5:16

Monkey With A Bow And Drum (demo)

monkey with a bow and drum (demo)
volume 4 number 10

this is how of bow and drum was born.
it was at time when I had no engineer
(noah evens was on his way to us)
so I recorded the idea myself with a drum machine
and a strat played through my trusty foxx tone machine.

guitar, drum machine: adrian
recorded at home by adrian sometime in 1994
length: 3:03

I Know What I Know...

I know what I know and that is all I know and I know it
volume1 number 11

our FREE download from coming attractions features the omnificent
prophet omega in his second outing doing an impromptu radio ad
for the shipp moving company.

voice: the prophet omega
drums, string bass, percussion, guitar: adrian
drums recorded at Royal Recorders in Lake Geneva, Wis,
on October 20, 1989
engineer: rich denhart
assistant: dan harjung
voice, bass, and guitar recorded at StudioBelew in Mt. Juliet, Tn.
on March 24, 1997 engineer: ken latchney
length: 2:27

Heat In The Jungle

heat in the jungle
volume 1 number 8

here is a never-released instrumental piece.
the strange percussion sounds were produced by putting
a Barcus Berry pickup and a door and playing the door.
this track was to have a vocal but I never finished it.

piano, keyboard: christy bley
fretless bass: clif mayhugh
drums, guitar: adrian
engineer: rich denhart
recorded at Cwazy Wabbit in Springfield, IL.
sometime in late 1979
length: 4:35