Fright Sketch by Chris Anderson
I was going to have this album centered about a theme covering "the singularity". I then decided to put that off, and create an album inspired both by Steven Leak's creations and Salvador Dali's works. I will revisit Ray Kurzweil soon enough and "tackle" the singularity subject again.
So, this change of heart lead to working with some improvisations from 7/11/25 to 7/13/25 and a new album was released! The setup used to create this album is reasonably portable, as well, and so I hope to perform these pieces live, as closely as possible, in the coming months at a local venue.
Tracklist
| 1. | Dali's Quiet Home | 2:31 |
| 2. | Footsteps | 2:47 |
| 3. | Deserty Trinkets i: Trials at Sunset | 1:15 |
| 4. | Deserty Trinkets ii: Another Look | 1:46 |
| 5. | One of Dali's Drones | 1:57 |
| 6. | Deserty Trinkets iii: Finding the Singularity | 2:36 |
| 7. | Fright Sketch | 2:53 |
| 8. | Let's Move On | 3:42 |
| 9. | Oceanside Trinkets | 3:14 |
| 10. | A Meadow Found | 2:53 |
| 11. | Fizzy Dali Gadgets | 4:16 |
| 12. | Subtle i | 21:56 |
Credits
Chris Anderson plays a 10-string Chapman Stick thru a Line 6 Helix, Red Panda Particle and Tensor pedals, Boss DS-1 distortion pedals, Chase Mood Bliss Mk II pedal, Empress Echosystem, Big Sky Reverb, Boss Looper pedals, all processed by a MacBook Pro running Logic Pro and/or Ableton Live.
Cover Art by Steven Leak, Peterborough, Ontario, Canada
A special thanks to Steven for the inspiration, conversation, and encouragement!
License
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Chapman Stick player and ambient music composer based in Charlotte, NC, USA. I have played electric and acoustic guitar, as well as bass since the late 1980’s. I picked up the Chapman Stick in 2015.
The focus of this music is on improvisation, ambient, experimental, and texture-based music using a 10-string Chapman Stick with some occasional synthesizers and various effects pedals.