(Sharbaugh | Stevens)

Michael Ash Sharbaugh: bass drum, synthesizers, and found sound

Morton Stevens and His Orchestra: drums, percussion, guitar, bass guitar, piano, and synthesizers

Composed, Recorded, and Remixed ca. 1968 to August 4, 2015.

sm12edit [LANDR].

Morton Stevens [1929—1991] was film score composer extraordinaire! He is best known for—and won two Emmy Awards for—the “Hawai’i Five-0” [1968 to 1980] television series.

I idolize him, and remixed one of his tunes that aired on the “Hawai’i Five-0” series, meanwhile adding some instrumentation of synthesizers, drums, and found sounds.

One can find more on legend Morton Stevens here:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morton_Stevens

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0004022/

http://www.filmmusicsociety.org/news_events/features/2010/082010.html

One can find Morton Stevens and His Orchestra's "Up Tight" here:

http://www.discogs.com/Mort-Stevens-And-His-Orchestra-Original-Hawaii-Five-O-TV-Sound-Track/release/2502644

One can listen to Morton Stevens and His Orchestra's "Up Tight" here, but it's a bad-quality version:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P0w4Qtww7Vw

Here is my found sound—a Cretan lyra:

http://www.soundsnap.com/node/59730

(Dyer | Scott)

Michael Ash Sharbaugh [ https://soundcloud.com/michael-ash-sharbaugh ]: synthesizers, drum machine programming, and 'found sounds'

Composed and Recorded ca. 1975 to December 21, 2015.

sm77 [vox] [LANDR].

Blown Round By The Wind

Thrown Down In a Spin

—

I Gave You Love

I Thought That We Had Made It To The Top

I Gave You All I Had To Give

Why Did It Have To Stop

—

You've Blown It All Sky High

By Telling Me a Lie

Without a Reason Why

You've Blown It All Sky High

You, You've Blown It All Sky High

Our Love Had Wings To Fly

We Could Have Touched The Sky

You've Blown It All Sky High

—

Up Round I've Flown

Then Down Down Like a Stone

—

I Gave You Love

I Thought That We Had Made It To The Top

I Gave You All I Had To Give

Why Did It Have To Stop

—

You've Blown It All Sky High

By Telling Me a Lie

Without a Reason Why

You've Blown It All Sky High

You, You've Blown It All Sky High

Our Love Had Wings To Fly

We Could Have Touched The Sky

You've Blown It All Sky High

You, You've Blown It All Sky High

Our Love Had Wings To Fly

We Could Have Touched The Sky

You've Blown It All Sky High

—

(Sharbaugh)

Marc T. Rowe [ n/a ]: guitars

Michael Ash Sharbaugh [https://soundcloud.com/michael-ash-sharbaugh ]: vocals, synthesizers, and found sounds

Joel Tisinger [ n/a ]: drums

Composed and Recorded ca. 1991 to 1998.

[mNOV-T] [LANDR].

... the original, lo-fi, older version can be heard here:

https://soundcloud.com/michael-ash-sharbaugh/raven-all-too-soon-demo-circa-1990

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i hear that yer comin' to this town again

i hear that yer comin' to this town again

i'm gonna hear your drums soon

i know

is it luck or wayward destiny

that our breaths should once more clash in the air

all too soon

these feelings of love find me

all too soon

these channels of gloom break me

can't i sleep

another night without worry

of steps on my back door to freeze me

a bullet and noose our testimony

a splintered thorn that fell from the tree

bad fruit never eaten again

so wicked is that which comes to me

in dust-torn boots and spurs

charcoal eyes and pearls

all too soon

these feelings of love find me

all too soon

these channels of gloom break me

can't i sleep

another night without worry

of steps on my back door to freeze me

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(Sharbaugh)

Michael Ash Sharbaugh [ https://soundcloud.com/michael-ash-sharbaugh ]: vocals, synthesizers, drum machine programming, and found sounds

Chuck Donovan [ n/a ]: bass guitars

Mark Moss [ n/a ]: producer and engineer

Composed and Recorded at Target Studios in Wilmington, Delaware, United States of America, ca. September 27, 1988.

Transferred to digital on October 20, 2017.

sm1 [LANDR].

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what was that I heard a moment ago?

a word formed silently within your lips

something caused by my inner distraction

run for shelter at peals of distant thunder

we built this sea upon a desert

grew grasses where they said the fields were bare

you twist me apart in secret places

while petals fall in pieces to my feet

and as the days became colder

as the end drew near, a kiss alone uncertain

a sickness rising deep within our breath

September days sifting down through my fingers

we built this sea upon a desert

grew grasses where they said the fields were bare

you twist me apart [twist me] [falling, falling] [to my feet]

you twist me apart [twist me] [falling, falling] [to my feet]

you twist me apart [twist me] [falling, falling] [to my feet]

you twist me apart [twist me] [falling, falling] [to my feet]

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This is a grand day: what I thought was a #long-#lost #recording has suddenly come into the light after nearly 30 years of it being #missing!

"Song for Christine" has been found!

I wrote, performed, and sang this song in #1988 at the tender age of 19, along with My incredibly talented and imaginative Friend, #bassist #Chuck #Donovan.

It was My very 1st pro-studio #recording after having written #music, #sang, and #recorded for a mere 3 years, and I find it fascinating, if not endearing, to hear the germinal essence of My present-day #sound, and the nascent budding of My #voice.

I was cleaning out My former recording #studio in #Decatur, #Georgia, after nearly 16 years of its existence, and found the #audio #cassette #mixdown in an old, wooden box with many of My #early #recordings from #1983.

The #song was written for a former girlfriend, #Christine #Trankiem, and I deeply appreciate Her for inspiring Me.

I transferred it to #digital on October 20, 2017.

I am ecstatic to #hear it again!

Let Me know what You think! The #lyrics are below.

~ #Michael #Ash #Sharbaugh

“Song for Christine” (dedicated to Christine Trankiem)

[September 27, 1988]

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what was that I heard a moment ago?

a word formed silently within your lips

something caused by my inner distraction

run for shelter at peals of distant thunder

we built this sea upon a desert

grew grasses where they said the fields were bare

you twist me apart in secret places

while petals fall in pieces to my feet

and as the days became colder

as the end drew near, a kiss alone uncertain

a sickness rising deep within our breath

September days sifting down through my fingers

we built this sea upon a desert

grew grasses where they said the fields were bare

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you twist me apart [twist me] [falling, falling] [to my feet]

you twist me apart [twist me] [falling, falling] [to my feet]

you twist me apart [twist me] [falling, falling] [to my feet]

you twist me apart [twist me] [falling, falling] [to my feet]

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https://soundcloud.com/michael-ash-sharbaugh/song-for-christine-1988-unmastered

(Sharbaugh)

Michael Ash Sharbaugh: vocals, synthesizers, guitar, bass guitar, drums and percussion, magnetic tape manipulation, and found sounds

Composed ca. 1983 — 1994.

Recorded ca. 1983 — 2007.

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Tracks:

01. Fingers of My Lady's Clock [intro]

02. Ballade of Godzilla

03. Ladder

04. i have driven this road

05. Erin's Net

06. Near

07. Hollow and Hidden

08. Who Shall Take This Bride?

09. Clam

10. Anchor Garden

11. BitterSoil

12. Fog +1

13. Frostland

14. Snapping Pool in Winter

15. Sunflower, Dandelion, and Plum

16. Mesa Mesa

17. Caliope 1

18. Caliban

19. City of Fischer I: Industry

20. Canopy of Dreams

21. Meona's Bass

22. City of Fischer II: Bells

23. The Glass, the Sphere, and the Opalescent Sea

24. Eructed Eschatology

25. The Foraging Calm

26. deadroseflowers I

27. deadroseflowers II

28. 1920s Ghost Piano

29. Kaplan as a Child

30. Yugina

31. City of Fischer III: Harbour

32. 5th Portal

33. Fingers of My Lady's Clock [extro]

(Lancidel | Sharbaugh)

Marc T. Rowe: guitars

Elizabeth ______ [ n/a ]: background vocal

Michael Ash Sharbaugh [ https://soundcloud.com/michael-ash-sharbaugh ]: vocals, synthesizers, synthesizers and sequencer programming, drums and drum machine programming, and 'found sounds'

Composed ca. 1991 - 1992.

Recorded ca. 1998 - 2000.

Mastered ca. December 21, 2016.

[NORM'D] drumH [LANDR].

[(Duran Duran) Le Bon, Rhodes, Taylor, Taylor, Taylor; arr. Steady Delta and Michael Ash Sharbaugh]

Michael Ash Sharbaugh [ https://soundcloud.com/michael-ash-sharbaugh ]: vocals, synthesizers and sequencer programming, bass synthesizer, drums and machine programming, and 'found sounds'

Steady Delta [https://soundcloud.com/steadydelta ]: synthesizers, synthesizer and drum machine programming

Composed and Recorded ca. 1983 to August 19, 2016.

Mixed by Michael Ash Sharbaugh [ https://soundcloud.com/michael-ash-sharbaugh ].

sm33b [LANDR2med].

("Thanks!!!" go to Russell Sinfield [ https://soundcloud.com/russell-sinfield ] and Steady Delta [ https://soundcloud.com/steadydelta ] for their invaluable guidance during the mixing process!)

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“Secret Oktober”

wise on a birthday party

in a world full of surprising fireworks

and sudden silence (shhh!)

lies on a stranger’s bed

the new day breaks like a speeding train

or an old friend—ever expected, but never knocking

holding your own in a battered car

all night parties, cocktail bars, and smile

when the butterfly escapes the killing jar

sure eyes awake before the dancing is over

wise or naked in secret oktober

freefall on a windy morning shore

nothing but a fading track of footsteps

could prove that you’d ever been there

spoken on a cotton cloud

like the sound of gunshots taken by the wind

and lost in distant thunder

racing on a shining plane

tomorrow you’ll be content to watch as the lightning plays along the wires

and you’ll wonder

sure eyes awake before the dancing is over

wise or naked in secret oktober

sure eyes awake before the dancing is over

wise or naked in secret oktober

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(Sharbaugh)

Michael Ash Sharbaugh: vocals, drums and drum machine programming, synthesizers and sequencer programming, and 'found sounds'

Composed and Recorded ca. 2004 to December 24, 2014.

smF217 [LANDR].

home

i am home again

in the foam again

of the waves at your feet

funny

how her feet don't touch the ground

been out of the churches for so long

yet because of she

I am closer to thee

shown

I am shown again

to be alone again

I'd fade obsolete

funny

how her feet don't touch the ground

been out of the churches for so long

yet because of she

I am closer to thee

since I've been loving you

the sky's opened up

no higher flight

without you

I've known

funny

how her feet don't touch the ground

been out of the churches for so long

but because of she

I am closer to thee

(Mueller | Pick | Sharbaugh)

P. S. Mueller [ http://www.psmueller.com/ ]: words and vocal

Michael Ash Sharbaugh [ https://soundcloud.com/michael-ash-sharbaugh ]: synthesizers, tape manipulations, and found sounds

Kenny Pick [ https://soundcloud.com/kenny-pick ]: mix and production

Composed and Recorded ca. September 18, 1989 and October 24, 2016.

sm1.

Based on an original story authored by writer and radio personality, P. S. Mueller [ http://www.psmueller.com/ ], "Late."

Music from composer, Michael Ash Sharbaugh's [ https://soundcloud.com/michael-ash-sharbaugh ], "Empty, yet Full in Her Sky": https://soundcloud.com/michael-ash-sharbaugh/empty-yet-full-in-her-sky-sm1

Radio personality and musician, Kenny Pick [ https://soundcloud.com/kenny-pick ], mixed and produced this collaboration.

"The Separation of Grays"

(Hallam | Sharbaugh)

Michael Ash Sharbaugh [ https://soundcloud.com/michael-ash-sharbaugh ]: vocals, synthesizers, found sounds, and found sound manipulation

Adrian Hallam [https://soundcloud.com/blue-room-green ]: guitar, synthesizers, and found sounds

Composed and Recorded ca. April and May 2013.

sm6 [lo] [LANDR].

You can listen to more of Blue Room Green [Adrian Hallam]: https://soundcloud.com/blue-room-green

Be sure to include this tune's 'little sister' ... "The Parting"—an ambient and dark ditty recorded using only the manipulated stems of Adrian Hallam's [Blue Room Green's] guitar and synth and Michael Ash Sharbaugh's descending voice: https://soundcloud.com/michael-ash-sharbaugh/the-parting-michael-ash