song dot land

song dot land episodes:

• 03.25.2024

  default mode

  The episode delves into life's meaning and the brain, exploring the default mode network while using guitar effects pedals. https://song.land/default-mode/

  
• 02.07.2024

  conscious/falsetto

  welcome to the first song dot land this year! i’m sitting on dozens and dozens of improvisation session recordings but i wear out before i can post them (or am not convinced of their quality). not today! tune in to...

  
• 11.18.2023

  pebble

  enjoy this great ep! it’s silly. it’s got multitracked guitars for atmosphere. it features deep, growling voice narration. it speaks of old faithful as, “mother nature blowing her nose”. read more at https://song.land/pebble/

  
• 08.09.2023

  the well

  i’m proud to share tonight’s song dot land. what begins as a silly journey of energy rollercoasters gets real at minute 15:20 in a sequence we’ll call the well. “explosions in the sky. i am made new.” https://song.land/the-well/

  
• 07.25.2023

  forever

  forever covers the grandness of summer. it is a time of intense energy of the sun. corn grows to eat this season’s bounty of light. fall comes soon. “and i knew we’d go forever” https://song.land/forever

  
• 07.05.2023

  make (feat. derek strawn)

  i found this episode in my drafts folder, last edited between snow and lightyear, in the first three weeks of january, 2020.

  
• 06.28.2023

  darts

  enjoy this new, passionate episode of song dot land! i loved making it! see more: https://song.land/darts/

  
• 03.28.2023

  enough

  tonight’s song dot land starts with a sad one! i find solace and friendship and compassion for suffering in sorrow-filled songs. and set to a beat, it’s a journey! may we all grow strong and resilient, like this dandelion breaking...

  
• 03.14.2023

  breathe

  welcome to this week’s song dot land! spring begins where i live even as a frost warning covers the area tonight. good luck to all flora and fauna tonight, like these daffodils. read more at https://song.land/breathe/

  
• 02.01.2023

  green comet

  the green comet last seen fifty thousand years ago passes over us tomorrow. // https://song.land/green-comet/

  
• 01.10.2023

  new year multi-part

  welcome to twenty twenty-three! this episode recorded over three days (timestamps in notes). good luck getting through it! thanks for listening! https://song.land/new-year-multi-part/

  
• 12.22.2022

  winter solstice

  i’ve returned with another winter solstice! this one has layers. “the days are getting longer / life will soon rise / it’s at it’s lowest point tonight” the cover photo comes from an image i took where flocks of 2,000+...

  
• 10.27.2022

  grand

  grand—song dot land tonight’s episode of song dot land comes from the energy of the outdoors! “you were always something grand”. rock and roll p.s. this podcast celebrates its fourth year of continuation this month. how wonderful and grand. thanks...

  
• 07.13.2022

  flew

  song dot land—flew this wild episode of song dot land comes to you on the day humanity witnessed galaxies formed one billion years after the big bang. i love getting to make this silly podcast and share it with you....

  
• 06.14.2022

  spun

  “everything of your day shines your way in night” just as our moon turns to its full moon phase for this new episode of song dot land. for a few days, the moon cuts through the darkness and lets us...

  
• 05.28.2022

  anything

  tonight’s song dot land is awesome. i don’t know where this stuff comes from but i love singing and playing and sharing with you. enjoy. plants watching the sunset by jesse watkins

  
• 05.15.2022

  pumpkins

  tonight’s song dot land brings you some multi-track vocals with a reflection of my sadness at 15 when i missed the smashing pumkins’ final tour (information from the show that actually happened in 2000). at it’s core, this episode expands...

  
• 03.29.2022

  children

  tonight’s song dot land brings you panoramic sound with ebows and the passion of raising the next generation, “paying attention to details everywhere / because in life we learn the best ideas.” thank you for listening! grasses at sunset by...

  
• 03.09.2022

  ukraine

  song dot land—ukraine an ode to ukraine as she survives war derek strawn opens our podcast song dot land cries for you, ukraine hyacinth, taken by jesse 2022-03-07

  
• 02.23.2022

  trillions

  song dot land—trillions oh what a day to be alive! what a day to be alive (10:40). enjoy tonight’s song dot land podcast, the internet broadcast in which i share from all parts of my nervous system. i move my...

  
• 01.21.2022

  the earth is melting

  song dot land—the earth is melting “What is it that you see when you look deep inside?All that painful basement garbage.” Recorded on November 2, 2020. First released on 2022-01-21 for my birthday.

  
• 01.09.2022

  siren song of opiates (ode to harris wittels)

  when harris wittels died in 2015, i improvised this song afterward to commemorate the terrible day. recorded 2015-02-28. first release: 2022-01-08. transcript from the very beginning of this songyour light would shine through the darknesswhen i thought of all the...

  
• 01.05.2022

  new year : new moon

  new moon + year - song dot land please enjoy tonight’s song dot land. a friend told me they listen to this podcast while they go to sleep. what a gift that was to my soul this week! this episode...

  
• 12.14.2021

  insp. polonaise no. 6 in a-flat, op. 53 (“heroic”)

  this week’s song.land scorched into existence after jesse listened to chopin. inspired by polonaise no. 6 in a-flat, op. 53 (“heroic”), jesse outputs music with the trouble and chaos inspired by chopin’s masterpiece. listen to the song performed by van...

  
• 12.08.2021

  show week

  how amazing is right now? enjoy this voyage of song dot land, a journey into understanding ourselves. christmas gets mentioned, and a plug for a theatre production i'm in this week: irving berlin's white christmas! irving berlin’s blue skies shows...

  
• 10.28.2021

  diamonds and sand

  song dot land—diamonds and sand in tonight’s beautiful song dot land, jesse takes you on a journey into diamonds and sand. who knows what that means. this one soars. the volume climbs and drops with rich reverb. 9:20 is beautiful....

  
• 09.16.2021

  the mountains short

  i visited the smoky mountains for the first time in three years. i was moved. i was called again. ancient mountains. ancient wisdom. heaven fly. this would be a great song to re-write and multitrack record…and sing on pitch.

  
• 09.01.2021

  giant boat/thousand

  song dot land—giant boat/thousand welcome to another episode of song.land, a silly music podcast! i recorded 30 minutes of mind-numbing music, late at night and with a raspy voice. enjoy the journey that ends with a plea—please!—build a giant boat!...

  
• 08.05.2021

  vape

  recorded in the middle of the night on august 4th, i sang wired with a guitar and a disposable vape in my hands. full notes: https://song.land/vape/

  
• 07.08.2021

  paint

  why do so many old people take up painting? paint explores the drive and motivation to create, to make, to push publish and share with others the fruit of our mind, bodies, souls. See full notes at https://song.land/paint

  
• 06.04.2021

  pieces ashes kroger

  welcome to song dot land, a soundscape of improvised song. it’s longform improve for acoustic guitar music and singing. you may hate it. you may love it. thanks for listening!full notes: https://song.land/pieces-ashes-kroger/

  
• 04.27.2021

  helena

  song dot land has, alas!, ventured in shakespearrecording a podcast as long as hamletas sonically vibrating as inception (i lie)upon which we end our hour with helena’s vision song dot land - helena

  
• 03.03.2021

  pop

  tonight’s episode of song dot land explores regret and contentment. pop comes from one line in the set, “your flowers are starting to pop”. this refers to beautiful daffodils i saw earlier in the day. they’re opening up! POP spring...

  
• 01.12.2021

  wineskins

  enjoy this episode of song dot land! this song dot land explores how we wouldn't be here without the pain of life. song dot land is improvised guitar with passionate singing. barrenclimbing outtheregoing out even when i don't understand the...

  
• 09.30.2020

  nature 1

  song dot land—nature 1 Song dot land's new episode is powered by nature. Jesse improvises music to a journey through tall grasses as autumn begins in his part of the world. Watch the video for the full experience! The video...

  
• 09.23.2020

  foxtail equinox

  As the sun rises on the autumnal equinox, the summer drifts off as a chilling cool arrives. I welcome it, but—how did it cool so quickly? 12 hours of daylight. 12 hours of darkness. On today's song dot land, we...

  
• 09.16.2020

  explode

  song dot land - explode On this energized episode of song dot land, journey through audio landscapes of story and song. Where do I come from? How am I here? My land is where the chords fight. They fight like...

  
• 09.02.2020

  rockies

  Go West. I sing of the rockies in metaphor as I make up these songs. The topic crosses between relationship love and my love for music itself, weaved in and out of metaphors and ideas. [Update] Watch this episode in...

  
• 08.26.2020

  mystery 2

  This is one of my more esoteric episodes. I've been fasted for 22 hours and exercised a bunch today. I did that to have good brain energy for this recording, but I don't know if it worked. I'll listen in...

  
• 08.19.2020

  gw

  O my godwe sailed like ferdinand magellano my godyou give it awayo my godthere in my every momento my godoh love, love, love is our rescue Struggle and hardship gives me what I need to thrive. I would not be...

  
• 08.11.2020

  across difference

  This week's Song Dot Land journeys across the dimensions of difference. What ground sits between your understanding of life and your neighbor's? Who do you want your future self to be? It's a vision of where we can find our...

  
• 08.06.2020

  go and have a great week!

  Welcome! Song Dot Land is a wild, created-on-the-fly-and-it-shows musical program. Today's 'tent delivers themes of imagining what can exist when we accept what is. It ends with the benediction to go and have a great week. So, please do!

  
• 07.29.2020

  cable problems

  Song Dot Land travels to encouraging dimensions in this week's episode of the long, improvised idea sharing podcast. The title comes from a mistake where the guitar cable had a problem. May you find encouragement and compassion for your own...

  
• 07.14.2020

  fuel – summer solstice season

  Join song dot land as we sing and adventure through summer, then move to heavier topics of police and power (black lives matter). The only moment we have control of is right now, so choose well in the moment you're...

  
• 06.10.2020

  the moon is – summer solstice season

  the moon is bright tonight from the close sun

  
• 05.28.2020

  inner peace – summer solstice season

  “You have to learn to look around” is the message in this first celebration of the sun and the energy she offers us. The photo is a swamp milkweed sharing nectar with a friend. swamp milkweed sharing nectar with a...

  
• 05.13.2020

  the banker

  This rambling song.land ventures through the topic of making your life your own. You are responsible for how your life goes, as I am mine. It ends with a story where a banker's life is changed by the article a...

  
• 05.06.2020

  deleterious

  Today's short-and-sweet song.land speaks of growing together, of tender love, of life. The “you” in tonight's music goes out to mother nature. “Ooh-ooh-ooh, we are oneAnd we find it all, find it allFind it in your eyes “I came back...

  
• 04.28.2020

  tomorrow

  Tear into another hike through musical forests in today's song dot land. Jesse sings about what's important in life: our ethic, our integration, our fight, our love. Enjoy, and kick shame (your worthlessness) in the ass.

  
• 04.22.2020

  survive

  This somber episode of the song.land journey through improvisational music focuses on the ever-evolving coronavirus pandemic. Sit back, enjoy, escape—and consider how you can take responsibility for what you have control over and make it your own, and hold everything...