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2013 In Review

by Mike WT Allen

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1.
Electronic 00:58
2.
Slowbient 03:26
3.
Clever Girl (with Monsoon Season) 07:24
4.
More Combo (with Cextet) 04:03
5.
Graphic Notation 3 (with Ridley Bishop) 01:44
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Graphic Notation 11 (with Ridley Bishop) 03:46
7.
27 28 (BCIT Commission) 01:31
8.
Outsidehop (BCIT Commission) 01:29
9.
Like Any Self Respecting Alcoholic (with Big EviL) 03:52
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Sloove The Traction (with Sexy Dynamite) 06:32
11.
Tatolo pt 2 (with Edarem) 04:20
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Tatolo pt 3 (with Edarem) 05:10
13.
Jan 28, 2012 - River Bed Concert 00:14
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July 20, 2012 - River Bed Concert (2nd Band) 00:12
15.
Moonlight 06:40
16.
Wrath Of The Timeless (with Key To Abyss) 18:24
17.
T-Rex Wants To Practice His Drums 01:39

about

I play in a lot of groups and create a lot of music.
This is a slice of that music, recordings of some of the compositions, experiments, and jams that happened in 2013 (despite what some mischievous raccoons might have you believe, this was indeed all done in 2013)

A lot of these pieces have other similar pieces in style/genre, some are on albums that are already released, some will be soon enough. (And some are stupid songs about dinosaurs that I wrote while drunk and somehow became the most popular thing I've ever done.)

I always tell people that I listen to, compose, and play as many styles of music that I can. Perhaps this will shed some light on that as we go from experimental jazz-metal to ambient grooves swathed in clarinet, with everything in between. (Just look at that list of tags)

2013 has been rad. Except for the fact that the sunglasses on the cover broke, that was a sad day.
But other than that, 2013 has been rad. Let's see what happens next year.

credits

released January 1, 2014

All pieces composed by Mike Allen
(Except for Tatolo pt 2 & 3, and Wrath Of The Timeless which were improvised on the spot rather than composed)

Groups/musicians that appear on this album:
Big EviL (www.facebook.com/BigEviLMusic)
Sexy Dynamite (www.facebook.com/SexyDynamite)
Edarem (edarem.bandcamp.com)
Key To Abyss (soundcloud.com/key-to-abyss)
Monsoon Season (hopeful album in 2014)
Cextet (indefinite hiatus)
Ridley Bishop (ridleybishop.bandcamp.com)

Synths, drums, guitars, bass, keys, audio manipulation, lots of saxes, and whatever other instruments on all the other tracks were played by me.

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Mike WT Allen Vancouver, British Columbia

I strive to compose, play, and record every style of music under the sun.
I compose and arrange and play baritone sax, alto sax, clarinet, bass clarinet, flute, a little piano/synth, some drums, some bass, a little guitar, give me an instrument and I'll figure it out.
Jazz school educated, listening to everything, and trying to do it all. Let's see how it goes. ... more

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