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| la magie de Dru, recorded at The Ambient Ping in Toronto, Ontario on July 29th, 2003 |
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Credits: Dru Allen -- magic, John Michael Zorko -- music, noise |
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| ... as a machine contemplates the darkness |
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Credits: John Michael Zorko -- noise, electronics, composition, production |
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| "... you opened my eyes and heart, but I didn't see." -- a song about growing, and the pain that often accompanies it |
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Credits: Vocals, vocal treatments, vocal layers and lyrics written and performed by Dru Allen; Music composition, electronics, sampling, guitar and production by John Michael Zorko |
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| ... a study in discontent |
MP3.com CD: hope thrown down, 01-08:2002 -  buy it!
Credits: Aimee Page - vocals, lyrics; John Michael Zorko - composition, electronics, production |
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| ... a piece for three angels ...
Update: 07/08/2003 -- one of the three, Mary, has died of cancer. I don't think she ever had the opportunity to hear the music, though I tried many times to contact her.
Words completely and utterly fail at this point. I've lost a race that I vowed never to lose again ... |
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Credits: Amy Escalaire -- vocals, flute; John Michael Zorko -- composition, instrumentation, production |
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| ... a song of obsession and passion |
MP3.com CD: hope thrown down, 01-08:2002 - buy it!
Credits: Aimee Page - vocals and lyrics; John Michael Zorko - composition, electronics, production |
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| "A stormcloud after the drought." |
MP3.com CD: hope thrown down, 01-08:2002 - buy it!
Credits: Aimee Page - vocals and lyrics; John Michael Zorko - composition, electronics, guitar, production |
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| ... as she often does. We remain hopeful to the end. |
MP3.com CD: touch preview - buy it!
Label: AdAstra
Credits: Distant vocals written and performed by Jennifer McPeak. Music composition, programming and production by John Michael Zorko. |
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| ... in a smoky room, moody jazz keys mix with slow beats and minimal electronics, as Jennifer asks for Mercy ... |
MP3.com CD: Grace - buy it!
CD: Mercy
Label: AdAstra
Credits: Vocals and lyrics written and performed by Jennifer McPeak. Music composition, programming and production by John Michael Zorko. |
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| "... the words between us ache, the light between us hurts." |
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Credits: Vocals, backing vocals, lyrics and spoken word written and performed by Victoria Lloyd. Music composition, electronics, sampling and production by John Michael Zorko. |
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| A remix / reinterpretation of Abney Park's "Hush" |
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| Sometimes the most valuable lessons are learned when things are at their darkest. "A masterfully crafted dreamscape which no fan of dark ambient should miss." -- GoM |
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CD: (currently untitled - due mid 2000)
Label: AdAstra
Credits: Music composition, programming, sampling and production by John Michael Zorko. |
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| Time heals all wounds, if you let it. "Portable headphone heaven emulator" -- GoM |
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Label: AdAstra
Credits: Sampled source vocals by Jennifer McPeak. Music composition, vocal sampling / sequencing / arranging / processing, programming and production by John Michael Zorko. |
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| How to rediscover bliss in the beauty of everything ... a very ambient / ethereal / shoegaze-type piece from the Hypnotic sessions of 1997. "... a sheet: painted with color to regain" -- GoM |
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Credits: Spoken word performed by Tara VanFlower; Music, lyrics, electronics, sampling by John Michael Zorko |
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| ... a very serene, piano-based piece; bright-eyed among the trees |
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Credits: Music composition, sampling, piano, atmospheres, production by John Michael Zorko. |
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| ... a tense little instrumental ... |
MP3.com CD: Grace - buy it!
CD: Mercy
Label: AdAstra
Credits: Music composition, programming, sequencing and production by John Michael Zorko. |
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| A surreal, brief connection with your polar opposite. "... pure music, from the soul." -- GoM |
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Credits: Vocals, vocal treatments, vocal layers and lyrics written and performed by Dru Allen; Music composition, electronics, noise, sampling and production by John Michael Zorko |
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| ... a sad song about a happy dream -- another piece from the Hypnotic sessions of 1997. |
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Credits: Blues guitar performed by Scott Bivens. Music composition, sampling, noise, electronics, fx, lyrics, vocals (scary!), production by John Michael Zorko. |
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| A gentle, yet very moody, remix of "still life" -- a bit more on the experimental side of things. |
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Credits: Sampled source vocals by Jennifer McPeak. Music, composition, sampling, vocal sampling / sequencing / arranging / effects, noise and production by John Michael Zorko. |
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| A reinterpretation of Falling You's (and the muse spoke solemnly); a bittersweet yet hopeful epilogue on the original, created by one of the masters of heart-rending music on mp3.com. Listen to the original, then listen to this. Cry. It's ok. |
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Credits: Original composition by John Michael Zorko, reinterpretation (and an achingly beautiful one at that) by David Holton. |
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| ... because her world is dying. |
CD: Touch
Credits: Vocals and cello arrangements written and performed by Erica Mulkey. Music composition, atmospheres, rainsticks, guitar, production by John Michael Zorko. |
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| ... what the printed word can do -- an older instrumental from 1997, quite symphonic-sounding in places. This is one of the Mercy-era Falling You songs that didn't make it on the album. |
MP3.com CD: Grace - buy it!
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| ... an alternate version of "still life" with vox by Dru Allen and vox treatments by Erica Mulkey. |
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Credits: Vocals and lyrics written and performed by Dru Allen, vocal treatments written and performed by Erica Mulkey. Music composition, noise, electronics, sampling and production by John Michael Zorko. |
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| ... a late-night dissertation on a dream |
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Credits: Spoken word and poetry written and performed by Cyn Surreal; composition, sound design and production by John Michael Zorko. |
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| ... a passive scan, a longing for companionship. Portions based on the piece "passive scan" by Later Days (www.mp3.com/laterdays). |
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Credits: Source material courtesy of Wayne Jackson, using scan synthesis algorithms developed by Max Matthews. Composition, sampling, synths and production by John Michael Zorko. |
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| ... you don't always need to possess something to be touched by it -- a song for two good friends and the magic they share. |
MP3.com CD: hope thrown down, 01-08:2002 - buy it!
Credits: composed, produced and performed by John Michael Zorko |
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| A very surreal piece to explore what lives within the cracks around us. "Just listen. It's worth it." -- GoM |
MP3.com CD: retouched preview - buy it!
Credits: "Light on your face" vocals written and performed by Sara Ayers. Sound poetry vocals written and performed by Krista Tortora. Music, production, vocal sampling, electronics, fx by John Michael Zorko. |
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| ... flying so high, somewhere over ... |
MP3.com CD: hope thrown down, 01-08:2002 - buy it!
Credits: Nancy Levan - vocals and lyrics; John Michael Zorko - composition, electronics, production |
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| ... across the Lyre of Orpheus. |
MP3.com CD: retouched preview - buy it!
CD: Touch
Label: AdAstra
Credits: Vocals and vocal treatments written and performed by Krista Tortora, Music composition, production and programming by John Michael Zorko |
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| Ambient chill remix of Falling You source material by Austere. Beautiful space music. |
MP3.com CD: retouched preview - buy it!
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| ... and the search for serenity within. "... carries a certain hypnotic thrill" -- GoM |
MP3.com CD: retouched preview - buy it!
Label: AdAstra
Credits: Vocals and lyrics written and performed by Sara Ayers. Music composition, programming and production by John Michael Zorko. |
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| Inspiration often arrives in unexpected guises. |
MP3.com CD: retouched preview - buy it!
Label: AdAstra
Credits: Music composition, programming, sampling and production by John Michael Zorko. |
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| A placid, surreal waltz between the light and the dark ... |
MP3.com CD: touch preview - buy it!
Label: AdAstra
Credits: Spoken word performed by Vel Lawrence. Music composition, lyrics, programming and production by John Michael Zorko. |
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| How a soft touch can dispel a nightmare ... |
MP3.com CD: touch preview - buy it!
Label: AdAstra
Credits: Vocals, lyrics and flute performed and written by Jennifer McPeak. Music composition, programming and production by John Michael Zorko. |
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