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| A bright summer groove song that gives a brief glimpse into the mind of an addicted surfer dude. |
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Credits: Created and performed by Alan Shoesmith, July/August 2002 (SOCAN) |
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| Another African river soundscape inspired by the work of Peter Gabriel. Features an African thumb piano called an Mbira. |
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Credits: Created and performed by Alan Shoesmith (July 31st ,2002) |
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| A relaxing classical guitar piece with a few subtle sounds of the cottage to take you away. |
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Credits: Created and Performed by Alan Shoesmith (July, 2002) |
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| A solid groove and funky melody....get lost in that smokin' guitar solo. I have been told that this one sounds a bit like Uzeb. |
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Credits: Created and performed by Alan Shoesmith (July/August 2002) |
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| Spanish style guitar music. |
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Credits: Created by Alan Shoesmith (July 1999) SOCAN |
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| A brief but exciting voyage to a coffeshop in another universe. |
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Credits: Created,performed and produced by Alan Shoesmith (July 2/3, 2002) |
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| Another in a series of pieces that explore various aspects of African Landscape. |
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Credits: Created, Performed and Produced by Alan Shoesmith (July 2nd, 2002) |
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| Sweet sounds of multi-tracked jazz guitars accompanied by a lush ensemble of electric piano, drums, strings and synths. You'll want to hear it "again and again". |
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Credits: Created by Alan Shoesmith (July/August 1999) SOCAN |
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| Hopefully this one will become a famous jazz standard someday. It is dedicated to two of my favourite players of all-time: Wes Montgomery and Les Paul. |
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Credits: Composed and arranged by Alan Shoesmith (October 2001) SOCAN |
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| A jazzy and impressionistic piece that is reminiscent of "Unity Village"...by Pat Metheny. |
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Credits: Created by Alan Shoesmith (August, 1993) SOCAN |
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| An epic instrumental piece with a variety of contrasting rhythms and textures. Fans of Steve Hackett's music should enjoy the last section. |
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Credits: Created by Alan Shoesmith (1994) SOCAN |
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| Solo electric guitar...I call this "Eastern Blues". |
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Credits: Created and performed by Alan Shoesmith (July 31st, 2000) |
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| Dub style reggae groove with a twist of Daniel Lanois. |
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Credits: Created and Performed by Alan Shoesmith (October, 2000) |
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| A peaceful and exotic ambient piece that brings the listener on a sonic journey
to ancient places. |
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Credits: Created by Alan Shoesmith (August 1989) SOCAN |
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| A very long minimalist piece...scored for
Roland U110 and Yamaha Tx81z. This one has
a Far East sound to it. Great for meditation !! |
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Credits: Created by Alan Shoesmith (December, 1989) SOCAN |
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| This is a tune that appears in the feature film "Dry Hump Tilt". |
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Credits: Composed and Performed by Alan Shoesmith (October, 2000) |
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| A texture oriented melancholy acoustic strumming tune. Features a smooth and melodic electric guitar solo. |
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Credits: Created and Performed by Alan Shoesmith (August 2000) |
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| This one was composed and recorded at the time when shredding was the "in" thing. It has similarities to Joe Satriani...orchestrated guitars and a smokin' solo. |
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Credits: Created by Alan Shoesmith (summer of '87) SOCAN |
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| A 20 minute ambient excursion....perfect for meditation. |
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Credits: Created by Alan Shoesmith (August 1989) SOCAN |
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| The impression of hazy sunlight is created by sound of washed out electric guitars and a bell like keyboard sound. A must hear for those that love unique chord progressions. |
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Credits: Created by Alan Shoesmith (January 1989) SOCAN |
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| Sounds like something out of a spy movie. An instrumental piece featuring harmonized guitars, drum machine, bass and Yamaha FM strings. Has a unique nylon string guitar solo. |
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Credits: Created by Alan Shoesmith (August 1989) SOCAN |
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| A jazzy and uplifting tune that teaches children the importance of saying good morning. |
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Credits: Created and performed by Alan Shoesmith - 1995 (SOCAN) |
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| An old man with a Yorkshire accent talks softly about Yorkshire puddings. Dreamlike music gives this piece a surreal quality. |
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Credits: created by Alan Shoesmith (Fall 1988) SOCAN |
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| An instrumental piece that attempts to evoke a dark rainforest jungle at dusk.
Inspired by the early work of Brian Eno. |
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Credits: Alan Shoesmith (Summer 1989) SOCAN |
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| A very surreal yet upbeat break-up song. I've been told that this one sounds like the Pukka Orchestra. |
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Credits: Created and performed by Alan Shoesmith (1986) |
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| A spacious combination of delayed stereo 12 string guitar, bass and electric guitar create a lush texture alla Metheny and Mays "....Witchita Falls....".
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Credits: Created by Alan Shoesmith (fall 1988) SOCAN |
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| The sound of Lake Ontario mixed with two washed out guitars. |
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Credits: Created and Performed by Alan and Neil Shoesmith (summer, 1983) |
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| The third movement of my guitar quartet. Performed by the MGQ. |
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Credits: Composed by Alan Shoesmith SOCAN Performed by the MGQ. |
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| This is the second movement of my composition for guitar quartet. Performed my the MGQ. |
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Credits: Composed by Alan Shoesmith SOCAN Performed by the MGQ |
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| First movement of a composition for guitar quartet. |
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Credits: Composed by Alan Shoesmith SOCAN Performed by the MGQ |
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| This piece continues the exploration of rhythm, melodic interweaving and timbre that began with Matrix parts 1,2 and 3. |
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Credits: Created by Alan Shoesmith (October 28th, 1999) |
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| The title was developed long before the moviewith the same name. A composition for Rx17 drum machine and Tx 81z. Last part of a three part piece. |
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Credits: Created by Alan Shoesmith (Fall 1989) SOCAN |
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| A science fiction sound exploration that was partly influenced by Kubrick's "2001: A Space Odyssey". |
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Credits: Created and Performed by Alan Shoesmith (Summer 1982) |
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| Humourous and upbeat tune with lyrics about a guy that built his own spaceship. |
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Credits: Created by Alan Shoesmith (Summer 1999) |
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| A guitar quartet that features all four guitars competing to reach the end. Along the way they play scales, arpeggios, tremolo and patterns in thirds. |
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Credits: Composed and performed by Alan Shoesmith (SOCAN) |
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| An electronic orchestral piece in 3/4 using the Roland U220 as it's orchestra and the Atari 1040 ST with Notator as the conductor. |
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Credits: Composed, orchestrated and performed by Alan Shoesmith (March 1993) SOCAN |
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| Close your eyes and you will imagine an African Savanah. |
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Credits: created by Alan Shoesmith (January 1991) SOCAN |
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| Great tune if you want to imagine a peaceful drive through America's Mid-West. |
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Credits: composed and performed by Alan Shoesmith (1989) |
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| Spike Jones meets the Keystone Cops. Music that was used between acts for a high school production of "Imaginary Invalid". |
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Credits: Created by Alan Shoesmith (March 1993) SOCAN |
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| An experiment at juxtaposing one section with changing meters and one in common time.
Yet another Shoesmith creation that you can't dance to. |
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Credits: Created by Alan Shoesmith (July 18-19, 1990) SOCAN |
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| ...a short electric guitar solo using an E-Bow. |
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Credits: Created and Performed by Alan Shoesmith (July 2000) |
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| After a long journey from the center of North America you finally reach the ocean.
You travel along the sea...past beaches, inlets, ports and along cliffs on your "Coastline Drive". |
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Credits: Created by Alan Shoesmith (October '94) SOCAN |
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| Electronic realization of Bach's famous composition. |
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Credits: Performed by Alan Shoesmith (1989) |
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| ...sounds like a theme for a 1980's Police Show. |
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Credits: Composed, Produced and Performed by Alan Shoesmith (1990) |
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| Solo piano accompanied by strings and other treatments. |
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Credits: Created and Performed by Alan Shoesmith (1998) |
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| This one sounds like something out of an action thriller....imagine a chase through the industrial parts of a major city. |
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Credits: created by Alan Shoesmith (December 1989) SOCAN |
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| A unique and humourous version of this very famous piece by Elgar...cool sound effects are used throughout with an electric guitar solo at the end. |
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Credits: Performed, arranged and produced by Alan Shoesmith (March 1993) |
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| A short "Hackettesque" vignette. |
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Credits: Composed, performed and produced by Alan Shoesmith (1989) |
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| This tune later became "Wishes Can Come True" that I recorded with John Blue. This original instrumental version has a completely different melody. |
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Credits: Created and Produced by Alan Shoesmith (Winter '91) |
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| A haunting solo guitar piece performed on the classical guitar. |
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Credits: Created and performed by Alan Shoesmith (1983) |
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| Venture into an unknown seascape. |
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Credits: Created and performed by Alan Shoesmith (August 1989) |
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| A unique combination of sonorities is used to create a dark yet sometimes bright texture. Features images of dripping stalactites and the hum of the world above. |
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Credits: Created by Alan Shoesmith (Summer of 1988) SOCAN |
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| This one was inspired by the early work of Pat Metheny. It was one of my first 4 track recordings. Overall, a catchy little number. |
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Credits: Created and performed by Alan Shoesmith (1985) |
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| A serialistic, dissonant and ambient soundscape that features a 12 tone guitar melody similar to Robert Fripp.
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MP3.com CD: To the Horizon's Edge - buy it!
Credits: Created by Alan Shoesmith (1988) SOCAN |
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| Scary tune..... |
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Credits: Composed, Performed and Produced by Alan Shoesmith (1992) |
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| Let me take you on a nautical journey. |
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Credits: Composed, produced and performed by Alan Shoesmith (Summer, 1988) |
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| There is little escape from the cold Northern winter as it descends upon you. |
MP3.com CD: Isolation - buy it!
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| Laid back, smooth groove tune. |
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Credits: Composed, Performed and Produced by Alan Shoesmith (1986) |
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| Yet another twisted guitar part thrown over a Mike and The Mechanics 80's groove. |
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Credits: Created and Performed by Alan Shoesmith (Summer '90) |
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| ...solo raunchy slide guitar. |
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Credits: Created and performed by Alan Shoesmith (July, 2000) |
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| If the chipmunks were guitar players this is what they might sound like. |
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Credits: Created and performed by Alan Shoesmith (1990) |
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| I'll dedicate this one to Sylvester Stallone.
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Credits: created by Alan Shoesmith (March, 1999) SOCAN |
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| This is one from my archives.It was recorded about 15 years ago in my days of reckless riffing. |
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Credits: Created and performed by Alan Shoesmith (1985) |
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| A song inspired by James Taylor....although
people have said that it sounds like Marc Jordan (the "Living in Marina Del Rey" guy). |
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Credits: Created by Alan Shoesmith (July 1997) SOCAN |
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| A soundscape of shifting textures and translucent timbres gives the impression of exploring murky waters. |
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Credits: Created by Alan Shoesmith (1989) |
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| Voyage to a peaceful and serene land that has been long forgotten. |
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Credits: Created by Alan Shoesmith (December 1989) SOCAN |
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| This one has a relaxing groove and a nice full texture...I have been told that it sounds like Steely Dan. |
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Credits: Words and Music by Alan Shoesmith (December 1998) SOCAN |
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| Repetitive acoustic bass pattern and improvised piano comping set up a rhythmic framework for a dissonant and distorted guitar solo. |
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Credits: Created by Alan Shoesmith (June 1990) SOCAN |
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| A Monty Python inspired tune that uses lots of interesting sound effects. This one features the machine that goes "ping". |
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Credits: Created by Alan Shoesmith (April 1993) SOCAN |
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| A processional piece composed for a children's theatre production called "The Princess and The Salt". |
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Credits: composed and arranged by Alan Shoesmith (1990) |
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| A real eclectic mix of samples. |
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Credits: Music by Alan Shoesmith (February 1st, 2000) |
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| Dance tune with sounds of a car starting, passing cars, squealing tires and a car crash. |
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Credits: Created and Performed by Alan Shoesmith (August 2000) |
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| Brace yourself for some really killer guitar shredding alla Satriani !! |
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Credits: Created by Alan Shoesmith (1988) |
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| A corny love song. Quite cheezy...but something a little different if you are familiar with my work. |
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Credits: Created and Performed by Alan Shoesmith (Summer 1990) |
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| An improvised analog electric piano piece...this one was inspired by Vangelis. |
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Credits: Created by Alan Shoesmith (1989) |
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| A solo composition for analog Synthesizer...performed by R. Bortolotti of D.O.F.U. |
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Credits: Composed by A. Shoesmith and performed by R. Bortolotti (1988) |
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| This one was inspired by the Evergreen Gamela
Ensemble although the main instrument sounds more like a steel drum. |
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Credits: Created by Alan Shoesmith (winter ,1991) SOCAN |
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| The title was developed long before the movie
with the same name. A composition for Rx17 drum machine and Tx 81z. |
MP3.com CD: Not Super Anything... - buy it!
Credits: created by Alan Shoesmith (Fall 1989) SOCAN |
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| The title was developed long before the movie
with the same name. A composition for Rx17 drum machine and Tx 81z. Part 2 of a three part piece. |
MP3.com CD: Not Super Anything... - buy it!
Credits: Created by Alan Shoesmith (fall 1989) SOCAN |
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