The Wolf and the Beehive [pt. 1]
He would wake up early most days. Make his way down the ravine and through the fog to the clearing where the sunrise had just
July 24, 2017
He would wake up early most days. Make his way down the ravine and through the fog to the clearing where the sunrise had just
My poem, The Ghost of Mayonnaise and Kisses, uses a syllable structure derived from a shape called the tetrahedron. A tetrahedron is a 4-sided pyramid that appears frequently
Building music and poetry based on the math of nature comes easy for me. Explaining why it’s important has always been a little more difficult.
it’s missing a wheel
it’s missing a seat
chained to the meter
simply cast aside
yet he is our man
to get the job done
all hail the patron saint of
the abandoned bicycle
he patrols the scene at night
bolt cutters and heart of gold
cruises streets in rare cologne
giving to metal and chain
the gift of liberation
My piece Gansu Station is based on the ratios inherent in the octahedron, which appears in nature often as metal ions in crystal structures. The
When I was a kid in the late 70’s we had a cutting-edge popcorn popper. Put a bit of oil in the bottom with a bunch of
Recently for one of my math and nature projects, I made three songs that use only 4 microtonal notes—as opposed to the full octave of
Many moons ago I decided to translate Mendeleev’s Periodic Table of Elements into music. I based the elements’ notes on their atomic weights, with Hydrogen
Man, do I love to drink. Various IPA’s, good cocktails, the occasional shot. It allows me to relax. It allows me to be a little