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A solo version of Atomic Theory Dance Band 'In 6'- drums and keys. Rec. Nov '09 ~9:16
Seven/ Louie Bolero/ Philologies Are Perfected
Lounge Piano Redux. Rec. Nov '09 ~15:03
OK- I know this tune appears on this site in 2 other versions already. But this demo for MiYo 3.0 twists it around just a bit more. Rec. Nov '09 ~8:16
A new Mi Yo Demo- solo keys. A Jewish standard by Ehud and Sarah Zweig. Rec. Jul '09 ~3:56
Some live recordings from Jan and Feb of '09.
Louie Bolero/ Too Much Tobacky/ Bang Bang/ Hora Nirkoda
'Lounge piano' medley, recorded live in Evanston in Feb of '09. Louie Bolero is mostly Louie Louie by R Berry. Too Much Tobacky is an original and the oldest piece in the 'lounge piano' project- compare to the May '04 recording lower down on this page if you're interested in seeing what 5 years will do to a piece. Bang Bang- writen by Clavelle Isnard- a big hit for Janis Martin- the female Elvis. Check out the Rockin' Bones anthology! Hora Nirkoda- an old Israeli folk dance tune by M Lavri. ~8:36
The Kaplan Machine imparting the wisdom of the ancients (i.e. us) to the young- Sue and Ellie at a friend's 40'th birthday party. rec Jan '09 ~3:49
Keys and a little bit of delay. Rec. Oct '08 ~14:09
Bass & effects. Rec. June '08 ~8:29
While I was doing all the 'nice' music in Jan/ Feb '08 which appears below I was also doing these e-percussion experiments. Mrs. Zelwel calls these fun- and I'd have to agree.
Don't Egg Him On
Let the Dog In, Let the Dog Out, Let the Dog In, ...
Destructometer Rex
Timings are ~6:33, ~4:49, ~13:55
Demos pertaining to a current project- a bit of Jewish music.
Not Fade Away
"Now wait a minute" - I can hear you say- "'Not Fade Away' is a Buddy Holly song- how is that Jewish music?" This is where the two supporting tunes come in- Ta'am Haman (the taste of manna- an old Israeli tune written by by Yitzchak Navon) and the Yemenite folk tune 'Im Ninalu' (the gates of heaven are 24/7). Rec. Jan. '08 ~6:46
Kol Rina
Three folk tunes here- 'Chosson Kaleh Mazel Tov', 'Kol Rina' and 'Sloop John B' (actually a West Indies folk tune). The first two are traditional Jewish wedding tunes. Rec. Feb. '08 ~6:10
Bass, electronics, keyboard, drum machine- no overdubs. Rec. early January '07 ~7:38
Two 'lounge piano' pieces- sort of a virtual hit single ;-). 'Louie Bolero' is my take on R Berry's 'Louie Louie'. It's something I've been working on for a while and it keeps evolving. 'April is Cruel' is a new tune- actually a new song. Inspired by Robert Wyatt in the sense of asking myself- if I could write a 'Wyatt song' what would it sound like? rec. 8/22/05 ~4:17/ ~2:08
Sunshine Katz Through The Ages
Keys and devices. A blue Riley-ism with digital delay. rec. 4/2/05 ~6:29
A Lounge Piano work day blues. An early example of something I call 'lounge piano'- sort of twisted visualizations of pop tunes for solo electronic keyboards, usually, but not always, set to some sort of piano patch. Rec. 5/29/04 ~3:00
Yes I know how it's spelled. After this was recorded I did one live show using a laptop- but after that I started doing less programming and more playing. Later I found that effects boxes were so much more organic for live electronics than computers are. Much more wiggle room- for me anyways. rec. 3/14/03 ~8:27
An ambient piece. Like Harold Budd or Budd & Eno, at least in the processing. rec. 12/16/02 ~5:25
If I forget you, Jerusalem.. The simple rhythmic background is based on Hora Atik. rec. 1/1/02 ~3:46
This (oh-so-appropriately-titled) e-drum experiment from June of '01 sounds almost new-agey at times- new age on a combo of soporifics and booze. Experimental trash, fer sure, fer sure. rec. 6/4/01 ~7:14
Sound files on this page ©2001-2009 by Eliezer Kaplan. 'Louie Louie' is by Richard Berry, 'Not Fade Away' by Holly-Petty (that's Holly as in Buddy), 'Ta'am Haman' by Y Navon, 'Bang Bang' by Clavelle Isnard, Hora Nirkoda by M. Lavri, Yedid Nefesh by Ehud and Sarah Zweig.