Empty Frames: Solo Acoustic Demos
by Michael Garfield
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Ian
04:17
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A Merry Mess
02:20
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The 120th Shrine
04:00
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Seeing Like A State
05:32
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I dug my nails in your arm
No blood but they left a mark
You came to no harm
But I still have the scars
You hit me first but complained
And landed me in suspension
Because illegible pains
Rarely merit attention
And now the lessons endure
Although the song doesn't change
You're measured or you're ignored
An indefensible claim
And everyone in between
Invisible or unseen
We optimize our machines
With only what we perceive
These metaphors hide crucial depth
But it's our lot to live with it
Our egregores cannot protect
The small and large they can't detect
When they're seeing like a state
They say they squeaky wheel's greased
Campaigns get people released
But when there's no one around
Then that tree don't hit the ground
And history's written by victors
And evidence is suppressed
Unless it registers Richters
Expect it lost like the rest
The integers rule common math
But reals are far the larger set
Your algebra cannot contain
The novelty we generate
When you're seeing like a state
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Buried Together
03:52
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Frog Seven Green
02:10
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The Luminous Night
03:57
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Saccharine Music
03:57
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about
These are placeholders to stake and commit to record songs I love that aren't ready for prime time yet. A song ought to stand on its own and I hope these do, but this is basically me sharing my songbook with a feather in it for a bookmark. They mean a lot to me but I haven't found the time to give them a proper studio treatment yet. We have:
1. Ian - about my baby son, with maybe some Elliott Smith and (sleepy) Tenacious D and Lana Del Rey swimming around in there.
2. A Merry Mess - not sure exactly but a tip of the hat to Jeff Buckley and my friend Mitch Mignano.
3. The 120th Shrine - regarding The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, kind of a cowboy ballad since you're riding a horse a lot, but also gliding.
4. Seeing Like A State - with a nod to James C. Scott's book, about mathematically guaranteed injustice and the tragedy of being one of the ants out of a plane window.
5. Buried Together - for Nikki Taylor, with whom I intend to be interred, God Willing.
6. Frog Seven Green - a vignette of life in a hot tub under shade sails on the porch of a basement apartment nestled up close to the mountains in Santa Fe with a young family.
7. The Luminous Night - written after a soak in the healing hot mineral springs at Ojo Caliente, New Mexico — and performed live for the first time at The Santa Fe Institute. This is the last studio recording with my beloved 2001 Martin D-35 "Marianne" before boxing it up to send to its new owner.
8. Saccharine Music - written for my wife and her sister-in-law on the occasion of the latter's wedding.
Coming Soon:
9. You Know My Name - probably the first legitimate folk anthem singalong I've ever written; sounds to me like it is from the Garden State soundtrack.
10. Down to The Mystery Well - it's as much a mystery to me as anyone.
1. Ian - about my baby son, with maybe some Elliott Smith and (sleepy) Tenacious D and Lana Del Rey swimming around in there.
2. A Merry Mess - not sure exactly but a tip of the hat to Jeff Buckley and my friend Mitch Mignano.
3. The 120th Shrine - regarding The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, kind of a cowboy ballad since you're riding a horse a lot, but also gliding.
4. Seeing Like A State - with a nod to James C. Scott's book, about mathematically guaranteed injustice and the tragedy of being one of the ants out of a plane window.
5. Buried Together - for Nikki Taylor, with whom I intend to be interred, God Willing.
6. Frog Seven Green - a vignette of life in a hot tub under shade sails on the porch of a basement apartment nestled up close to the mountains in Santa Fe with a young family.
7. The Luminous Night - written after a soak in the healing hot mineral springs at Ojo Caliente, New Mexico — and performed live for the first time at The Santa Fe Institute. This is the last studio recording with my beloved 2001 Martin D-35 "Marianne" before boxing it up to send to its new owner.
8. Saccharine Music - written for my wife and her sister-in-law on the occasion of the latter's wedding.
Coming Soon:
9. You Know My Name - probably the first legitimate folk anthem singalong I've ever written; sounds to me like it is from the Garden State soundtrack.
10. Down to The Mystery Well - it's as much a mystery to me as anyone.
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Michael Garfield Santa Fe, New Mexico
Singer-songwriter, avant-guitarist, and live electronic producer all at once, Michael's dynamic live shows and intricate albums takes listeners on emotional trips spanning folk tradition and the avant-garde.
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