What’s new indeed…………

should be the title of this post. My apologies to all interested listeners of the At-The-Helm podcast series for the lack of a new episode in some time. As soon as I get shows 15 & 16 back from the editor I’ll most likely post them both. There will be a slight change in format coming with #17 which is also the halfway point in the series, but more about that later. Meanwhile thanks for your patience, more music soon.

 

A few days into the new year and so far so good.

Though there is a short glitch in the production schedule for the at-the-helm series which will hopefully work itself out this weekend. The next few shows will feature work from the late California period both solo and duet so please do check back. Today’s photo is a view out to sea from atop the bluffs at Torrey Pines State Park near San Diego CA taken around 1995. 

 

Hoping that everyone is in good health and spirits for this holiday season.

 With solstice coming this weekend and all the other days of note at years end, I wanted to say thanks to all of you who’ve taken the time to read this blog and listen to the at-the-helm podcast series. With 14 episodes now up we’re at about halfway as best as I can figure. Music for shows 15-18 is ready and I hope to have the first of those programs up for listening come January. Looks like there will be an interview show and also an extended length program featuring a live concert recording coming in the new year so please do check back.For now I’ll leave you with this festive image and best wishes for you and yours in this and the new year.

 

At-The-Helm Episode 14 is available now….

Just in time for the holidays it’s show#14 up and running. This program contains five tracks from the CD “Early” by Bindlestiff, some of the earliest works by Dave and I including:

1- Ariel Adrift

2- Parade Rest

3- Dos Vedanya, Tanya

4- Cartesian Dualism

5- More Earth than Sea

It’s all live in the studio with loops, guitars, and synthesizers by Bindlestiff. Engineered by Dave Stafford. For more specific gear info go to at-the-helm.us. The weather has been up and down this week (72 degrees with 75 mph wind gusts on tuesday this week, snow today (fri)) so as a nod to the promise of the future here is a pic from last spring of natures determination to loop itself. Thanks for stopping by, please give a listen and have a good day. 

 

Episode 13 of At-The-Helm is now on-line

Episode 13 is an all solo outing from the California period featuring me on syntesizer, electric guitar and loops.
Features the following tracks:

1- I Heard That
2- Milk Teeth
3- Lost in Paris
4- Nelson’s Day
5- Questions of Distance
6- A Good Deed Shines

These are solo works done during the same period as The Dozey Lumps’ tenure that feature a more electronic flavor. Production note:  I name the device used on track 6 as being a sequencer when in fact it is the arpeggiator on the Korg DW8000 synthesizer that is in use on this piece. In the image department here’s another photo from this past summer taken up near the continental divide in Rocky Mountain National Park. Thanks for stopping in,  more music coming soon, have a good day. 

 

At-The-Helm Episode 12 up for your listening pleasure….

Show #12 features tracks from 1990 and 1992 that document the musical transitions that The Dozey Lumps take on to become Bindlestiff. The last 3 numbers feature a special guest in the form of either Tom Freeman on drums (Luxury Yacht)  or Bill Forth on electric guitar (The Schizophonics).

1- No.17- The Dozey Lumps

2-Kevin’s House- Luxury Yacht

3-Cutting Down Trees- Luxury Yacht

4-A Chink In The Armor- The Schizophonics

I think you’ll enjoy these pieces as an insight into the musical “growing” process that we were involved with at the time. My thanks again to Tom and Bill for their participation and general good nature and to Dave for all that and more. On another light note here’s a photo of a feather from a red-tail hawk I found not long ago while out walking in the Colorado countryside. Thanks again for stopping in to check out what’s new, we are nearing the halfway point in this series soon and I appreciate your continued interest in these collected works. Have a good day!

 

Episode 11 of At-The-Helm now up and running…

It’s the second show featuring the guitar duet known as the Dozey Lumps playing live in the studio circa 1992. Six pieces are featured:

1-  Just Like Fog (Light Swaths)

2-  Never A Dual Moment

3-  Wistful Thinking

4-  Mem 5 Watercan

5-  Hole In My Head

6-  Perelandra

Again as stated in my last blog post, for your quickest link to these podcasts go to at-the-helm.us. My thanks again to Dave Stafford who engineered, produced and lent his kind permission to share the ‘Lumps” with the world. We hope you enjoy hearing this music as much as we enjoyed making it The photo today is from the early 90’s outside lovely Los Vegas Nevada in the Red Rocks BLM area, watch out for wild burros!

 

Some production notes on this…

sunny breezy fall sunday. Shows 11,12 and 13 are done and ready to present over the next 6 weeks or so and the music files for show #14 are also ready. For those of you keeping score at home please note that starting with Show #10 there is new intro/outro music for At-The-Helm. It’s a little solo ditty called “Funky Orbits” recorded live in the studio circa 1995 . If you haven’t heard Episode 10 yet please do give it a listen. Show #11 is scheduled for release next sunday.  

 

At-The-Helm Episode 10 is now available to hear.

This show is the first to feature the music of the Dozey Lumps, A six string steel acoustic/electric guitar duet consisting of Dave Stafford and myself playing in the New Standard Tuning. Features the following tracks recorded from 1989 to 1991

1- Languid

2- Not Bloody Likely

3- Prebendary

4- Mutant Strain

5- Caithness

6- The Canteloupe Terrain

This music was recorded live in the studio seventeen studios in southern California. It is from the CD titled “One Lump Or Two” The Dozey Lumps copyright 1999 (the world) Bryan Helm/Dave Stafford. My thanks to Dave for his engineering and musical expertise and kind permission to share these works with all of you, I hope you enjoy them. Please visit at-the-helm.us for more info. Don’t worry it’s not snowing yet but these “lumpish” looking snow covered rocks from a couple years back seemed a good image to leave you with on this beautiful fall day.  Enjoy the season.

 

A Partly Cloudy Quiet Sunday Morning…

to start out the fall season here. Things look good for the appearance of Episode 10 of At-The-Helm later this week, with  shows 12 &13 scheduled to be recorded soon also. Thanks to those of you who have posted comments about the series, I appreciate your taking time to explore these collected works so far. Speaking of work here’s another photo from my recent outing to the antique farm equipment show.  More from me soon meanwhile hope you have a good day.