One of our oldest. Our first "best".
Telescope
In Memory of our dear friend, Fred Kepler, who left us December 18th, 2021. Van's Expanding Wave Observatory (VEWO) sessions. November and December, 2021.
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0:00/13:52
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0:00/55:10
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Scorpion Omelette 12-05-21 1:05:250:00/1:05:25
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Psychic Armor 12-05-21 50:440:00/50:44
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0:00/33:09
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Slinkicity 12-26-21 43:110:00/43:11
Electronic improvisations from Jan. 2, 2022 at Van's Expanding Wave Observatory (aka the former bedroom in my house wherein we can create and document our musical excursions). These pieces include fabulous, inventive guitar playing from long-time collaborator RVK (Robert Van Kuran).
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Grandeur Afoot 39:250:00/39:25
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Fleeting Treasure 24:150:00/24:15
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(No) Simple Things 26:510:00/26:51
Improvisations First quarter 2022 done at the Nest (studioRVK) featuring Telescope (Van Alpert, Bernie Sirelson) and RvK, Andres Fernandez, Brian Ascenzo and friends.
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DotWood (13022-1TRVK) 24:070:00/24:07
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swamptrain (13022-2TRVK) 48:530:00/48:53
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0:00/46:17
Solo piano improvisation performed and recorded by Telescope co-founder Van Alpert. On Feb. 8, 2022: 2 mics, 1 Piano, 1 human (no effects, no signal processing; one continuous take) Metal Gongs and Bell were used for intro and outro... On May 10, 2022: Open Channel 2 and Open Channel 3 showed up.
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0:00/40:21
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Open Channel 2 24:310:00/24:31
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Open Channel 3 22:160:00/22:16
The residency at The Nest continues. Feb. 6, 2022.
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Roadleery 17:200:00/17:20
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Nested Specialties 22:290:00/22:29
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0:00/44:00
Feb. 20, 2022, guitar fiesta.
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It (22022-1) 25:170:00/25:17
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Is (22022-2) 29:310:00/29:31
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To (22022-3) 35:230:00/35:23
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Be (22022-4) 19:380:00/19:38
VEWO sessions. Sonic excursions, soundtracks for daydreams and nightspaces alike.
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0:00/43:18
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0:00/31:27
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shapeshift (9521.3T) 25:450:00/25:45
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0:00/51:18
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0:00/18:18
VEWO sessions. July and October 2021. Flights of fantasy applicable anytime.
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0:00/33:57
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0:00/28:47
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0:00/51:37
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0:00/25:47
VEWO sessions. August 2021. Midsummer mirage music; meditative, hypnotic mental stress relief,,,
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0:00/36:42
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0:00/38:36
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0:00/23:27
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Cavern Crawl (82221.1bT) 50:090:00/50:09
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0:00/17:00
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Sultry Season (82221.3T) 26:510:00/26:51
VEWO sessions. June 2021. These pieces reunite Telescope (as Bernie Sirelson and Van Alpert) as a live improvising ensemble after a 15-month hiatus (our cautious response to pandemic conditions). Robert Van Kuran joins in on bass during 'Primordial' as we re-enter sonic exploration and space creation.
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0:00/54:52
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0:00/43:19
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Primordial (61321.2T) 27:000:00/27:00