John Paul Davis
My name is John Paul Davis. I write poetry, build things on the web with code, make music and visual art. I love making things. This website is mostly about the things I make and do.
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Ode The The Sampler -
Shape Is A History Of Direction -
The turntablist showcases his interest in structure, tone, mood & early 20th century musical forms on this sly, subtle, sometimes smirking seamless set
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Morning Gets The Last Word -
There Are Uncountable Ways To Fill Space -
Coming of age tales set in the Land of Lincoln, with the geography & history of the state as backdrop & metaphor for the tender breakable heart of its protagonists set to transcendent music
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Framing -
The Weather Inside -
Winning, compelling melodies brought to visceral, haunted life with these sisters' blood harmonies, backed by passionate session musicians & pristinely produced.
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Remember? -
Sacred Geometry -
Despite the band's youth, they sound like seasoned musicians, enjoying their blend of genres from their parents' generation with deeply wise lyrics sometimes crooned, sometimes howled.
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Heaven's Hallway -
Range of Motion -
Facing the overlapping emergencies of early 21st century life with empathy, tenderness & fire, the artist blends angular snyths & louder drums into their signature sound.
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A Wide Array of Options -
Somehow You Can Tell It Was Quiet -
The Crown -
Two Pair -
Eight ambient, atmospheric piano-based instrumentals incorporating field recordings and strings that meditate on solitude, longing & the nature of distance.
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G r a d i e n t -
Well, It's A Start -
Zevon's transgressive, sometimes macabre humor wouldn't be half as funny without the tenderness & empathy he shows for his characters in these wild, rocking narrative romps.
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Shadows as a Kind of Promise -
Color as Compensation
