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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If This Happened Year-Round Would We Love It So? -
The composer brings his continued fascination with polyrhythms, pulses, & iteration to a larger ensemble, resulting in a composition that's much more than the sum of its parts.
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You Were Saying? -
Recording under pressure of a deadline, the band push their sound into new sonic territory, with introspective, spiritual lyrics improvised in the studio, resulting in a daring, strange & serene album.
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Unexpected Windfall -
Pushing their sound to include more synths & honing their songcraft, the band paint a magnetic, enticing, apocalyptic portrait of there precarious, absurd times.
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Talismans -
In his seventh decade of making music, the sing-songwriter releases an album of covers featuring just his vocals & acoustic picking, a callback to his beginnings in the 1960s.
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Every Year It Feels Like A Brand New Idea -
The troubadour teams up with T Bone Burnett & a cast of celebrated session musicians as he reflects on mortality in these gritty, grizzled, generous songs.
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Prodigy -
Mehldau balances his talent as a composer & his & his bandmates' skills as improvisors on this eminently enjoyable set that showcases the trio's endless wealth of fresh & memorable ideas.
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Extra Drama -
The singer-songwriter gathers her live band & talented friends to record intimate, tender songs in which she reflects on love, faith, & family over lush, delightful playing.
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Homo Sapiens Extended Phenotype -
The legend teams up with producer Joe Henry on songs penned for him by Dylan, Waits, Morrison, Costello, over spare, hallowed arrangements showcasing his matchless voice.
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It's The Same But Never The Same -
At the beginning of the polycrisis era the band re-ups on faith, hope & love simultaneously serious & playful in a perfect blend of traditional song structures & modern production.
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Sixteenth Notes -
Writing about family & the tension sexual attraction & long-term love, Björk builds microbeats from sampled household objects, pairing these with choirs, strings & her otherworldly lyrics.
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Crowned -
Harriet Wheeler's growing confidence as a vocalist & lyricist alongside the band's more atmospheric & layered approach drives the songs into new, moodier, more introspective territory.
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Brooke's Commute -
This posthumous release captures the trumpeter, samplist, & ambient pioneer's gorgeous final live performance, in which he explores themes, motifs & riffs from his previous 2 albums.
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Three Sisters
