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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The Least Important Half -
Invited by the Blue Note label to access their archives, the DJ remixes some classics & blurring the lines between live performance & sampling, earning his place amongst these maestros.
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First Prize -
The band weaves a gorgeous, dreamy sound with guitar, bass, and drums over which Delores O'Riordan explores love & loss with her matchless, powerful voice
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Map of the World -
The rapper tasks his winding lyricism & wicked vocabulary to exploring middle age & mental health in a technocratic, consumerist society over bouncy, crackling, peculiar beats
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Climb the Day -
The duo come into their own in this expansive set marked by Rock's soulful, inventive production & Smooth's winding, witty lyricism & storytelling.
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Simultaneously Symmetrical & Asymmetrical -
Recording live in the studio results in an urgent, raw sound over which Costello explores the impact of personal & political deception on ordinary lives.
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& then I noticed -
The duo sample music from several Black traditions, crafting a dynamic soundscape against which they examine & celebrate spiritual & personal growth while making it seem like a party.
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Thursday Afternoon, 12:10 PM, and then never again -
Playing both originals & pop standards, Monk transforms every song with his unique phrasings, virtuoso technical ability & his willingness to play with pacing.
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Guess Again -
Embracing the studio, the band focus on the album as an artistic format & experiment with new instruments & three-part harmonies as their songwriting matures & deepens.
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Royalty -
Reuniting with Tony Visconti & eschewing the electronics & distortion of his previous decade, Bowie finds creative reinvigoration on this set of melodic, playful, passionate rockers.
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Theory of the Multiverse -
Adding sweeping orchestral arrangements to their melodic, bittersweet, mostly-acoustic-plus-pedal-steel aesthetic, the band delves deeper into love, friendship, family & personal histories.
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The Most Yellow Ever Yellowed -
Meditating on the dehumanizing & world-ruining forces inside us & in what we build, Waits bends his primal voice to these modern blues over lo-fi waterlogged guitars & oddball percussion.
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In Unexpected Places -
The band's debut album captures their fuzzy, energetic, audacious guitar-forward live sound, their hooky melodies & witty, cutting lyrics that inspired Bowie, Cobain, & Corgan.
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Temporary Decoration
