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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Dance Partners -
Blending hip hop vocals & beats with hard rock & heavy metal riffs, the band deliver a powerful protest record that, frustratingly, still rings true today.
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How The Hard Times Reshaped You -
Adding guitar to his Headhunters lineup & paring down arrangements to repeating patterns with fewer solos, the keyboardist leans further in to the funky sound of his previous half decade.
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Shape vs. Texture -
The iconic producer & composer returns to singing & writing lyrics, delivering daring, eerie, & gorgeous melodies against his trademark atmospheres & soundscapes.
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Squint -
Mingus revisits songs from his earlier catalog with an 11-piece band, new arrangements & sometimes sweet, sometimes blistering but always sublime playing
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Another Trinity -
The band dramatically shift their sound, experimenting in the studio, leaning more on synths & piano, exploring the dystopias of technocracy & reactionary politics.
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The Sign Is Not The Signified -
Setting aside the anomie & cynicism of their debut, the band returns with an album about togetherness whose deftly poetic lyrics & meet arrangements are damn near revelatory.
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How About This? -
Experimental approaches to recording, playing & production help songwriter Phil Elverum process a romantic breakup & face change by seeing it in the natural world.
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In The Middle Of It -
Probing mortality, guilt & accountability, the producer/songwriter gathers talented collaborators for a wry, lively, spirited set of well-played, well-written tunes.
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Foraging -
The legend's debut contains all the ingredients of his later success - catchy melodies, hooky riffs, an eye for detail, empathy, a sense of humor & wonderment.
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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
