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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Tell Us Why You Think You'd Be A Good Fit -
Texture as a Kind of Motion -
The DJ/producer pays tribute to his ailing father, examining mortality & legacy, celebrating a rich life with this hooky, seamless set of chopped & reassembled funky, soulful tracks.
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Family Values -
Alignment -
The turntablist creates an album entirely out of sampled music, the first of its kind, filled with haunting, funky, melodic earworms that function as a soundtrack for the liminal.
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Eager and Ready -
Everyone Was Waiting -
The pianist performs solo, playing Gershwin, Monk, Nick Drake, Radiohead, adding passionate, florid, discriminating improvisations for an engrossing journey through 20th century music.
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Restoration -
Crystal Cathedral -
Curated from 10 years' of recordings, the album serves as a celebration, a record & a narrative told in the raw, energetic, spiritual, honest colors of the Boss's matchless live act
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Enthusiasm -
Soloist -
Daniel Lanois assembles an all-star band (Brian Eno, Brian Blade, Jon Hassell, Bill Frisell, Brad Mehldau, Bono) for a slow, dark, yearning set evoking nights in L.A.
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Different Approaches To Growth -
Everyone Heard It In Their Native Langauge -
The ensemble gets back to basics with an instrumental album of layered, sinuous, luscious, textured songs that unfold & evolve effortlessly, a foundation for dynamic, expressive soloing
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You Can Imagine It -
Complete the Mystery -
With thrillingly unconventional arrangements, unusual, energetic percussion, soundscapes, fresh-sounding synths, Sampha navigates simultaneous devastating grief & good fortune, finding beauty.
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Ode To Gravity -
Winter Texture -
Returning from hiatus, the band pushes into new sonic territory in several directions, writing more melodically while retaining their trademark angular, playful, boundless energy.
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Today's Weight
