Dalis Elvis

radio time fireside chat with M.E.Y

This weeks sketchpad track is a demo of a newer song called "fireside". In other news we have been recording wind and brass arrangements for our album and look forward to sharing the results with you ...
Posted by Dalis Elvis on Tue, 03 Jun 2008 08:58:00 PST

the mother of pearl and unseated girl

This weeks sketch pad feature is a demo of "area anthems" a song we are currently recording for our upcoming release "painted quiet".Enjoy-DE'side lined and wide eyed radio waves goodbye down the hill...
Posted by Dalis Elvis on Mon, 05 May 2008 09:58:00 PST

to search for truth in distant lights that gather

This weeks sketch pad feature is "annoying glory". Enjoy-DE’Annoying GloryThe muddy waves break on the banks of the Hudson estuary you stood there the wind blew back your cares and the briars an...
Posted by Dalis Elvis on Fri, 04 Apr 2008 03:00:00 PST

the dance floor is tame but the paintings have changed

This weeks sketch pad feature is a demo of "tangled like strays". It was written on a winter night in the hovel on the hill. The power had gone out including the electric heat. I was sitting at my des...
Posted by Dalis Elvis on Sun, 16 Mar 2008 11:33:00 PST

She’s G-65

This weeks sketch pad feature is "Ambulance Girl". A story about a girl who drives a ambulance to get over her fear of all things ill and a guy who gets his ass kicked on a friday night. Enjoy-DE'
Posted by Dalis Elvis on Mon, 03 Mar 2008 06:49:00 PST

Water Color Headphones Alone

This weeks sketch pad feature is 4-track mind. I recorded this arrangement in the hovel on the hill for a friend who is working on horn arrangements for a recording session. It gives you an idea of wh...
Posted by Dalis Elvis on Mon, 18 Feb 2008 01:25:00 PST

The Ballad of Navin and Marie

This weeks sketch pad feature is "Tonight You Belong To Me" written in 1926 by Billy Rose(lyrics) and Lee David(music). It was recored by Gene Austin, Frankie Laine and Patience and Prudence. I became...
Posted by Dalis Elvis on Wed, 13 Feb 2008 07:52:00 PST

ti jean, the tramp, woody and imagination girl ride the railways

This weeks sketch pad feature is "Jack Kerouacs Shoes". Something I recently sketched while at the New York Public Library's current exhibit commemorating the 50th anniversary of the first edition of ...
Posted by Dalis Elvis on Thu, 24 Jan 2008 10:04:00 PST

Epilogues and Incantations

This weeks sketch pad feature Junk Mail is the epilogue of "4-track mind" a collection of tunes pieced together on a 4-track then dumped into Mike Clark's digital 8-track for post production and mixin...
Posted by Dalis Elvis on Thu, 03 Jan 2008 08:56:00 PST

new year tidings (Ghosts’)

Ghosts' (Ode to the Youngsters) is a foot stomping romp that pays homage to friends of yore those still with us and those who have fallen along the way. Chin Music's Patrick McGrath and Meegs recorded...
Posted by Dalis Elvis on Fri, 28 Dec 2007 07:55:00 PST