Music
Various performing units, with downloads
dadallama performance company
Rehearsal 9-16-07
Solo Work
Greensboro Boathouse - July 2007
On vacation in Greensboro Vermont, recording crutchless crutch in the boathouse on a stormy day.
Download boathouse_2.mp3
Download boathouse_4.mp3
Download boathouse_5.mp3Ferry Horn
A sound sample distortion, 1-19-07:
Download it_used_to_be_a_ferry_horn.mp3SoloCrutch, 12-20-06
A bit too much hand noise - have to remember to put the mic on the floor - or maybe go direct?
Download dec_20_2006_droneage.mp3The Spirit of Christmas, 12-15-06
Recorded live lowfi this morning before work. The crutch and scratched CNN Video. Someday I'll figure out how to put a video track on this!
Download the_spirit_of_christmas.mp3The War on Terror, 11-3-06
Came in this morning *extra* early to record this. Solo crutch and scratched clip of GWB XXXXIII.
Download nov_3_2006_this_war_on_terror.mp3SNGLRTY Soundtrack Demo, 11-02-06
A 40-min demo version of the SNGLRTY sound track. Mitchel Ahern on Crutch, Joe Brown on Guitar and effects.
Download Joe_Mitch_SNGLRTY_Rehearsal_8-2-06.mp3
Mitchel Ahern and Doug Hammer - 2002
Doug is an actual professional musician with an actual pro-quality recording studio in his basement where he earns an actual living making music.
One day we collaborated:
Download 02_ocean_graveyard.m4a
Download 03_my_dental_nightmare.m4a
The Invented Thing Quartet
Usually something a little short or long of a quartet the defining feature of the Invented Thing Quartet (ITQ) was its devotion to playing things that really oughtn't to have been played - generally invented by the players, or found hanging around their living rooms and kitchens.
- Bob Jordan: Toys and recycled objects
- Mitchel Ahern (Mighty Max King): Lid, other metallapones and lectronics
- Ken 42R: Idiophones, fretware
- Scott Haig: Blenders and radios
- Michele Duncan Merle: Merlenspiel and Words
- Marshall Brooks: Tablas, other membranophones
- Bret Hart: Hideous Creations
CD: 10 Years (1999)
- Download 01_when_scopes_colide.m4a
Download 02_louisx2.m4a - Download 03_lyrical_moments.m4a
- Download 04_o_superman.m4a
- Download 05_one_spot.m4a
- Download 06_new_currency.m4a
- Download 07_78_rpm_trenton.m4a
- Download 08_groovin_in_trenchtown.m4a
- Download 09_it.m4a
- Download 10_it.m4a
- Download 11_louish_iv.m4a
- Download 12_what_was_1.m4a
- Download 13_i_take_you.m4a
- Download 14_thing_rock_rehearsal.m4a
- Download 15_mahawishuwere.m4a
- Download 16_scratch_and_dent_sale.m4a
- Download 17_attemptin_the_boogie.m4a
The Judas and Natasha Experiment
An ensemble based around Natasha Hannah's songs and singing, featuring:
- Judas Hannah on sax, flutes, oboe, loops, panpipes, synthesizer, hand drums, violin, and voice
- Mark Mills on alto clarinet, electric keyboard,percussion, hand drums, violin, and pan pipes
- Michael Bloom on bass guitar and piano
- Mitchel Ahern on the Lid, all frequencies
- Mike Castellana on electric guitar and ukulele
- Peter Hoepfner on piano, violin, percussion and bass
CD: Not Everyone's Cup of Tea (1991):
- Download 01_maybe_if_i_was_different.m4a
- Download 02_i_see_them.m4a
- Download 03_hope_for_the_best.m4a
- Download 04_new_plans.m4a
- Download 05_what_i_sound_like.m4a
- Download 06_remotely_controlled.m4a
- Download 07_ghost_box.m4a
- Download 08_subliminally_spooked.m4a
- Download 09_one_for_the_ferns.m4a
- Download 10_eating_the_moon.m4a
- Download 11_life_is_carcinogenic.m4a
- Download 12_gray_song.m4a
- Download 13_track_13.m4a
The Mass Sonics
The Mass Sonics (occasionally known as the Massive Sonic Organism or the Massachusetts Sonic Organization) were Mark Mills and Mitchel Ahern in the Studio and included Debi Lang on percussion for live appearances. Working out of the production studio of WCUW Community Radio where all three were active, the Mass Sonics released a string of tape-chop singles between (roughly) 1981 to 1984. Using source material from the many public service announcement that were delivered to the radio station daily Mitchel and Mark made large-scale tape loops, and very tiny tape edits. The band performed twice, once at Exit13 in Worcester and once at the Red Loft in Boston. All material was originally released on carts (like an 8-track tape for commercial announcements) for on-air use.
Studio SinglesMP3: Download AirborneAllTheWay.mp3
MP3: Download EnemiesOfGamebirds.mp3(with Michel Merle)
MP3: Download FearsAboutTheirFuture.mp3
MP3: Download PrettyFastForAFreighter.mp3
