almost home.

Well kids, it's almost done. Two more tracks need to be recorded, and then all the demos will be done! Then it's time to escape for six months, and find myself a nice little studio for June. Download these demos while you can.

First Morning Light
by Two Bicycles

1. First Morning Light
2. Older Books
3. The Vagabond
4. Definition of Home
5. The Meadow Part Two (Blankets and Scarves)
6. Roberta
7. In The Streets
8. The Unassuming Girl At The Back Door
9. Arms Entangled
10. Windy
11. Love Is

If you don't want to download them, you can stream most of them over at my facebook music page. The link is in the streaming section on the right. Hope you enjoy the music.

we won't let it get us down.

I'll let the pictures say everything I want to:







The Meadow Part Two (Blankets and Scarves)

snowy nights, snowy nights.

It's been snowing all night, and it's been really beautiful and all, but I can't shake this feeling that I'd rather be somewhere else. There's something so romantic, and childlike at the same time, about the first snow fall. I guess I'd just rather be with her.

Definition of Home

love is

This song is about new love. Simple as that.

Hold on to that special someone, while you can.

Love Is

older books

hello, my old friend! i suppose i've hit a quick spell of writer's block, and it's been some time since i've written/recorded something new. this weekend i played a lot of songs, and i happened to play one in front of a fire, with some friends around. i pulled out the laptop and figured i'd capture the moment. this song is going to be on the new record, which has changed names from "leaving" to "first morning light", even though all the songs are still about the former. anyways, hope you enjoy the song.

Older Books

leaving.

a new day, a new record. i've finished all the demos for "moving backwards...", which means it's time to start on record number two. i recorded two songs this afternoon, both of which will be on it. i'm going to call the record "leaving" and it's going to have lots of songs about that very thing. "roberta" is about a friend from a far away land, and "the unassuming girl..." is about realizing your complacency. if you feel like leaving, maybe you should.

roberta
the unassuming girl at the back door

first morning light.

photo by karl anderson

happy thanksgiving, folks. i hope you're having a lovely weekend, filled with family, sweaters, friends, crisp air, and a little pumpkin pie.

my weekend has been fairly uneventful thus far: i wrote a huge paper, and i should have done more work today, but i ended up drinking too much coffee, and being way too antsy to focus. instead, i listened to a lot of radiohead, while thinking about how i will take in the new record on wednesday. i went with, in my headphones, walking to the creek. i'm excited.

here's something. my friend alex drew this picture freehand in paint. i think it's neat:



i also downtuned the classical, and wrote two songs on it. here's one that i quickly recorded tonight. it's called "first morning light" and it's about leaving behind the frustrations of the city, and getting lost in beauty of trees. hope you like it!

first morning light

that girl.

i spent a weekend in the city, but not in the traditional, vacation from the country, sense. let's go for coffee, i'll tell you all about it. things are getting pretty chilly here, as you can see from the picture. i haven't seen a blue sky in too long, and that's too bad. i'm hoping it clears up at least once more, so i can hang out underneath some changing leaves.

i've written a few new songs, and i'm kind of in the process of recording them. here's one that i finished, that will have drums pretty soon. i wrote this song this summer, at work, and i still have the original lyrics i wrote down on a golf scorecard. lyrically, it's a bit of a confession; you could call it my ode to the girl who will never love me. the truth is, that it's really about sex. think about it, it will all make sense. i played it for my mum as she passed by my room, and she said, "it sounds like simon and garfunkel". hope you enjoy harmony.

moving backwards from the end

has a good home.

i'm done with the majority of papers due this week, so i'll have some more time to record songs. i've got about three that need to be recorded, and two that i'm writing, and will be done soon. i'm also working on a great song with some friends. i'll let you know more about that as it happens. here's a cover of an amazing final fantasy song that i made after watching the latest take away show. hope you like it.

a side note: pinkerton is the best record i've re-discovered in a long time.

adventure.exe (final fantasy cover)

i need a camera.

such a long day. i had an all day class, which meant two four hour sessions of half listening, and the creation of my first novel. let's just say that i'm happy to be done, and happy to not have to sit and listen to a topic that i couldn't care less about. and in celebration of this new found happiness, here's a new song!

someday

it's better this way.

all done! hope you like it.

Jamison

it's better this way

the high kind.

another t-shirt day. thanks to aidan's tip, i've got a new midi rhodes patch, which means that my demos can now have a decent sounding rhodes in it! today's song is a cover of the last song on one of my favourite albums in the last little while, "loney, noir". if loney, dear is new to you, head over to his myspace and let him brighten up your day. (of course if you live on the west coast, all you have to do is open your window to have your day brightened.) my version features an ending full of noise makers that were on my desk, and an interrupted take, care of rob shauf. hope you enjoy!

this afternoon calls for some reading, and recording. i'll post yesterday's song as soon as i finish it.

and i won't cause anything at all/plans (loney, dear cover)

the flood

it's been so nice here lately. i wrote another song tonight, about trips, and leaving people behind. we all seem to do that sometimes. i've decided to take more pictures too. my camera sits so lonely on my desk, and i hate to let something so lovely go to waste. so expect lots of pictures, along with lots of songs.

here's the lyrics to the song:

on your way to find anew
jumpin trains, and changing views
smoke a pack a day, and think of me.
you use your language like a gun
you've sent the doubters off and runnin
you're holding happiness, to your heart, like it was your own.

but don't, lose track, of the finish line
if you, come back, maybe you'll wanna be mine
but until that day comes and goes, i'll be sittin here all alone

make sure your eyes see everything
have yourself an autumn fling
write your cursive neatly, so everyone can read your thoughts
let your smile lead the way
take your people into the fray
let the lens capture all the things you want to say, it's better that way

i hope, i'll cross your mind at some point
but i know, the truth is that i probably won't
know that i will hold you close in my prayers tonight

i'll post it as soon as i've finished recording it, or whenever i free up some hard drive space. see you!

Jamison.

quick quick

look at how efficient this works! i just finished recording this song, and now it's readily available for you. how lovely.

Jamison.

rain will fall, grass will grow

firsts.

the whole myspace thing is old, and frustrating. i like this means of getting my music to you much better. plus here, you don't have to stream the music, hoping that your internet connection is working good enough to do that. every mp3 you download here is all yours; my present to you. so enjoy!

here are the few songs that got recorded after "homes away from home", which if you haven't downloaded is available right here: homes away from home.

hope to see you soon.

Jamison

the long way home
darker
*both these songs will be on the new record, and these are just home demos.