Throwing Rocks at the Sun
Electronic Realizations for Guitar and Computer, volume 10
1:  The Morning Show - Opening Theme            25:10
2:  Dewdrops Don't Descend                              15:13
3:  Grey Clouds Approach                                   8:34
4:  Albert's Train                                                10:23
5:  Fried Samosa                                                  5:17
6:  Minimalambience 1                                      17:28
7:  Skipping Stones Stoned                                41:29
8:  The Warm Pond                                          14:48
9:  Mirror rorroM                                              4:01
10:  The Fun House                                            30:00
11:  Laugh With Us                                              7:22
12:  rorriM Mirror                                               8:11
13:  Minimalambience 2                                    28:09
14:  Variations on a Loaded String                   16:33
15:  sin(r2)/r2                                                    24:51
16:  The Ripple Tank                                        21:00
17:  Minimalambience 3                                   13:35
18:  The Morning Show - Closing Theme           7:59
19:  Wheel Of Fortune                                     18:33

Total Time   5:18:36


The music on this disc is best viewed as small sets.  

"The Morning Show" (opening and closing) frame the album.

When combined, "Dewdrops Don't Descend", "Grey Clouds Approach", Albert's Train", and Fried
Samosa" make up "Oenyaw's Psychedelic Brunch".

"Minimalambience 1, 2, and 3" are three variations on the same theme.

"Mirror rorriM" and "rorriM Mirror" are two varitions on the same theme.

"Skipping Stones Stoned" and "The Warm Pond" explore serenity.  

"The Fun House" and "Laugh With Us" present a carnival atmosphere.  

"Variations on a Loaded String", "sin(r2)/r2", and "The Ripple Tank" are pieces based on
mathematical models or expressions.

"Wheel of Fortune" is a bonus track (hey, wow!  A major marketing tools in place!)
This one is very different for me.  No guitar or instruments whatsoever.  An enhanced recording of a
mechanical device.  (When it comes to Tarot Cards, the wheel of fortune is not necessarily a good
thing.)

All selections copyright 2008 David Wayne Higgins

The title implies futile acts of civil disobedience.  Acts which are necessary to calm the soul.  Even
though one may know the act will not make any difference, it is an act that must be done.  So, here
goes.  I have recently turned 50.  The music I have presented over the past two or three years in the
virtual world of cyberspace have been examples of how I feel.  This one is no exception.  I live in a
nation which is built on personal freedom, but those freedoms have been torn apart, one by one over
the past few decades.  I had a number of conversations recently that concluded with the agreed
statement that the late 1970's was a fun time to live.  Life was much more free.  Music was more
important than it is today.  Art was held in high esteem , whereas today, it is hardly even looked at.  
A delusion of paranoia has swept the emotions of our society away and hidden it in an anxiety closet.
 
To put it simply, we are adults.  Let's start acting as such.


The cover was done by David Wayne Higgins.



All selections composed, arranged, performed, recorded, manipulated, treated and produced by
Oenyaw.  Recorded October -November, 2007.  Equipment and software: Epiphone Sheraton,
Fender Stratocaster,  DanElectro Black Coffee Distortion, Morley Volume Pedal, Line 6
Modulation Modeler, Line 6 Delay Modeler, Line 6 Filter Modeler, Lexicon MX 200 Dual Reverb
and Effects Processor, PAIA Quadrafuzz, Lexicon Omega Desktop Recording Studio, E Machines
T2542 Computer (RAM upgrade 768), Cubase LE, Polderbits Sound Editor, All Audio Converter V1.
50, Windows XP.