tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-58711176038863474192012-02-17T03:19:14.760ZPiece by PieceSong of the day by Plum Flower Embroidery and friendsRichard Knutsonnoreply@blogger.comBlogger81100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5871117603886347419.post-1968948146119657732012-01-08T19:41:00.004Z2012-01-08T19:41:53.568ZDrenchers<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-eF_oUPmfQ_w/TwnwK5jvnJI/AAAAAAAABFI/TID8FD7O7aA/s1600/pfegate.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-eF_oUPmfQ_w/TwnwK5jvnJI/AAAAAAAABFI/TID8FD7O7aA/s640/pfegate.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center">By now it's a classic formula</div><div align="center">loop some drums</div><div align="center">play along</div><div align="center">guitars, keyboards, extra live percussion</div><div align="center">Drenchers</div><div align="center">art installation</div><div align="center">man and God and pretensious twaddle</div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center"><em>recorded in 2010</em></div><div align="center"><em>by Richard Knutson</em></div><div align="center"><em>or Plum Flower Embroidery</em></div><div align="center"><em>Cedar Minnesota</em></div><iframe width="400" height="100" style="position: relative; display: block; width: 400px; height: 100px;" src="http://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/v=2/track=2031829145/size=venti/bgcol=FFFFFF/linkcol=4285BB/transparent=true/" allowtransparency="true" frameborder="0"><a href="http://plumflowerembroidery.bandcamp.com/track/drenchers">Drenchers by Plum Flower Embroidery</a></iframe><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5871117603886347419-196894814611965773?l=pfemusiceps.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Richard Knutsonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5871117603886347419.post-84130975635613010422012-01-07T06:04:00.000Z2012-01-07T06:23:08.759ZThe Gripping Remains of Astoni<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Or_vxQGB6eY/TwfcmpyD3GI/AAAAAAAABFA/85RzvFiu7Wk/s1600/cranecovergate.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Or_vxQGB6eY/TwfcmpyD3GI/AAAAAAAABFA/85RzvFiu7Wk/s640/cranecovergate.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center">A most excellent piece of psychedelia</div><div align="center">and experimental recording</div><div align="center">The Gripping Remains of Astoni</div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center">Leo and I</div><div align="center">recorded the drums and bass</div><div align="center">improvising in the room</div><div align="center">one microphone</div><div align="center">in walks Dan Ferguson with a viola</div><div align="center">I rewind and arm another track</div><div align="center">only one set of headphones</div><div align="center">Dan and Leo play from my cues</div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center">Load the 2 tracks into computer</div><div align="center">have a fiddle</div><div align="center">edit<br /><br /><em>written and recorded in 2009 by</em><br /><em>Leo Whitebird, Richard Knutson & Dan Ferguson</em><br /><em>Uptown Minneapolis</em></div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center"></div><iframe allowtransparency="true" frameborder="0" height="100" src="http://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/v=2/track=3046557063/size=venti/bgcol=FFFFFF/linkcol=4285BB/transparent=true/" style="display: block; height: 100px; position: relative; width: 400px;" width="400"><p><p><a href="http://plumflowerembroidery.bandcamp.com/track/the-gripping-remains-of-astoni-2">The Gripping Remains of Astoni by White Plum</a></p></p></iframe><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5871117603886347419-8413097563561301042?l=pfemusiceps.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Richard Knutsonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5871117603886347419.post-15115158893886308822012-01-06T07:50:00.002Z2012-01-07T06:21:22.109ZExhale<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-XG296ZajMWY/Twam3ttMZUI/AAAAAAAABE4/4IVeIa-OYSE/s1600/exhalegate.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-XG296ZajMWY/Twam3ttMZUI/AAAAAAAABE4/4IVeIa-OYSE/s640/exhalegate.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center">Exhale</div><div align="center">breath out</div><div align="center">the bad air</div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em>written and recorded in 1996</em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em>by Richard Knutson</em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em>or Plum Flower Embroidery</em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em>Uptown Minneapolis</em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em>taken from cassette master</em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><iframe allowtransparency="true" frameborder="0" height="100" src="http://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/v=2/track=211354856/size=venti/bgcol=FFFFFF/linkcol=4285BB/transparent=true/" style="display: block; height: 100px; position: relative; width: 400px;" width="400"><p><p><a href="http://plumflowerembroidery.bandcamp.com/track/exhale">Exhale by Plum Flower Embroidery</a></p></p></iframe><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5871117603886347419-1511515889388630882?l=pfemusiceps.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Richard Knutsonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5871117603886347419.post-25786259619888575272012-01-05T08:12:00.000Z2012-01-07T06:20:42.174ZThe Image<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-qJjM7p6GVEM/TwVa3VsPK6I/AAAAAAAABEw/RId4QJCMyoQ/s1600/littlegate.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-qJjM7p6GVEM/TwVa3VsPK6I/AAAAAAAABEw/RId4QJCMyoQ/s640/littlegate.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">we are both a secret concerned</div><div style="text-align: center;">a hidden something learned</div><div style="text-align: center;">hysterics in the case</div><div style="text-align: center;">respect, neglect, misplace</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">and fundemental to task</div><div style="text-align: center;">a therapist hidden in the cask</div><div style="text-align: center;">material services</div><div style="text-align: center;">invented, demented and last</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">singular to our country home</div><div style="text-align: center;">the dead terrible presents</div><div style="text-align: center;">innocent and strange</div><div style="text-align: center;">with blood on every page</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">unsurpassing clamour search</div><div style="text-align: center;">nervousness in part is worse</div><div style="text-align: center;">the dreams disturbed a vague</div><div style="text-align: center;">intent, relent, misplace</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">in beauty and in peace</div><div style="text-align: center;">when would he strike again?</div><div style="text-align: center;">every surface must be clean</div><div style="text-align: center;">for the image of the murder to be seen</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><em>written and recorded in 2011</em></div><div style="text-align: center;"><em>by Richard Knutson</em></div><div style="text-align: center;"><em>or Plum Flower Embroidery</em><br /><em>Bolton</em></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><iframe allowtransparency="true" frameborder="0" height="100" src="http://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/v=2/track=1617773952/size=venti/bgcol=FFFFFF/linkcol=4285BB/transparent=true/" style="display: block; height: 100px; position: relative; width: 400px;" width="400"><p><p><a href="http://plumflowerembroidery.bandcamp.com/track/the-image">The Image by Plum Flower Embroidery</a></p></p></iframe><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5871117603886347419-2578625961988857527?l=pfemusiceps.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Richard Knutsonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5871117603886347419.post-9298747422944658582012-01-04T08:46:00.002Z2012-01-07T06:20:17.434ZMuscle Soul<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-BUnjnrfTbh0/TwQP39nV5zI/AAAAAAAABEk/GWyf9DyBSII/s640/hellogate.jpg" width="640" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Muscle Soul was written in 2006</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">a recording by Flooding Opera was used to make Muscle 6</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">by Plum Flower Embroidery</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">another version of Muscle Soul became Full Fathom Five</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">by Frappe Dreamgate</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Richard Knutson - lead vocal & guitars</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Mark Cottrell - loop, bass & backup vocals</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Melanie Worthington - stylophone</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em>written in 2006</em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em>by Richard Knutson</em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em>recorded in 2009</em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em>by Neutral Sons</em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em>York</em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><iframe allowtransparency="true" frameborder="0" height="100" src="http://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/v=2/track=1679592724/size=venti/bgcol=FFFFFF/linkcol=2c6796/transparent=true/" style="display: block; height: 100px; position: relative; width: 400px;" width="400"><p><p><a href="http://plumflowerembroidery.bandcamp.com/track/muscle-soul">Muscle Soul by Neutral Sons</a></p></p></iframe><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5871117603886347419-929874742294465858?l=pfemusiceps.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Richard Knutsonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5871117603886347419.post-63620413066697724932012-01-03T07:36:00.000Z2012-01-07T06:19:56.372ZFuture Song<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-It6SXhTO1SU/TwKs1HvMHqI/AAAAAAAABEY/1qh_tjokPrk/s1600/linesgate.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-It6SXhTO1SU/TwKs1HvMHqI/AAAAAAAABEY/1qh_tjokPrk/s640/linesgate.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center">OK, you're body is the creation</div><div align="center">of a universal mind</div><div align="center">the spells you cast</div><div align="center">reflect the light of a forgotten time</div><div align="center">OK, you're body is a temporary shell</div><div align="center">dancing harmonics of the life in which you dwell</div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center">OK, you're hip</div><div align="center">forced to the priesthood</div><div align="center">sally forth with a limp</div><div align="center">in the consensus trance trip</div><div align="center">you are the center of everything</div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center"><strong>future song with lovers gone</strong></div><div align="center"><strong>stones of time stole a friend of mine</strong></div><div align="center"><strong>autopsy, lord you wear it well</strong></div><div align="center"><strong>look, I've seen it all</strong></div><div align="center"><strong>on and on...</strong></div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center">OK, you're mind is a very holy thing</div><div align="center">all you said and done</div><div align="center">sure 'nuff relieves the pressure on me</div><div align="center">OK, you're it</div><div align="center">I don't really know you're just dreaming</div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center">OK, your trip</div><div align="center">you sachet and you prance</div><div align="center">you're camp, you're fantastic</div><div align="center">you make my eyes dance</div><div align="center">you are the center of everything</div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center"><strong>future song with lovers gone</strong></div><div align="center"><strong>stones of time stole a friend of mine</strong></div><div align="center"><strong>autopsy, lord you wear it well</strong></div><div align="center"><strong>look, I've seen it all</strong></div><div align="center"><strong>on and on...</strong></div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center"><em>Written and recorded in 2007</em></div><div align="center"><em>by Richard Knutson</em></div><div align="center"><em>or Plum Flower Embroidery</em><br /><em>Northern Minnesota</em></div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center"></div><iframe allowtransparency="true" frameborder="0" height="100" src="http://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/v=2/track=782774437/size=venti/bgcol=FFFFFF/linkcol=2c6490/transparent=true/" style="display: block; height: 100px; position: relative; width: 400px;" width="400"><p><p><a href="http://plumflowerembroidery.bandcamp.com/track/future-song">Future Song by Plum Flower Embroidery</a></p></p></iframe><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5871117603886347419-6362041306669772493?l=pfemusiceps.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Richard Knutsonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5871117603886347419.post-67398559891711138312012-01-02T07:42:00.003Z2012-01-07T06:17:41.426ZTull's Marquee<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-3u7ILVUGZUA/TwFeJNr-MwI/AAAAAAAABEM/jRODahMXb8I/s1600/16gate.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-3u7ILVUGZUA/TwFeJNr-MwI/AAAAAAAABEM/jRODahMXb8I/s640/16gate.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">From the virtual CD Tunnel 16</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">improvising keyboards and vocals</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">over some simple backgrounds</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">including a watering can</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">just in case it wasn't wet enough</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This track was also called</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Tull's God or The Marquee of Potty Street</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em>written and recorded in 2011</em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em>by Richard Knutson</em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em>or Plum Flower Embroidery</em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em>Bolton</em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><iframe allowtransparency="true" frameborder="0" height="100" src="http://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/v=2/track=3781400302/size=venti/bgcol=FFFFFF/linkcol=395d79/transparent=true/" style="display: block; height: 100px; position: relative; width: 400px;" width="400"><p><p><p><a href="http://plumflowerembroidery.bandcamp.com/track/tulls-marquee">Tull's Marquee by Plum Flower Embroidery</a></p></p></p></iframe><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5871117603886347419-6739855989171113831?l=pfemusiceps.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Richard Knutsonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5871117603886347419.post-54719932745741984212012-01-01T09:04:00.002Z2012-01-07T06:24:02.768ZUntitled Jam<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-HTWpLucNt-E/TwAfEohL3rI/AAAAAAAABD8/nKy426UepR4/s1600/blackberries.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-HTWpLucNt-E/TwAfEohL3rI/AAAAAAAABD8/nKy426UepR4/s640/blackberries.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">starting at the start</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">the year 1979</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Tony, Mark, Matt and I</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">only rehearsed a few songs</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">what are we gonna do with this studio time?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em>written and recorded in 1979</em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em>by Beat The Dutch</em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em>Dinkytown Minneapolis</em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><iframe allowtransparency="true" frameborder="0" height="100" src="http://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/v=2/track=4220628939/size=venti/bgcol=FFFFFF/linkcol=4247bb/transparent=true/" style="display: block; height: 100px; position: relative; width: 400px;" width="400"><p><p><p><p><a href="http://plumflowerembroidery.bandcamp.com/track/untitled-jam">Untitled Jam by Beat The Dutch</a></p></p></p></p></iframe><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5871117603886347419-5471993274574198421?l=pfemusiceps.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Richard Knutsonnoreply@blogger.com