Recently discovered 25+ year old archive recordings of a suite of electronic compositions intended to fit together as a brief sinfonia (not adhering strictly to this traditional form). Some passages are enjoyable. Others are hard on the ears. Pick your poison. Composed, performed (i.e., programmed) and digitally recorded by EJMarx – year 2000 1st movement…

you should know click arrow to play / pause click breadcrumbs to download Cyla Alcantara: vocals Eric Marx: guitars, piano, bass, instrumentation Musical collaboration that permitted a minor difference to be transposed into a major. Cast: Martin D-28, Takamine C132S Classical, MOTIF ES Rack-fired Keyboard, Yamaha 4-string electric Bass. Orchestration sequenced through MOTIF ES Rack.…

wonder click arrow to play / pause click breadcrumbs to download Cyla Alcantara: vocals Eric Marx: piano, guitar, organ, bass, drums Our cover of a 1995 Natalie Merchant tune that Cyla has always liked. First recording/mix using LogicPro9 studio DAW on a mac mini – April 2012

when i fall click arrow to play / pause click breadcrumbs to download Cyla Alcantara: vocals, harmonies Eric Marx: Sax (Akai EWI) and all other accompanying instrumentation fired through Yamaha Motif ES Rack. Another of Cyla’s favorite cover tunes. Digitally recorded/mixed on Sonar 8 Studio Written by Victor Young (c 1950). Recorded/Arranged/Mixed by E. Marx…

water is wide click arrow to play / pause click breadcrumbs to download Cyla Alcantara: vocals Eric Marx: piano, pan flute (Akai EWI), guitar, percussion and orchestration arrangement. Another of Cyla’s favorite songs. Composition: traditional Scottish folk song dating from 1600s – composer unknown. Arranged/Recorded/Mixed by E Marx – Sept 2014

ready to go click arrow to play / pause click breadcrumbs to download Cyla Alcantara: vocals Eric Marx: guitar, bass, orchestration, drum programming Travel song, also appropriate for rumba. Cyla’s vocals throughout, doubled just where you’d like. Accompanied by: Guitar solo on Samick semi-hollow body. All other instruments, including strings, flutes, woodwinds, composed within SONAR…

on and on click arrow to play / pause click breadcrumbs to download Cyla Alcantara: vocals   Eric Marx: guitars, drums, keyboard, bass, backup vocals Stephen Bishop hit from 1977. Slightly Caribbean, mildly nostalgic. Digitally recorded/mixed on SONAR 8.5 studio software by E Marx – Jan 2012

maybe click arrow to play / pause click breadcrumbs to download Cyla Alcantara: vocals Eric Marx: guitars, bass Our first musical collaboration, completed in Feb 04. Vocals are beautifully Cyla’s. Accompanied by: Martin Acoustic D-28, Takamine C132S Classical, and Yamaha 5-string Electric Bass. Digitally recorded/mixed on Fostex VF160.Written/Recorded/Mixed by E Marx – February 2004

long & winding road click arrow to play / pause click breadcrumbs to download Cyla Alcantara: vocals Eric Marx: instrumentation Another favorite cover tune. We thought a heavily orchestrated Beatles tune would be a fun project. Turns out that the harp flourish ending was our biggest challenge. All instrumentation sequenced through Motif ES Rack. Digitally…

inhale-exhale click arrow to play / pause click breadcrumbs to download Cyla Alcantara: vocals Eric Marx: guitars, bass, synthesizer, drum programming Our second musical collaboration, Feb 04. Cyla’s vocals throughout. Accompanied by: Fender Telecaster, Samick “335” semi-hollow body, Yamaha 4-string Electric Bass, and Pan pipe sequenced using Yamaha SYXG50 Softsynth via Cakewalk. Drums programmed on…

don’t know why click arrow to play / pause click breadcrumbs to download Cyla Alcantara: vocals Eric Marx: piano, sax (wind controller), bass, drums, orchestration arrangement Our cover of a Jessie Harris composition (1999) which Norah Jones made a hit (2002) for which she earned three Grammy awards (2003). Digitally recorded/mixed on Sonar 8.5 studio…

crazy click arrow to play / pause click breadcrumbs to download Cyla Alcantara: vocals Eric Marx: guitars, instrumentation Cast: Fender Telecaster and Samick “335” semi-hollow body through Boss GT-8 effects processor. All other instrumentation processed through Yamaha Motif ES-Rack. Digitally recorded/mixed on SONAR 4.0 studio software. Written BY Willie Nelson Recorded/Mixed by E Marx –…