| MP3, Ogg Vorbis,
and FLAC |
| agpbymnn.mp3
|
Original by Yes, 1971. My brother
Noah and me performing the first part of "I've Seen All Good People",
recorded on a handheld tape recorder. MP3 format. |
althea.mp3
|
Segment of "Althea". Original by Kobi LaCroix, began
writing in 2005. Threetails, my mate and occasional creative partner, mentioned
setting a poem called "To Althea" to music. I wrote this as an
intro to the song. MP3 format. |
and you and i 22.mp3
|
Segment from "And You and I". Original by Yes, 1972. Recorded some time in 2003. Some really bad "mouth full of marbles" singing. |
and_you_and_i_06.mp3
|
Recorded 2006. Guitar, synth, and pitch shifted vocals. Don't worry, I won't make this a habit. |
astra4.mp3
|
Segment of "Astral Traveler", Original by Yes, 1970. An ambient hammered stings-ish middle section. |
| astral_traveler_wip.mp3 |
The first part of "Astral Traveler". MP3 format. |
| ayai1.mp3 |
Another recording of "And You and I" with guitar and synth. MP3 format. |
| bad_dog.mp3 |
Original by Kobi LaCroix, began
writing in 2006 |
| banana_bread.ogg |
A children's poem I wrote in 2003. I thought once about doing a book of children's poetry. Maybe I will someday. |
| beautiful_life.ogg |
Original by Kobi LaCroix, 2003 |
| birdhouse_in_your_soul.flac |
Original by They Might Be Giants,
1990. Just piano and drums. |
| ctteguitar.ogg |
Original by Yes, 1972. This is
the first recording I made with my (then) new guitar, back in 2003. I was
clearly very much a novice to the instrument. |
| firebird.mp3 |
Original by Igor Stravinsky,
1918 |
| fish.mp3 |
Original by Kobi LaCroix, 2003. An electronic piano piece with a marching rhythm. I forget why I called it "fish". MP3 format. |
| fish.ogg |
Same as previous, Ogg Vorbis format. |
| god_only_knows.ogg |
Original by the Beach Boys, 1966 |
| hallelujah.mp3 |
Original by Leonard Cohen, with strong influence from the Jeff Buckley version. MP3 format. |
| hallelujah.ogg |
Same as previous, Ogg Vorbis format. |
| homeworld.mp3 |
Singing a section of "Homeworld" Original by Yes, 1999. Guitar and vocals, probably from 2004. MP3 format. |
| if_only_you_knew.ogg |
Segment of "If Only You Knew", Original by Yes, 1999. Piano and vocals. Ogg Vorbis format. |
| ikwiliyw.ogg |
Segment of "I Know What I Like (In Your Wardrobe)", Original by Genesis, 1973. Another abandoned project, I'm afraid. |
| instant_karma.mp3 |
Original by John Lennon, 1971. MP3 format. |
| instant_karma.ogg |
Same as previous. Ogg Vorbis format. |
| jabberwocky.ogg |
A recitation of the poem "Jabberwocky" from 2003. Ogg Vorbis format. |
| kokomo.ogg |
An a cappella bit of "Kokomo". Original by the Beach Boys. Ogg Vorbis format. |
| light
my fire.ogg |
A segment from "Light My Fire", Original by the Doors. Vocals only. Ogg Vorbis format. |
| love_grows_where_my_rosemary_goes.mp3 |
Original by Edison Lighthouse, 1970. MP3 format. |
| love_grows_where_my_rosemary_goes.ogg |
Mostly identical to the previous file, except for badly vocoded vocals. Ogg Vorbis format. |
| mansonsrave.mp3 |
Reciation of an original poem called "Colonel Manson's Raspberry Rave". I'd like to make a better version soon. MP3 format. |
| mansonsrave.ogg |
Same as previous, Ogg Vorbis format. |
| messing_around.ogg |
Just as the title suggests, me messing around with my acoustic-electric guitar. Ogg Vorbis format. |
| my_cerberus_girl_wip.mp3 |
Original by Kobi LaCroix, began
writing in 2006 |
| o_holy_night_2.mp3 |
Piano and string backing from 2003. MP3 format. |
| old_and_wise.ogg |
Original by The Alan Parsons
Project. Vocals only. Ogg Vorbis format. |
| pandemic.mp3 |
Original by Kobi LaCroix, 2003. MP3 format. |
| pandemic.ogg |
Same as previous. Ogg Vorbis format. |
| perfect_shadow_techno_wip.ogg |
Original by Kobi LaCroix, began
writing in 2005. This is a techno mix; just me fooling around. Ogg Vorbis format. |
| perfect_shadow_wip.mp3 |
This is the original version, or as far as I've gotten with it. MP3 format. |
| perfect_shadow_wip.ogg |
Same as previous. Ogg Vorbis format. |
| phlourish.mp3 |
Sound experiment. I took the
opening bit from my version of the Firebird Suite, added some effects, and
here we are. MP3 format. |
| shoehorn_with_teeth.mp3 |
Original by They Might Be Giants, 1988. A silly choral version of "Shoehorn with Teeth". MP3 format. |
| starship_trooper.ogg |
Segment from "Starship Trooper". Original by Yes, 1971. Just vocals. Ogg Vorbis Format. |
| starship_trooper_2.mp3 |
A longer segment from "Starship Trooper", with accompaniment. MP3 format. |
| suppers_ready.mp3 |
Original by Genesis, 1972. MP3 format. |
| suppers_ready.ogg |
Same as previous, slightly better
quality, Ogg Vorbis format |
| sweetness.mp3 |
Original by Yes, 1969. Trying out some guitar harmonies. MP3 format. |
| sweetness_vocal_demo.mp3 |
A vocal clip of "Sweetness". MP3 format. |
| time_and_a_word.mp3 |
Original by Yes, 1970. MP3 format. |
| time_and_a_word.ogg |
Same as previous. Ogg Vorbis format. |
tomorrow-never-knows.mp3
|
Original by the Beatles, 1966. This is one of those projects that got more complex than originally intended, and kept on going. Software used was Apple's GarageBand and Native Instruments' Guitar Rig.
MP3 fromat. |
tomorrow-never-knows.ogg
|
Same as previous. Ogg Vorbis format. |
| tornero_wip.mp3 |
Original by Ricchi E Poveri. MP3 format. |
| tornero_wip.ogg |
Same as previous, Ogg Vorbis
format |
| walking_wolf_wip.mp3 |
Original by Kobi LaCroix, began
writing in 2005 |
| walking_wolf_wip.ogg |
Slightly different from previous file. Ogg Vorbis format. |
| why_can_i_not_think_wip.mp3 |
Original by Kobi LaCroix, began
writing in 2005. A very tranquil piece. MP3 format. |
| wonderous1.ogg |
An a cappella harmony clip of "Wonderous Stories". Original by Yes, 1977. Ogg Vorbis format. |
| yours_is_no_disgrace.mp3 |
Original by Yes, 1971. MP3 format. |
| yours_is_no_disgrace.ogg |
Same as previous, slightly better
quality, Ogg Vorbis format. |
| Videos |
| dark-globe-kobi.wmv |
Me performing the first verse of Syd Barrett's "Dark Globe" on guitar. |
| ctte.wmv |
Me performing the crazy Moog
solo from "Close to the Edge". |
| gon.wmv |
Me again, performing "God
Only Knows" on keyboard. |
| kobibowi.wmv |
"Kobi Does Bowie".
Me, singing segments from a couple of David Bowie songs, "Under Pressure",
and "Space Oddity". |
| mattyind.wmv |
Performing a part of "Yours
Is No Disgrace"…shirtless. |
| soundchaser.avi |
Performing the opening bars of
"Sound Chaser", by Yes. |
| ssots.wmv |
Performing the piano interlude from
"South Side of the Sky", by Yes. |
| trilogy.wmv |
Performing a segment from "Trilogy"
by Emerson, Lake, and Palmer. |
| MIDI |
| astral3.mid |
|
| watcher_of_the_skies.mid |
|
| perfect shadow.mid |
|
| tribute
to tubular bells.mid |
|
| tribute
to tubular bells 2.mid |
|
| why
can I not think.mid |
|
| ywsa2.mid |
|
| Text |
| beautiful_life.txt |
|
| my_cerberus_girl.txt |
|
| pandemic.txt |
|