some LITTLE CZAR videos....

ok, so its been awhile, but my plans for the LITTLE CZAR AND THE PSALMIST musical project aren't over yet! (In fact, I dont think they ever really had a proper/formal beginning--at least in the public eye).

As far as recording new material is concerned, everything should change this fall when the weather turns and I can no longer paint under our carport....

Until then, here are two songs we recorded on the fly this spring.....enjoy.

Christmas from the mouth of the prophetics

Here is another Christmas song I just finished.....the album is quickly becoming a D.I.Y. rock opera. Move aside Meatloaf, you dont have anything up on baby Jexux!

P.S. added vox thanks to friends Laura from upsidedowncat! and Pete Mason

Little czar christmas--little baby jexux in the mouth of the prophetics by ryan kennelly


Merry X-mas!

another little czar christmas song (la magnificat)......

Here is another song from the LITTLE CZAR album I'm working on this Christmas season. Im SO dang excited about it!!! (you should know that I don't use exclamation points very often, but when I do, I mean it!!!).

This song is straight up scripture. Its traditionally been called "La magnificat" or Mary's song. She sang it right after finding out that God would impregnate her and keep her virginity intact.....crazy. Enjoy

Christmas czar -- la magnificat by ryan kennelly

http://soundcloud.com/tactilecollective/christmas-czar-la-magnificat

New music this Christmas season.......

Well, I've been a pretty detached blogger these last couple of months. No worries though, after a short hiatus and change of jobs (for those of you who might not know, I've officially become a school bus driver) I again feel the creative juices flowing.
I've drafted up an "achievement list" ("goal lists" are such a 2010 thing!:) for this fall, winter, and spring, here it is:

1. This Christmas season I feel really moved to finish up the final LITTLE CZAR AND THE PSALMIST recording. Except for a redux of "songs of ascent", this is the pieta' of the project, the final culmination of me by myself orchestrating songs late in the night, pouring out my heart and soul in a condenser mic in our basement or linen closet. After this, I will tuck all 6 recordings away until their appointed time and begin work on other projects like......(see number 2)

2. Yeaaah! Nicole and I are getting geared up to finish recording and producing the songs we've written together. We are about half way done, and our goal is to finish it by this spring, so we can celebrate our 10th wedding anniversary by giving all our friends and family a free CD of our music. How egotistic of us, right? No matter, Im really elated over the material and it will be worth every penny....every free penny.

3. Last but not least, I have all next week off for Thanksgiving and my goal is to produce about 15 or 20 more branded paintings.....

Sorry for the lengthy text in this blog, but you've been faithful and barreled on through like a trooper. As a reward, I have posted an excerpt from the current LITTLE CZAR AND THE PSALMIST recording in process. Much of the material is centered around the Christmas season and the God becoming man event--this included. Enjoy (and if you skipped the text to listen to this, shame on you!)

Christmas czar 2010 by ryan kennelly

( FB friends go here http://soundcloud.com/tactilecollective/christmas-czar-2010)

Show, show, show

a red red room

As I begin to see the finish line (at least as far as recording is concerned) coming closer for the musical project LITTLE CZAR AND THE PSALMIST, I find myself turning my attention and focus towards other musical endeavors I've always been meaning to get to but never had the chance. One of those projects is red red room.

For the longest time, Nicole and I have wanted to make music together. Whereas in the past, one of us would lend a helping voice or instrument to the other's music (Nicole has made music under the alias i bought a field). This would be a combined effort. More unified and concentric and drawing interplay from each others strengths and weaknesses. I would like to shed some of my experimental tendencies for a "poppier" sound and conversely, she would like to explore making things a bit more noisier and darker.

Almost 3 years ago, as our 7th anniversary rolled around, we treated ourselves to a recording session in which we tried to record 7 songs, all based upon 7 different locations we had lived. 777. The attempt proved less than perfect though; 1. because we hadnt really lived in 7 different locations at that point (unless you count a move accross town which is stretching it). and 2. we had so much other stuff going on in life that it was placed on the back burner, thrown in the sock drawer, put up on the shelf, filed away in the cabinet, --you understand.

Now it seems that our currents of creative life are crossing once again and Nicole and I find ourselves excited to think about creating, writing, and recording together again.

Why the name red red room? That my friends is a story reserved for another time and another place.

Listen here for a rough cut of a song entitled Portland Portland by ryan kennelly

This 3rd video wrestled me down like a 900 lb. gorilla.

...That it did for sure. I think that I might take a break from the video stuff for a while (like until Christmas) and work on some paintings. I need to finish some pieces anyway for the group show we are having at the end of August.



I know that posting this video online could be a breech of the terms and conditions of the privacy and original material act, but I feel the deeper meanings and purpose of it vetoing my lawful obligations. Enjoy this one while its hot!