Matthew L. Gordon
Warm and Mandatory
© 2005 Matthew L. Gordon (614346015316)
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Instrumental soundtrack themes for those raised on "Silver Spoons," "Back to the Future" and mild to considerable cultural chaos. A veritable "Another Green World" for the New Aeon.
tracks
- 1 dromedary
- 2 falkor's view
- 3 circa funk
- 4 dracula's inept tears
- 5 alchemist at play
- 6 for an unknown girl
- 7 bodhichitta
- 8 zoap opera
- 9 no one knows who they were or what they were doing (druid fluid)
- 10 gee whiz
- 11 dead can dunce
- 12 a tear for e.b.
- 13 hurricane horizon
- 14 sunken temple
- 15 heatherfrost
- 16 get down with your goth self
- 17 no design
- 18 innerspace disco
- 19 future's world
- 20 and when the sky was opened
- 21 rainysong
- 22 anime theme
- 23 hoboken heat
- 24 tribute to bill conti
- 25 gimp jig
- 26 undisclosed jazz emotion
- 27 merlin's lab
- 28 rosewater
- 29 shruti's theme
- 30 presentation of the amulet
- 31 afraid to be born
- 32 i know you're out there
- 33 the usurpation of cloud city
- 34 afterthought
- 35 hee-hee-hee-hee (obligatory hidden track)
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Matthew L. Gordon was born in San Antonio, Texas in 1975 and grew up near Columbus, Indiana. Long before he understood that he possessed vocal pipes of great power(see "The Fnords"), he found the piano and slowly began a love-hate relationship with the cumbersome instrument. After attending college at nearby Butler University in Indianapolis on a few voice scholarships, he sequestered himself in downtown Columbus, bought a Yamaha Clavinova CVP-107 and began teaching piano and vocal lessons on it. He also started noodling around with song ideas, utilizing the 16-track recording capabilities of the digital juggernaut.
Far from having mastered the instrument, he did manage to produce a number of soundtrack-like compositions that ranged from sentimental early 80's yearning(A Tear for E.B.) to early 80's police show themes(Hoboken Heat) to lovelorn midnight stargazing(I Know You're Out There), as well as others inspired by bits of films, lines from arcane books, and the ghosts of former companions.
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Revolutionary songs, leave you searching for a deeper meaning
author: Kaiulani DanielleI got this CD by a lucky chance, and I'm not going to lie, It's one of my favorites. Not one song is the same, and it's absolutely revolutionary. The titles fit each song, but yet once you start listening to it, you feel like there is a deeper meaning to it, and that you just want to try to find that hidden meaning. The whole CD is instrumental. No lyrics, and you can listen to it anywhere, and feel like you belong in that certain song of the moment. At least that's how I feel. I would recommend it to anyone, especially anyone who loves instrumental CDs. It's absolutely beautiful,and worth the buy. Revolutionary.
Revolutionary songs, leave you searching for a deeper meaning
author: Kaiulani DanielleI got this CD by a lucky chance, and I'm not going to lie, It's one of my favorites. Not one song is the same, and it's absolutely revolutionary. The titles fit each song, but yet once you start listening to it, you feel like there is a deeper meaning to it, and that you just want to try to find that hidden meaning. The whole CD is instrumental. No lyrics, and you can listen to it anywhere, and feel like you belong in that certain song of the moment. At least that's how I feel. I would recommend it to anyone, especially anyone who loves instrumental CDs. It's absolutely beautiful,and worth the buy. Revolutionary.
an audio sketchbook
author: matt dMany artists, inventors, and scientists keep journals and sketchbooks where they collect their ideas, observations of the world around them, and inspiration for future projects. Warm and Mandatory is an audio sketchbook not unlike the visual sketchbooks of Leonardo DaVinci or the musical sketchbooks of Beethoven. In warm and mandatory you’ll find 34 tracks. Each one gives us some insight into who Matthew L. Gordon is and what he is thinking. They also call for us to meet the artist half way and interpret these ambient-like sounds with our own emotional input. The warmth comes from this interaction between artist and listener. Some of the tracks are complete pieces with well thought out development and harmonic structures. Others hint at being only rough sketches of ideas for grander future productions. Some are emotional expressions translated to music, such as in “For an Unknown Girl”. Still others like “Gimp Jig” are humorous anecdotes scribbled in the margins of this genius’s audio sketchbook. The sheer number of melodic and harmonic ideas juxtaposed on this album is amazing. With each successive playing of this album you’ll unearth hidden treasures buried in the sonic layers.
Why, those flavors do go together!
author: Barney QuickSuch labels as "ambient" don't quite hit the mark. Each cut is its own ambience. So many rhythmic explorations, so many aural textures. There's more going on here than whimsy, although on tracks like "Zoap Opera" there's an ample supply of that. On "Undisclosed Jazz Emotion," he shows a savvy command of voice leading. You could hum the top notes of the chords, but the changes underneath lead you down a trail of intriguing colorations. This is definitely music to paint your bathroom by, or maybe saute some snow peas.
Musical dreamscapes!
author: Misty HendersonA motley mix of mesmerizing musical landscapes. Matthew L.Gordon’s Warm and Mandatory is bewitching, reflective, emotionally-charged. His kaleidoscope of compositions are arousing to the imagination. Songs such as Dracula’s Inept Tears and For An Unknown Girl tell a story while Get Down With Your Goth Self …well, makes you want to do just that. Matthew has created melodies to dream by!