I had finished several pieces
(melodiseqs,
guitar-chords)
and had sent links to them around to friends/coilleagues/collaborators,
and I got a very nice reply back from my good friend Karl Fury. Karl is
an exceptional guitar-based electronic composer, and part of what he sent
me in response to my new pieces was a link to some slightly older work
of his,
3 Guitara.
I really liked these pieces, and a part of me wanted them to go much,
much longer, maybe via loops or something.
But that would break the 'small windows on vast worlds'
aspect that I liked about his original three pieces.
I coudn't resist, however, and I decided to use some DSP algorithms
to stretch and process Karl's original work to allow me to 'inhabit' the
worlds I could glimpse through his windows. The results are the three
pieces linked above.
I'll be honest, I haven't had a lot of big regrets about the life I've
lived (or
regerts
as I like to call 'em). I'm pretty happy with what I've done and
where I've landed... so far.
I do wish, however, I'd done more with Karl. He's an
amazing guitarist/improviser/composer with really interesting
aesthetics, very similar to my
own. We've done a fair amount of music together:
brad + karl duos:
with other people:
and perhaps this trans-continental 'collaboration' might lead the way
to more in the future. Come out to Whidbey Island, Karl!
Brad Garton and Karl Fury
June, 2026
Here's the bandcamp page Karl set up, including the original "3 guitara"
pieces that he did:
