Southern Visionary by MonoNeon

This album features microtonal musicians: Jake Sherman, Michael Vick, Melle Weijters, and Zach Curley. On this album I'm presenting my minimalistic idea of "microtonal-southern soul" with compositions, "Micro-Johnnay Taylor" and "Micro-Staple Sangus". The title track, "Southern Visionary" is a bass solo, inspired by Johnnie Taylor's (southern soul singer) vocal style. I also pay homage to Elliott Carter, with the track "Elleeot Carter", inspired by his cello concerto. The tracks entitled, "The Noise Story" is somewhat inspired by the sound of the indeterminacy stuff John Cage and David Tudor created.

The concept behind "Southern Visionary" by MonoNeon:
What would it sound like if Julian Carrillo chilled with Lil' Curtis, Chris, Kirby, and Junior (MonoNeon's kin folks)? What would it sound like if Hannah Hoch visited Orange Mound? What would it sound like if Ivan Wyschnegradsky collabed with James Carr? John Cage in the ghetto of Memphis hanging with Grandma Liz.... how would that sound?

Tracklist

1.	MicroOrangeMound	3:22

2.	Southern Visionary	4:16

3.	Eddie Kang (with AM radio noise)	4:06

4.	Micro-Neon Em'	4:33

5.	Micro-School Walk	5:18

6.	Micro-JohnnayTaylor	4:06

7.	Micro-StapleSangus	3:22

8.	Micro-Dilettante	4:46

9.	Elleeot Carter	3:23

10.	Micro-Memphis	4:36

11.	MicroJamesCarr	2:58

12.	Hannah Hoch Visits Orange Mound (feat. Jake Sherman)	2:26

13.	The Noise Story (feat. noise by Memphis school kids)	2:42

14.	Nude Descending A Front Porch (feat. Melle Weijters)	2:48

15.	Neon Dirge	3:52

16.	Nude Descending A Back Porch (feat. Jake Sherman)	2:48

17.	Rene Ma-Sugar-Grittes (feat. Michael Vick)	6:08

18.	The Noise Story (feat. Grandma Liz)	4:00

19.	Der Neon Reiter (feat. Zach Curley)	3:24

20.	The Noise Story (feat. Lil' Curtis, Chris, Kirby & Junior)	6:06

Credits

released January 6, 2013

© 2013 Dywane Thomas Jr.

All music composed, recorded, and performed by Dywane Thomas Jr.

Album artwork by Dywane Thomas Jr.

Album features microtonal musicians:
Jake Sherman
Melle Weijters
Zach Curley
Michael Vick

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