Sparks from Wavelengths by Waterhouse
Instrumentation (in order of appearance): Shruti Box (E/B), Fretless Acoustic Bass Guitar, Electric Guitar, Banjo, Mandolin
One night while camping with a friend, we threw a bunch of fresh pieces of wood onto the fire. The wood was very dry and started to throw off a violent shower of sparks. As I sat and watched, I began to see the sparks develop long tails of light that created patterns, shapes, images. I became very excited, even thought I might be hallucinating. Eventually I realized what had happened. I had been relaxing my eyes, looking beyond the fire - kind of like trying to make a magic eye work - when the sparks began flying and the ensuing visions appeared. It was an incredibly moving visual experience that can be easily recreated. Give it a try next time you’re sitting around the fire!
Waterhouse is the music of Chris Paradis on vocals, guitar, banjo, mandolin, bass, percussion, ukulele, whatever else is lying around and also involving the occasional collaboration with a friend. For booking or music lessons, you can reach him at waterhousemusiclessons@gmail.com.