is not special.

Kind of a bummer that The Number Twelve looks like you had to break up. 9 years playing good olde fashioned rock and roll.It’s certainly an acquired taste, like blood sausage. Brilliant musicians and fun music. But all things end, and they certainly ended on a high note. And now a ton of videos after the jump

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Happy Holidays! since you’ve all been nice, I recorded this holiday ep just for you! (yes you)

All songs written and performed by me except xmasPolice which is a cover/re-interpretation of Radiohead’s Karma police okay it’s a parody… please don’t sue me?

Happy Holidays! share and enjoy.

Songs Downloads and Lyrics after the jump

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This year I took the time to make up some greeting cards for my fine twitter followers. Most of them were happy to provide a mailing address. I wrote them all handwritten messages. A few are to international friends from South Korea, Mexico and England. I found it fun and hope they enjoy them.

Richard Lainhart performing a piece called Oraison, composed by Olivier Messiaen (original) in 1937 for six Ondes Martenot. He transcribed it for a Buchla 200e synthesizer and a Haken Continuum Fingerboard controller.

From the time I first touched the Haken Continuum, I’d wanted to use it to play a composition by Olivier Messiaen called “Oraison”. I first heard “Oraison” years ago as a student of electronic music, and had fallen in love with its simple, beautiful harmonies and profound sense of mystery.

Attending the Telefon Tel Aviv concert yesterday motivated me to do a little electronic show of my own at coffee shop type venue. I’m nowhere close to figuring out what songs to play or how I’m going to play them. However I did come up with some things to say between songs.  Note: I these aren’t funny, that’s the point, Mr. point-out-obviousness-in-comic-book-guy’s-voice-kind-of-person.

Things to say between songs.

• I wasn’t supposed to play that song.
• Electronic music is an easy gig, just hit play on itunes and check your facebook while twirling a knob or two.
• Why isn’t anyone dancing?
• Stop clapping the song’s not over.
• Feel free to flash me
• If you don’t like my music please complain to the venue, they hired me and forced you to pay.
• If you do like my music you should seek counseling.
• I will be selling cupcakes in the back
• To the guys that are holding their girl in front of them so they don’t accidentally rub elbows with another guy: I would not worry about having your girl stolen by the guy next to you, you should actually be worried about holding your girl too close to my manliness, she might not come home with you.
• goodnight.

You can use these at your show if you’d like. Creative Commons and all that junk. Or you could make your own.

I’ll post something serious next time. Sorry about the photo Josh, you are very down to earth and make great music. AM-I-RITE?