Jimmy Lem

Don’t blame the messenger. Recorded, mixed & mastered 08 Nov 2024 by Jim Lemanowicz at Blissville Electro-Magnetic Laboratories of Massapequa. Synths, effects This original version of "I Was Then Tempted By A Single Raw Potato" was submitted as part of Naviar Haiku 566, Telegraph Pole telegraph pole toppled down by the tempest by: Masaoka Shiki Regarded as the father of contemporary haiku, Masaoka...

Alien photosynthesis is the foundation. Recorded, mixed & mastered 26 Oct 2022, 26 Oct 2024 by Jim Lemanowicz at Blissville Electro-Magnetic Laboratories of Massapequa. Synths, piano, effects This original version of “Born With Sternum” was submitted as part of Disquiet Junto Project 0669: Phonosynthesis. The Assignment: Make music to help a forest regenerate. More on the Disquiet Junto at: disqui...

I see the waterfall. Recorded, mixed & mastered 23 Oct 2024 by Jim Lemanowicz at Blissville Electro-Magnetic Laboratories of Massapequa. Synths, effects This original version of "Surfactant Is Cool" was submitted as part of Naviar Haiku 564, Fog clears Away… Fog clears away: the waterfall shows up bit by bit. by: Natsume Sōseki (Tr. Sōiku Shigematsu) Undoubtedly one of the most important Japanese...

I shake with the wind. Recorded, mixed & mastered 17 Oct 2024 by Jim Lemanowicz at Blissville Electro-Magnetic Laboratories of Massapequa. Synths, effects This original version of "Shaking Air" was submitted as part of Naviar Haiku 563, autumn wind… autumn wind... I am stringing a plain-wood bow by: Mukai Kyorai Kyorai was a Japanese haiku poet who first trained as a martial artist before he start...

A Xylophonic on my satanic neighbors. Recorded, mixed & mastered 31 Mar 2018, 12 Jul 2008, 10 Oct 2024 by Jim Lemanowicz at Blissville Electro-Magnetic Laboratories of Massapequa. Synths, alto sax, electric guitar, effects This original version of “Mister, Have You Seen My Dog?” was submitted as part of Disquiet Junto Project 0667: Neighbor of the Beast. The Assignment: What’s it sound like when t...

Rain-induced piano petit convulsions Recorded, mixed & mastered 02/03 Oct 2024 by Jim Lemanowicz at Blissville Electro-Magnetic Laboratories of Massapequa. Piano, synths, effects This original version of "Trunk, Redeclared" was submitted as part of Naviar Haiku 561, stars on the pond… stars on the pond... again the pitter-pattering freezing drizzle by: Tachibana Hokushi Tachibana Hokushi, whose re...

Piano versus deviled ham. Recorded, mixed & mastered 02 -04 Oct 2024 by Jim Lemanowicz at Blissville Electro-Magnetic Laboratories of Massapequa. Piano, synths, effects This original version of “Suspensory Muscle Of” was submitted as part of Disquiet Junto Project 0666: Beauty and the Beast. The Assignment: We’ve hit a devilish numerical milestone. Do your thing. More on the Disquiet Junto at: dis...

Guitars under the snow. Sunrise. Begins to melt the snow. Recorded, mixed & mastered 26 Sep 2024 by Jim Lemanowicz at Blissville Electro-Magnetic Laboratories of Massapequa. Guitar, fretless bass, synths, effects This original version of "Red Over Seventeen" was submitted as part of Naviar Haiku 560, Daybreak! daybreak! the tempest interred in snow by: Inoue Shiro Inoue Shiro (1742-1812) was a doc...

Entombed, enwombed, umbrellafied. Recorded, mixed & mastered 20/21 Sep 2024 by Jim Lemanowicz at Blissville Electro-Magnetic Laboratories of Massapequa. Synths, samples, effects This original version of "It's Umbrella Time Again" was submitted as part of Naviar Haiku 559, Misty Spring Rain misty spring rains... umbrellas high and low aboard the ferry by: Masaoka Shiki Regarded as the father of con...

Twenty-nine over sixteen. Recorded & mixed on 19 & 20 Sep 2024 by Jim Lemanowicz at Blissville Electro-Magnetic Laboratories of Massapequa. Synths, effects This original version of “Context Plays A Crucial Role In Determining Meaning” was submitted as part of Disquiet Junto Project 0664: Mother Beat. The Assignment: Record a piece of music in 29/16 time. More on the Disquiet Junto at: disquiet.com...

Magnetic disk pulse landscape. Recorded & mixed on 13 Sep 2024 by Jim Lemanowicz at Blissville Electro-Magnetic Laboratories of Massapequa. Synths, samples, effects This original version of “Peach Orchard Skiffle” was submitted as part of Disquiet Junto Project 0663: Drive Way. The Assignment: Record a piece of music that complements the hum and whir of a hard drive. More on the Disquiet Junto at:...

Recorded, mixed & mastered 12 Sep 2024 by Jim Lemanowicz at Blissville Electro-Magnetic Laboratories of Massapequa. Synths, effects This original version of "There Is No Down" was submitted as part of Naviar Haiku 558, Cascade Sounds cascade sounds along a mountain path - the blistering heat by: Kubota Shunko A supporter of Kobayashi Issa, Kubota Shunko was the husband of the more famous Kubota Se...

One bicyclist against another. Recorded & mixed on 06 Sep 2024 by Jim Lemanowicz at Blissville Electro-Magnetic Laboratories of Massapequa. Synths, effects This original version of “Drew A Two Pound Yam” was submitted as part of **Disquiet Junto Project 0662: Spin Cycle.** The Assignment: Record a piece of music that pits one bicyclist against another. More on the Disquiet Junto at: disquiet.com/j...

Drones from home. Recorded & mixed on 07 Nov 2009 & 30 Aug 2024 by Jim Lemanowicz at Blissville Electro-Magnetic Laboratories of Massapequa. EMF fields, samples, effects This original version of “Bags Of Mostly Verdant Electrons” was submitted as part of Disquiet Junto Project 0661: Consumer Drone Product. The Assignment: Record a piece of drone music using sounds from your home. More on the Disqu...

The visitor, humbled by the host, is compelled to scrub and be pure. Recorded, mixed & mastered 21 & 25 Aug 2024 by Jim Lemanowicz at Blissville Electro-Magnetic Laboratories of Massapequa. Synths, samples, effects This original version of "I Shall Scrub" was submitted as part of Naviar Haiku 555, They Spoke No Words. they spoke no words the visitor, the host and the white chrysanthemum by: Ōshima...

A collage of two recordings. Recorded, mixed & mastered 02/03 Aug 2024 by Jim Lemanowicz at Blissville Electro-Magnetic Laboratories of Massapequa. Synths, effects This original version of "This Body Is Not Dry" was submitted as part of Naviar Haiku 552, Stretching Ahead. Stretching ahead - the straight road, loneliness. by: Santoka Taneda A wandering poet and ascetic Zen priest, Santōka was a dis...

Holding tones with sharp edges. Recorded & mixed on 25 Apr 2020 & 01 Aug 2024 by Jim Lemanowicz at Blissville Electro-Magnetic Laboratories of Massapequa. Synth, samples, effects This original version of “The Old Woman Who Lived In A Fist” was submitted as part of **Disquiet Junto Project 0657: Straight Edged.** The Assignment: Held tones, sharp edges. More on the Disquiet Junto at: disquiet.com/j...

Remixed on 25 Jul 2024 by Jim Lemanowicz at Blissville Electro-Magnetic Laboratories of Massapequa. Process notes - I used Ángel L. Martínez / Spirit Turnpike’s (https://soundcloud.com/user-928003931-57021144) lullaby “Al Mar, Mi Piratita (To the Sea, My Little Pirate (disquiet0655)” as the source material for this piece. https://soundcloud.com/user-928003931-57021144/al-mar-mi-piratitaalm Tools u...

A generative improvisation session folded onto itself. Recorded, mixed & mastered 23 Jul 2024 by Jim Lemanowicz at Blissville Electro-Magnetic Laboratories of Massapequa. Synths, effects This original version of "I Have Many Potatoes But No Closets" was submitted as part of Naviar Haiku 550, The Huge Setting Sun The huge setting sun - little remains of its power by: Takahama Kyoshi Takahama Kyoshi...

Recorded, mixed & mastered 14 Feb 1988, 30 Nov 2023, 01 Dec 2023 & 03 Jul 2024 by Jim Lemanowicz at Blissville Electro-Magnetic Laboratories of Massapequa. Acoustic guitar, effects This original version of "The Distorted People That I Know" was submitted as part of Naviar Haiku 548, The Sound Of Silence The sound of silence is all the instruction you’ll get by: Jack Kerouac Like other “Beat Poets”...

Recorded, mixed & mastered 30 Jun 2024 by Jim Lemanowicz at Blissville Electro-Magnetic Laboratories of Massapequa. Synth, effects This original version of "I Can Even Cool Your Goose" was submitted as part of Naviar Haiku 547, Night Deepening night deepening… following my neighbour, I too try to cool myself outside by: Mukai Kyorai Kyorai was a Japanese haiku poet who first trained as a martial a...

Thoughts on computer improvisation. Recorded on 20 Jul 2020 & 20-22 Jun 2024. Mixed and mastered on 22 Jun 2024 by Jim Lemanowicz at Blissville Electro-Magnetic Laboratories of Massapequa. Synths, guitar, effects This original version of “The Girl With The Flash Frozen Mirror” was submitted as part of Disquiet Junto Project 0651: Why Compute?. The Assignment: Respond to a prompt from George E. Lew...

Loosely following concerto form against the golden ratio. Recorded on 19 Apr 2024, 27-31 May 2024 & 06 Jun 2024. Mixed and mastered on 07 Jun 2024 by Jim Lemanowicz at Blissville Electro-Magnetic Laboratories of Massapequa. Synths, rain, effects This original version of “The Distributed & Vertical Relish Concerto for Electronic Quartet and Water” was submitted as part of Disquiet Junto Project 064...

On May 20th, I had my left knee replaced. One of the conditions of my recovery is very limited time sitting upright. So I grabbed my old EA-1, SQ-1 and Zoom H6 and did this semi-generative piece. In bed. Patreon members hear the whole thing. https://www.patreon.com/blisterpop

Slowing things down and recording over that. Recorded, mixed and mastered on 12 May 2024 by Jim Lemanowicz at Blissville Electro-Magnetic Laboratories of Massapequa. This was also Day 1381 of the 100 Day Project. Synths, effects This original version of “Easy On The Homemaker” was submitted as part of Disquiet Junto Project 0645: Speed Trap. The Assignment: Record something, slow it down, and then...