song dot land

song dot land—flew this wild episode of song dot land comes to you on the day humanity witnessed galaxies formed one billion years after the big bang. i love getting to make this silly podcast and share it with you. thank you for listening. morning web by jesse watkins

“everything of your day shines your way in night” just as our moon turns to its full moon phase for this new episode of song dot land. for a few days, the moon cuts through the darkness and lets us diurnal creatures explore. this episode explores nature and love, the connections between all the living. Continue Continue reading "spun"

tonight’s song dot land is awesome. i don’t know where this stuff comes from but i love singing and playing and sharing with you. enjoy. plants watching the sunset by jesse watkins

tonight’s song dot land brings you some multi-track vocals with a reflection of my sadness at 15 when i missed the smashing pumkins’ final tour (information from the show that actually happened in 2000). at it’s core, this episode expands on the contentment i have today when i breathe. i’ve got everything i need. theContinue Continue reading "pumpkins"

tonight’s song dot land brings you panoramic sound with ebows and the passion of raising the next generation, “paying attention to details everywhere / because in life we learn the best ideas.” thank you for listening! grasses at sunset by jesse

song dot land—ukraine an ode to ukraine as she survives war derek strawn opens our podcast song dot land cries for you, ukraine hyacinth, taken by jesse 2022-03-07

song dot land—trillions oh what a day to be alive! what a day to be alive (10:40). enjoy tonight’s song dot land podcast, the internet broadcast in which i share from all parts of my nervous system. i move my fingers, i move my mouth, i move my body, i move my brain, and thisContinue Continue reading "trillions"

song dot land—the earth is melting “What is it that you see when you look deep inside? All that painful basement garbage.” Recorded on November 2, 2020. First released on 2022-01-21 for my birthday. https://youtu.be/xEoEt3_hi8M?si=KM0W_EkuGO37vDE5

when harris wittels died in 2015, i improvised this song afterward to commemorate the terrible day. recorded 2015-02-28. first release: 2022-01-08. transcript from the very beginning of this songyour light would shine through the darknesswhen i thought of all the ways we've connectedi know that it was truly astonishing i wouldn't have to wake upContinue Continue reading "siren song of opiates (ode...

new moon + year - song dot land please enjoy tonight’s song dot land. a friend told me they listen to this podcast while they go to sleep. what a gift that was to my soul this week! this episode was recorded on 2022-01-02, the second day of the year. the day of the newContinue Continue reading "new year : new moon"

this week’s song.land scorched into existence after jesse listened to chopin. inspired by polonaise no. 6 in a-flat, op. 53 (“heroic”), jesse outputs music with the trouble and chaos inspired by chopin’s masterpiece. listen to the song performed by van cliburn. it’s the first track from the my favourite chopin album. artwork for song.land episode. Continue Continue reading "insp. polonaise no. 6 i...

how amazing is right now? enjoy this voyage of song dot land, a journey into understanding ourselves. christmas gets mentioned, and a plug for a theatre production i'm in this week: irving berlin's white christmas! irving berlin’s blue skies shows a cameo. i shoutout crystal vu bailey’s music. she uses the name loyal love! tupeloContinue Continue reading "show week"

song dot land—diamonds and sand in tonight’s beautiful song dot land, jesse takes you on a journey into diamonds and sand. who knows what that means. this one soars. the volume climbs and drops with rich reverb. 9:20 is beautiful. enjoy! i mention my fear and concern for the globe. stop mowing your grass, lifeContinue Continue reading "diamonds and sand"

i visited the smoky mountains for the first time in three years. i was moved. i was called again. ancient mountains. ancient wisdom. heaven fly. this would be a great song to re-write and multitrack record…and sing on pitch.

song dot land—giant boat/thousand welcome to another episode of song.land, a silly music podcast! i recorded 30 minutes of mind-numbing music, late at night and with a raspy voice. enjoy the journey that ends with a plea—please!—build a giant boat! close up water drops on leaf, by jesse 2021 transcript oh if i were yoursContinue Continue reading "giant boat/thousand"

recorded in the middle of the night on august 4th, i sang wired with a guitar and a disposable vape in my hands. full notes: https://song.land/vape/

why do so many old people take up painting? paint explores the drive and motivation to create, to make, to push publish and share with others the fruit of our mind, bodies, souls. See full notes at https://song.land/paint

welcome to song dot land, a soundscape of improvised song. it’s longform improve for acoustic guitar music and singing. you may hate it. you may love it. thanks for listening!full notes: https://song.land/pieces-ashes-kroger/

song dot land has, alas!, ventured in shakespearrecording a podcast as long as hamletas sonically vibrating as inception (i lie)upon which we end our hour with helena’s vision song dot land - helena

tonight’s episode of song dot land explores regret and contentment. pop comes from one line in the set, “your flowers are starting to pop”. this refers to beautiful daffodils i saw earlier in the day. they’re opening up! POP spring is here! please enjoy. Photo by Krivec Ales from Pexels transcript every little thing youContinue Continue reading "pop"

enjoy this episode of song dot land! this song dot land explores how we wouldn't be here without the pain of life. song dot land is improvised guitar with passionate singing. barrenclimbing outtheregoing out even when i don't understand the roadi have confidence, new, deep confidencethat all is well that all is wellso welcome backContinue Continue reading "wineskins"

song dot land—nature 1 Song dot land's new episode is powered by nature. Jesse improvises music to a journey through tall grasses as autumn begins in his part of the world. Watch the video for the full experience! The video and cover art were taken during sunset on 2020-09-28, with audio recorded on the morningContinue Continue reading "nature 1"

As the sun rises on the autumnal equinox, the summer drifts off as a chilling cool arrives. I welcome it, but—how did it cool so quickly? 12 hours of daylight. 12 hours of darkness. On today's song dot land, we celebrate a model day for equality and balance. Cover art taken the evening before. EpisodeContinue Continue reading "foxtail equinox"

song dot land - explode On this energized episode of song dot land, journey through audio landscapes of story and song. Where do I come from? How am I here? My land is where the chords fight. They fight like the waves that splash and reverberate, bouncing all around what was once a calm pond. Continue Continue reading "explode"

Go West. I sing of the rockies in metaphor as I make up these songs. The topic crosses between relationship love and my love for music itself, weaved in and out of metaphors and ideas. [Update] Watch this episode in full on YouTube! Enjoy enjoy enjoy! [edit: YouTube Video Taken Down. I have to re-thinkContinue Continue reading "rockies"