michael miles // acoustic artist

Today over lunch I was in a bit more of a contemplative mode, thinking about how I got to where I am today. I haven’t picked up my guitar in a few months now, and even then it was only for a few minutes before I put it away. Beyond that, I haven’t played my guitar substantially since spring of 2007 when Paul and I were trying to keep Crash Effect on life support and keep the dream alive.

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I’m big on contemplative, emotionally-driven tunes — things that inspire, move, and evoke an emotional response of any kind; which is one reason I have historically gravitated towards songs like this one that I composed on the fly. Song #3 from my March 20th improv session in 2005 does just that, and is essentially a contemplative piece to drift away to — whether a lazy afternoon nap or a lullaby to send you off to REM mode.

It’s a short piece just shy of three minutes, so probably not long enough to fall asleep to unless you’ve got your mp3 player on repeat or have taken a sleep aid prior to downloading today’s improv piece. Either way, it’s a nice relaxing piece that might help bring a little bit of calm to whatever storm you may be experiencing today.

Enjoy. And as always, if you enjoy what you hear please leave some comments and buy an album or two.

I’ve got a fun little ditty for you today, the second piece from my improv session on March 20, 2005. It has a head-bobbin’ shuffle somewhat reminiscent of America’s “Horse With No Name” but with a flare unique to its own. So make haste and add this mp3 to your collection today.

I won’t be offering up a play-by-play of the tune today and just invite you to sit back, relax and enjoy.

For those of you who followed the happenings with my band Crash Effect, you were well aware of the fallout and gradual decline surrounding that aspect in my life. Our bass player and lead guitarist left Paul and I to figure out how in the world we could two-man it. And with growing responsibilities in our lives — especially with Paul becoming a dad — we grew a bit discouraged and let Crash Effect sit on the shelf collecting dust (along with the hundreds of CD’s sitting in my basement).

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I appreciate your patience as I slowly get my site up and running. I will have all my audio files, cd’s and other items available soon.  Thank you for your patience.

- michael