eclectica two

Released April 17, 2010
8 Tracks
All compositions by Craig Delahoy
except track six by Ludwig van Beethoven
Available on

and emusic. Each site offers samples.

Composed, performed and recorded using Apple Logic Pro.

If I'd just been worried about album sales of the first album I would have packed up my bags and forgotten about music. But I enjoyed the process too much - so a second album was a no brainer.

I like to think my skills with Logic Pro had improved a little as a result of the first album, and I did a fair bit of study and experimentation with mixing and mastering, so I think this is quite an improvement over number one.

1	Broken spaces	7:41	Something of a brooding, atmospheric, dramatic piece. A friend said it made her think of a terrorist seige at an airport - which I loved!
2	Dancer's minuet/Letter for Alison	8:32	This is a really old piece (well, relatively), as I wrote it when I was about 16 or 17. That's probably why it sounds a bit retro. But I still quite like it. It was also a fun piece to orchstrate.
3	Juggernaut	5:30	This one came about as a result of a lazy weekend. I was really just playing around, and kinda liked what was coming out of the speakers, so I built it up into this piece.
4	Punjabarama	4:37	The first album had an ethnically-inspired track, so I figured I'd maintain a new tradition. This is slightly Indian (hence the name) and slightly middle eastern, but just a bit of fun.
5	Silver raindrops in the warm jungle	6:43	I mentioned in my notes on the last album that I've been very inspired by people like Edgar Froese and Tangerine Dream, so I wanted to try to write something that sounded a little like them. This is the result. One friend said it sounded like silver raindrops, and another that it reminded her of chasing her pet tiger through a warm jungle - hence the very Tangerine Dream-sounding name! :-)
6	Sonate No. 14 "Moonlight"	6:32	I had a couple of kinda classical pieces on the last album, and I wanted more on this one. This time I thought I'd delve into some actual classics. This has always been a favourite, and I was keen to try to orchestrate it (which is kind of blasphemous to some purists, I know).
7	Tunguska project	7:15	It's probably not cool to say you liked the Alan Parsons Project, but I always did. An early example of mixing complex orchestral arrangements (and compositions) with modern sounds. This is a clear nod to Alan Parsons to say thank you.
8	(Bonus track) Too cool for school	4:01	Even though the playing time for all the previous tracks was sufficient for a full album, I felt the track count was a bit low (it's not really, but then I argue and disagree with myself quite a bit). So a little extra bonus was needed. Just a bit of fun with R&B horns.