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The Day I Died

from I Ain't Blue Any More by Tom Dyer

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    The latest from Seattle’s Tom Dyer is a twisted Americana adventure, a Waits-ian take on the blues, particularly in the arrangements and instrumental experimentation with things like the bulbul tarang, charango and melodica. Dyer’s baritone voice holds the whole thing together, preaching a gravelly sermon like Leonard Cohen high on Captain Beefheart. Dave Lake – Seattle Weekly- Reverb

    “I Am Fretless” is an absolute masterpiece of experimental sounds of East vs. West. In this song Dyer takes his listeners on a journey splashed with color. The dynamics and the sounds of this piece are like nothing you have ever heard before. “I Am Fretless” would make George Harrison jealous would he still be alive today. I Ain’t Blue Anymore was a trip into the mind of Tom Dyer. With nothing held back, this album speaks volumes in terms of who Dyer is as an artist. Julien Alexandre – Redhouse Reviews

    The underground Seattle Rock veteran plays every instrument; electric and acoustic guitar, banjo, mandolin, ukulele, keyboards, saxophone, percussion. He also recorded, mixed and mastered the disc on his own. A one man show indeed; totally unique and off the wall. Dan MacIntosh

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From the first day I had an idea for this song I knew it was the last song on the album. It is also the last song I wrote for the album. I played this on a baritone guitar, which is normally tuned a 5th lower than a regular guitar, then I tuned it a step lower. Usually when I write lyrics, I sit down with some paper or a computer and pound away, tweak and so on until I have something acceptable. On this song I didn’t want to do that. I wanted the unfettered zeitgeist to stream from the uncon­scious. I did the basic track and then improvised many verses until I had something that seemed beautiful and resonant to me. What does it all mean? I will let you decide.

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from I Ain't Blue Any More, released October 1, 2012

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Tom Dyer Olympia, Washington

Tom Dyer is a Pacific NW singer, musician, songwriter, producer with 18 albums and many more singles and tracks, most recently his 40-song 3-CD (see Tom Dyer and the True Olympians) opus “Olympia: A True Story.” “This (Olympia) is a glorious, beautifully presented project … remarkable.” Graham Reid – Elsewhere.
His next album will be his best. He has faithfully run Green Monkey Records since 1983. ... more

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