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NIGHT PARACHUTING (1992)
music by Jim Lamarche
7 compositions selected here, out of about 120 recorded between 1986 & 1994.
After being dropped by my label, a new phase began (my most prolific).
I had a humble studio now in my house that I could access whenever I wanted and recorded 100+ mostly instrumental pieces between ’86 and ’94.
As it turns out, this was my most successful album, having garnered airplay nationally even though sales were modest due to a lack of formal distribution.
I selected 12 and released my first CD, Night Parachuting in May 1992.
Below are 7 remastered w/videos
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composed & performed by Jim Lamarche at Spiral Studio, Toronto.
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This piece was inspired by my first “zen experience” circa 1985. My younger brother and I bought two kites and on a beautiful Saturday afternoon, we trekked down to the thames river near Woodstock to fly them. Dave always had a way with these things as his kite went up effortlessly and in minutes. He laid back on the grass, lit up a smoke and watched it sail beautifully over the river. I struggled with mine for at least an hour. It crashed several times in a plowed, muddy field and when I finally did manage to get it up (no pun intended) … it wasn’t positioned right. It was over the field, not the river. I continued to struggle with it until I eventually lost my patience and tied the damned thing to a bush, not caring if it crashed again. Frustrated, I went for a walk along the rivers edge and when I turned to look a couple of minutes later; I was shocked to see that my white kite was gliding beautifully … over the river! My life hasn’t been quite the same since.
white kites – from the album “night parachuting” (1080p HD).
BURBERRY/WHITE KITES
WAR FACES RISING
CHINATOWN
RICEPAPER DANCER
EDWARD STREET
BORDERLINES
ALICE 24
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JOURNAL
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the human condition, gender politics, spiritual isolation, hypocrisy in modern society, renewed faith, redemption in expression
http://jimlamarche.blogspot.com/
ONE LIFE
http://www.jimlamarche.ca/onelife/
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