Then and now

The point is the distance between them

A rebuilt song makes more sense when the imperfect recording it came from remains audible beside it.

The recordings are part of the writing

The acoustic archive was not made as a polished retrospective. It preserves the circumstances in which the songs were first shared: one voice, one instrument, a room and whatever camera was available. The hesitations and limitations are part of the document.

A new arrangement, not a replacement

The 29 reimagined songs ask what those compositions might sound like with arrangements they never had. The generated result does not erase the earlier performance. The first acoustic volume, second acoustic volume and electronic volume keep each original beside its two new versions.

Solemn Thoughts makes the relationship clearest

The song now called Solemn Thoughts began as a video titled Eadd9 Improv. Keeping both names and sources matters: one identifies the historical recording, while the other identifies the later composition and arrangement.