CROSSING THE GREAT STREAM - 20/20 Records and Tapes

Introducing

“CROSSING THE GREAT STREAM”

PLAKE 64 & THE HEXAGRAMS

written, recorded and mixed by Alex Homan

on the road with meg april 2018

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1. Moonshrine

recorded near peace pagoda at shiner's shack, newport TN (east TN)

based on raga shivranjani

mixdown at Fresh Produce, Macon GA

2. Lake Ataga'hi

recorded in the smoky mountains, TN, on clingman's dome (Mt. Kuwa'hi)

based on an indiginous myth about a mystical lake in the smokys that is hidden to hunters and where injured bears go to heal themselves

mixdown at Fresh Produce, Macon GA

3. Clingman's Death

recorded in the smoky mountains, TN, on clingman's dome (Mt. Kuwa'hi)

mixdown at Fresh Produce, Macon GA

4. Macon Raga

recorded in central city park, macon GA

an early attempt at slide guitar

mixdown at Fresh Produce, Macon GA

5. Georgia - Florida Fire

partially recorded in the car while crossing the georgia-florida line and witnessing several controlled forest fires, featuing local radio

partially recorded at the day's inn, panama city FL

mixdown at day's inn, panama city FL

6. Panama City Blues

recorded at the balcony of our room, day's inn, panama city FL

mixdown at day's inn, panama city FL

7. Apalachicola

partially recorded at day's inn, panama city FL

partially recorded at sea oats motel, destin FL

dedicated to the Yucci

mixdown at sea oats motel, destin FL

8. NOLA City Park

recorded and remixed sounds of city park in New Orleans LA

featuring remixed sounds of windchimes installed in a 300 year old oak tree, city park New Orleans

mixdown at Motel 6, East New Orleans

9. Crossing the Great Stream

recorded and mixdown at Motel 6, East New Orleans

featuring the bells from City Park, New Orleans

10. Emerald in the Noon Sun

recorded on the limestone at bull creek, austin TX

mixdown at nate's apartment, austin TX

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11. The Transmission at Lake Ouachita

recorded on the banks of lake ouachita

ode to john fahey

mixdown at bluegrass inn, frankfurt KY

12. Daddy Sumlang Blues (Frank Hurricane)

interpretive cover of frank hurricane's "daddy sumlang blues" and another early attempt at slide guitar

recorded and mixdown at anorak city baltimore MD

13. Sunset Hymn on Wappapello Ridge

recorded at lake wapppello, MO at the campsite on the ridge at dusk

mixdown at bluegrass inn, frankfurt KY

14. The Ferryman on Green River

dedicated to the elderly ferry man on the flooded green river

mammoth cave national parkway

recorded and mixdown at anorak city, baltimore MD

15. Mammoth Cave

recorded and mixdown at anorak city, baltimore MD

16. Thunder on Catoctin Mountain

recorded at catoctin mountain during a thunderstorm

aum namah shivaya

mixdown at anorak city, baltimore MD