Ernie Gray : Music 1992 - 2005

plastic folk :: clockwork :: blue moves :: america sleeps :: junk buddha :: the alexis wax

Thanks for stopping in to explore my musings in sound performance. This page serves as a general overview of my work since around 1992. I currently live in Nashville Tennessee with my wife and have an exciting new collaborative project underway. Below you can download mp3s from the projects that allowed me to make music with some very talented people over the years.

Junk Buddha official page is here!

Contact me here.

Also Check out my liner notes for history of the Alexis Wax and more.


::plastic folk sessions - 2005

I like producing music quickly and with whatever gets the impulse out while it is still fresh. I have a cheap no-name acoustic guitar that I got in 1989 that suits this purpose.

Just Came To Let You Know - Thanks to Adam Bradley for the drum overdubs.

As Soon As You Hit The Ground - An Alt-Country foray. Existential ramblings about falling. I recorded this after driving on the interstate for 45minutes listening to classic rock radio, drinking beer. Thanks to Adam Bradley for the drum overdubs.

No Easy Way Out - built using drum splices from another session.

december rain through your bones - more hotel room pop. i wrote and recorded this very quickly on a laptop with a mic and acoustic guitar after we found one of our cats tragically expired on the living room floor. a friend of our took it off to bury, only to find out a few days later that he had buried her under a pile of mulch.


Clockwork - 2004 -anihilnation single

A very loud rock band that celebrated the decadence of the era. Grand debauchery in place of social commentary. Escapist theatre. Formed in 2004, we played in the Nashville area at bars and other bacchanalian events.

Rock Starr Fopp - mp3
Written by Ernie Gray Produced by Clockwork

 

Blue Moves Modern Dance Composition - 2003

Various instrumental compositions from 2003, scores for modern dance pieces by Blue Moves Modern Dance Company.
I also was accepted as a dancer in the company in 2003.



America Sleeps - Solo Project 2000-2002

Solo Material culminating in a private release around the time of Sept 11 2001

The Brutal Tick-Tock - (From America Sleeps)

Whirling Dervish - (From America Sleeps)

Dharma Wheel - (From America Sleeps)

One Must Know - (From Koan 1999)

 



Junk Buddha (2000-2001)

Junk Buddha combined elements of pop, jazz, funk, and drum n' bass. Below is the full 2000 release of our self-titled LP released on the now defunkt Junglejazz Label. Pictured from left to right is Ernie Gray, Damon Scott, Josh Cochran, and Mike Baker.

Junk Buddha - 01 - As Star Grows Thin .mp3 7732 KB
Written by J. Cochran / Gray
Produced by J. Cochran

Junk Buddha - 02 - No One Knows But You.mp3 8936 KB
Written By E. Gray
Produced by J. Cochran

Junk Buddha - 03 - Transubstantial (Angels).mp3 6332 KB
Written and produced by J.Cochran

Junk Buddha - 04 - Starting Fires.mp3 8814 KB
Written and produced by E. Gray

Junk Buddha - 05 - Whirling Dervish.mp3 7972 KB
Written and produced by E. Gray

Junk Buddha - 06 - Shining Like The Light of the Sun.mp3 6754 KB
Written by E.Gray
Produced by Junk Buddha

Junk Buddha - 07 - Max Goes To a Party.mp3 9130 KB
Written and produced by J.Cochran

Junk Buddha - 08 - Felix Enters the Nebula (Boo Maga remix).mp3 4188 KB
Reconstructions of studio material by Boo Maga

Junk Buddha - 09 - The One Knows (Boo Maga Reconstruction).mp3 10908 KB
Reconstructions of studio material by Boo Maga



The Alexis Wax (1997-1999)
Appalachian Post-Rock project that combined elements of progressive rock, folk, pop, and r&b. This was an outstanding collective that allowed me to hone my bass playing. Pictured from left to right is Eric Augenstein, Joey Campbell, Damon Kaetron, and Ernie Gray.
Read more and get mp3s from the Alexis Wax Here

Seven Ion Six- Mp3 160kbs
Written by Damon Kaetron
Produced by Chris James and Ernie Gray

She Walks Through Walls - Mp3 160kbs
Written By Joey Campell
Produced by Chris James and Ernie Gray

Guillotine- Mp3 160kbs
Written by Damon Kaetron
Produced by Chris James and Ernie Gray

Psychics Are Standing By- Mp3 160kbs
Written By Joey Campell
Produced by Chris James and Ernie Gray

 



Vibraflux (1996-1997)

"Metallic Acid Jazz..."

The Watch (Guest Performer 1994)

  • There you Were

  • Hold You In

  • Another Conquest

Shaft (1993)

Early Demos (1992 - 1993)