Theme of Love from Final Fantasy IV (An Historic feat Soundole) Adam Matlock 2015-01-07 | (Composed by Nobuo Uematsu)My first collaboration video! Many thanks to multi-instrumentalist Soundole for contributing a beautiful clarinet lead to this tune. Find his channel here (youtube.com/channel/UCi4hnwHh4xqpyDV5098nmCQ) or see a subscribe link at the end.I learned while researching this tune that it has entered the Japanese public music curriculum, which is just one of many pieces of evidence of its craft and staying power as a composition. My arrangement borrows the intro bit from the extraordinary Celtic Moon arrangement, but otherwise stays pretty close to the OST version. Enjoy!Like and subscribe for more accordion covers! For more info about An Historic and the rest of my projects, visit: http://anhistoricmusic.blogspot.com. I also have a new Tumblr page for hosting all of these videos, at http://anhistoricaccordion.tumblr.com. Thanks!
Reels: The Staircase Brawler/The Bird in the Bush Adam Matlock 2023-06-05 | The Staircase Brawler by Adam Matlock, 2023. Feel free to write for notes. The Bird in the Bush is trad to my knowledge.The Staircase Brawler written for Ben Matlock.
Hornpipes: Horse Keane’s/Showman’s Fancy Adam Matlock 2023-06-03 | More work on Traditional Irish Piano AccordionTwo Hornpipes - one by Jimmy Keane, the other I don’t know the origin of, but some great recordings exist out there.This is the first video I’m recording with my new-to-me Scandalli 34 key. It’s been fun getting to learn it - I suspect it will want some releathering at some point but it plays nicely.
Mats Edén - Birgittapolskan Adam Matlock 2023-05-09 | An original composition by the Swedish fiddler Mats Edén (@MatsEden ) from his 2020 album Alvaleken. His version is done on, I believe, a baroque tuned fiddle so I chose to slide it up to C. I hope I have done it some justice, or at least not ruined it for future generations.
A Musical Message from Winnett Food Forest Adam Matlock 2023-05-03 | thegreatgive.org/organizations/winnett-food-forest-inc
Jigs: Christy Barry’s No. 1/The Humours of Ennistymon Adam Matlock 2023-04-19 | Progress post. It’s been about a month since I’ve been to a session, but still been slowly plugging away on tunes. I think I still might like hiding behind more competent players at this point…
Chrono Trigger - Secret of the Forest (An Historic Accordion Cover) Adam Matlock 2023-02-17 | (Composed by Yasunori Mitsuda)
Vlog: First steps on Irish Trad Journey! Adam Matlock 2023-02-15 | Some “deep thoughts” (a warning) on folk music that have been coming up for me in the last few months of starting to work on Irish Traditional Music. It’s been fun and challenging, and has caused me to revisit some of the folk traditions I’ve been acquainted with for a longer time, and think about what I’ve learned from them. Thanks to @AndersLillebomusic for his great resource on Irish Ornaments for piano accordion, as well as his great project @thefolkmusicpodcast8188 which has been really great to catch up on in the last few weeks as well.
Reels: The Humours of Toomagh/Kitty’s Gone A’Milking Adam Matlock 2023-02-14 | Attempting to do something like an Uilleann pipe imitation with the regs in the left hand.I’ve been working on Irish Traditional music since late December of last year, after many years of thinking that it was not a journey I would ever find myself on. It’s been tremendously enjoyable, and I’ve been chipping away at tunes and attending a local session every week, trying to build a repertoire (now hovering around the 30 tune mark). I’ll attempt to check in every so often with some progress on this front.
Carly Rae Jepsen - Bad Thing Twice (An Historic Accordion Cover) Adam Matlock 2023-01-31 | IDK if this was always true but I like Carly Rae now.
Nahadoth - Live Infrequent Seams Festival (Day 1) Adam Matlock 2021-01-07 | Dungeon Synth artist Nahadoth performing excerpts of "Shortest Day" and "Guardian Moon" for the Infrequent Seams Festival, 12/17/20
Peter Hammill - The Future Now Adam Matlock 2020-11-06 | Cover of the title track of Peter Hammill’s The Future Now.
Kraftwerk - The Man Machine (An Historic Accordion Cover) Adam Matlock 2020-05-07 | RIP Florian Schneider.
Two Chorales By Pachelbel Adam Matlock 2020-04-09 | Two chorales by Johan Pachelbel. Transcriptions for standard-bass accordion taken from Hohner verlag “Die große Barock-Buch”, an anthology of baroque transcriptions for accordion. Many in this collection are playable on standard bass accordion, though some are clearly optimized for m3/free bass systems. My earlier cover of a prelude by Couperin is from this same collection
Black Epheria - Temple of Forest Elemental Adam Matlock 2020-03-30 | Video for Black Epheria - “Temple of Forest Elemental” from Long Play III. Http://blackepheria.bandcamp.com
The Quarantined Series: An Historic (Thursday March 19 2020, 7PM EST) Adam Matlock 2020-03-20 | The Quarantined Series is showcasing Connecticut independent musicians during this time of social distancing. Thanks to Sarah B. Golley for taking the initiative in this series! An Historic will do a set of songs solo and with backing tracks on Thursday March 19 at 7PM. You can keep the atmosphere going with Murderous Chanteuse at 8PM. Tips accepted via Venmo @AnHistoricMusic. This will simultaneously stream via FB live.
From 7 To 8 (An Historic) Adam Matlock 2020-03-19 | Show trailer for An Historic live streamed show tonight! Here on YouTube as well as FBlive
Preview - Kolessa - On earth, as it is (prog/new age Dungeon synth) Adam Matlock 2020-03-05 | Releasing Friday, March 6th at Http://kolessa.bandcamp.com
Chrono Trigger - Kingdom Trial(An Historic Accordion Cover) Adam Matlock 2019-11-22 | Composed by Yasunori MitsudaIt’s possible that the trial scene is too long...
The Herbalists - Chew This For Courage As The Trees Grow Thicker(Free Bass Accordion) Adam Matlock 2019-11-20 | Another track from the very first Herbalists album arranged for Free Bass. The rhythm provided from my Casio MT-45, which was the same keyboard used on the album.Original album available for stream and purchase:Http://theherbalists.bandcamp.com
The Herbalists - Today We Go To The Forest (Free Bass Accordion) Adam Matlock 2019-11-15 | Over the last two weeks I’ve been doing two things - spending more time with my free bass accordion, and learning/relearning some of the music I’ve composed for various projects over the last few years. The Herbalists is my Dungeon Synth project where everything is recorded live in a single take, so making a transcription isn’t as difficult as with some of my more layered material. I took advantage of the free bass ability to play multiple octaves for the simple ostinato here.
Frode Haltli- Hug (An Historic Accordion Cover Adam Matlock 2019-11-10 | Since the release of accordionist Frode Haltli’s Avant Folk last fall, this tune has been stuck in my head, but for over ten years I’ve been listening to this fantastic accordionist and composer in various settings. It was a fun challenge to adapt the winding bass line on the stradella bass system, and then to get it comfortable enough to try and improvise over it without a train wreck. And I see Haltli has just released a new album, so maybe this time next year I’ll be covering a tune from that one.
Solo Accordion playing Dungeon Synth Melodies Adam Matlock 2019-11-08 | This is me playing some synth melodies I’ve composed over the last 3-4 years on solo accordion.
Boss Battle 1 from Chrono Trigger (An Historic Accordion Cover) Adam Matlock 2019-09-19 | Composed by Yasunori Mitsuda. Arrangement by Adam Matlock. This was difficult to learn on the accordion. I first tried it out almost two years ago, balked at the intro, and decided to come back to it later. Recently I’ve been doing some technical work that’s helped me to approach this song more effectively, and it’s still a beast. But I remember this tune making a huge impression on me the first time through Chrono Trigger, at how overtly it was connected to progressive rock, and how intense of a feeling it gave to the first boss fight, and I couldn’t wait to make a version of my own.
Black Epheria - Gently Lowered Adam Matlock 2019-08-30 | Track excerpted from upcoming split with Serpent’s Isle (http://serpentsisle.bandcamp.com)More music available at http://blackepheria.bandcamp.com. Dungeon synth recorded live to cassette, no overdubs.
Black Epheria - Sweltercloak (Promo Video) Adam Matlock 2019-08-05 | Taken from Black Epheria’s Demo II, released August 6, 2019. Old school dungeon synth, recorded to tape. Hallucinations among the trees and in the fields, the signs of the birth of a new presence. Portents glimpsed through the sweltering heat of midsummer.
Boibriker Chasseneh Fun Der Khupe/Kugel Bulgar Adam Matlock 2019-05-01 | From The Levitt Legacy Klezmer Folio, Vol 1, by Dave Levitt, Ed. Christina Crowder. Collection available in C, with Bb and Eb books forthcoming, at http://www.levittlegacy.com
Health care advice from Meshuggah Adam Matlock 2018-11-15 | With apologies to the Meshuggah folks for my abject stupidity
Accordion Nerd Video #4 - The Shepard Illusion and what it Means for your left hand Adam Matlock 2018-09-06 | Accordion Nerd Video #4 - Man rambles for 13 straight minutes about ways to think about the left hand of the stradella bass accordion, how to use the distinct sound of the accordion's left hand, and imagine basslines, melodies, and fills that go beyond the octave.Examples include major scales played in unison with left and right hands, simple diatonic walkups while going down the circle of fifths, a bassline from an Ethiopian Jazz standard, some left hand blues walking bass lines, and an example from the score to Lord of the Rings.Apologies to Roger Shepard for misspelling his name in the video. Yikes.
Butterfly (by SMiLE) Played to a real Butterfly Adam Matlock 2018-08-02 | SMiLE - Butterfly An Historic Melodica(?) CoverI made the backing track in GarageBand in about 10 minutes, trying to feature the fast EDM -like articulations possible on a melodica. Also, there are a lot of Monarch and Eastern Swallowtail caterpillars and chrysalises in my apartment right now, and I couldn’t resist a good musical joke.
Whitney Houston - I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me) (An Historic Accordion Cover) Adam Matlock 2018-07-30 | Whitney Houston - I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me)An Historic Accordion Cover(Written by George Merrill and Shannon Rubicam)80s pop hooks sound really good on the accordion.
Final Fantasy VI - Coin Song (An Historic Accordion Cover) Adam Matlock 2018-07-07 | Final Fantasy VI - Coin SongAn Historic Accordion CoverI've worked on this cover off and on for probably a year, first to get comfortable with some of the large jumps in the left hand, then to change the style of the arrangement 3-4 times before trying this approach. It loses the melancholic qualities of the original melody but at least it has a pocket.
Mystal Tree - How We Survived (2017, Dungeon Synth/original VGM) Adam Matlock 2018-06-18 | "How We Survived"The final track from the self-titled debut from Mystal Tree. Original narrative fantasy music with strong influence from video game music, progressive rock, dungeon synth and metal.
Mystal Tree - Borne Under The Mystal Tree (single, 2017) Adam Matlock 2018-06-11 | Mystal TreeBorne Under the Mystal TreeOriginal Dungeon Synth and Video Game inspired music composed by Adam Matlock. If you're wondering why I don't do so many covers these days, it's because I"m spending most of my time working on this and related projects.
Accordions of Tour vol 1 Adam Matlock 2018-06-04 | Recently returned from a tour in 3 European cities in which I played a different accordion in each one. This was my attempt to make observations in the moment about them as I was getting to know them, so to speak.
Im wunderschönen Monat Mai (R. Schumann) Adam Matlock 2018-05-03 | First attempt at self accompanying on lieder. Apologies for everything.
Behusher Khosid/Mazeltov Der Schwieger Adam Matlock 2018-04-30 | Taking guidance from recordings by Max Lebowitz and Naftule Brandwein, this was an attempt to consider a wide range of possible choices in terms of chords and melodic phrasing, and figure out the best options for my instrument and approach to playing.
Talner Rebbe (Too slow) Adam Matlock 2018-04-26 | When this song was uploaded I called it a Khosidl, because I learned it second hand in a late night jam where it was played slowly. I was inspired by the old duo recordings of violin and piano or violin and tsimbl in working on this tune, and that I hope explains some of the romantic flourishes here. Then I found out the tune is actually more like a Freylekhs. (Many thanks, Zilien, for the source recording!) So anyway don't try and learn from this recording.
An Historic - Last Contact (Solaris) Adam Matlock 2018-04-14 | An original song inspired by the novel Solaris by Stanislaw Lem. Originally recorded on accordion on the EP Three Songs, out on the Fake Four label.
An Historic - Dark City Song Adam Matlock 2018-04-14 | An original song written for a themed variety night, with a song inspired by the film Dark City. Never gave it a better title.
Peter Hammill - Amnesiac (An Historic Cover) Adam Matlock 2018-04-14 | Peter Hammill - AmnesiacFrom "X My Heart" One of PH's undersung but not unappreciated 90s album, during which he worked with a steady band, the Peter Hammill Quartet, in live and studio settings. This song is one of the best of these studio songs, a breathtaking set of lyrics that is a bit sad, and a bit funny, set to a nice anthemic tune. This is a regular part of the live catalog, and it was hearing it in duet with Stuart Gordon on the Veracious album which helped to sell me on the song, and from there it was easy to venture to the less well-trodden paths in PH's discography.
Peter Hammill - Constantly Overheard (An Historic Cover) Adam Matlock 2018-04-13 | Peter Hammill - Constantly OverheardFrom ConsequencesAnother cover of a favorite Peter Hammill song, this one from the 2012 album Consequences. This is an increasingly relevant song that I interpret as addressing the ubiquity of the public record, especially in the internet age, and how anyone, especially public figures, can have their words taken out of context. Some lines suggest the ease in which people can miscommunicate on an interpersonal level. To that end, I've really tried not to botch the lyrics too badly!
Peter Hammill - She Wraps It Up(An Historic Cover) Adam Matlock 2018-04-12 | Peter Hammill - She Wraps it UpFrom the album "Enter K"Cheers to all fans enjoying the live performances he's given this spring. Since I am unable to attend any, I'm digging into these songs for a bit of a distraction.
