Switch, by Les Heifner

Switch

by Les Heifner

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1.	Constructive Destruction 03:06	buy track
2.	Frustration 02:30	buy track
3.	Anti-Mass 05:16	buy track
4.	Freeway 03:36	buy track
5.	The Thing 04:38	buy track
6.	Illegal Operation 02:39	buy track
7.	Interjectory 02:55	buy track
8.	Ages 04:37	buy track
9.	Differential Discriminator 02:49	buy track
10.	Unilateral Oscillations 03:49	buy track
11.	Caesium Clock 03:48	buy track
12.	Refusal 02:25	buy track
13.	Derivative 02:50	buy track
14.	A Bit Extreme 03:33	buy track
15.	The Nineteenth Key 05:16	buy track

about

The music on this recording was originally intended to be performed by a band. I wrote and recorded the parts for a drummer, bassist, keyboardist and two guitar players, including myself. A vocalist was also envisioned. The band was to be called "Switch."

I turned 20 years-old in April of 1999 with the intention of creating something that would stand the musical test of time. From everyone else's perspective I must have looked terribly ill from sleep deprivation and poor diet. But my brain was racing with complex music.

At the time, anything remotely resembling the blues on guitar was forced to the back of my brain as I tried to break free of repetitive, habitual playing. I started thinking in odd musical patterns with differentiating time signatures and a whole lot of raw emotions.

Despite some fun rehearsals that took place from mid-to-late 1999, the original songs written for the group are really the only thing that remain from that project, besides the artwork. These songs are featured here in their instrumental nudity, the sheer force from which they were born.

While this record may not stand up to my original intentions when it comes to being a record of the ages, these songs certainly pop into my head from time to time, and I hope someone can enjoy them.

Perhaps the have life yet.

Special thanks go to the Pierce brothers, Mr. Ming and Ms. Tillison.

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released February 27, 2000

Les Heifner: songwriting, performance, production, artwork.

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Les Heifner San Antonio, Texas

Les Heifner is a multi-instrumentalist originally from Texas. His music ranged from soft ambient soundscapes to full-blown post-rock experimentalism.

As time allows, slow progress is being made on releasing long-finished projects.

They will all remain at Super-Saver pricing.

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