“The Bryan Nebula” is an homage to early Electronic & “Post-Punk” music that deeply influenced Gehring. These include; Kraftwerk, Cabaret Voltaire, Chrome, Fad Gadget, CAN, John Zorn, New Order, and the experimental sounds of “No Wave”. “The Bryan Nebula” also beautifully fuses electronic arrangements with field/environmental recording making for an immersive soundscape throughout this recording.
“A Soundscape is a sound(s) that arise from an immersive environment-representing sonic textures that evoke a sense of ‘continuum of spatial imagery and emotion’; tranquil, hypnotic, and contemplative with a heightened sense of floating or flying.” (R. Murray Schafer).
“Tenting Tonight” seeks to capture just that in song and sound–an immersive soundscape exploring the organic relationships between ‘signal to noise’, ‘point and counterpoint’, ‘dark and light’, and times of ‘unrest’ & moments of ‘peace’ as they pertain to our shared American experiences.
Brand new release “The Verna Suite”. This solo recording marks a departure from previous releases of mine. However, it represents a part of me that I don’t often express. Just myself, the guitar, and the influence of my aunt Verna Jane Vaughn. The suites are akin to soundscapes which invoke a sense of calmness and reflection.
Very special thanks goes out to Chuck Zwicky for his (always) brilliant mixing & mastering and to Jeff Yas for his great design, insight, and intuition.
Credits: Ray Gehring; Guitars & Recording Mixed & Mastered by Chuck Zwicky at Zmix Design & Layout by YAS 2019 Evan Music
Gehring gets into glorious time travel mode on “Radio Trails”, a tribute to the Spirit of 1970’s Radio featuring colorful new arrangements of classics by Supertramp, Carpenters, Stevie Wonder, Neil Young and Brazilian artists. Produced by Chuck Zwicky (Andy Summers, Jeff Beck, Prince) and co-produced by Bill Carrothers.
Credits: 2009 Evan Music Produced by Bill Carrothers & Ray Gehring Mixed and mastered by Chuck Zwicky at Zmix Ray Gehring–Guitar Dan Gaarder–Vocals Bill Carrothers–Keys Sean Wayland–Keys Matthias Bubblath–Keys Michael O’Brien–Bass George Mel–Drums & Percussion Ronen Itzik–Drums Recording done at Peter Karl Studios by Peter Karl & Chuck Zwicky Design by Daniel Rivers at Identity Tank