G.D. West G.D. West

"Whitewater" is about whitewater rafting. The patterns swirl and change constantly, in a driving rhythm. Hold on tight! This one moves fast.

This depicts an imagined ritual Aztec dance, but in reality, it's about the aftermath of eating at Taco Bell. A very strange piece of guitar music.

This song originally had lyrics, but it was almost impossible to breathe enough to sing the melody. I ended up using as an instrumental and it worked fine that way. This one is very lyrical and orchestral in its scope.

The title comes from a Ray Bradbury short story. One of the things I tried to do with this song as a solo piece was to create a separate moving bass line while playing a rhythmic accompaniment. You can hear that section in the middle. It's a fun piece to play.

This actually was the very first 12-string piece I composed, way back when I was in high school. I got my first 12-string and shortly thereafter, I came up with this melody. It has been an audience favorite ever since.

This title comes from the Voyager probe's picture showing Earth as a tiny greenish-blue dot from billions of miles away. The song is a duet of electric guitar and acoustic 12-string, with highlights from bass. The "string section" in the bridge is actually several electric guitars orchestrated.