vavrek.com :: v a v n e w s

2006.11.23
t r y ^ d 's first live music video, breathe, is currently being viewed by hundreds of thousands on youtube.

congratulations to all artists involved!

our new album, listen, is now for sale on a number of services, including itunes, amazon.com, and cdbaby.

an alternate, downloadable version will be made available very soon.

what a beautiful album it is!

2006.10.30
a new t r y ^ d single is now online!

2006.10.18
new demo for you ::

(mp3 | ogg))) hero

2006.09.17
a news story regarding t r y ^ d has just appeared on kcbs radio.

look for me, 'a third artist'. *_*

2006.09.09
t r y ^ d shirts are now back on sale.

our second album is a bit delayed due to some complications, but will be made available for free download soon.

another single from the upcoming album is about to be released, along with a brand new remix.

may the source be with you.

2006.09.06
we have just released the first episode of a new instructional video series ::

(low | high))) weblife.org video 01 :: rocket stove

2006.08.28
enjoy dharma dog's new podcast!

2006.08.24
australian friend keikomushi has setup a frappr map for vavrek fans.

2006.08.21
people to the power and beauty have just been featured in the latest sanguine podcast from france ::

(mp3))) sanguine audio #8

2006.07.09
_scott recently created a haunting and powerful remix of death ::

(mp3 | ogg))) death (_scott remix)

2006.06.20
our contribution from this evening ::

(mp3 | ogg))) simple (updated 06.21)

2006.06.17
the first single from t r y ^ d ' s upcoming album has been released ::

b e a u t y

enjoy!

2006.06.01
out of 1,013 free albums, public domain has been holding tight for weeks averaging number 2 in popularity.

it's getting raving reviews from around the world.

donations are starting to come in, one from paul, one from tino in europe, and one from antonio in spain!

simply speechless. *_*

thank you all!

2006.05.27
a new song for you ::

(mp3 | ogg))) alone

2006.05.22
scott waddell has launched a t r y ^ d forum.

2006.05.16
angelika recently recorded emma and eye for a relaxing version of the golden sun round ::

(mp3 | ogg))) golden sun

2006.05.01
subatomicglue has just released a new remixed version of empty ::

(mp3 | ogg))) empty (subatomicglue mix)

2006.04.06
the music of tryad and myself has just been heavily featured in a beautiful danish film entitled crazy youth.

here's the direct download link.

an english subtitled version is coming soon.

my favorite video player is vlc.

2006.03.08
i have recently appeared in episode four of patrolling.

here's a direct download and torrent link.

2006.02.11
the weblife.org 2006 donation drive has just launched.

donate now!

2006.01.12
enjoy this title track from the upcoming t r y ^ d album entitled 'listen' ::

(mp3 | ogg))) listen

2005.12.28
creative commons needs your support!

make a donation today!

2005.12.16
the final version of struttin has just been released ::

(mp3 | ogg))) struttin

2005.12.13
recorded a second demo of lovely.

2005.12.09
a new rough t r y ^ d demo for you ::

(mp3 | ogg))) lovely

2005.12.01
just recorded a live demo of a new song, with emma singing backup ::

(mp3 | ogg))) change

2005.11.28
blast from the past!

enjoy this music video from the legendary seattle banjo rock band, the bond ::

(mov))) the moon tonight

this video is around 80 megs, so i hope you've got broadband. a good (and free) video player for all platforms is vlc.

ahh, those were the days...

2005.11.18
here's a new rough demo for you ::

(mp3 | ogg))) this

2005.11.13
after sending sean kennedy a challenging message regarding his attitude towards violence, sean launched into an involved rant about me and visions of social order ::

(mp3 | ogg))) newsreal vav / violence rant

i'd like to hear your opinions about this.

2005.11.08

(mp3 | ogg))) struttin

2005.11.07

(mp3 | ogg))) empty

2005.11.04
another demo ::

(mp3 | ogg))) army of flying monkeys

2005.10.31
a new demo for you ::

(mp3 | ogg))) you are god

2005.10.30
just begun to post more detailed journal entries.

2005.10.11
here's my most recent demo ::

(mp3 | ogg))) death

2005.09.19
honorable stanford law professor lawrence lessig has posted a blog announcement regarding the release of public domain!

2005.09.16
a brand new demo is being showcased over at tom tipunk records.

just search through the french to find it. :)

2005.09.07
a friend from france named gilles has just put together a try^d podcast that includes a brief spoken-word introduction by vav and ema.

thanks gilles!

2005.08.23
new vavrants ::

(mp3 ))) low impact lifestyle
(mp3 ))) we were farmed
(mp3 ))) pornography
(mp3 ))) zen fighting

2005.08.03
t r y ^ d ' s first album, public domain, is now available for free download ::

( mp3 | ogg ))) public domain

congratulations to all!

2005.08.01
after a long break, t r y ^ d has returned with two major announcements ::

first, we are now taking pre-orders for our first album, public domain.

get your early copy!

second, our latest track has just been released! ::

( mp3 | ogg ))) :: the rising

i've dedicated 'the rising' to sean kennedy of rantmedia.

stay tuned, as there's much more on the way...

feels great to be back!

2005.05.22
just posted a new poem.

2005.04.20
you can now download and review my albums using a new and wonderful creative commons music sharing service known as jamendo.

also, francois schnell recently posted an english version of the history of 'our lives change'. many thanks!

2005.04.11
enjoy this new try^d song and remix ::

(mp3 | ogg))) witness
(mp3 | ogg))) witness (hsc mix)

2005.03.21
john holowach has created a new remix of seduction:

(mp3 | ogg))) seduction (hhfc mix)

2005.03.18
a dear friend, francois schnell, recently posted an audio history of our lives change, spoken in french! *_*

2005.03.08
a try^d out-take for you ::

(mp3 | ogg))) running alive

our first album is coming soon!

2005.02.27
a new try^d music video has been posted in honor of all those who past away in the recent tsunami.

2005.01.19
professor lawrence lessig, chairman of the board of directors for creative commons has begun using our lives change in global presentations!

congratulations everyone!

2005.01.10
this last week, been doing massive amounts of recording and development for the try^d project.

a beautiful new album, along with a new music industry, is in bloom.

feeling vast gratitude.

2005.01.05
new try^d demo:

(mp3 | ogg))) seduction

2005.01.04
amazing things are happening.

first of all, please enjoy this new song:
(mp3))) our lives change

secondly, i'd like to announce the birth of tryad.

tryad is a new three person 'virtual band' which connects online to create music with eachother, while sharing it for free with the world. we were hatched in the nest of opsound.org.

tryad music often includes samples from other free music artists while honoring thier creation by crediting their work.

tryad includes myself, rjmarshall, and john holowach, who has just completed an entirely free album entitled: a basement of broken dreams

a new website, and much more music, is on the way.

2005.01.03
rewind has now officially appeared.
great thanks to rjmarshall, john holowach, and opsound.org

2005.01.01
a new demo:
(mp3 | ogg))) baby

2004.12.23
happy holidays everyone! *_*

2004.12.11
the six newest songs have been remastered and their levels have been improved. please download again...

2004.12.07
the new photo gallery is online and growing.

2004.11.29
put some finishing touches on you are

2004.11.28
a new song: you are

also posted an instrumental version of school and improved the volume balance of golden leaves.

2004.11.26
golden leaves has just been recorded and released.

2004.11.23
school is now online.

2004.11.17
a new instrumental version of journey's end has just been posted.

thanks to paul for some great jamming on the banjo.

also, some small changes were made to balance.

i've improved the sound quality on the four latest songs.

enjoy!

2004.11.12
naturalreflections.org has been born!

emma of natural reflections takes all of the photos you find here.

please sign emma's guestbook and welcome her online!

2004.11.11
in case you haven't noticed, this site is undergoing a major overhaul.

feel free to have a look around. any comments are welcome!

2004.11.09
two new songs: once again & balance

please enjoy them!

2004.11.08
just felt like saying i wish you love.

thanks for being here.

2004.11.06
hang on tight everybody.

looks like this election was a fraud.

this doesn't shock me too much, as the last election was stolen as well, and general public opinion seemed overwhelmingly different than the outcome.

i simply hope for peace as more of the world awakens.

2004.11.04
been spending the last couple of days recovering from election trauma.

simplifying, sitting, changing.

my heart goes out to all of us who have worked so hard for social justice and peace over this last year.

"we shall overcome some day."

i'm looking at doing a lot more recording in the coming weeks. there is much to do.

cd requests are still pouring in and i'm running out of money to afford shipping.

if anyone is able to donate, please do.

much love and take care.

2004.10.31
happy halloween!

hope everyone in the united states is voting for john kerry.

it's hard for me to believe that some people still support the current u.s. administration.

such people need to be getting their news from more legitimate sources. here are two:

2004.10.27
a new song, people to the power has just been released!

thanks to tom phonic for sharing his original synth track!