Song West September 19, 2009
This is the first song I ever wrote, composed entirely on an Ensoniq VSX-sd in 1994. It’s called “Song West” because each new song you created in the Ensoniq got the default name of “Song Newest.” For whatever reason, I just deleted the “Ne” and it became “Song West.” Oh the innocence of childhood!
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No Goodbye is a eulogy to a family friend’s untimely passing. It was performed at this person’s wake. It is track 9 in All Under Heaven.
- Vocals: Cynthia Sao
- Guitar: Chris Pin
- Lyrics: Ted Pin
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Can’t Lose is the 7th track from All Under Heaven. It is a rock/pop song in the vein of Incubus written in 1998 and finally recorded in 2003. It’s about overcoming adversity.
- Vocals/production/lyrics: Ted Pin
- Guitar: Chris Pin
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For Reasons is the 5th track from All Under Heaven. It’s an adult alternative/R&B ballad about love and loss.
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- Vocals: Cynthia Sao
- Violin: Jennifer Houseman
- Production/lyrics: Ted Pin
- Guitar: Chris Pin
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Skie August 22, 2009
Skie is the sixth track in the All Under Heaven album. This song was written as a soundtrack for a short animated film about the love between two warriors who realize they cannot beat their enemies, so they allow themselves to be destroyed together. The film was never made, but the song still captures a lot of what the film was supposed to be about: love and sacrifice.
- Guitar: Chris Pin
- Bass: Kenneth Lohr
- Composition/production: Ted Pin
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Disdress is the 4th track in the All Under Heaven album. It is about getting frustration and anxiety out on the dance floor and in the bed room.
- Production/vocals/lyrics: Ted Pin
- Rap vocals: Chris Pin
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