Trainsongs #1 (for John Fahey). This bit of absurdity is a John Fahey City of Refuge era thing recorded lightning fast during an Immersion Composition Society session (I was part of New Lodge and Icono Lodge).

A good mix was being held captive by an ancient ProTools version determined to delete major sections. I was finally able to rescue most it and had Joshua Tree’s Jim Austin contribute some great Rock-a-billy upright bass.

ICS is an organization of musician/kooks that form mysterious lodges in order to use a very powerful and prolific composition technique known as the twenty song game.

This week’s Oakland East Bay Express features an in depth cover story about The Immersion Composition Society. Check it out, get inspired and start your own lodge!

As a charter member of New Lodge, formed in 2002 (and sort of morphing into IconoLodge in 2005), it has proven quite prolific.