In the early '90s, my parents bought me a Kawai K4 synthesizer and a Kawai Q-80 sequencer as a high school graduation gift. From 1991 through 1998, I recorded a number of songs on that workstation. In 1998, it was stolen in a burglary, and thanks to renter's insurance, I replaced it with my current studio setup.
Only one cassette tape of those recordings, which I titled a loss for words, survived the burglary, and in the late '90s, I attempted to transfer that cassette to digital. The sound quality really sucked. In 2009, I replaced a missing power adapter for an old Tascam 424 Portastudio and gave transfering those recordings another shot. I like the results far better, and I even went so far to give them some light mastering.
I've since re-recorded most of the tracks on that cassette, and I present them here as a way to compare and contrast my very first draft with the current demos.
I'm actually surprised many of these tracks remain faithful to their originals.
| Song | Demo | Release |
|---|---|---|
| Promises | ||
| Never Turn Back | ||
| Silver Sting | ||
| Five (Ambiguous Friendships) | ||
| Strivers for a Better Tomorrow | ||
| Faith in Religion | ||
| Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow (Sacred Hearts 1991) | ||
| Beat of the Heart | ||
| No Exit | ||
| Hear the Wind Sing | ||
| Downtown Downpour | ||
| Take It Apart | ||
| String Quartet No. 1: I. Allegro | ||
| String Quartet No. 1: II. Adagio |