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THE ART OF LIVING; VOLUME 1
1). Sage Blessing
2). Cha0S!!! Run2 HARM0NY
3). Awaken. Dreamstate. withU.
4). Raising Heaven
5). My Friend......
6). Is it Overflowing?
7). One
8). Hey; I've been in the woods all day
9). Lost (The TV SHOW)
10). Sour Note
11). Circle Thorn Point
12). Adam Smith (for your father)
13). The Aurora Borealis
14). Monongahela
15). STOP MOUNTAIN TOP REMOVAL!!!!
16). The Moon
17). ANTIPOP BIRDUET
18). DuetwithCat
19). Potty McGee
20). Berklee Smoke Session
21). off Kilter FingerPick
22). Bury Me Beneath The Asphault
23). Rally Saturday

The songs in the Harvest Collective's first Mixtape-- The Art of Living; Volume 1-- were all recorded with a portable digital recorder with one take. I did post-production using a free-downloading program called audacity and this accounts for some of the low-fi/high end that is inherent in most of the tracks. (sorry) My technology will improve sometime in the near future. The quality of the recordings is not optimal, however being able to catch a moment in time wherever I was was the primary purpose of the mixtape. After listening back to what I had recorded for what I thought would be only myself I thought "Hey what the hell; they don't sound that bad I'll just put them online for free somewhere so people can check them out." Thus here they are... This is Forest ROck.

Most of these songs are "freestyles" as they were not rehearsed and were created in one take. I have not taken much time to try and recreate these songs as their coming to existence in that moment is enough to satisfy my artistic integrity. The rehearsed or composed songs on this mixtape include "Awaken Daydream withU", "One", "Sour Note", "Adam Smith (For your Father)", and "Monongahela." I wrote all of these songs with exception of Monongahela which was written by my good friend Sam Bosco as a tribute for two of our friends that passed away in the summer of 2007.


This is not meant to be a serious endeavor. These tracks are a testament to the mind I have been occupying for the last three months. I think I am coming out of the insanity that is these songs to get formulas and structure back into my music and life. These songs are a testament to spontaneous culture through active creation; an anti to the masses that spend too much time carefully planning their life rather than just enveloping and creating the most of every moment. This is my artistic FUCK YOU to those who spend their whole life waiting and planning on how they are going to make loads of money in the world instead of just enjoying every moment they have in the world. Give it a listen a couple of times; If you listen to it too much you might go as insane as I already am. It's a great place to be, but I would wait for the more professional recording to really listen to my music. Then we'll go insane with proper production.

I'm getting into the studio within the week to begin recording my first solo album "Dear Thom; discovering the Love and Tao". I am also a month away from finishing my old band's, Lonely Are The Brave, full length album. It is one of the most politically radical album's I have ever heard. Get your ears ready for Combat Rap!!!! The sustainable revolution is underway. Play your part in it's beautiful symphony. I'll meet you halfway, somewhere enveloped in the moment with my guitar, a bag picking up litter and my smile. I'll be playing rehearsed songs every Friday night at the Berwyn Cafe in College Park, Maryland in December starting at 6 PM.

With Peace, Love, and Positive Vibration,
Davey Rogner via The Harvest Collective