Randy Gloss - ...The Ayes Have It, Vol. 1 (Self Portraits in Percussion) (2015)

Randy Gloss, a percussionist whose background performing several modalities of hand drums, contemporary percussion, and drum set has led to his involvement in many innovative ensembles that fuse world music with new music and jazz.

"Gloss weaves the lasting impressions of his musical influences into a mystical rhythmic flow, like a quilt of the living sonic colors that touched his heart and ears. Everything is in there: from the 50s and 60s American Oldies, Soul, R&B, Jazz, and Folk that his stepfather actively collected, to the Rock, Funk, and Electronic recordings of the 70s and 80s that were popular at the time, to the array of sounds that his dance teacher, choreographer Mother would play as she worked and trained, to the spectrum of Classical and Latin records that he'd hear with his Grandparents, and the wisdom of the master teachers from around the world he was studying with. His perspective is vast as he is interested in and ever investigating the potentials of sound, instrument, and inspiration. He's applying his 'thoughts, skill, knowledge and experience, and transmitting as vibrations through the vessels' he makes, finds, collects and is given. I'm amazed by this solo debut, that Gloss has produced, recorded and mixed himself, in his own studio with his own gear and mics! It's diverse and dream-full and a perfect way to blast off on a series of releases like this! (Hint, hint.)"
—Carlos Niño, April 2015

Tracklist:
1.01 - Randy Gloss - Warmer Waters (6:58)
1.02 - Randy Gloss - From McBean to Hasley Cyn, Pt. I (2:27)
1.03 - Randy Gloss - The Hang (5:54)
1.04 - Randy Gloss - From McBean to Hasley Cyn, Pt. II (3:19)
1.05 - Randy Gloss - Prelude to the Onion (10:20)
1.06 - Randy Gloss - Experiment On the Nature of Water #1 (5:21)
1.07 - Randy Gloss - Suburban Desert Oasis (11:44)
1.08 - Randy Gloss - From McBean to Hasley Cyn, Pt. III (3:51)
1.09 - Randy Gloss - In a Cycle of Nine (13:02)