Walking Slowly Backwards Walking Slowly Backwards was intended to be my second CD for Periodic Music. It was scheduled for 1992, but Periodic unfortunately suspended operations before we could release it. These pieces were recorded in realtime directly to DAT without overdubs or editing. "Walking Slowly Backwards" is for vibraharp solo. "An Open Hand" is for Chapman Stick and digital delays. "The Rising Night" and "An Unknown Number" are for computer-controlled E-Mu samplers and Yamaha WX-7 MIDI wind controller. "Desert Gardens" is for Stick and samplers; "The Naga" for keyboard and samplers. "10,000 Shades of Blue" uses the samplers and a Macintosh running M, an interactive music composition and performance program originally developed by Intelligent Music. Desert Gardens The Rising Night An Unknown Number 10,000 Shades of Blue An Open Hand The Naga Walking Slowly Backwards