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from Trailing Speed Lines by James Riotto

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I’ve seen more suns rise this year than in the last 10 at least
I used to think those were special times, now I just wish I got more sleep.
But to warm my home with a fire while the pale stars fade away, to hold your little body close is a fine way to start the day.

The best time for a walk in the woods is the morning after it rains
Full-up creeks and drip pattering leaves, eucalyptus on the breeze
The best parts of you are the ones you’re headed to
and the best parts of me are so long gone you’ll be coming on them soon.

The loneliest times are the nights when everything sleeps except my trampoline mind
When I finally nod off, you walk through my dreams as wind through leaves

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from Trailing Speed Lines, released December 16, 2022
James Riotto: vocals, DRM 1, 808, electric guitar, electric bass, mono/poly, Arp 2600, CS-50

Produced and recorded by James Riotto at home in Oakland
Mixed by James Riotto at Altamira Sound
Mastered by Bob Weston at Chicago Mastering Services

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James Riotto Pasadena, California

James Riotto is a songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and producer/engineer in Pasadena, CA. After over a decade on staff at Tiny Telephone Studios, James relocated to Southern California in order to build Altamira Sound, an ambitious multi-room recording studio, with friends and partners Andrew Maguire, Rob Shelton, and Carly Bond. ... more

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