MUSIC / ALBUM DOWNLOADS
The music on this page is a collection of original Dr Nigel material written since 2001. This discography is listed in chronological order beginning with 2003's Isolated, through Future Conspiracies, released in 2008.
ISOLATED was put together between 2001 and 2003, and is the original primary collection of Dr Nigel material. Most of the music was written in the wake of 9/11, amidst various phases of anthrax scares and warfare. The tone reflects the dualities of nature, humanity, science, and existence.
released 20 April 2003
All music (c) 2001-2003 Neil G. Larson (BMI)
Produced, Engineered, Mixed and Mastered by Dr Nigel
All instruments by Dr Nigel except:
Tova Dann: vocals on 'A New Theory' and '1945 (New Weapon)'
Kerry Schneider: ('Empty Spaces')
SOCIOLOGY EXPERIMENT was the first planned Dr Nigel LP release. The music continues the occasionally-off-kilter nature of 2003's 'Isolated', but in a slightly different direction. Much of the album is derived from found sound - samples gathered from a pocket recorder & layered into a recording.
'Reconcile' is a remix of Amun Ra's "Family Portrait" (BMI) (Larson, Shirley, 2005)
'All I Say' was written with nothing but a microphone, human vocal chords & some fx.
released 20 April 2005
All music (c) 2003-2005, Dr Nigel (BMI). All Rights Reserved.
Vocals on "Spare Change" and "All in Your Mind": Kerry Schneider
Vocals on "Reconcile": Emily Shirley
Engineering, production, mixing and mastering: Dr Nigel
SEEING IN SQUARES was the first printed EP release of Dr Nigel. 1,000 copies were produced and distributed by various means. The tracks reflect varied styles but carry a common flavor: narrative electronica. Many of the tracks suggest the need for visual accompaniment, considering the presence of found sound, ambient backgrounds and choices of tone and timbre.
released 11 November 2003
(c) 2002, 2003 Neil G. Larson (BMI)
Remix (c) 2003 Larson/Skoch
Tracks 1-5 Written, Performed and Produced by Dr Nigel (Neil G. Larson) except:
Thomas D. Smith: Bass on "Seeing in Squares"
Kerry Schneider: Vocals on "Seeing in Squares"
Hirotsugu Azukizawa: Krakebs on "A Beautiful Day"
All tracks produced and Engineered by Dr Nigel at Studio Squared (Boston, MA) except Snapshot (B'Angelo Remix), produced by B'Angelo at the Junkyard (Chicago, IL)
Paul Voulgaris: Artwork and Photography
Mastered by Ed Guild and Neil Larson (Cambridge, MA)
DIABOLIK - ILL DEVICES came about as a reaction to my revelation of dubstep music. I used FL Studio to create beats up around 138-140, with similar break patterns I'd been feeling with dubstep. I added ambient backdrops to a few tracks (e.g. 'Mineralz') to pull away from the frantic nature of the beat and yield a more evocative undernote.
released 03 October 2004
Original release 10/3/04 -- revised 2007
(c) 2004, 2007 Neil G. Larson (BMI)
All instruments, production, mixing, mastering: Dr Nigel, except:
Vocal sample on Seizure: MC Twisty (Gourmet Beats)
Track sample, Seizure: Distance, "Shiverz" (Sting Recordings)
DR NIGEL'S DOWNTEMPO DUBS was written between 2004 and 2006, and released (printed and distributed) during the summer of 2006. The album reflects a more soulful edge, and embraces elements of trip-hop, illbient and deep bass. 'Improvisation 3' uses samples from an improvised piano session I recorded at Emerson College in 2005.
released 20 July 2006
All music (c) 2004 - 2006 Dr Nigel (BMI). All Rights Reserved.
Produced, Engineered, Mixed and Mastered by Dr Nigel
FUTURE CONSPIRACIES is a collection of tracks written between 2004 and 2008 that follow more of an RPM approach than much of the earlier Dr Nigel material. All tracks are uptempo (125bpm+) with the exception of the half-time numbers "Lisa's Song", and "Faults".
released 30 July 2008
all music (c) 2004-2008 Dr Nigel (BMI). All rights reserved.
"Upside Down" written in collaboration with DJ Sarin (Rob Desisto)
"Lisa's Song" remixed for Ror-Shak, 2008 (written by Burkemann / Morris / Shaw / Larson)
all instruments, mixing and mastering by Dr Nigel
vocals on "Fly Away": Emily Shirley
vocals on "Lisa's Song": Lisa Shaw
artwork by Dr Nigel
