Twelve and Twenty album cover. The sun is starting to set over a partially frozen lake. The mountains in the background and storm clouds overhead are reflected in its surface.

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Twelve and Twenty (Curious Automata 2025)by Vic DillahayImprovisation album number twelve, in year twenty of full-time music.

“Making those strings sing!”
Robert James

This album marks two personal milestones: twelve solo improvisation albums and twenty years of full-time music. It's a bit of a survey of the elements and techniques I enjoy in the dozen albums that make up the Analogues of Infinity project. Hope you find something you dig in it as well.

As always, thanks for listening.

Vic

Tracks

  1. Somewhere with Charlie (11:31)
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    First, is the last. This is the last recording with my dog Charlie supervising.

  2. We Return to Our Beginnings (4:09)
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    A study in multi-tap delay, echoing 2014's"Somewhere Else Entirely".

  3. Kari and Wren (17:07)
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    Kari is my Godin Multiac Jazz, which has been with me on hundreds of gigs and sessions. Wren is a Klein Electric, which is my perfect guitar.

  4. Exit Now (7:54)
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    Because you're missing the Last Exit.

  5. Analogues of Nothingness (6:41)
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    Zero is every bit as important as infinity and far, far more useful.

  6. Hope Lies in Chaos (2:50)
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    I am fond of ambiguous statements that are true in multiple interpretations. This is one.

  7. Goodnight Poochy, Goodnight Bear (1:49)
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    For years, I ended every day by telling my dogs Rockett Poochy and Charlie Bear goodnight. I needed to say it one last time, musically.

Dedication

For Charlie Bear, March 31st 2011 – March 22nd, 2025

Credits

Personnel

  • Electric guitar, archtop guitar, fretless guitar and Multioud Steel: Vic Dillahay

Technical

  • Produced by: Vic Dillahay
  • Recording, Mixing, Mastering: audiosalvage in Longmont, Colorado
  • Recorded On: March 20th, 2025 (Track 1) and May 6th, 2025 (Tracks 2–7)

Packaging and Art

  • Cover photo "South Jayhawker Pond, December 22nd, 2024", graphic design, and layout: Vic Dillahay

Versions

Technical Data

  • Label: Curious Automata
  • Catalog Number (Digital): 250705A
  • UPC (Digital): 756839548502
  • Catalog Number (CD): 250705B
  • UPC (CD): 756839548519
  • Released: July 5th, 2025
  • Format: Digital
  • Format: CDr
  • Total Tracks: 7
  • Duration: 52:04

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Album Copyright

©: 2025 Victor Carlton Dillahay
℗: 2025 Victor Carlton Dillahay