The proposed Foothill Transportation Corridor South (FTC-South) is a sixteen-mile long toll road highway that would connect the current terminus of the 241 Toll Road to Interstate 5. The TCA is proposing six alignments for this project; four of which run directly through and along San Mateo Creek. If constructed, not only would this project directly threaten the world class surf break at and around Trestles (including Uppers, Lowers, Middles, Church and Cottons), the project would also result in the obliteration of Southern Californias last remaining pristine coastal watershed and substantially degrade habitat that is critical for the survival of at least seven endangered species, including the Southern Steelhead trout.
Download 'Sediment Flow [Save Trestles]' from the music player above, share it with your friends, sing along, and figure out how you too can help preserve one of the remaining jewels of the Southern California Coast.
Sediment Flow [Save Trestles]
Music & Lyrics by Daniel Gannaway/APRA (c) 2006
We all love to go left
We love to go right
I've dreamt of surfing Lower Trestles
Since I saw Kelly Slater in black and white
TCA don't build your toll road
You're gonna change the sediment flow
Some say why go there 'cause it's so
crowded crowded crowded crowded
& getting there ain't easy 'cause you cant
drive up drive up drive up drive up
Well if I thought like that
I'd never leave my drive thru doorstep
But my dream of Trestles is world class
and I'm happy to walk through nature for it
TCA don't build your toll road
You're gonna change the sediment flow
Sediment flow
Sediment flow
Sediment flow
Sediment flow
We all love to go left
We love to go right
We got to Save Trestles
Keep nature in sight
As an asides it would be relevant to mention that earlier this year Daniel released 'OP-ED' [http:www.cdbaby.com/danielgannaway7] an album that contained 4 environmentally conscious songs to do with our coastlines.
Track 5: 'Save The Waves' was written hoping to draw attention to coastlines worldwide, ravaged by development in all its various forms. Hopeful that the song would help raise awareness of endangered waves like the now destroyed 'Harry's' in Mexico, Daniel also wanted to highlight the tireless work done by organisations such as Save The Waves, Wildcoast and The Surfrider Foundation. In pledging further support to the song's namesake organisation, Daniel will now contribute 50% of the net proceeds from paid downloads of 'Save The Waves' at Apple iTunes, to 'Save The Waves Coalition'.
Track 8: 'No Mall At Sharks Cove' [from SUMMER STORM | a collection of ukulele ditties], was inspired by the 'NO MALL AT SHARKS COVE' bumper stickers and idyllic Sharks Cove itself. This song spoke out against a proposed high-intensity mall development which would have utterly destroyed the natural beauty of the area. Sharks Cove is the second most visited Marine Life Conservation District (MLCD) area on Oahu after Hanauma Bay and offers some of the best freediving and diving on the North Shore.
Track 10: 'Kiwis Against Seabed Mining' was written following the New Zealand government's decision to grant a prospecting license for huge areas of the west coast's seabed, Kiwis Against Seabed Mining (KASM) sought to highlight the seriousness of the threat to our coastlines and marine environments. Daniel wrote the song in support of this campaign, 'Kiwis Against Seabed Mining' as a song aims to draw attention its namesake organisation and to the recklessness of this mining activity. In pledging further support to the song's namesake organisation, Daniel will now contribute 50% of the net proceeds from paid downloads of 'Kiwis Against Seabed Mining' at Apple iTunes, to 'Kiwis Against Seabed Mining (KASM)'.
Track 13: 'Waterfall Wahine [Waimea Valley]' When the Honolulu City Council proposed the subdivision and sale of a large portion of Waimea Valley on Oahu's North Shore (just along from Sharks Cove), a groundswell of resentment began to build. A huge visitor attraction and home to world-famous botanical collections and a large number of archaeologically significant sites, the valley is of huge cultural value to the native Hawaiian people and the North Shore community. 'Waterfall Wahine' speaks out against shameless profiteering of developers and custodians of public lands.
All Daniel's music is available via CD Baby, Apple iTunes, eMusic, Rhapsody and more. Direct links are available from his website or above left on this page.
Daniel's first release for 2007, HEADING FOR COUNTRY is the kiwi musician's ninth solo release and part of a growing discography that includes work with band kidameln and contributions to two intrepid, imaginative releases by ELECPHONIC pseudonym. Fresh from immersing himself in these various projects, Daniel has returned to his independent singer/songwriter roots with HEADING FOR COUNTRY.
HEADING FOR COUNTRY is more personal than the incisive, politically inspired OP-ED. Daniel traverses the more subtle nuances of love and loss in tracks such as 'Sorry To Say', 'Lazy Sundays' and 'Sadly Don't Think So', while touching on death in 'Tiny Lights'. Conversely, 'Move Along Now' and 'Talk Yourself Up' provide some upbeat counterpoints, particularly via a galloping harmonica throughout the latter track.
Overall, HEADING FOR COUNTRYis more lyrically melancholic and, in some ways, regretful than former albums, but this suits the overt 'country-fication' of the melodies. Though venturing into an often-vapid musical style, Daniel manages to retain his innate sincerity and truth through lyrical inflection, which breaths life into the riffs and bridges.
A previous reviewer comment (associated with an earlier album) noted, "...each song's arrangement maintains a minimalist nature, which shows a discipline and a depth of understanding on Gannaway's part". Perhaps unsurprisingly, this observation remains true in the context of HEADING FOR COUNTRY.
Daniel has reinforced his musical adventurousness with this latest album and, in the process, shown his ability to turn his hand masterfully to a wide array of genres.
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Daniel Gannaway
Since the release of FINE BY ME in 1998, Daniel has been a strident proponent of independent music. As time and albums have passed, Daniel's music has stylistically ebbed and flowed - at one point pared back and raw, at another full-bodied and polished, but at all times potent and inspired. Bound and Suburban in 2001, for example, was a composition of stories and recollections that provided a beautiful counterpoint to the poignant simplicity of Bootlegged at the Temple, recorded the previous year. Daniel's 2004 release - darling one year - was perhaps his most musically confident effort, traversing a broad range of personal experiences and heart-felt issues, wrapped in some truly quixotic melodies. 2005's SUMMER STORM | a collection of ukulele ditties, on the other hand, was a wonderfully light composition which often belied the intensity of the lyrical content.
Daniel's most recent album, HEADING FOR COUNTRY, continues this tradition and marks another waypoint on what has become a musical odyssey spanning more than a decade.
Tracklist:
01 - A Flower Down The Barrel Of A Gun
02 - Selling Off The Country
03 - Dividing You
04 - A Just Senator
05 - Save The Waves
06 - Inner City Temples
07 - Under The Thumb
08 - No Mall At Sharks Cove
09 - Student Debt Sucks
10 - Kiwis Against Seabed Mining
11 - It's Amazing Grace
12 - Saving Africa [Letter to Tony Blair]
13 - Waterfall Wahine [Waimea Valley]
Documenting many of Daniel's previously unrecorded songs of environmental, social and political importance, and re-interpreting others, OP-ED is an inspired compilation of acoustic material on guitar and ukulele which was recorded in Hawaii during February of 2006... [read and hear more at: CD Baby]
"...Perhaps politics might actually catch on if Gannaway were doing the singing, instead of John Ashcroft's barbershop quartet. It's a thought. But until the Republican or Democratic National Convention is converted into a Broadway musical, we'll have to make do with Daniel. And that's going to be just fine for fans of indie folk pop with a message." - Indie-Music
"...like Gannaway's home country, this music [SUMMER STORM | a collection of ukulele ditties] is an exotic, faraway place in relationship to the rest of the overall modern musical landscape. Nevertheless, these unique Gannaway sounds offer a pleasant getaway" - Indie-Music
"...The great aspect of the album [SUMMER STORM] is that each song's arrangement maintains a minimalistic nature, which shows a discipline and a depth of understanding on Gannaway's part. Underneath the ukelele, the cruising drums and harmonic supporting bass grooves provide an all around easy and easily recommendable listen..." - NZ Musician Magazine
"...Down to earth and laid back, it has none of the musical tension of trying too hard or the injection of false emotions. Suburban folky and bohemian chic, it [darling one year] ties up agreeably layered and distorted vocals into an angst-ridden, quirky pop as catchy as The Strokes but easily as mysteriously engaging as James Keenan Maynard..." - Indie-Music
"...A perfect blend of lyrics, emotion and rhythm...If your looking for some refreshing new music for the soul, I whole-heartedly recommend darling one year as a must have for your collection." - AllAboutSurf.com
"...like [Bound and Suburban] walking alone on the beach at night and seeing Jim Morrison and Jeff Buckley strumming and singing at the waters edge..." - Indie-Music
"...Gannaway's music [Bound and Suburban] brings to mind an updated Velvet Underground..." - Splendid E-zine
"...Herein lies the essence of Bootlegged at the Temple: simply an audience, a musician, and a quiet venue . . . - no hype... In context with Daniel's previous two albums - 'FINE BY ME' and 'flashback' - and subsequent release 'Bound and Suburban', 'Bootlegged' is a departure, which provides the listener a greater perspective on all of his work. Bootlegged is a great live album, which, over time, becomes as much a voyage of discovery and inspiration for the listener as for the musician himself." - Justin Walsh
At its heart, Sophomorephonic - like Elecphonic before it - is an infectious and original exercise in musical creationism. As an artistic endeavour, Elecphonic has established itself as a musically competent producer, and an engaging and varied alternative to homogenised, populist electronica...
"...Like an upbeat Seattle grunge band, with all the darkness you love without the attitude that killed the genre, Kidameln fuses contributions from band members in different locales to produce one of the most notable collaborations witnessed lately...." - Indie-Music
"...Simply put, the album is a collaboration between a few extremely talented musicians doing what it is that they do best. The collective of pool of talent, combined with a diverse set of influences and unique styles provide us with a very flavorful musical experience. The energy, the emotion, the passion that this motley group of performers pour into thier album comes showering down on you with each and every note. They are not about producing an agressive barrage of sound waves just to rattle windows. The music is more about a comforting, rythmic blend of inspiration and instrumentation that ought to be savored, by yourself, your love or in the company of good friends..." - AllAboutSurf.com...
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