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http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/AaronDavidMiller1 or thorugh Amazon some kind of way. Stumbled across this music through an involved set of personal circumstances, no need to go into all that, but what I will go into is what delightfully original, quirky compositions and performances these are. Apparently the guy's a conservatory-trained church organist in Minnesota...but he also composes and records original material like this. Pretty weird to think about juxtaposing that gig with this music, although, Bach, right? The liner notes are brief, and understated, but revealing: “Two years ago I was demonstrating a pipe organ to a kids’ group. For events like these, I have a collection of discarded pipes and parts for a ‘hands-on’ approach. I had disassembled a reed pipe and handed the boot of the pipe to the boy next to me. He accidentally dropped it on the tile floor. It made a fabulous noise! This inspired me to write a disk of music using discarded organ parts in unconventional ways. I started collecting scrap organ parts to use with percussion mallets. On the disk, these sounds are combined with the natural sonorities of the organ.” - A. D. M. The disc also credits Miller with "percussion performance and programming", with Linh Kauffman credited as vocalist (on some cuts). Recorded on July 22-24, 2009 at Augustana Lutheran Church, West St. Paul Minnesota. Keeping in mind that YouTube audio will not fully reproduce all the air in the sound of a pipe organ, standout cuts for me are: They're all of a piece, though, so if you like one, you should like 'em all, and vice-versa. Pipe organ itself is not something I really get into, but the quality of these compositions and the understated combination of tradition and "homemade" really appeals to me, and continues to after repeated listening. Just thought I'd share, and hope that somebody enjoys as well.