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Random Riffs

Random Riffs

By Ken Gierke

Published: 2025

Written on the fly, dictated into his phone in real time while traveling, Gierke finds the aesthetic center of each song and composer. I highly recommend this collection to anyone who wants a deeper understanding of how music shapes our perceptions as we travel.
—Rick Christiansen, Bone Fragments (Spartan Press 2024)

These are musings of an open-road samurai, armed with unleaded gasoline and a well-curated playlist.
—Timothy Tarkelly, The You We Know and Love

Written to the beats of his eclectic playlist, the beat goes on: not some a ‘long strange trip’, but an inspired collection!
—Sharon SingingMoon, Random Seed

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