music by phil elmore

Inspired by 1989's "I Command You To Dance," in which Arsenio Hall took a turn as a comic rapper in his alternate persona of "Chunky A," In the Cut is a collection of 90s style hip-hop rap as only a middle-aged professional technical writer can offer. Not to be taken seriously.

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One of Phil Elmore's true passions for many years is the blues. The Blues CD is a collection of electric and delta blues, inspired by groups like PhaseSyndicate, Cyber Outlaw Blues, and promptgenix. Features a collection of influences and a crossover of styles.

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Just as Phil Elmore has always loved the blues, he's also always loved synth and electronic dance music. The Techno CD represents multiple influences, from house classics and old standards like Technotronic and Lords of Acid, to the Mortal Kombat soundtrack and many others.

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Phil Elmore got so carried away creating The Techno CD that he quickly found he had enough material for two albums. Bonus Electronica is the b-sides and alternate tracks for The Techno CD, coupled with tracks created specifically for this album. The two albums work best together..

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Inspired by bands that were essentially RPG nerds making heavy metal music (like Manowar), Phil Elmore created an entire album that tells a more-or-less coherent fantasy story. That album is Crown of Steel, which is meant to exemplify Battle-axe Hair Nerd Fantasy Metal.

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Juno Reactor's Pistolero is one of my favorite songs. It's a techno-western piece of electronic music. I thought, "What if I built a story album around that song's style... and the story feature a man named Phil and his loyal pug, Mushi? The result was this album, which is probably my second-favorite.

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Inspired by  Ludwig Göransson's amazing soundtrack for The Mandalorian and The Mandalorain and Grogu, I set out to create an instrumental space opera populated with themes that were at least evocative of that style. I think in the final analysis these tracks owe a lot to the original vocals of the Star Trek: The Original Series opening titles, but I'll let you decide for yourself.

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A musical tie-in to the Urban Warlord webinar project, this is music in the style of Stan Bush and Lion with a little bit of John Cafferty & The Beaver Brown Band seasoned in. From the soundtracks to The Transformers and Eddie and the Cruisers to The Transformers animated film, this is music that, well, rocks, but with a survival and self-defense theme.

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One of my favorite albums is the Sisters of Mercy: Greatest Hits compilation, which I think I bought way back in college. I remember listening to it when I wrote my first science fiction novel; there is music on that album that was my head-cannon soundtrack for that effort. This new album is meant to evoke the same gothic rock style and feel, with decent results.

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The first of a pair of electronic gospel albums (the second being Storming the Castle, Go with God is Christian Rock in the style of Stan Bush, Lion, and a little bit of John Cafferty & The Beaver Brown Band mixed in. Back in the early 1990s I was a fan of bands like Stryper, but I always felt like Christian music was a little lacking. This album is an attempt to fix that.

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No band is more closely associated with the John Wick films than Le Castle Vania. Heavily influenced by that style, I set out to create an electronic gospel album that was similar in feel. Interestingly, the God's Not Dead star, David A.R. White, starred in a John Wick knockoff called Beckman that attempted to make it a Christian action film. This album is a more genuine effort.

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Back in junior high school, we all thought we were the coolest people in the world for staying up late watching Miami Vice on television. They sold Don Johnson stubble razors, for crying out loud. As a child of the Eighties, the aesthetic of what would become vaporwave left an indelible mark on me. This album is a nod to that era and its cultural heritage.

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I wrote a book called Fight Back from Failure and conducted a webinar with Evan Perperis on the topic of resilience. It occurred to me that some inspirational music to go along with the book might be in order, so I poked at the robots to produce an album in the fashion of John Cafferty, Lion, and Stan Bush

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One of the first albums I ever bought with my own money was their first album. If you know anything about the band, you know it's very similar to early Metallica. I decided that an album in the same speed metal style would be fun... but of course, I couldn't take it too seriously. This may be the only pug-themed metal album ever made.

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I've been experimenting with a lot of industrial and techno sounds. As a big fan of Spooky Season, I decided to take some of my favorite songs in this genre and create Halloween-Themed analogs. For example, The Devil Stole My Pumpkin was clearly inspired by a certain song about a certain deity and a certain hot rod. Enjoy.

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*The movie isn't real (despite the AI-generated BTS photos on this site), but the soundtrack is. It's meant to evoke the same feel as that of the 1986 classic, The Wraith.

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