Available bundled as a single Zip file. Right-click download here for the Entire album as a single Zip file. Or, available as individual mp3 files below...

1. A Timeless Sea that Dreamed of Sand (mp3) (4:41) [From the album 'The Great Divide']
2. Something in Heaven Bleeds (mp3) (6:05) [From the album 'The Great Divide']
3. The River's Bend (3:42) [From the album 'The Great Divide']
4. 1 a.m. on a Tuesday (mp3) (10:47) [From the album 'Song to the Sky']
5. Astral Shards (5:04) [From the soundtrack of the film 'Air']
6. Resolution - part 2 (9:13) [From the album 'Two Little Awakenings']
7. Breaking Free (14:14) [From the album 'Out of the Ashes']

steve_unruh_sampler2008_cover.pdf

For this 2008 sampler, I've decided to focus on my most recent 4 albums. Focusing on just 4 albums allows me to give an in-depth look at my recent material. Lovers of progressive rock (especially those of you who like acoustic guitar in the starring role) should enjoy this sampler... get hooked on my music, and then order all of my albums! For those of you who came to my music through other connections and aren't initiated into the crazy world of prog, I hope you somehow resonate with this odd and ambitious music, and wind up loving it... and then order all of my albums!

A few notes about the music choices:

• The first 2 tunes from the album "The Great Divide" are part of a 7-part suite. I love these tunes, but they may sound a bit out of context - hope the transition isn't too choppy.
  
• "The River's Bend" is a pretty little tune, a calm in the storm...
  
• "1 a.m. on a Tuesday" is a modern take on my traditional style. Stylistically, this tune could have fit on "The Beginning of a New Day," except the lyrics probably show a few more years of life experiences.
  
• "Astral Shards" is my ode to tap delays. This begins the "electric" section of the sampler, where some electric guitars are added. "Astral Shards" is taken from the upcoming soundtrack I wrote for the film "Air." (In the film, it's the backing music for a classical ballet scene!) This tune is also pretty close to the style I'm developing with my rock band, Resistor. (Resistor will release our debut album sometime in 2008.)
  
• "Resolution" is an epic-style suite in 3 parts. Track 6 of this sampler is the middle piece of that suite.
  
• Like Resolution, "Out of the Ashes" is an epic-style suite in 3 parts. "Breaking Free" is part 3 from that suite.

Click here for cover art printing instructions.

Simple Instructions: Download all tracks. (Windows users - right-click, save target as...) Burn them in numbered order to a music CDR, using the "disc-at-once" option (to avoid those annoying gaps between songs). Download the artwork pdf files. Follow the printer instructions here. (Other versions of Acrobat have the same basic printing options, but look a little different.) Cut out, assemble, and voila... free CD.