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November 26

Hoods

arabic dubsteppy tune at hip hop tempo with sounds of a tokyo airport [more inside]

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posted by ageispolis at 11:27 PM - 0 comments

November 25

Alice's Restaurant

Alice's Restaurant. I was just fooling around tonight and thought I would try and do Alice's Restaurant. [more inside]

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posted by american caesar at 11:36 PM - 0 comments

A Million Dimensions

I got infected by the spirit of National Motivation via Trend Month, and started writing and recording music for the first time in a long while. This is the first song that popped out. [more inside]

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posted by baxter_ilion at 9:37 AM - 0 comments

November 24

Lover you can save me

This is a better mix of yesterdays post. I backed off allot of vocals. [more inside]

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posted by american caesar at 10:51 PM - 0 comments

Cold Water (Tom Waits cover)

Recorded live from a gig I played last Friday at the Cameron House in Toronto, with a new band called Roughlands. I'm on upright bass [more inside]

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posted by CarrotAdventure at 8:25 AM - 0 comments

Boss Man Song

A song from the POV of the Boss Man. [more inside]

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posted by saulgoodman at 6:50 AM - 1 comment

November 23

You can save me

This is a remix of a song from when I recorded a band.

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posted by american caesar at 7:35 PM - 0 comments

Freakshow

Originally by Ani DiFranco; this version, by way of Keller Williams. [more inside]

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posted by askmeaboutLOOM at 1:42 PM - 0 comments

The Ballad of Cherry Hill

This is the lead-off track from the forthcoming EP, Labyrinths, by Steve Goldberg and the Arch Enemies, to be released 1/7/10. It's a wistful slice of indie-pop about insomnia, suburban isolation, and the boredom of hometowns. [more inside]

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posted by ludwig_van at 12:01 PM - 4 comments

Fake RPG Soundtrack: Hero's Theme

This tune represents the hero of an RPG video game. Plucky, upbeat, and intrepid, it marches along with a gentle lilt, describing the heroic potential of our protagonist. Yet there's also a tender side to the main melody; during emotional scenes, expect to hear this theme repeated in an undertone. [more inside]

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posted by zhaytee at 10:49 AM - 1 comment

November 22

Thanksgiving at the Club

Today we're having a giant Thanksgiving feast/talent show at my place. I decided to make a Thanksgiving themed Baltimore Club track to celebrate. [more inside]

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posted by cloeburner at 12:24 PM - 1 comment

Fake RPG Soundtrack: Main Title Theme

This is the main title theme for an RPG (as in, video game) that doesn't actually exist (outside of my head, anyway). It's an orchestral piece with strong emphasis on melody and emotion. [more inside]

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posted by zhaytee at 10:18 AM - 5 comments

Jeff Buckley's Ozark Melody

In the summer of 1996, less than one year before he died, Jeff Buckley wrote and recorded this song which was released for free on the Internet, but never on any of his albums. [more inside]

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posted by joetrip at 8:19 AM - 19 comments

November 21

detournement

a piano song

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posted by at the crossroads at 8:00 PM - 2 comments

The Man Who Sold The World (For A Fistful Of Dollars)

One or two MeFites have suggested I take a shot at a Bowie cover. Well.........here 'tis, played for laughs (obviously - I hope). The idea for the spaghetti garnish came from seeing the cover of the original US Mercury version - the UK equivalent featuring a shot of Dave trying hard to look all coquettish in one of his mum's best frocks. Offered up with apologies to DB, Ennio Morricone and fans of the original track. [more inside]

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posted by MajorDundee at 9:51 AM - 14 comments

Twist and Doubt (spoken version)

This performance recorded live at Super Deluxe, Tokyo, on October 27, 2009. If you'd like to know what that string instrument is that's accompanying my voice, well, one video is worth a thousand words... [more inside]

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posted by flapjax at midnite at 2:39 AM - 6 comments

November 19

Umbrellafornia

Another mashup. This time, it's Rihanna vs. the Eagles. [more inside]

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posted by onehalfjunco at 10:57 AM - 2 comments

November 18

Good Advice

Remember everything they told you in those after school specials? It was all true. [more inside]

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posted by Fuzzy Monster at 9:02 PM - 0 comments

color bars

a pop song

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posted by gonna get a dog at 11:30 AM - 4 comments

Paddy O'Shay

A very rough demo of a new song for the Peter O'Tooles about a remarkable man. [more inside]

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posted by Astro Zombie at 10:14 AM - 0 comments

Angeline the Baker

Traditional old-time fiddle tune in D, instrumental clawhammer banjo & guitar. [more inside]

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posted by usonian at 6:20 AM - 4 comments

November 17

The Undiscovered Country Song

A quiet song about looking around for all the people you've misplaced over the years. Guitar, piano, cello, recorded live using a field recorder. Vocals overdubbed later at home. Unreleased from a new Tangemeenie side-project my wife Lori will eventually also contribute vocals to, called "The Wishing Well Divers." [more inside]

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posted by saulgoodman at 9:18 AM - 3 comments

November 16

The Great Bush River

A song for the Peter O'Tooles about a famous river in Northern Ireland, although it is conceivable that there is some additional, and less savory, meaning to the song. [more inside]

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posted by Astro Zombie at 2:39 PM - 0 comments

November 15

Kodachrome Ghosts (demo)

An unfinished guitar-free thing I keep coming back to. Kind of old-fashioned I suppose, but it has a cleanness of line that appeals to me. Suggestions for improvements very welcome - I already know the vocal needs re-recording. But does the track modulate enough? Does it need to have more oomph?? It is really a wee bit linear and.......boring??? [more inside]

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posted by MajorDundee at 3:28 PM - 7 comments

Denver by the Sea

Hey folks, this is a little pop something I whipped up at home. [more inside]

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posted by univac at 3:17 PM - 1 comment

HAPPY HOUR CAN LAST ALL NIGHT (Instrumental)

A little bit of Jazz topped with a few blues riffs on a funky little plate placed on a table of natural ambiance. [more inside]

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posted by The Audio Invasion at 9:56 AM - 3 comments

November 14

Our Town

Just another game song i was working on...tried to make it sound like a lazy laid back easy going town theme ... let me know how i did ..

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posted by Greynaab at 5:00 PM - 4 comments

What is the function for IP consumption?

During a discussion concerning the eventual exhausting of all IP addresses, fnerg asked "What is the function for IP consumption?" then remarked, "Hey, that rhymes!" I liked the sound of that...

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posted by ba at 12:27 PM - 1 comment

I'll Be Fine

An Irish air for the Peter O'Tooles about the unintended and disappointed effect of too much alcohol on an amorous evening. [more inside]

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posted by Astro Zombie at 11:54 AM - 0 comments

arrested development

(or: use of facebook interests page as failed communication device) [more inside]

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posted by raisindebt at 8:54 AM - 1 comment

November 13

Can't Spell Undead Without U

Breakups? Hard enough on the living, but harder for zombies. [more inside]

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posted by allaboutgeorge at 1:27 PM - 0 comments

evil boss theme

This is a song i am working on for a theme to one of the bosses in an RPG i am working on with my brother.

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posted by Greynaab at 1:05 PM - 0 comments

Atriplex - Saladin Circle

Some shifting noise and randomness. [more inside]

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posted by Jimbob at 6:06 AM - 1 comment

Robot Army

A little robot dreams of world domination.

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posted by gmm at 1:24 AM - 4 comments

November 12

violent night.

ok.. but what if I had played my guitar like I was closing my eyes imagining pretending to be metallica, (hey no lawsuits please some kind of monster, it truly doesn't sound like y'all at all, and only happened in pretend land. ("That's where I'm a pirate") playing silent night, while also playing a backing that sounds (a little tiny) "velouria" (ish) [more inside]

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posted by infinite intimation at 9:31 PM - 0 comments

Bound to Pins and Needles

Ahoy! I finally had...well...made a free few hours to work on some music. Here's what I made. [more inside]

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posted by nosila at 7:26 PM - 3 comments

Whiskee

A drinking song in waltz time for the Peter O'Tooles, telling a tale of semi-sober pub hookups; loosely borrowed from "Irish Lullabye." [more inside]

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posted by Astro Zombie at 12:20 PM - 0 comments

Aether

Aether: in ancient thought, the elemental god of the "bright, glowing, upper air," the changeless substance that fills the universe above the terrestrial sphere. This is what I imagine traveling through it sounds like. [more inside]

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posted by googly at 12:19 PM - 6 comments