May 10
Recorded live to 24-track digital at our most recent show. My band
The Dukes of Simpleton is an XTC tribute project, so no we didn't write it, but I'm pretty sure we're the only people playing any XTC songs live in a 1000 mile radius.
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posted by Devils Rancher
at 12:53 PM - 7 comments
No one was really sure how I could've crashed in space, which is by nature, mostly empty. And when they found me, I had gnawed of most of my leg in order to survive, and not in much of a state to explain the events.
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posted by 31d1
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May 9
This is my little ode to that most
absurdly beautiful and unlikely of Italian cities. This tune, once again, features the mouth bow (otherwise known as the poor man's wah-wah) plus lots of percussion and whatnot. The mix could probably use a bit of tweaking here and there, but I think it's basically presentable...
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posted by flapjax at midnite
at 9:32 PM - 5 comments
May 7
The theme song for
Sailor Martin, my pierced and tattooed ventriloquist dummy, a melancholy Hawaiian number about a hut on the beach occupied by a certain drunken sailor with a large number of naughty tales to tell.
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posted by Astro Zombie
at 9:45 PM - 3 comments
May 6
I suppose this is the equivalent of my last
yay new instrument song. Banjo, 'lectric guitar, 'lectric drums, singin.
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posted by tmcw
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May 3
April 30
Sailor Martin, a tattooed and pierced ventriloquist dummy, produces what sounds like his version of the scene in The Wizard of Oz when Dorothy meets the Munchkins, except, in this instance, he has been shipwrecked, eaten some potentially poisonous bark, and may be hallucinating.
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posted by Astro Zombie
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cranked this one out today...going to be part of my first demo ep under the name "neon zoo", later I plan on adding vocals.
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posted by god particle
at 8:01 PM - 1 comment
A new song idea, hatched out of procrastination for finals. It kind of grows. I write songs backwards, I realized today.
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posted by tmcw
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April 29
April 28
A sad/angry song about the place where all the things we'd rather forget end up. Inspired by MeFi politics filter, where I was first introduced to the concept of "the memory hole," which in turn gave rise to this song. (This is a redux post after I accidentally posted an old mix before.)
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posted by saulgoodman
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April 26
A upbeat, country-ish number about a guy who'd like his girl to finish up that last drink so we can hit the road already...
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posted by InfidelZombie
at 10:08 PM - 4 comments
A song from a promising project called Lek that ended up short-lived as we found ourselves living far away from each other.
Lyrics and melody by the same friend K who sang the
Bjork cover that I posted a while ago. The music is by the rest of us.
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posted by umbú
at 12:19 PM - 4 comments
April 25
Loves Deep Mineshaft is an odd little song recorded in a couple of hours on Thursday afternoon. I make the music and Ron makes the words. I've been playing music for a long time in bands and solo and Ron has been getting his writing published and doing spoken word spots at clubs in New York for years. This is the result of glueing his words and his harmonica to my playing everything else. It comes out a little bit like the last song of the night at David Lynch's favourite bar and I'd really like to know whether other people think it's any good. I tend to like stuff that sounds screwed up like this but I'm not sure anyone else does.
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posted by merocet
at 10:15 PM - 4 comments
Were my rock band to have a "hit single," it would be this. It filts squarely into the description of "thrilling guitar driven indie-rock music" if that's your thing.
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posted by 2or3whiskeysodas
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April 24
From the same EP of 2007 as My Fire (O Captain! My Captain!). This one is a little too laid back for how I play it now, it's meant to be a bit more punchy and at a faster clip.
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posted by pedmands
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April 22
Piano! Mellotron! Squealing guitars! Stewardesses!
I've been working on this for a few weeks now. It's one of the more complex arrangements I've attempted in a while. I think I'm getting close to done, but I could really use some feed back. Thanks, folks!
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posted by es_de_bah
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April 20
This is a little old, from a low-budget EP I did in the summer of 2007, but I wanted to share. After all, it's been too long.
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posted by pedmands
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April 19
April 17
More three part solo. This time even the melody is improvised. The lyrics are a poem that caught my eye online. (link inside)
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posted by ibfrog
at 9:27 PM - 3 comments
This bouncy little number is from my band's new, self-released record. It opens with bassoon, bass clarinet and contra alto. There are more like it
here and
there.
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posted by foole
at 8:03 PM - 10 comments
April 16
A laid back, semi-ambient number. Been told it's great for rainy days. I'd love to know what you think.
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posted by toekneebullard
at 1:32 PM - 3 comments
April 15
Cover of the Amos Lee song by the same name.... Or at least the first verse of it. Again, in three part harmony complete with background noise.
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posted by ibfrog
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April 13
The result here is spending a few free days on my couch with my violin and computer. I would love all comments/criticism from anybody, as this is something I'd like to continue experimenting with. (I guess if you like it, you can vote by clicking on the plus sign and pass the link onto anybody else).
http://www.radioheadremix.com/remix/?id=1196
Thanks!
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posted by analogtones
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Samples come from an interviewee recalling experiences from the great depression.
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posted by nthdegx
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April 12
A simple song about disagreement, frustration, and the prairie. Just doubled guitar and vocals. Recorded by The Grandma Sylvias, March 2008.
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posted by escabeche
at 9:57 PM - 1 comment
I came up with a weird little guitar line with a droning D string and put it over a steady tom beat punctuated with the occasional triangle. Figured it would be one of my RPM songs that didn't get used by my band, but the singer and bass player both love it. Anybody got and ideas on how to do this one with a group?
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posted by InfidelZombie
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