December 2016 Archives (all archives)
December 31
Dot of America (Demo)
I raced against the clock to finish this one before 2017: a song-journey on the Westbound Twin Cities Hiawatha train between Chicago and Minneapolis, operated by the Milwaukee Road from 1935-1971. [more inside]
posted by mykescipark at 6:01 PM PST - 4 comments
posted by mykescipark at 6:01 PM PST - 4 comments
Motherfuck This Year
An extremely brief goodbye to a year that deserves a screendoor to the ass and then some on its way out.
posted by cortex at 5:05 PM PST - 5 comments
posted by cortex at 5:05 PM PST - 5 comments
Waiting for Zamboni
December 29
Silent Night / Seven O'Clock News
What I did for 25.12.16, echoing Simon and Garfunkel.
posted by solitary dancer at 2:26 PM PST - 1 comments
posted by solitary dancer at 2:26 PM PST - 1 comments
December 26
13 miracle bar - vampire deer
recklessness - the 13th and final song of birdie [more inside]
posted by pyramid termite at 3:17 PM PST - 1 comments
posted by pyramid termite at 3:17 PM PST - 1 comments
December 25
xmas arp
December 24
12 save your words - vampire deer
December 23
Thanksgiving
A thanksgiving experiment, which turned out quite nicely, I think. [more inside]
posted by kaibutsu at 9:45 AM PST - 1 comments
posted by kaibutsu at 9:45 AM PST - 1 comments
Music to soothe the soul of the savage
I've recently started building a playlist of quickly produced lofi recordings of live performances of what I'm calling "Creeper Ballads," covers of songs from the POV of problematic or unreliable male narrators who are either unrepentant creeps or who might be. The project is therapeutic for me, a way to vent unruly emotions and manage the stress of the ongoing political crisis and social breakdown in the U.S. and other painful setbacks I've been facing in my personal life. There must be others out there who've been making music to cope? Share and discuss what you've been doing creatively as therapy with the rest of us here. [more inside]
posted by saulgoodman at 6:22 AM PST - 3 comments
Baystar over Betlehem
And as the three wise men approached Betlehem, [more inside]
posted by AxelT at 5:13 AM PST - 2 comments
posted by AxelT at 5:13 AM PST - 2 comments
December 22
900 MB of TB-303 Samples
I posted about this to the front page, but it might be better here:
Techno producer TB Arthur has released a free “Psychedlic Cookbook” of “[o]ver 900 MB of basslines, beats, percussion, synths, vocals, tops & more” for your music making pleasure. posted by Going To Maine at 9:03 PM PST - 6 comments
Techno producer TB Arthur has released a free “Psychedlic Cookbook” of “[o]ver 900 MB of basslines, beats, percussion, synths, vocals, tops & more” for your music making pleasure. posted by Going To Maine at 9:03 PM PST - 6 comments
December 21
Nightmare On Elmstreet Theme (NES)
December 20
11 bitter little asshole - vampire deer
it's like mr the toad - or mr the trump - or a mini me version of the child they would have [more inside]
posted by pyramid termite at 5:56 PM PST - 1 comments
posted by pyramid termite at 5:56 PM PST - 1 comments
Little Saint Nick
Cover of the Beach Boys song. Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays everybody. [more inside]
posted by chococat at 1:34 PM PST - 3 comments
posted by chococat at 1:34 PM PST - 3 comments
December 19
Flight (December 19)
I recorded this song on an airplane in flight by typing in 2016. [more inside]
posted by tmcw at 7:44 PM PST - 3 comments
posted by tmcw at 7:44 PM PST - 3 comments
10 heaven - vampire deer
December 18
09 clipboard people - vampire deer
December 16
08 crow on a lamppost - vampire deer
del shannon went to my high school 12 years before i did - also hundreds of crows were run over by a train last year in my old hometown and no one understands why the crows let that happen - this is not homer simpson's springfield, it's stranger than that ... [more inside]
posted by pyramid termite at 5:33 PM PST - 2 comments
posted by pyramid termite at 5:33 PM PST - 2 comments
December 14
Mr. HONK Miser
It turns out that once you start making honkcore tracks, it's hard to stop. [more inside]
posted by Shmuel510 at 7:01 PM PST - 6 comments
posted by Shmuel510 at 7:01 PM PST - 6 comments
07 assassinate the people - vampire deer
December 11
"Little Shit"
It's about the prez-elect, had to make a quick mumble-rap-hop / norah-jones-ish / slow jam thing about it to keep my head up
posted by massless at 8:42 PM PST - 3 comments
posted by massless at 8:42 PM PST - 3 comments
06 ghost on a stick - vampire deer
song 6 of birdie - whatever this is about, it's not good [more inside]
posted by pyramid termite at 3:14 PM PST - 3 comments
posted by pyramid termite at 3:14 PM PST - 3 comments
Under the Christmas Tree
those boxes they lead lives you don't know about. [more inside]
posted by AxelT at 3:19 AM PST - 2 comments
posted by AxelT at 3:19 AM PST - 2 comments
December 10
05 blue jay blues - vampire deer
December 9
Teenage Love 2000
Hey Moon
Based on the John Maus version of Molly Nilsson's original.
posted by TheWaves at 11:15 AM PST - 5 comments
posted by TheWaves at 11:15 AM PST - 5 comments
(What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love & Understanding
[Cover] Sentimental and simple, but a good reminder of what matters. [more inside]
posted by BlackPebble at 5:09 AM PST - 7 comments
posted by BlackPebble at 5:09 AM PST - 7 comments
December 8
04 take me to the big chief
One Song To the Genre Of Another
Following on from the post about haunting covers I thought I might submit the idea for your consideration for future challenges: To record a version of a song changing the genre in such a way that it changes the meaning of the song. [more inside]
posted by Grangousier at 2:04 AM PST - 4 comments
December 7
Cold Home
December 6
03 working in the jungle - vampire deer
December 5
Lilly Polka
A lovely little early fingerstyle composition for the banjo by Frank B. Converse, from his 1865 New and Complete Method for the Banjo With or Without a Master.
posted by usonian at 6:03 PM PST - 7 comments
posted by usonian at 6:03 PM PST - 7 comments
Pig Ankle Rag (Practice)
Work in progress, a classic fiddle rag with some new old time fun. Words and arrangement by Mr. Corwin Bolt, played by the Wingnuts. [more inside]
posted by OverlappingElvis at 8:55 AM PST - 4 comments
posted by OverlappingElvis at 8:55 AM PST - 4 comments
December 3
Needles and Fire
A song about alternative histories and intangible futures.
posted by TheWaves at 6:45 AM PST - 4 comments
posted by TheWaves at 6:45 AM PST - 4 comments
02 pushing a dead man too far - vampire deer
December 2
Dec/Jan Music Challenge: Do The Thing That Scares You
Lets step out of our comfort zones for something completely different. [more inside]
posted by greenish at 6:42 AM PST - 15 comments
December 1
Red Rider themes
For a storytelling project, I made six variations of a three note motif, to represent the personalities of six different characters. Each little theme is less than ten seconds long, so even when I put all six of them together it adds up to less than 60 seconds.
I hope to post the whole project someday, but at least this version counts for the November Music Challenge!
posted by moonmilk at 7:59 PM PST - 3 comments
posted by moonmilk at 7:59 PM PST - 3 comments