August 2014 Archives (all archives)
August 30
Obama Sunrise
ReversesreveReversesreveReversesreveReversesreveReversesreveReversesreveReversesreveReversesreveReverse
posted by Evstar at 7:27 PM PST - 3 comments
posted by Evstar at 7:27 PM PST - 3 comments
vampire deer - 6 - shiloh g
The Phone Calls - Lucky Dave
Not much to say except that it's a kind of happy long weekendy thing.
posted by dagosto at 3:29 PM PST - 6 comments
posted by dagosto at 3:29 PM PST - 6 comments
August 29
vampire deer - 5 - bad cowboy movie
song 5 of ants and penguins - someone keeps saying to me "it is what it is" - i dislike that [more inside]
posted by pyramid termite at 5:39 PM PST - 0 comments
posted by pyramid termite at 5:39 PM PST - 0 comments
Romulan - Monologue
Bonus track off Rom's upcoming album Sick Day. I made the beat! [more inside]
posted by turntraitor at 1:55 PM PST - 0 comments
posted by turntraitor at 1:55 PM PST - 0 comments
August 28
Howdy & P's Excellent Adventure
Track 6 from the Yabra EP, which you can stream and download for free here. Yabra is Patrick Staples (synth, vox, guitar, bass, programming) and myself. Guest vox by JiaJia Li. Enjoy the ride!
posted by CarrotAdventure at 12:08 PM PST - 2 comments
posted by CarrotAdventure at 12:08 PM PST - 2 comments
August 26
August, Again
For the music challenge, something that sounds like I've been feeling lately. Plenty of pump organ and piano. [more inside]
posted by TheNegativeInfluence at 11:02 PM PST - 5 comments
posted by TheNegativeInfluence at 11:02 PM PST - 5 comments
Calanque
Don't Walk Away
I recorded this in my pyjamas, then overdubbed some stuff, and I like it. Video, too. [more inside]
posted by Sportswriters at 7:17 PM PST - 1 comments
posted by Sportswriters at 7:17 PM PST - 1 comments
Heavy
Literally just finished this so I'm sorry it's so sloppy [more inside]
posted by pugh at 7:04 PM PST - 1 comments
posted by pugh at 7:04 PM PST - 1 comments
Sun Jar
Here's a song that was posted a couple years ago of but is now all shiny and new and properly recorded. [more inside]
posted by srednivashtar at 5:05 PM PST - 0 comments
posted by srednivashtar at 5:05 PM PST - 0 comments
vampire deer - 4 - the sun is dying
song 4 - a strange dream i had inspired this [more inside]
posted by pyramid termite at 1:48 PM PST - 1 comments
posted by pyramid termite at 1:48 PM PST - 1 comments
August 25
Targets
This is another sparse, experimental piece. A solo synth arpeggiator is cycled through a given set of notes and cut off at random before the next iteration off the cycle begins. Because of the simple chord progression & the patch's programming to produce an ostinato on the last-played note in the sequence, and because the sequence is always cut off at certain rhythmic intervals, a specific set of tones is isolated, creating a short, diatonic tone row. The separation between iterations was randomized to create space and add interest.
posted by CarrotAdventure at 11:55 PM PST - 2 comments
posted by CarrotAdventure at 11:55 PM PST - 2 comments
Visualization
Everybody likes music for partying mode, but what happens afterwards? This song would be the perfect accompaniment for the comedown afterwards (and even the hangover). Chill, centered, reflective, harmonious. I think :) [more inside]
posted by Brodyaga at 11:34 AM PST - 0 comments
posted by Brodyaga at 11:34 AM PST - 0 comments
August 24
Above the Tree Line
The first song from my new EP, In Truth, available for free download.
An Americana acousticish song about getting lost.
posted by saul wright at 7:05 PM PST - 0 comments
posted by saul wright at 7:05 PM PST - 0 comments
August 23
dance23
At 2:36 I quote a song that my parents always used to play growing up.
I think it is a Tears for Fears song but I'm not sure.
If anyone could ID this song for me I would be really grateful, it's an awesome song but I have no idea where to find it, I haven't heard it in years.
Bit of a guitar feature on this one
Cheers
CA
posted by CarrotAdventure at 5:47 PM PST - 6 comments
posted by CarrotAdventure at 5:47 PM PST - 6 comments
vampire deer - 3 - worms in your heart
song 3 - a pleasant ditty about a jerk [more inside]
posted by pyramid termite at 5:16 PM PST - 0 comments
posted by pyramid termite at 5:16 PM PST - 0 comments
August 22
vampire deer - 2 - happy song
Till Then
A dreamy instrumental version of the Mills Brothers classic.
posted by talltaleheart at 2:09 PM PST - 4 comments
posted by talltaleheart at 2:09 PM PST - 4 comments
August 21
Jean Lesage
International ARPort: arpeggiating synths, warm pads, slow dubby drums
posted by ageispolis at 7:47 PM PST - 1 comments
posted by ageispolis at 7:47 PM PST - 1 comments
Lonely Financial Zone
An atmospheric rendering of the classic Jonathan Richman song.
[more inside]
posted by talltaleheart at 11:41 AM PST - 0 comments
posted by talltaleheart at 11:41 AM PST - 0 comments
August 20
vampire deer - 1 - ants tear down a mountain
Learning web dev and reflecting on lifetimes lived long ago
I took a four week vacation, partly with the intention of recording some vocals for my many instrumental tracks.
However I spent the whole holiday learning web development and getting drunk in the evenings and recalling fonder memories of times past...
I only managed to record vocals one day for about 4 hours and it was almost a total loss. I only managed to get a single line down really. I wrote more lyrics but the takes for those were unusable.
Well, here it is for better or worse with the single line repeating over and over on a loop... [more inside]
posted by cicadaverse at 10:16 AM PST - 1 comments
posted by cicadaverse at 10:16 AM PST - 1 comments
August 19
Funeral March of an Old Jaw Bone
For two banjos in the classic style, composed by Bolsover Gibbs. [more inside]
posted by usonian at 6:51 AM PST - 3 comments
posted by usonian at 6:51 AM PST - 3 comments
August 16
Faking It
August 15
Need Help Finding Chord Chart
My wife and I are hoping to cover Astrud Gilberto's standard/classic "Dreamer" (see All Music Guide entry here), and while I think I could probably work out the chords for myself if I ever had time, time has been in short supply and recently I've been looking unsuccessfully for sheet music or a fake book or chord charts for the song. Do any of my fellow MeFites have any tips on where I might be able to track down the chords to this classic Bossa Nova tune?
posted by saulgoodman at 11:16 AM PST - 3 comments
Lama (Ian Baird Remix)
Words can only be twisted so many ways, but the same words can sound to a host of melodies. That's what happens when you dabble in the world of remixes too, such as this one by Ummagma. Really impressed with the transformation from the original track. [more inside]
posted by Brodyaga at 9:58 AM PST - 0 comments
posted by Brodyaga at 9:58 AM PST - 0 comments
Ferguson, Missouri
This song addresses the situation in Ferguson and the frightening militarization and violence of today's police forces across America. I made a video for it, which you can view here.
posted by flapjax at midnite at 7:27 AM PST - 14 comments
posted by flapjax at midnite at 7:27 AM PST - 14 comments
August 13
Mengele
Jazz Pants
August 11
The Loop
After spending a few years rehearsing and making rough and ready demos, Sredni Vashtar finally made it into a real studio last month. Here's one of them - the mix is still a bit rough so it works best on headphones. [more inside]
posted by srednivashtar at 3:22 PM PST - 6 comments
posted by srednivashtar at 3:22 PM PST - 6 comments
August 10
Music Challenge: Your Theme Tune
Hell's Clanging Bells - it's the August/September Music Challenge [more inside]
posted by greenish at 3:08 PM PST - 4 comments
Metonym
All guitar, quiet music. This one has a guitar solo. In this place the streets are empty at night, but you can never be sure that you're alone.
posted by SafetyPirate at 1:27 PM PST - 1 comments
posted by SafetyPirate at 1:27 PM PST - 1 comments
Rough Voyage
August 5
Ithaca
Another arp-based minimalist bedroom-pop nostalgia caprice
posted by CarrotAdventure at 11:31 PM PST - 4 comments
posted by CarrotAdventure at 11:31 PM PST - 4 comments
Harp Song
August 3
raining
August 2
Rid of You
I wrote and recorded this a couple of years ago. This is a remix using some new stuff in DP8. It's about a bad relationship.
posted by Johnny Wallflower at 12:13 PM PST - 4 comments
posted by Johnny Wallflower at 12:13 PM PST - 4 comments