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Night Beast by Fuzzy Monster

Fri, 12 Oct 2012 09:34:18 -0800

This song is by my band Miracle Beard (previously) and features my baby daughter and my friend Julia on vocals. This track will appear on our upcoming album 'Bonjour, Jupiter.' I was inspired to post this by this post of a pitch-shifted baby crying.

Subterranean Homesick Alien by dobie

Wed, 25 Jul 2012 19:44:09 -0800

Version # 7248 of this song. My entry into the OK Computer MeFi Challenge.

Beautiful Bidet by Corduroy

Fri, 22 Jun 2012 04:10:31 -0800

A short song about the positive and then the negative male relationships in my life. Features classical guitar, reverbed out bowed banjo, auto-tuning, synth, french doors slamming. This is the latest in a string of versions of this song, having trouble finishing it.

Time to Get Up by Corduroy

Tue, 28 Feb 2012 13:15:56 -0800

I don't know why I keep going back to this song I wrote when I was 17, but here's new version of Time to Get Up that I recorded yesterday. Starts slow, but includes lots of organ, a little cardboard box banging percussion and Leah Wilmoth's reverb'd out harmonies. Recorded on a Zoom H2. Wear headphones.

I Love The Sun by jessamyn

Sat, 25 Feb 2012 17:12:49 -0800

ColdChef's daughter Georgia wrote a great poem about the sun. I am learning the ukulele but am not particularly creative. I took her poem and set it to my version of music. It's the first song I ever recorded. Thanks ColdChef and Georgia! More details.

Pilón by micayetoca

Sat, 25 Feb 2012 10:41:33 -0800

Traditional Venezuelan song.

Beach House by Corduroy

Thu, 05 Jan 2012 14:14:19 -0800

An instrumental on an electric guitar tuned BABBBB. Features bowed electric guitar, as well. Was listening to a lot of the band Beach House at the time.

Cold Dip by Corduroy

Tue, 20 Dec 2011 00:13:21 -0800

New recording of my song Cold Dip. Many thanks to MonsieurBon, who recorded it and played drums. And here is a music video I made for it out of footage recorded a few years ago for something else. Features bowed banjo. As always, thanks for listening!

You Wish We Waltz by Pallas Athena

Sat, 17 Dec 2011 10:11:47 -0800

My friend John has a Victorian-style punchcard music box. We put the punched strip for a well-known Christmas carol in upside down, and this is what we got.

bbbb37 by jchgf

Thu, 24 Nov 2011 21:20:41 -0800

Different patterns repeating in 5's.

Bless Your Pretty Bones by flapjax at midnite

Fri, 02 Dec 2011 23:24:21 -0800

From the inaugural gig of my new clatter trio, the Metaphors, here's a tune I posted (in a solo version) here earlier this year. Video at YT or Vimeo.

Paris 1919 by Maaik

Sat, 03 Dec 2011 06:49:41 -0800

A perfectly good John Cale song, ruined by yrs truly last night.

Let My Cats Eat My Body by Lutoslawski

Fri, 18 Nov 2011 22:01:00 -0800

I wrote a weird song about dying alone and getting eaten by my cats.

Occupy My Heart by unSane

Wed, 02 Nov 2011 10:41:15 -0800

Entry for this week's Songfight. Set the time signature to 15/8 and janglepop to maximum!

Take On Me REMIX by Corduroy

Sun, 23 Oct 2011 19:42:22 -0800

Remix of Aha's Take On Me made by intricately, expertly, and precisely scratching a burned CD and playing it in my car's stereo and then recording that from my car speakers into GarageBand and adding "Club reverb". So turn it up!

Lower Lights by Doleful Creature

Sat, 22 Oct 2011 22:34:42 -0800

A capella performance of an old Methodist hymn. Just me and some friends.

Taqsim by Angus Jung

Mon, 17 Oct 2011 11:42:44 -0800

Solo oud improvisation, recorded last year.

I Gave My Love... by snsranch

Sun, 25 Sep 2011 13:49:53 -0800

Entry for the Uncool Challenge.

Runnin' With The Songsmith by mrzarquon

Thu, 08 Jan 2009 23:43:33 -0800

By request, this has been played through this. Unmodified or post processed in anyway, it sounds a little like a bad dub. But I thought I would post it as an example for other folks to see what is possible.

Fela Beat (2001-ish) by Hoopo

Fri, 16 Sep 2011 22:35:28 -0800

One of my very early beats, and I'm posting it after hearing the music in this post which you should check out.

Old Joe Clark by tmcw

Sun, 07 Aug 2011 20:33:57 -0800

A quick rendition of the traditional tune on an Enoch banjo with a touch of guitar.

Song about a Homophobe by snsranch

Sun, 04 Sep 2011 18:33:11 -0800

MeFi Challenge 2fer. It's riff based AND uncool. The only reason I decided to finish this song is because I like how the guitar and bass oppose each other during a couple of parts. Kinda emulating Zappa a bit here. Enjoy!

Teenagery by jan murray

Mon, 05 Sep 2011 17:33:27 -0800

Recorded onto an audio cassette in about 1982 from a radio/cassette player with built-in mic. As a bit of a laugh between recording our more earnest efforts at Irish folkmusic (posted earlier here).The Early Puritans we called ourselves up there in Stockholm. Does it count as a September offering?

Long Trail by Corduroy

Mon, 18 Jul 2011 21:21:56 -0800

Here's a sparse, new version of one of the first songs I uploaded here, The Long Trail.

Fix You by Corduroy

Thu, 12 May 2011 15:31:49 -0800

Here's a quickie for this months challenge to record a song you hate. Fix You, by Coldplay recorded as a really slow, lo-fi, slightly out-of-tune and very out-of-rhythm bedroom song. A tiny preview of my new pump organ makes it's way into this recording (which you can check out here)

Train Ride to Oly by idiopath

Fri, 18 Mar 2011 22:06:45 -0800

The second preview track to my upcoming album.

Shroud of Earth by Existential Dread

Sat, 26 Feb 2011 22:33:22 -0800

This is progressive instrumental death metal played in a strange tuning. Lots of layered guitar and bass work.

loud magic song by umbú

Fri, 28 Jan 2011 13:48:58 -0800

My son, who is 3, was in a goofy mood and made up this song. I backed him up with sloppy disco punk led by a preschooler's elastic sense of time.

I See A Darkness (cover) by cortex

Thu, 06 Jan 2011 09:26:43 -0800

For null terminated.

Piano by Corduroy

Mon, 27 Dec 2010 13:58:54 -0800

Hard to believe, but I've been here 3 years and 3 days. So, I just got a bunch of my earliest recordings from my dad's computer so I thought I'd post this one from when I was 17 to mark the occasion. Creatively titled "Piano" because of the extended use various E keys on my mom's piano. Definitely wear headphones, secret bonus track at the end.

beradero by umbú

Tue, 23 Nov 2010 20:49:31 -0800

This is my best shot at singing an a capella Brazilian cowboy song.

Para ti no es premio by micayetoca

Sat, 13 Nov 2010 04:24:04 -0800

For the November 'vocalsonly' challenge.

I Stand with the Bears by COBRA!

Sun, 24 Oct 2010 13:02:38 -0800

I sat down to work on stuff for my art-rock band, but wound up demoing a Nashville-style country song in favor of gay marriage. I have no idea where this stuff comes from some times.

Viper Mad by koeselitz

Fri, 10 Sep 2010 00:15:59 -0800

Cover of a Sidney Bechet classic from the 40s. Myself on sufficiently-faked stride piano, rhythm guitar, trumpets, cajun-sounding accordion, and raucous vocal. This is a stomper, and holy fuck was it fun to do. Lyrics seem to be concern tea. Hmm.

Dile que se quede con vos by micayetoca

Tue, 07 Sep 2010 04:59:18 -0800

collaborationfilter:guest drummer, Zenabi.

After the Summer Has Gone by Karlos the Jackal

Sat, 31 Jul 2010 22:50:44 -0800

I thought this month's "Summer Song" challenge would be a slam dunk -- breezy, fluffy bubblegum! I can do that! I regret to report that Things Did Not Go As Planned.

Waltz #2 by chococat

Mon, 26 Jul 2010 23:33:36 -0800

A long time ago, cortex asked for versions of this iconic Elliot Smith song.

Like a Virgin by Lutoslawski

Wed, 30 Jun 2010 10:13:26 -0800

So JaiMahodara and I threw this cover together for the challenge last night. Last minute, and a little unrefined. But we had fun.

Cold Dip by Corduroy

Tue, 29 Jun 2010 01:15:23 -0800

I realized the last three songs I've posted have been covers, so it's about time for an original. This is from the same project that this and this is from.

Sugar, Sugar by Karlos the Jackal

Fri, 25 Jun 2010 20:28:14 -0800

On the day that I was born (in San Diego), the Archies' quintessential bubblegum pop song was a #1 hit (in England). This is a pretty straightforward version, although the guitars and bass and drums have all been replaced with marimbas and glockenspiels.

Na Na, Hey Hey (Kiss Him Goodbye) [Steam cover] by not_on_display

Mon, 31 May 2010 13:37:49 -0800

If, at a meetup, bondcliff hadn't pointed out this month's music challenge to me, I might have covered this song eventually anyway.
But since it's this month's challenge, and since bondcliff and I were born on the same day/month/year (same city and same first and middle name, too), I decided, hey, why not do a nutty, rushed job on it instead so that it actually means something.

Mutations by Quartermass

Sun, 30 May 2010 10:38:03 -0800

My band MYELIN SHEATHS has a LP coming out, and this is the first song on the record! ROCK!

public 0.7 (Da Vinci) by idiopath

Sat, 29 May 2010 12:43:45 -0800

A recording of live synthesis made in Da Vinci park.

A Love Song For George Rekers by idiopath

Sat, 15 May 2010 15:01:18 -0800

George Rekers, one of the founders of Focus on the Family, needs love and self acceptance. This love song is made with his own words, as recorded by a journalist shortly after he was seen with an escort at an airport (along with some simple synthesizers).

The first time ever I saw your face by umbú

Thu, 06 May 2010 09:29:01 -0800

The Roberta Flack version of this song was #1 when I was born, but I decided instead to follow the lead of the Chi-Lites, a Chicago group that rivaled Philadelphia's Delphonics.

Cendricero by micayetoca

Fri, 16 Apr 2010 06:27:56 -0800

Definitely not in English.

it shows by edlundart

Tue, 30 Mar 2010 20:39:49 -0800

This is an angry, broody, dark, but pretty song. I'm proud of it, I think it's one of my best! Includes a pretty sweet xaphoon (!) solo by yours truly, plus background vocals by my wife.

Grand Canyon (The Magnetic Fields) by Corduroy

Sun, 21 Mar 2010 15:22:46 -0800

A cover of the great song by The Magnetic Fields, recorded by myself but for a cover band that is beginning to form called the Magnetic Feel-'er-uppers. Features Bb stairwell guitar, whistling, and harmonica/harmony.

Dos Guitarras y un Gringo by snsranch

Fri, 19 Mar 2010 18:19:03 -0800

micayetoca, this one's for you, man! Does this sound too gringo?

Thirteen by chococat

Thu, 18 Mar 2010 00:29:15 -0800

Really quick and dirty, from memory. R.I.P Alex.

Caminito verde by micayetoca

Mon, 08 Mar 2010 04:24:57 -0800

A tribute.

Stumble by cortex

Mon, 08 Mar 2010 10:59:37 -0800

Track six from my new album, Inchoatery. A 5/4 instrumental follow-up to Drunk Again. Theremin solo!

María tero lero lé by micayetoca

Fri, 12 Feb 2010 15:35:40 -0800

One for the 'traditional' challenge.

Allegro Vivace from G.B. Viotti's 'Trio for 2 violins and cello' in Bb Major by mythicalbyrd

Thu, 11 Feb 2010 19:22:59 -0800

My string trio playing one of our signature pieces by G.B. Viotti, the 1st movement to his 'Trio for 2 Violins and Cello' in Bb Major (Op. 19, 1).

My Favorite Sunbeam's Gone Away by Karlos the Jackal

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 19:16:24 -0800

A deliriously cheerful song of complete misery.

Time To Get Up by Corduroy

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 01:42:31 -0800

This is the first song I've ever recorded using real mics instead of my laptops internal mics. Also, first time I've played a bass.

All By Myself With You by chococat

Sat, 30 Jan 2010 13:59:17 -0800

Antisocially romantic.

Burn Me All Away (Feat. Sleepy Pete) by Corduroy

Mon, 03 Aug 2009 15:46:11 -0800

With all the Sleepy Pete/Melissa May nostalgia going around, I thought it was probably time to post this little tune Sleepy Pete and I collaborated on long ago.

Sauvie Island by Corduroy

Sun, 18 Oct 2009 18:37:27 -0800

A short, two chord song that is a true story.

It Could Always Be Early by Corduroy

Thu, 31 Dec 2009 13:01:13 -0800

A song for a little project I've been working on, which is a batch of songs all in the tuning BbGCFABb mostly recorded in my parents sauna.

Three by Moistener

Thu, 25 Dec 2008 00:02:46 -0800

It's Christmas... and some of me knows some of Christmas sounds like some of this.

Lookin' Out My Window (Rainy Season) by ford and the prefects

Tue, 23 Dec 2008 08:20:55 -0800

I wanted to write a short, Carpenters-y song about being lonesome and disintegrating. Ideally, it'd be sung by a woman with a melodious, colorful voice, not a froggish man who croaks like Luke Haines stuck between two boulders.

My Heros Have Always Been Cowboys by chillmost

Sun, 21 Dec 2008 15:58:19 -0800

I recorded a few favorite country songs as a Christmas present for my dad. This is one of them.

Silent Night by roll truck roll

Sat, 20 Dec 2008 15:23:55 -0800

Just a little something my wife and I made for our Christmas card. roll truck roll on dulcimer, roll truck roll's wife on pennywhistle and tambourine, the rain on rain sounds.

Franklin's Tower by terrapin

Sat, 20 Dec 2008 16:01:21 -0800

I was part of a basement band made up of friends who liked to jam but not gig. This is our first gig, a friend's wedding in 2000. She made a special request for us to play. We played together for over 10 years and only played out twice while I was part of the band--before I moved out of the area. Be aware that it is 9:21 long.

Zillion (cover) by The Great Big Mulp

Fri, 19 Dec 2008 19:25:03 -0800

Zillion was a game for the Sega Master System. This is a song from the game (which you can see/hear here -- this song starts about 17 seconds in). I have, however, added lyrics, which are about the game's lack of a save function. With 77 tracks of tiny instruments, this song is probably my grandest musical venture yet.

D.P.S. by Corduroy

Wed, 17 Dec 2008 23:30:18 -0800

When I'm yours for the taking. Would very much love thoughts on this one.

Você faz mal em se afligir by micayetoca

Tue, 16 Dec 2008 04:06:12 -0800

A demo.

L.A. Xpress by Astro Zombie

Mon, 08 Dec 2008 21:04:05 -0800

A song about Los Angeles's notorious free girlie newspaper.

Black Dog, Friendly Dog by micayetoca

Tue, 09 Dec 2008 16:45:24 -0800

As requested by Karlos The Jackal.

Little Bird by Corduroy

Sun, 14 Dec 2008 22:39:20 -0800

This is an a capella cover Leah Wilmoth (heard here and here) recorded on my laptop. It's a cover of a traditional folk song, as performed by Jewel.

Our Age (Constantines cover) by dobie

Mon, 24 Nov 2008 11:30:50 -0800

Its been too long since I've last posted here. I've been a big fan of the Constantines since the time the Arcade Fire were opening for them. This is a cover of a song off of their new album.

Flesh & Bone by saulgoodman

Tue, 25 Nov 2008 07:32:19 -0800

"Why did you come to me only to run from me when I tried to protect you? Why did you turn on me when I tried to warn you there were wolves outside your door with rows of jagged teeth and a taste for red meat? I guess that's how it goes when you're only flesh and bone." Get-up-and-dance, old school electro-pop.

My Little Corner of the World by micayetoca

Mon, 24 Nov 2008 07:48:51 -0800

As requested by chococat, and featuring the great Karlos The Jackal on marimba and toy piano.

New Slang by umbú

Fri, 21 Nov 2008 22:40:28 -0800

This is my first try at a request. It changed my life.

Like a Rock by Jenny is Crafty

Wed, 19 Nov 2008 20:36:09 -0800

My mom wrote this poem in 1968 and I am compiling it for her as a song for her Christmas present this year.

In the Box by buriednexttoyou

Sat, 08 Jul 2006 14:54:56 -0800

Blessed Every Day by snsranch

Tue, 20 Nov 2007 19:15:40 -0800

I was fooling around with a dropped "D" and found this little thing there. Ended up writing some kind of lyrics and sang a little bit. Enjoy!

Here comes your man by ORthey

Mon, 10 Nov 2008 10:59:11 -0800

Because it hath been requested.

Canção de amor by micayetoca

Sat, 08 Nov 2008 15:47:41 -0800

As requested by melissa may.

In the Aeroplane Over the Sea by Corduroy

Thu, 06 Nov 2008 14:13:14 -0800

I know, I know, another Neutral Milk Hotel cover from this guy. But bear with me on this one - this was my first ever attempt at recording something. Beware of ridiculous effects, general fuzz, super cool whistilng and wild panning, especially if you are on headphones.

It's a Ghost Town, Charlie Brown by thequietriot

Thu, 06 Nov 2008 11:55:33 -0800

Here's a song some friends and I recorded a few weeks ago. It's still a work in progress, as it's lacking vocals for most of the song.

Upon Returning to the New Hampshire Fall by Corduroy

Fri, 31 Oct 2008 10:59:47 -0800

A song about my return from the Northwest this summer to my New Hampshire homeland, who has been deserted by all my peers. No banjolele, but harmonies and fog and mirrors percussion. Also a standard tuned guitar playing with a DAADAE guitar.

Emergo by snsranch

Fri, 24 Oct 2008 21:22:56 -0800

This is supposed to be in Latin: A call to wake the dead.

The Zombie Apocalypse Part 2 by Astro Zombie

Tue, 21 Oct 2008 07:49:56 -0800

Part two of a two-part spoken word tale of terror, telling the horrifying story of some unexpected survivors of a plague battling the undead in the basement of the Guthrie Theater in downtown Minneapolis.

Creature From the Deep by uncleozzy

Sun, 19 Oct 2008 16:23:08 -0800

I bought an old box of Fruit Brute on eBay last week and it had one of those paper records attached to it. The song was so rad, I had to digitize it to share with MeFi.

Perfectly Awake First Time by nosila

Mon, 20 Oct 2008 11:19:34 -0800

This is the center piece in a 5-song ep length project I finally got around to "releasing". (Translation: I uploaded it to my website and posted a myspace bulletin. Strange times we live in.)

The Zombie Apocalypse Part 1 by Astro Zombie

Mon, 20 Oct 2008 01:07:09 -0800

Part one of a two-part spoken word tale of terror, telling the horrifying story of some unexpected survivors of a plague battling the undead in the basement of the Guthrie Theater in downtown Minneapolis. Part two tomorrow.

Holy Diver by The Great Big Mulp

Thu, 16 Oct 2008 23:24:16 -0800

Yes, that wasn't an idle threat. For your listening pleasure, I present to you Dio's "Holy Diver" on ukulele, electric ukulele, drums, and far too many vocal tracks.

That's Easy For You To Say by micayetoca

Thu, 16 Oct 2008 11:40:15 -0800

My submission to the "a song sung in a language you don't speak" challenge.

The Kingdom Must Come Down by bingwah

Mon, 13 Oct 2008 16:09:30 -0800

This song is off my album "Lights Upon us". It starts off like a slow folk-country song but then picks up a bit.

Mnemosyne (It's autumn in the country I remember...) by barmaljova

Sun, 12 Oct 2008 00:18:54 -0800

A tango-influenced setting of a hundred year-old poem by Trumbull Stickney, "Mnemosyne" is the title track of our new CD, recorded by Ljova and the Kontraband (music by Ljova, sung by Inna). Mnemosyne is the Greek goddess of memory, and this is a song of nostalgy and of memories that turn color like autumn leaves yearning for rebirth with a vibrant song in the spring.... We've long been looking forward to sharing this song with you all.

Apfel Augen by Corduroy

Fri, 10 Oct 2008 19:37:59 -0800

This is an instrumental, and the "biggest" song I've ever tried to record. It has some really nice vocals by Leah Wilmoth (who sang in my last upload), and a CACGBC tuned guitar. Also a banjolele. I haven't heard it on speakers, yet. I would love to hear any thoughts on this piece.

Pizza by man vs sun

Fri, 03 Oct 2008 17:45:19 -0800

An improv ensemble decides to start improvising as a pizza order is placed. We will not stop until that pizza is delivered. Very experimental and 41 minutes long.

last night a werewolf fell in love with me (silver lipstick remix) by February28

Tue, 07 Oct 2008 16:56:28 -0800

a Halloween sing-a-long for somnabulists

Brother by chococat

Thu, 02 Oct 2008 07:22:26 -0800

Sort of a pathological sibling rivalry. Not autobiographical.

Purepechazz by micayetoca

Tue, 30 Sep 2008 08:39:16 -0800

a demo.

Fingers by Karlos the Jackal

Mon, 29 Sep 2008 01:50:21 -0800

This song will, in less than a minute, explain how to live your life.