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2011.03.24: Cello, Mandolin, Baritone Ukulele (Part 2)

The second and final chapter of our little improvised suite of minimalist strings. This bit features a rhythmic drone on electric mandolin. Enjoy. [more inside]
posted by askmeaboutLOOM on Apr 6, 2011 - 0 comments

2011.03.24: Cello, Baritone Ukulele, Electric Mandolin

Part 1 from a small suite of minimalist, all-string improvisations. [more inside]
posted by askmeaboutLOOM on Apr 5, 2011 - 0 comments

The Pope is Dead. Long Live the Pope.

They'd probably save a lot of trouble and idiocy at the Vatican if they would only institute this policy. [more inside]
posted by askmeaboutLOOM on Mar 5, 2011 - 0 comments

Francesco Todeschini Piccolomini

Pope Pius III: His Facebook fan page says it all, but that may be because he served as pope for less time than William Henry Harrison served as POTUS. [more inside]
posted by man vs sun on Mar 4, 2011 - 4 comments

Rodrigo de Lanzòl-Borgia

What is possibly left to be said of Pope Alexander VI that hasn't already been said? Answer: Honestly, compared to the standards of secular nobility of the time, he really wasn't any worse. [more inside]
posted by askmeaboutLOOM on Mar 4, 2011 - 0 comments

Giovanni Battista Cybo

Meet the inappropriately-named Pope Innocent VIII. Witch hunter. Innovator in the field of immolation. Simonist. Slave regifter. And don't forget about his army of bastard children placed the Vatican on the brink of financial ruin. [more inside]
posted by man vs sun on Mar 3, 2011 - 2 comments

Francesco della Rovere

Pope Sixtus IV was another notorious practitioner of nepotism. A member of the Franciscan Order of Friars, he was responsible for the commissioning of the Sistine Chapel, and authorized an Inquisition targeting converted (Jewish) Christians in Spain, at the request of Queen Isabella and King Ferdinand. He was largely responsible for endorsing the burgeoning artistic movements leading to the Italian Renaissance, but also renewed the crusade against the Turks and reinforced the slavery policy. [more inside]
posted by askmeaboutLOOM on Mar 3, 2011 - 2 comments

Pietro Barbo

Paul II was a poster child (or grand-nephew) of papal nepotism. This fellow made it more difficult to downsize church government because of his tendancy to appoint new cardinals in private. Oh yeah, he also loved bling and some accounts cite his fatal heart attack happening whilst being sodomized by his boy lover. [more inside]
posted by man vs sun on Mar 2, 2011 - 0 comments

Enea Silvio Piccolomini

Pope Pius II, surprisingly, seems to have been a pretty legitimately good and interesting person; even serving as poet laureate of Austria before eventually ending up in, and finally head of, the largest organized crime syndicate in history. However, his greatest crime could be seen as being indirectly responsible for the Twilight series. [more inside]
posted by askmeaboutLOOM on Mar 2, 2011 - 0 comments

Alfonso de Borja

You probably knew him better as Pope Callixtus III. His legacy, aside from his advanced age, feebleness and incompetence, is marked by a widely-spread (and patently false) rumor that he successfully exorcised Halley's Comet in 1456. [more inside]
posted by man vs sun on Mar 1, 2011 - 5 comments

Tommaso Parentucelli

Also known as Pope Nicholas V, he didn't seem like such a bad guy, for the most part...other than the whole "Papal consent to the slave trade" thing. Live recorded video is available. [more inside]
posted by askmeaboutLOOM on Mar 1, 2011 - 0 comments

My Favourite Bathtime Gurgles

Also known as Zen and the Art of Going to the Lavatory, also by Grunthos the Flatulent, we present a second excerpt of Vogon Poetry, as we have imagined it. [more inside]
posted by askmeaboutLOOM on Feb 26, 2011 - 2 comments

Ode to a Small Lump of Green Putty I Found in my Armpit One Midsummer Morning

Vogon poetry is of course, the third worst in the universe. By Grunthos the Flatulent. [more inside]
posted by askmeaboutLOOM on Feb 25, 2011 - 1 comment

Felix II (AD356-7)

The first anti-track from our impending RPM2011 album, The Golden Age of Bastards, video is available here. [more inside]
posted by askmeaboutLOOM on Feb 5, 2011 - 2 comments

2010.11.11: Vibes, Basitar, Flaut, Vox

It always comes down to food and/or pants. I don't know why. [more inside]
posted by askmeaboutLOOM on Jan 24, 2011 - 1 comment

Auld Lang Syne

In keeping with tradition, here again are the Demons of Gyrophonia ringing in 2011 with the same old song. [more inside]
posted by man vs sun on Dec 31, 2010 - 0 comments

We Three Kings

And finally, The Christmas Album closes on a low note--literally, this time. After all, where's the fun in having a contrabassoon at your disposal if you're not going to do something wacky with it?* *Headphones recommended for maximum head-rattling [more inside]
posted by askmeaboutLOOM on Dec 25, 2010 - 1 comment

Ukrainian Crab Carol (Shchedryk)

Alright, time to ruin Christmas with the gift of Crabtone. [more inside]
posted by askmeaboutLOOM on Dec 24, 2010 - 0 comments

Angels We Have Heard On High

More like Black Angels We Have Heard On High, amirite? [more inside]
posted by man vs sun on Dec 24, 2010 - 1 comment

Coalstockings (Blacklung)

Now for, perhaps, the most abstract experiment on the album, and another test of our previously stated theory. [more inside]
posted by askmeaboutLOOM on Dec 23, 2010 - 0 comments

Mountain Instrument Medley

A swirling medley of carols from Cousin Jim's back porch. [more inside]
posted by man vs sun on Dec 23, 2010 - 1 comment

Bad Santa

An original composition by our own Tommy Scheurich, and another experiment in instant festivity. [more inside]
posted by askmeaboutLOOM on Dec 22, 2010 - 4 comments

Up on the Housetop

Because this holiday tune appears on every beginning band's premiere concert program, it's one of my favorite to mock. [more inside]
posted by man vs sun on Dec 22, 2010 - 0 comments

What Child is This?

We all thought as hard as we could, to come up with a Christmas song that none of us hate, so we could do it semi-reverently, in a manner which at least resembles proper. It took so many takes to get it right that now we hate this song, too. [more inside]
posted by askmeaboutLOOM on Dec 21, 2010 - 3 comments

Silent Night

"What should we play next?" "How about Silent Night?" "Okay." [more inside]
posted by man vs sun on Dec 21, 2010 - 0 comments

Santa's Slay

The first of two experiments on The Christmas Album, testing the hypothesis that [x] + sleighbells = instant festivity. [more inside]
posted by askmeaboutLOOM on Dec 20, 2010 - 0 comments

O Tannenbaum

Be patient. I'm told the melody appears in here somewhere. [more inside]
posted by man vs sun on Dec 20, 2010 - 0 comments

Jingle Bells

A quick introduction of our two newest toys, and the first track off our new Christmas album. [more inside]
posted by askmeaboutLOOM on Dec 19, 2010 - 5 comments

Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer (A Dramatic Reenactment)

I recently discovered this bit of classic radio-recorded vinyl. Enjoy a blast from the (present) past. [more inside]
posted by askmeaboutLOOM on Dec 8, 2010 - 3 comments

Party Gorilla!

Lyrics and text by The Oatmeal, taken from his brilliant comic. I basically read it and thought "Cortex should turn this into a hyper-ballad." Man vs sun then suggested we should make one, instead. Here is the result. [more inside]
posted by askmeaboutLOOM on Nov 5, 2010 - 0 comments

Larynges(n+1)

Recorded 2 October, 2010 at the Oklahoma Composers Association Salon Concert in Norman, OK, this is a live improvisation with the aid of our audience. [more inside]
posted by askmeaboutLOOM on Nov 1, 2010 - 2 comments

Eventual Response System (2010.09.02 edition)

Unplanned, meant to sound planned; followed by planned, meant to sound unplanned; rinse; repeat. [more inside]
posted by askmeaboutLOOM on Sep 25, 2010 - 0 comments

2010.09.02-08: Horn/Viola Duo

Featuring Tommy Scheurich on viola, and me on horn (with and without effects), with Trey Beauregard on Assorted Miscellany.
posted by askmeaboutLOOM on Sep 14, 2010 - 2 comments

2010.09.02-04: Effected Accordion Solo

Perhaps the best thing you can ever do to an accordion. Accordion by Tommy Scheurich, live effects manipulation by me, Timbill Corder. [more inside]
posted by askmeaboutLOOM on Sep 10, 2010 - 7 comments

2010.09.02-01: Cello, Guitbass, QSR, Flaut

The debut of my new, beautiful Telecaster Guitbass, and a lovely bit of ambience to kick off the session. [more inside]
posted by askmeaboutLOOM on Sep 9, 2010 - 1 comment

2010.09.02-10: Vocal Loop

Build a loop, add some licks, and before you know it, you're groovin'. [more inside]
posted by man vs sun on Sep 7, 2010 - 1 comment

2010.08.26-04: Cello Solo with Delay

The title says it all. Effects are manipulated live by yours truly, cello by Tommy Scheurich. Check out the video here, taken by Trey Beauregard (man vs sun). [more inside]
posted by askmeaboutLOOM on Sep 4, 2010 - 3 comments

2010.08.26-03: Viola & Effects

I can't get enough electric viola. [more inside]
posted by man vs sun on Aug 31, 2010 - 0 comments

2010.08.26-02: Violin Electric Guitar QSR

Ambient transdentalism, featuring Brian Eno, Robert Fripp, and John Cale...well, not exactly. [more inside]
posted by askmeaboutLOOM on Aug 30, 2010 - 0 comments

2010.08.19-05: Rejection

In a thread MajorDundee started a few weeks ago, he poses a query, "What talismans, icons etc do you have in your musical workspace?" Allow me to expand upon my response... [more inside]
posted by man vs sun on Aug 28, 2010 - 3 comments

2010.08.26-01: Electric Horn, Electric Guitar, Cello

Experimenting in experimentation with various experiments. [more inside]
posted by askmeaboutLOOM on Aug 28, 2010 - 0 comments

I'm the Scapegoat (But I Don't Eat Garbage)

Gyrophonia goes burlesque...or perhaps the other way 'round. I'm not quite certain which. [more inside]
posted by askmeaboutLOOM on Aug 26, 2010 - 0 comments

Borderline

Tommy would make a good Dalek. [more inside]
posted by askmeaboutLOOM on Aug 23, 2010 - 1 comment

Death and Transcolouration

He died once... [more inside]
posted by askmeaboutLOOM on Aug 3, 2010 - 2 comments

INCORRECT.

Subtlety doesn't come easy when you're all insane. [more inside]
posted by askmeaboutLOOM on Jul 30, 2010 - 2 comments

Crabtone

This sort of nonsense should be kept under wraps. [more inside]
posted by man vs sun on Jul 29, 2010 - 5 comments

Permyriad

The basis point of insanity, as explained by a mad violist, so concludes An Evening With... [more inside]
posted by askmeaboutLOOM on Jul 23, 2010 - 0 comments

Potosí

An Evening With... 4.6 [more inside]
posted by man vs sun on Jul 23, 2010 - 2 comments

Octatherp

Track #3 from Volume #4 (aka Demons of Gyrophonia's album #7) of An Evening With... [more inside]
posted by askmeaboutLOOM on Jul 22, 2010 - 0 comments

Sobachka

It was sorbet. [more inside]
posted by man vs sun on Jul 22, 2010 - 0 comments

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