MeFi Music songs tagged with NYC

Stony Brook by Navelgazer

Navelgazer — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 16:23:46 -0800

From the back catalog of The Olivers. Somehow this one never made it over here. As always, interested in y'all's thoughts.

All I Believe by ocherdraco

ocherdraco — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 21:03:29 -0800

A cover some friends and I will be performing at a cabaret here in New York in a couple weeks.

Exotic Newcastle Disease by chinese_fashion

chinese_fashion — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 21:13:51 -0800

This is a new track by my band, Royal Quiet Deluxe -- I play an amplified typewriter for percussion, Tim plays guitar, and two chickens vocalize and play keys. Also, a phone recording of a PSA about Exotic Newcastle Disease in Southern California is mixed in along with crickets, locusts, and other summer sounds in the Virginia mountains.

Landing Song by Navelgazer

Navelgazer — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 23:36:18 -0800

The Olivers are on some rough seas right now, but here's something to guide us all to better shores.

Silverpills by DenOfSizer

DenOfSizer — Sun, 17 Feb 2008 08:39:05 -0800

This is a followup to my first post last week, the second song of the album Fight Not the Power of the Cottonkitty, Please, by my band Cottonkitty.

Carve My Initials (in your forehead) by DenOfSizer

DenOfSizer — Sun, 10 Feb 2008 09:14:18 -0800

Greetings, Hive Mind. Long time lurker, first time poster here. This is the first song of my band Cottonkitty's first album, Fight Not the Power of the Cottonkitty, Please. Paulie Walnuts provided the libretto. Hope you enjoy.

If I Had Wings (in Yiddish) by barmaljova

barmaljova — Tue, 18 Dec 2007 07:53:39 -0800

If I only had wings, I would fly to you... If I had chains, I would pull you to me... Just open up my heart, you'll see that it's dark and heavy with my love to you... Late last night, we wanted to capture the intimacy and quiet sparkle of this old song ... Hope it brings you a moment of peace and loveliness...

Staring at My Spaceship by jake

jake — Thu, 22 Nov 2007 01:56:20 -0800

I get to perform this as part of my set at Blip Festival in NYC next week - essentially the Woodstock of chiptunes / 8-bit / video game music.
This was written out of intense affection for my EVE Online playing nerd girl (a soft orchestral arrangement of it is going to be our wedding processional, awww) and was released on 8bitpeoples' 8BP050 compilation CD. I've spruced it up with some orchestration for the show. Come rock with me if you're local -- I'd love to meet my fellow mefimusicians and introduce more people to the chiptune scene. It's pure love and fun.

What's Wrong With Amerika by monospace

monospace — Wed, 24 Oct 2007 11:11:30 -0800

On of my band KiLiFAX's mainstay 'anthems', the song title pretty much says it all.

Freedom Tape by Artifice_Eternity

Artifice_Eternity — Fri, 07 Sep 2007 22:31:31 -0800

A simple, melancholy electro instrumental that I recorded a couple of years ago. Percussion ideas came from various hip-hop sources; the melody is my own. I use it as background music during a spoken-word segment of my live shows.

Have a Good Time by snofoam

snofoam — Sun, 15 Jul 2007 14:12:46 -0800

A waltz. From our album Planks of Grass, which is split between NYC and PDX songs, this one is NYC.

Threnody by milquetoast

milquetoast — Tue, 05 Jun 2007 19:48:07 -0800

Boisterous, jangly, synthy indie/ post-punk from The Ghost of Mankind. This is a rehearsal recording with a couple of cringe-inducing moments. This track, along with the previous two (1, 2), comprise an unreleased three-song EP tentatively titled Elegiac, almost recorded in summer 2003.

There is a Light by Navelgazer

Navelgazer — Wed, 18 Apr 2007 13:08:18 -0800

The final song from The Olivers' slap-happy EP. Complete with bald-faced Beatles and U2 references. Listen, Comment, Favorite, and Add To Playlist. Enjoy!

Tidal Girl by Navelgazer

Navelgazer — Mon, 02 Apr 2007 16:05:56 -0800

The Fourth installment by The Olivers, my band with Afroblanco and a few other guys. (Previously 1, 2, 3.) This is another fairly earnest pop-rock song that we think is pretty hot, but without your opinions, we have no real way of knowing, now do we? We thank you all for any thoughts or suggestions you might have.

John Hughes by Navelgazer

Navelgazer — Wed, 21 Mar 2007 14:41:23 -0800

The first song off of The Olivers' EP Cleveland Panda Rampage, though the third one to post. (Previously (1, 2)) Afroblanco and I play in a band together. This is a song, well, not about the noble '80's director so much as inspired by his cheesy yet touching brand of passionate sincerity. As always, we want to hear from the people/spambots. Especially the spambots. Thank you.

Lexington Avenue Line by flapjax at midnite

flapjax at midnite — Mon, 19 Mar 2007 21:57:09 -0800

In a departure for me, this tune features no percussion, synths, jaw harps, scrap metal or hand held mini-vibrators, but is simply accompanied by... an acoustic guitar. Radical, huh? Anyway, as you might guess from the title, the tune is a kind of meditation on New York City. Hope you enjoy.

Summon My Jesus by Navelgazer

Navelgazer — Fri, 02 Mar 2007 13:08:00 -0800

The second song to post from our new EP. (Previously) This is my band with Afroblanco and some other guys. We're called The Olivers, and are giddy for your comments, snarky or otherwise.

Big Ideas by Navelgazer

Navelgazer — Sat, 17 Feb 2007 17:54:48 -0800

So Afroblanco and I have a band together with some other guys. (I am on guitar, he on doumbek and other percussion.) Here is the first of a few songs to come over the coming weeks. Cheers.

Talkers vs. Writers by safetyfork

safetyfork — Sat, 17 Feb 2007 09:46:27 -0800

"Oh, yeah! You're a sucker!" "Works everytime!" "Let the other ones talk!" Though it's not the subject of the lyrics, this song always seemed somewhat appropriate to MetaTalk to me. I've been meaning to upload it since Mefi Music came together, but little things here and there seemed to always get in the way. The incarnation of the band that recorded this swiftly broke up later that same year. We've all gone on to other bands. Anyhow, here it is now. The year: 2002. The band: Knife Skills. The method: Tascam 4-track. The location: A & D's concrete wall, shed/apartment in Brooklyn, NY. The safetyfork: Bass.

Calling Plan by fingers_of_fire

fingers_of_fire — Mon, 22 Jan 2007 22:39:26 -0800

A groovy acoustic guitar riff, some drum programming, and vintage Fender gear, all in the service of yet another "good riddance" song - this one an homage to the frustrations of cell phone communication. cd, myspace, site.

Briscoe by safetyfork

safetyfork — Mon, 15 Jan 2007 08:06:04 -0800

Another Division of Planes song from Trembling Wires, but with a different vibe than Ghost. I think this is the most mellow track on the ep, actually. Recorded by Scott Norton at Headgear Recording Studios and mastered by TJ Lipple at Silver Sonya.

Ghost by safetyfork

safetyfork — Sun, 14 Jan 2007 07:34:34 -0800

A quick lil' song from my band DIVISION OF PLANES. Recorded by Scott Norton winter of 2006 at Headgear Recording Studios in Brooklyn, NY for our upcoming ep Trembling Wires. Mastered by TJ Lipple at Silver Sonya. Both TJ and Scott did an excellent job. We got the masters back from TJ last week. I'll post a few more when I can.

No One Here But Me by fingers_of_fire

fingers_of_fire — Mon, 01 Jan 2007 12:24:03 -0800

The second installment from my new cd. Reminds me a bit of the Who, if I do say so myself. Start off '07 with a little 5/4!

Loretta by psmealey

psmealey — Mon, 01 Jan 2007 08:22:37 -0800

Another song about a girl. Her name was Loretta. By Esther.

My Baby Likes To Eat by fingers_of_fire

fingers_of_fire — Mon, 25 Dec 2006 20:58:17 -0800

I recently completed an album, and as a devoted (obsessed?) Mefite, I thought it only appropriate to share. The album is lyric-driven rock, this particular tune has a bit of a country flavor. More info here and here, you can preview and/or purchase the album from the fine folks at cd baby.