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if the beating of our hearts outpace the ticking of the clock we'll be okay

this is the second song i've written in 10 years, and the first good one.
posted by TonyRobots on Feb 23, 2009 - 2 comments

Engine

This is a cover of Engine by Neutral Milk Hotel. The original was the B-side of Holland, 1945. I made this recording in honor of the tenth anniversary of In the Aeroplane Over the Sea. [more inside]
posted by ludwig_van on Feb 13, 2008 - 6 comments

it's always dark in my car

why didn't i just call this "zomby queen?"
posted by TonyRobots on Jul 7, 2007 - 0 comments

Hopeful Hopeful

It's my usual setup - bedroom recording, loop pedal + Telecaster. This is my more recent sort of loop song, and it has more of a jazzy feel. I run the Tele through a compressor before the loop, too. Yeah, this one's a little long, but I just really, really like it. I recorded it a few minutes ago and was just so happy with how it turned out (I had no idea what it would be) that I'm done for tonight.
posted by tmcw on May 26, 2007 - 1 comment

the ballad of sorry casino

Another mean spirit'd robots song; this one was never released. It was written on a bus from nyc to philadelphia, on the ticket jacket. Probably the longest MSR song ever, with the possible exception of "the distribution of wealth in this country really sux"
posted by TonyRobots on Jul 11, 2006 - 2 comments

I fell down in the shower this a.m.

From 1993-1998 I was the Mean Spirit'd Robots. Here's a little song from '96 or so. Hope you like!
posted by TonyRobots on Jul 4, 2006 - 0 comments