If you let your imagination drift towards southeastern Europe, somewhere wedged between Fellini's Italy and Emir Kusturica's Balkans, and then you put such wanderings into a soundtrack, this is likely what you would end up with - Balkanofellini :)
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posted by Brodyaga
on May 6, 2013 -
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Peter Gabriel meets Daniel Lanois and Chicane. Here in this song, I'd say that Ummagma comes closest to having a Peter Gabriel moment. Somewhere in between his Sledgehammer and Passion phase. Fortunately, the other elements making this track unique kick into play and it's hard to put your finger on anything else. So just listen instead...
posted by Brodyaga
on Apr 24, 2013 -
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Indietronic ethno-ethereal fusion is how I would describe this Ummagma track, which is the first Ummagma song you've heard here with male vocals. I feel like this tune has a strong gypsy fusion lifeline running to it from some mysteriously brilliant source, call it what you will. :) Once again, any feedback is appreciated. We've also ventured into indietronic a little here.
posted by Brodyaga
on Mar 29, 2013 -
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You've probably heard DragonForce's highly entertaining power metal
piece de resistance before (maybe in Guitar Hero III). This is like that, only not.
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posted by ZsigE
on Mar 24, 2013 -
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A song about the lovely location called Anglesey.
posted by haines
on Jan 10, 2013 -
6 comments
A sort of sixties-ish jangly folk-pop demo with a couple of synthy touches.
posted by howfar
on Jan 6, 2013 -
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A folk-song mainly about St Paul's Cathedral and its history, with themes of love, hope and continuity.
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posted by howfar
on Dec 31, 2012 -
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Last of the tunes recorded earlier this month in a little house in the mountains. Vocal and stick dulcimer. A very prolific songbird who was just outside can be heard throughout this performance. Video
here.
posted by flapjax at midnite
on Aug 25, 2012 -
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Ever since I first saw John Lee Hooker's utterly captivating, almost terrifyingly powerful
performance of it, I've been a lover of this song. RL Burnside
covered it as well. This is my humble (and following those two performances, I
really mean that) offering, from a little house in the hills of Nagano prefecture, Japan. Video
here.
posted by flapjax at midnite
on Aug 20, 2012 -
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Another tune recorded the other day at a little house in the woods. Just vocal and stick dulcimer, and a little bird outside that joins me for the very last note. Video
here.
posted by flapjax at midnite
on Aug 18, 2012 -
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I did a youtube recording of this lovely tune. Decided to give it a pass through the iPad, since I'm on a roll lately. Folky ballad.
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posted by lazaruslong
on Aug 6, 2012 -
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It's well known that Radiohead went to Bob Dylan for inspiration on the title of Subterranean Homesick Alien; it's less well known that they actually lifted the song structure and lyrics themselves from this rare demo recording.
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posted by cortex
on Jul 26, 2012 -
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A quiet piano driven song cut and pasted on itself.
posted by ianK
on Jul 13, 2012 -
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Glitchy acoustic guitars and a piano.
posted by ianK
on Jun 12, 2012 -
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Simple guitar and vocals track. The Ballad of Jackson and Bonnie.
posted by Elmore
on Jun 6, 2012 -
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Instrumental tinkly cut and paste tune.
posted by ianK
on Jun 5, 2012 -
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First time I tried to 'write' a song. It's just a silly jokey nerdy number with a few fluffed lines and a sub par singer. At least I didn't go with the rap idea I originally had... and yet some of it still lingers for some reason. Anyway, just a bit of fun, I hope some of you enjoy it.
posted by Elmore
on May 31, 2012 -
4 comments
A new tune from my songwriting circle. Enjoy!
posted by sarastro
on May 31, 2012 -
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This is from our JUST released album, The Story Is Everything. We're trying to beat a crazy deadline and sell 17 CDs before the end of the day tomorrow (Thursday, May 17). If we do it, we can bring physical discs to the Kerrville Folk Festival next weekend.
Here's the link, should you happen to feel generous. Thanks for listening!
posted by soundacious
on May 16, 2012 -
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Some friends and I do this weekly songwriting thing.
Here is my contribution from this week. Enjoy!
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posted by sarastro
on Apr 19, 2012 -
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Regression is totally sexy, right?
This is a nice listless, lofi version of an old song of mine featuring my friend emily's wonderful violin improv. It's a little rough, and I could use some help on rounding off the edges.
(oh, and NSFW at the start)
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posted by es_de_bah
on Mar 30, 2012 -
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Best Friends Forever - we always will be.
Best Friends Forever. Just you and me....
Written and performed by Julian Mount (aka: JtJ)
posted by JtJ
on Feb 19, 2012 -
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This is what happens when I write a religious ballad. A tachanun is the part of Jewish morning prayers that come at the end. They're very depressing, and say things "We were led like sheep to the slaughter" etc. This is my interpretation.
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posted by lhude sing cuccu
on Jan 24, 2012 -
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This is a dark folk song about Depression-era New Orleans. It's a collaboration between my wife and I.
posted by soundacious
on Jan 22, 2012 -
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Experimenting with layering chords together in this short folky uke/guitar song. Also hoping the vocals blend well with the feel of this one.
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posted by tunewell
on Jan 3, 2012 -
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My first recording to share: this is the old-time banjo tune Spotted Pony, played on my new (to me) Bart Reiter fretless banjo, equipped with NylGut strings. Tuning is double-C.
posted by fritley
on Jan 1, 2012 -
7 comments
After seeing the Muppet Movie this weekend, I was reminded of a project I led back in '08 called Doctor Teeth. This Tom Waits arrangement is one of a few recordings we made, despite having never played a show.
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posted by The White Hat
on Nov 28, 2011 -
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Another world premiere, friends, from a tiny little joint in deepest Koenji. Once again I'm bangin' on the back of my diddley bow, with nothing else but a drone and a stombox to accompany my mournful cries. Lyrics and video
here.
posted by flapjax at midnite
on Nov 9, 2011 -
2 comments
Another improvised electro-acoustic/glitch tune.
posted by ianK
on Oct 25, 2011 -
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Orgiastically melodromatic Jacques Brel-inspired version of the strange little ballad I posted a couple of days ago.
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posted by unSane
on Oct 21, 2011 -
8 comments
Next song in a series of electronic pieces with sampled acoustic instruments.
posted by ianK
on Oct 19, 2011 -
1 comment
this song was birthed of an experiment to compose a Folk-style song and then doing it electro-style instrumentally and vocally. so the result is a folk-ish drum beat and accompaniment (and chord progression in the chorus) with electronic actual drums, synth bass, electric piano and electro vocals. enjoy, and never love again.
posted by dacre
on Oct 9, 2011 -
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