MeFi Music songs tagged with improv

Hobbes by Corduroy

Corduroy — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 11:30:12 -0800

Here is an improvisational song written from the perspective of an older Calvin finding Hobbes in a box. It's recorded in one take with Mythbusters on in the background, and the chords are from this comment by sleepy pete. As such, I also tried to write the lyrics in his style.

Passionate Surrender by ibfrog

ibfrog — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 21:27:06 -0800

More three part solo. This time even the melody is improvised. The lyrics are a poem that caught my eye online. (link inside)

studio time: 2007-03-25 by ikebowen

ikebowen — Wed, 25 Jul 2007 08:29:19 -0800

First thing: this file is 9.98 megs. Score. Second: The track is upwards of ten minutes. It's from a series casually referred to as studio time - hit the jump for a better description. The upshot is that this is me, sitting at a piano, with no particular idea of what to play.

Frazzled Dragon by Fuzzy Monster

Fuzzy Monster — Thu, 20 Jul 2006 12:26:29 -0800

Happy Hopeful Rock that sounds like The Sun Coming Up. This is one of the first songs our band Miracle Beard ever recorded. As always, everything was made up on the spot as the tape rolled.

Beaver by brevator

brevator — Wed, 12 Jul 2006 20:22:49 -0800

My second band, Brevator, improvised this for a sound check while recording. We liked it so much we ended up keeping it.

Worse Than Pop - Cell You a Beat for a Nickel by Eideteker

Eideteker — Wed, 05 Jul 2006 17:39:14 -0800

(4:12) In our quest to bring you the lowest in lo-fidelity recordings, this track was recorded over a cell phone, originally for livejournal. Just for fun, I've converted it from a low bitrate .ogg to a low bitrate .mp3. It's not easy on the ears, but then, that's not what Worse Than Pop is about.

This is a little closer to my true sound, though it's not really a full-fledged beatbox. It'll have to do for now. Entirely improvised, just some random beats, and yes, a few slipups (they're meant to be endearing). Hopefully, this will inspire better efforts in the genre to be uploaded to HiFi.

Hillbilly Disco by jahmoon

jahmoon — Sun, 02 Jul 2006 23:23:52 -0800

This is just an improv jam from a rehearsal with my old band. It's a little bit funky, a little jazzy. Overall it's just a really fun groove IMO. The recording quality is not the greatest but it's not too bad. It features me on drums, my buddy Dan on guitar and another guy named Jonathan on keys. Enjoy.

Sumomo Mo Momo by nylon

nylon — Sun, 02 Jul 2006 14:37:09 -0800

Improvised sludge-rock by three people who'd never played together before. Stereo-action guitar pyrotechnics by nylon.

Trees + Herbs Just Got Easier by Espy Gillespie

Espy Gillespie — Fri, 30 Jun 2006 10:05:13 -0800

cloeburner and I used to be in an improv noise rock band called cloeburner. When I listen to this song, I think of a majestic bald eagle, sinking slowly into a pool of lava and contemplating its own mortality. I hope you will, too.

Community Noise by nylon

nylon — Fri, 30 Jun 2006 08:54:49 -0800

Members of the public were invited to bring a non-musical object to a drop-in recording session. We recorded them making a noise with their thing ('things' included carrots, an umbrella, false teeth, keys, photoflash, adding machine, pints of beer), and then the next day I did an improvised gig using only the collected sounds as source material. This is an excerpt from the gig.