I'm pretty certain I stole the chorus melody from somewhere, but I can't quite place the source. If anyone figures it out, please send me a private message so I'll know what band to claim I'm paying homage to.
Lyrics below.
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posted by t(h)om(as)
on Apr 21, 2013 -
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Resistor celebrates springtime with a lush new single, "Everyone I Know."
This hook-laden dance-pop number is seasoned with Resistor's cynical charm, pondering whether originality can exist if a person is merely a product of his environment. Of course, the existentialism lurks beneath many layers of burbling synths, glitchy drum machines, and boy-girl harmonies.
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posted by ludwig_van
on Apr 17, 2013 -
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For some of the best things in life, intensity builds as anticipation kicks in. That is what this Ummagma track is for me - with layer on layer, building a sort of icicle/sand castle that never melts or washes away. It just builds and then takes flight. I hope you will feel the same.
Of course, there is that The Smiths thing happening - happy music, depressing lyrics. Rightly so. Spot on - have a read.
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posted by Brodyaga
on Apr 8, 2013 -
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Reminiscent of the Peter Gabriel and Deep Forest contribution to the film "Strange Days", this Ummagma track offers an eclectic earful of modernity meets tradition, complete with Carpathian whistle and balanced out with successive male and female vocals.
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posted by Brodyaga
on Apr 4, 2013 -
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A while back, Ian Baird (A*Star, Spring Clock Wonder) did an awesome remix of Telling You (T.Y. Ian Baird Remix) by SPC ECO, Dean Garcia's main musical project since leaving Curve. Fortunately, he would eventually remix our song "Lama" by our duo Ummagma. Hope you enjoy this upbeat track.
posted by Brodyaga
on Apr 2, 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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A love for the golden 4AD era, Pink Floyd and the likes of David Sylvian have all been woven into the thread of this music. "Lama" was both inspired by these bands and reflects their contribution to a new generation of musicmakers. Looking forward, but knowing where our roots lie… I sincerely hope you will all enjoy this Ummagma track.
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posted by Brodyaga
on Mar 28, 2013 -
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Another bit of synthpop metacommentary in the form of the funny-cause-it's-sad-cause-it's-true inner monologue of a cynical artist.
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posted by ludwig_van
on Feb 1, 2013 -
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The 11th entry in the monthly series of homemade synthpop singles from Resistor, "Narcissist" does what it says on the tin.
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posted by ludwig_van
on Nov 27, 2012 -
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This one is a sparkly nugget of synthpop about the bitter, self-sabotaging adolescent lurking within all of us. Or at least within me. It's classic Resistor.
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posted by ludwig_van
on Jul 26, 2012 -
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A homemade synthpop tune about the myth of the meritocracy and the pain of being an artist without an audience, like something Stephin Merritt could've come up with on a dreary evening in an alternate universe where The Magnetic Fields never got popular.
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posted by ludwig_van
on Jun 13, 2012 -
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This is an electro version of the theme song to the children's show "The World of David the Gnome," which aired in the US on Nickelodeon from 1987 to 1995.
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posted by ludwig_van
on May 28, 2012 -
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A new (very early) rough mix from a chamber pop project I'm doing called "Wishing Well Divers." It's sung from the perspective of Truth personified as a stalker patiently pursuing a corrupt business man. It features cello, piano, acoustic guitar, and an early, rough vocal cut (there are some changes still coming to the vocals, and the guitars will get a boost in the mix ). At any rate, it's a glimpse of where this is going. I welcome any (gentle) feedback.
Lyrics below the fold.
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posted by saulgoodman
on Mar 11, 2011 -
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The (hopefully) final mix of Y&SF with all the problems fixed and Major Dundee's epic solo finally loud and proud before the last chorus.
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posted by unSane
on Nov 7, 2010 -
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Today's espresso-driven shot of melodrama power-pop. Originally written around 1995, I think I finally nailed how it was supposed to sound.
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posted by unSane
on Oct 28, 2010 -
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I always know the tricks you play, but I still get taken. Another poppy (and slightly ominous) uke tune. Hope you like it!
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posted by tunewell
on Sep 13, 2010 -
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From a new thing I'm (slowly) working on. It's just guitar, piano and vocals at this point, but there's a cello part and some additional vocals to come. This is a rough working cut with scratch vocals, but I like how it's shaping up already. Hope you like it.
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posted by saulgoodman
on Jun 28, 2010 -
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A quiet song about looking around for all the people you've misplaced over the years.
Guitar, piano, cello, recorded live using a field recorder. Vocals overdubbed later at home.
Unreleased from a new Tangemeenie side-project my wife Lori will eventually also contribute vocals to, called "The Wishing Well Divers."
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posted by saulgoodman
on Nov 17, 2009 -
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To celebrate my 7th MetaFilter Birthday (yay!) here is another track from the band I was in in 1991. This is a cover of a Young Fresh Fellows song. It's a little rough. There's another thing we cover during the intro part before I start singing -- see if you recognize it.
posted by litlnemo
on Feb 5, 2007 -
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It's getting to be time to put together the Christmas mix tapes! This was recorded by a band I was in in 1991. Our new guitar player, Michael Cox, brought us the song so he sings lead. I'm one of the girl background singers (heard best toward the end) and might be playing a tiny bit of guitar (I don't remember for sure), and I know I played some jingle bells near the end of the track (What Christmas song doesn't have bells?). It's a goofy singalong sort of holiday tune. I like it a lot. I wish I had a better quality copy, though.
We recorded this song along with another batch of demos, in time to get airplay on KNDD's local music Christmas show that year... then promptly broke up before even completing all the tracks as a band, though I went in to the studio later to finish. C'est la vie.
posted by litlnemo
on Nov 7, 2006 -
14 comments
Julia / you've got a lovely uvula / I wanna take you to Florida / so please say yes
We'll start a family / play lots of D&D / and watch the Goonies / on VHS
posted by ludwig_van
on Sep 4, 2006 -
12 comments
Can't have a day with only one post to MuFi! This is from the 48 Hour Project; I spent two days in January holed up writing and recording an EPs-worth of songs that would later become the foundation for my current band. It was cold and tiring and fun...
posted by verysleeping
on Aug 9, 2006 -
3 comments
Cover of a John Vanderslice song about Requiem for a Dream.
posted by ludwig_van
on Jul 9, 2006 -
6 comments
Now that the summer's ending, there's a cold wind blowing in / So we've got to build some shelter, before it rains again
posted by ludwig_van
on Jul 4, 2006 -
18 comments
A cluttered and messy rock song from our record
Uh-Oh. I play guitar and sing in this band (and play the singing saw on this track!).
posted by verysleeping
on Jul 3, 2006 -
4 comments
Ooh, bop bop, ba-ooh, bop bop. All I know is the road and I love you.
posted by ludwig_van
on Jul 1, 2006 -
4 comments
Acoustic demo about what I did during the Cold War.
posted by ludwig_van
on Jun 30, 2006 -
4 comments
Demo of a song about being far away from the spy you love. With acoustic guitar and tuba.
posted by ludwig_van
on Jun 30, 2006 -
13 comments
