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This jaunty ditty features my wife singing lead and chococat playing the ukelele. I mostly just stand around. [more inside]
posted by Karlos the Jackal
on Nov 2, 2009 -
6 comments
Just in time for the first day of Autumn, here's a fuzzy, sunny love song that I made for you. Give it a listen and hang on to that Summer feeling for another two-and-a-quarter minutes. [more inside]
posted by Karlos the Jackal
on Sep 22, 2009 -
6 comments
We're trying to decipher notes taken down on arms and hands. [more inside]
posted by Karlos the Jackal
on Jun 21, 2009 -
6 comments
If not for MeFi Challenge deadlines, I might never actually finish a song. This one has only two chords (D and G). Instruments used, in order of appearance: Autoharp, marimba, marxophone, triangle, glockenspiel, and accordion. [more inside]
posted by Karlos the Jackal
on Apr 30, 2009 -
8 comments
A tale of love long lost. If you're going to try and buy happiness, remember to keep the receipt. Autoharp, vocals, and a little bit of honky-tonk toy piano. [more inside]
posted by Karlos the Jackal
on Mar 30, 2009 -
11 comments
My recent music contributions here have maybe not really supported this statement, but: more than anything else, I like making catchy bubblegum pop songs. This is one of those. Autoharp, marimba, and a whole lot of new wave synth. See inside for tangential MetaFilter connections! [more inside]
posted by Karlos the Jackal
on Mar 6, 2009 -
13 comments
It's okay to submit a MetaFilter Music Challenge song at the last minute (Pacific Standard Time) if the song itself is less than a minute long! You can't get blood from a stone, but you can get feedback from an autoharp. Here's a tender punk rock love song for you. [more inside]
posted by Karlos the Jackal
on Nov 30, 2008 -
8 comments
This is a song that I sing to my cat. Because he has a lot on his plate and a short attention span besides, this song is less than a minute long. It features autoharp, glockenspiel, and the "Min-O-Matic" rhythm box. [more inside]
posted by Karlos the Jackal
on Nov 12, 2008 -
8 comments
Just in time for Election Day! This is a nice song to sing on your way to or from your local polling place. (If you sing it at the polling place -- or at work, or really in any polite company -- you will be frowned at, at the very least.) If you've already voted, that's okay -- you can sing it while watching the returns, or simply learn it for next time. If you're not in the United States, that's okay, too -- it will probably still apply. [more inside]
posted by Karlos the Jackal
on Nov 3, 2008 -
5 comments
I guess this might be interpreted as a stream-of-consciousness horror story. There's maybe three or four different autoharp tracks here, including a distorted autoharp that I really dig. And a backwards autoharp! These autoharps say "Happy Halloween!" [more inside]
posted by Karlos the Jackal
on Oct 31, 2008 -
5 comments
This song will, in less than a minute, explain how to live your life. [more inside]
posted by Karlos the Jackal
on Sep 29, 2008 -
9 comments
demo/demonstration [more inside]
posted by sleepy pete
on Sep 20, 2008 -
8 comments
For the MeFi Music Challenge: Here is a happy little song about insects for the education and edification of children. [more inside]
posted by Karlos the Jackal
on Aug 28, 2008 -
8 comments
Here's a track for your next narcoleptic dance party. It may be the only song in the world to feature both the Stylophone and the Violin-Uke. [more inside]
posted by Karlos the Jackal
on Jul 28, 2008 -
9 comments
For this month's MeFiMu Challenge: Here's my fuzzy, fizzy, buzzy cover of chococat's original, one of my very favorite MeFi songs. [more inside]
posted by Karlos the Jackal
on Jun 9, 2008 -
13 comments
Moody ruminations with autoharp and marimba accompaniment. I just finished it, so it's still pretty hot -- watch your fingers. [more inside]
posted by Karlos the Jackal
on Apr 24, 2008 -
3 comments
My one-person band, drowsy, delivers this delicious 1950s-inspired retro-pop (with crunchy autoharp topping!) directly to your doorstep. Quick, answer the door! [more inside]
posted by Karlos the Jackal
on Apr 4, 2008 -
3 comments
A belated MeFi Music Challenge entry, a waltz in D major. [more inside]
posted by edverb
on Feb 4, 2008 -
0 comments
In the kitchen I can hear you whistling // like no one's listening // When no one's up but you and me // we'll eat and watch cartoons on TV
posted by edverb
on Jan 19, 2008 -
6 comments
The gnawing emotions of uncomfortable notions. A low-fi MeFi music challenge entry. [more inside]
posted by edverb
on Nov 29, 2007 -
3 comments
A funeral march in D minor. [more inside]
posted by edverb
on Nov 28, 2007 -
3 comments
Here is a cheerful ditty for all of you. My one-man-band, drowsy, usually uses autoharp but this song doesn't have any. It does have toy piano, if that's any consolation. (Please let me know if it is not.) [more inside]
posted by Karlos the Jackal
on Nov 28, 2007 -
6 comments
A groovy little excuse to abuse a wah pedal
posted by edverb
on Nov 3, 2007 -
7 comments
simple, mellow track for the long awaited summer. still experimenting with bent instruments. thoughts?
posted by RobertFrost
on Jun 13, 2007 -
5 comments
Here's another song by drowsy, my one-person band, and once again daja sings guest vocals. Voice and autoharp and nothing else, recorded live to four track cassette (but we only used two of the tracks).
posted by Karlos the Jackal
on May 29, 2007 -
2 comments
A song I recorded several years ago. I thought I would someday go back and fix the numerous rythmic imperfections and scratchy guitar but have since lost the make file, changed recording software and generally made my peace. Beware of turntable.
posted by RobertFrost
on May 21, 2007 -
4 comments
An instrumental about words.
posted by edverb
on May 14, 2007 -
0 comments
How many autoharps is too many? 'Cause this song has four. (more info in the first comment.)
posted by Karlos the Jackal
on May 14, 2007 -
4 comments
drowsy, my autoharp-driven one-person-band, briefly expands to two with daja's guest vocals on this song.
Pure pop bliss in two minutes or less. Served up winsome and bitter, just the way you like it.
posted by Karlos the Jackal
on May 7, 2007 -
5 comments
By drowsy, my one-person band. Pop music with autoharp and drum machine!
posted by Karlos the Jackal
on Apr 1, 2007 -
7 comments
Back from the dead!
Original description: A quick-and-dirty first attempt at combining circuit bent instruments with acoustic guitar. I know some people frown at the idea of forcing bent instruments into measure and meter but there's a 24% chance that those people are no fun. Did it work? I dig it. Any suggestions?
posted by RobertFrost
on Mar 30, 2007 -
6 comments
I put this together days after being given a banjo as a gift. It is made up of the one roll and four chords I knew at the time (about a year ago). It doesn't really kick in for like :40 so give it a bit. (horn stabs at the end are sampled.)
posted by RobertFrost
on Sep 4, 2006 -
4 comments
I'm working on a collection of songs of various genres for a concept album about life in a ruined West Coast city sometime in the future. This song is a demo track of a melodic industrial / rock tune about an oppressed group lashing out.
posted by thedaniel
on Jul 12, 2006 -
4 comments
