The Ghost of Christmas Pluperfect Subjunctive

A Post-Christmas song for you, featuring autoharp, marimba, and some other things. Thanks to orthogonality for helping with the name! [more inside]
posted by Karlos the Jackal on Dec 29, 2009 - 3 comments

Thanks to the Wishing Well

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

Girlfriend Song

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

Henry Pants

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

The Girl at the End of the Road

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

Treehouse

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

2 Cigarettes (cover)

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

Deeper Towards My Maker

A belated MeFi Music Challenge entry, a waltz in D major. [more inside]
posted by edverb on Feb 4, 2008 - 0 comments

A Minute to Let That Thought Sink In

The gnawing emotions of uncomfortable notions. A low-fi MeFi music challenge entry. [more inside]
posted by edverb on Nov 29, 2007 - 3 comments