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About three and a half years ago, I uploaded the eleventh song on Mefi Music. This autumn, I finally got my arse in a real studio, and did it properly. [more inside]
posted by armoured-ant
on Dec 18, 2009 -
3 comments
Cover of the Verlaines. [more inside]
posted by escabeche
on Dec 10, 2009 -
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This is the lead-off track from the forthcoming EP, Labyrinths, by Steve Goldberg and the Arch Enemies, to be released 1/7/10. It's a wistful slice of indie-pop about insomnia, suburban isolation, and the boredom of hometowns. [more inside]
posted by ludwig_van
on Nov 23, 2009 -
8 comments
From the band that brought you "Bridges over the Thames" and "The world's most blown mind", The Old Whores Of San Pedro proudly present. Locate the pin, a song inspired by a fire extinguisher. [more inside]
posted by gergtreble
on Aug 2, 2009 -
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As I was noodling around with these chords, beautiful summer has arrived here in Seattle. I couldn’t help but look out the window of our little music room at the gorgeous weather, flowers, blue skies, and people having fun on the water and asking myself, what am I doing inside on such a lovely day? And the answer is, writing a song about how I love the summer months as long as I’m safely ensconced indoors and out of the sun. It’s not my fault that I’m borderline translucent and in danger of melting in summer sun like a chocolate bar on the backseat of a car in July. But keep in mind, those of us who prefer it inside, aren’t necessarily anti-summer. We love watching it from the safety of air-conditioned shade. [more inside]
posted by hillelc
on Jun 1, 2009 -
1 comment
I've been meaning to upload this for ages - it's an old one from my band, Institut Polaire
posted by sconbie
on May 31, 2009 -
2 comments
I don’t know crap about this topic but it hasn’t stopped me from having my interest piqued. Specifically, I’m talking about brain chemistry. Both the mechanics of it and the way we manipulate what those mechanics do these days are super interesting. Even more amazing to me is how people’s emotions (usually negative emotions) can be a simple result of a chemical imbalance in their brain. Wow. I realize the drugs we have today are both amazing relative to nothing and very blunt instruments relative to what we’ll have down the road. And while I haven’t tried any of them, I sometimes wonder what people did before they existed. Mostly suffered I suppose. :| [more inside]
posted by hillelc
on May 19, 2009 -
1 comment
How shaved ice saved my life (or not) [more inside]
posted by raisindebt
on May 9, 2009 -
6 comments
Cover I did hastily yesterday afternoon of The House of Love's beautiful song "In A Room". [more inside]
posted by inoculatedcities
on Mar 28, 2009 -
3 comments
Just another folk-rock song about Jorge Luis Borges. [more inside]
posted by ludwig_van
on Mar 17, 2009 -
4 comments
Doo doo doo, doo doo doo, la la la, la la la la. The new hit single from Steve Goldberg and the Arch Enemies. A chamber-pop meditation on time, aging, and death. [more inside]
posted by ludwig_van
on Mar 15, 2009 -
4 comments
This started as a weird tune with pseudo-Indian wailing/cat meowing vocals, guitar feedback, and a one-note sitar solo. It still has those elements, but the track ended up being an almost radio-friendly, catchy (?) pop-rock thing. [more inside]
posted by edlundart
on Feb 9, 2009 -
12 comments
(Note: NSFW-ish if f*** and a****** are a problem where you work.)
For the bulk of the years of growing up that I actually remember, what I would consider the “formative” years, I lived in Brookline, Massachusetts. (Not to be confused with the super irritating Brookline, New Hampshire that would show up in school closing announcements only to leave me extra disappointed.) During and after college I didn’t think much of my high school years at Brookline High School. And in fact, I ended up losing touch with every friend I made there. But thanks to the internets I have reconnected with many of them, some very recently. It’s been super positive, and it’s stirred up all these great memories of my time in Brookline. That’s what this song is about. These three incidents in particular: [more inside]
posted by hillelc
on Nov 24, 2008 -
3 comments
I tend to take a lot of pictures. I found out early on in my photo-taking tenure that the more pictures I took, the more likely that some of them would come out nicely. Of course, I’m always the one behind the camera. As a parent, I also have wondered just how much of the time I spend with my kids they will remember (if any). My father recently asked me if I remembered how we used to watch Star Trek together. I honestly couldn’t remember. He was crushed. It occurred to me that many years down the road when my kids look at our family pictures they won’t see me in any of them because I was the one behind the camera. Something tells me that this detail will be lost on them as they repeat the cycle and tell me they don’t remember me being there. ;) [more inside]
posted by hillelc
on Nov 10, 2008 -
5 comments
Awhile ago I spent way too much time reading a thread on the always excellent Marginal Revolution blog discussing possible tactics for dealing with sudden and unwelcome time-travel to 1000 A.D. Clearly the thread needed to be put to music. (OK, it was clear to me at least.) That was so much fun that I thought it might be fun to do it again. And Tyler over at Marginal Revolution was nice enough to participate for another round.
Then Tyler announced the topic - “Are Books Overwritten?” Ruh ro.
[more inside]
posted by hillelc
on Aug 5, 2008 -
1 comment
It seemed time for an uncomplicated pop song (not that any of my songs are super complex in the first place). But in this nice little package you get everything you’re looking for in a standard radio-friendly pop song (does anyone listen to the radio anymore?)... [more inside]
posted by hillelc
on Jul 28, 2008 -
7 comments
A few months ago I decided I wanted to try and do a cover. Based on the result, it was clearly a bad idea. I probably should have been discouraged but instead, after months of therapy, I decided to try again. The victim this time was one of my favorite artists - Jonathan Coulton and his excellent song SkyMall. [more inside]
posted by hillelc
on Jul 22, 2008 -
4 comments
Written back at the turn of the millennium (oh the good old days) this song is about our old friend Victor. He’s an ethnic Chinese, Australian born doctor who abandoned medicine (and Sydney) to embrace the “structured” world of computer programming and the United States. Once you understand the laws that govern Victor’s existence you can compile him quite reliably. [more inside]
posted by hillelc
on Jul 15, 2008 -
4 comments
Wrote this a few years ago. An introspective song about a place to be introspective. [more inside]
posted by hillelc
on Jul 14, 2008 -
5 comments
Song about an unreasonably angry stewardess. Everyone's written one of these. [more inside]
posted by hillelc
on Jul 10, 2008 -
6 comments
If you don’t know what “Rule 34″ is, just pull out your trusty Urban Dictionary and look it up. Go ahead, I’ll wait. [more inside]
posted by hillelc
on Jul 8, 2008 -
7 comments
Polygamy (or more accurately - group marriage) gone awry. [more inside]
posted by hillelc
on Jul 4, 2008 -
4 comments
A song written for my oldest nephew (he's the giggling in the beginning and the talking at the end). His nickname is the monk, not little sprout. [more inside]
posted by sleepy pete
on Jun 30, 2008 -
7 comments
This song is about a love rectangle. The singer is in love with Betty, she’s in love with a boy who treats her like crap. He is in love with Betty’s rich best friend who treats both him and Betty like crap. Everyone’s pretty much miserable except possibly for the best friend who’s oblivious to people’s feelings. [more inside]
posted by hillelc
on Jun 30, 2008 -
2 comments
Inspired by the Marginal Revolution thread giving advice on what to do if you find yourself suddenly transported back to Europe 1000 years ago with nothing but the clothes on your back. [more inside]
posted by hillelc
on Jun 26, 2008 -
5 comments
Acoustic number in the works, just looking for some advice & feedback about this song (see description) [more inside]
posted by Slash_fan
on Jun 13, 2008 -
4 comments
"Our minds are permeable to forgetfulness; I myself am distorting and losing, through the tragic erosion of the years, the features of Beatriz."
-- Jorge Luis Borges [more inside]
posted by ludwig_van
on May 16, 2008 -
6 comments
Due to popular demand, here's yet another mix of "Secret Book" with vocals, as originally posted here and here. [more inside]
posted by saulgoodman
on Mar 1, 2008 -
3 comments
This is a new version of Secret Book, of which I originally posted an instrumental version here. On the new mix, my wife Lori sings beautifully, and I wail a bit at the end. [more inside]
posted by saulgoodman
on Feb 20, 2008 -
11 comments
A quick song I did for the RPM08 challenge. Written, sequenced, and mixed in a day. [more inside]
posted by pedmands
on Feb 14, 2008 -
6 comments
This is a cover of Engine by Neutral Milk Hotel. The original was the B-side of Holland, 1945. I made this recording in honor of the tenth anniversary of In the Aeroplane Over the Sea. [more inside]
posted by ludwig_van
on Feb 13, 2008 -
6 comments
I think this is one of the catchier songs I've come up with in a while, though I never seem to be a good judge of that. At any rate, it's a short and simple track about intense love gone missing... or something like that. [more inside]
posted by edlundart
on Dec 19, 2007 -
6 comments
The first mostly completed track in a larger project my wife Lori and I are working on under
the name Tangemeenie, called "The Gilded Age." It's obliquely about the romantic (and so often
foolhardy) impulse to knock down giants just to watch them fall. Lyrics inside. [more inside]
posted by saulgoodman
on Dec 5, 2007 -
11 comments
This is the first thing I've recorded in awhile. It's a song about Christmas that I wrote for Surfjam Stevens. I recorded it in my bedroom with a little help from my friends. [more inside]
posted by ludwig_van
on Nov 27, 2007 -
12 comments
Tender love song with an intriguing, unusual structure
posted by Afroblanco
on Sep 6, 2007 -
2 comments
In the grand tradition of rock and roll waltzes, I bring you Angel Waltz.
posted by Afroblanco
on Aug 26, 2007 -
2 comments
A quirky but perhaps oddly serious song inspired by that old Snake video game, written and recorded for the mefi music challenge.
posted by edlundart
on Jul 19, 2007 -
11 comments
A Metafilter exclusive! This is the studio version of my contribution to the meficomp. It's the second track from my new album, which is available now.
posted by ludwig_van
on Apr 24, 2007 -
8 comments
The opening track from my upcoming LP. Handclaps, ooh bop bops, fiddles, and flutes.
posted by ludwig_van
on Apr 10, 2007 -
7 comments
Lyrically naughty, musically atmospheric. Features guitars, vocals, brushed drums, African thumb harp, clothes hangers, and a shy half of a fake symphony orchestra.
posted by edlundart
on Apr 10, 2007 -
7 comments
This is the closing track of my debut LP, Steve Goldberg and the Arch Enemies, to be released 4/20/07.
posted by ludwig_van
on Apr 8, 2007 -
13 comments
My wife accidentally broke a vase. This song resulted. It was recorded in a couple of days inbetween other projects. I used no clicktrack, metronome or drum beat, so the timing is nice and loose (in a good way, I hope). It's short, so listen twice!
posted by edlundart
on Apr 4, 2007 -
11 comments
Okay, so that's not me singing or playing the guitar. But it's the first song I ever wrote. My good friend Sarah Kenvyn then did a bit of a rewrite, wrote some music, and recorded it. Thanks, Sarah!
posted by dobbs
on Mar 6, 2007 -
6 comments
These are the greatest days, and this is optimism rock from The Forget.
posted by dhammond
on Dec 30, 2006 -
0 comments
A calm and smooth falsetto song with lyrics lifted from an emergency first aid poster (with some additions turning it into a love song). Features guitar, bass, piano, and electronica-style rhythmic vocal snippets.
posted by edlundart
on Sep 25, 2006 -
11 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
A dancey synthpop song about the romances of hipsters.
posted by clcapps
on Aug 24, 2006 -
0 comments
Another acoustic living room demo, same lineup as last one. This is an original, inspired by the way the my timing seemed to be so screwed up back in my single days. I'd get a crush on someone who didn't know I existed. Then, sometime later, they'd be interested in me... but I was already over them. Someday I want to record this with a cello in the arrangement.
posted by litlnemo
on Aug 14, 2006 -
2 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
This one is really lo-fi as I don't have the master tape and it's a 21 year old rough demo -- and I do mean rough. :) Recorded Spring 1985 in dorm room A-1016, The Evergreen State College. (More inside.)
posted by litlnemo
on Jul 31, 2006 -
13 comments
