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Let's Sneak Off
Polygamy (or more accurately - group marriage) gone awry.
posted on Jul 4, 2008 - View this thread
Stone Mover
Another demo for our album that is in production. Sung by my friend and drummer Neil who has recently found his voice. A song of regret and the often crushing weight of unconditional love.
posted on Jul 3, 2008 - View this threadUrban Pleasure
A song about being young and living in the city and trying to stay sane.
posted on Jul 3, 2008 - View this threadSchool Bus
A new song this summer. I had a postable semi-instrumental version of this, but decided to wait until I fleshed it out. Thus, this is a pretty fleshed-out version, with vocals and about 12 tracks.
posted on Jul 2, 2008 - View this threadBetty (Sugar Fix)
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.
posted on Jun 30, 2008 - View this thread1000 A.D. (Sugar Fix)
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.
posted on Jun 26, 2008 - View this threadThe Stranger
Demo of a song that my band is in the process of recording for our album.
posted on Jun 24, 2008 - View this threadThe Determinator.
Rock n' roll song (about rock n' roll)
Tonight Hit the Bong With Me
A very dumb cover of Tonight You Belong To Me, written by Lee David, 1926.
posted on May 24, 2008 - View this threadTrego Mountain
My first attempt at country/bluegrass. Timing is a little off here and there. Based on many trips out to the Nevada desert. No banks were robbed. Send me a note if you like. Peace.
posted on May 24, 2008 - View this threadThings I Used to Know (demo)
"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
posted on May 16, 2008 - View this thread
Rock n' roll song (about rock n' roll)
I was inspired by Cortex's argument
here that "songs that explicitly talk about how great rock and roll are rarely rock."
posted on May 15, 2008 - View this threadPlayground
Recorded live to 24-track digital at our most recent show. My band
The Dukes of Simpleton is an XTC tribute project, so no we didn't write it, but I'm pretty sure we're the only people playing any XTC songs live in a 1000 mile radius.
posted on May 10, 2008 - View this threadIn Piles/On File
Were my rock band to have a "hit single," it would be this. It filts squarely into the description of "thrilling guitar driven indie-rock music" if that's your thing.
posted on Apr 25, 2008 - View this threadBlackbox Blues
Piano! Mellotron! Squealing guitars! Stewardesses!
I've been working on this for a few weeks now. It's one of the more complex arrangements I've attempted in a while. I think I'm getting close to done, but I could really use some feed back. Thanks, folks!
posted on Apr 22, 2008 - View this threadRadiohead - "Nude (Strings Remix)"
The result here is spending a few free days on my couch with my violin and computer. I would love all comments/criticism from anybody, as this is something I'd like to continue experimenting with. (I guess if you like it, you can vote by clicking on the plus sign and pass the link onto anybody else).
http://www.radioheadremix.com/remix/?id=1196
Thanks!
posted on Apr 13, 2008 - View this threadLucky
I wrote this one at the last minute because I needed one more song for my RPM 2008 entry, but it has turned out to be one of my favorites.
posted on Apr 11, 2008 - View this threadPretty and Disheveled
We totally spelled this wrong on our EP. Hope y'all like it.
posted on Apr 9, 2008 - View this threadLied
Edelweiss
Punk "Edelweiss" with the original Nazi lyrics. Someone else posted their version of this recently...
posted on Apr 1, 2008 - View this threadNot Dead Yet
"The music starts, the singer screams,
there's feedback all to hell.
I think I've played this gig before..."
posted on Mar 31, 2008 - View this threadLanding Song
The Olivers are on some rough seas right now, but here's something to guide us all to better shores.
posted on Mar 24, 2008 - View this thread
a perfect preservative
I pretty li'l ditty about jelly, pirates, and (of course) true love. still getting my bearings as far as recording in my new apartment. two guits and a glockenspiel for the win?
posted on Mar 19, 2008 - View this threadReservoir
A song about the places that are the most emblematic of your teenage years and the people who you enjoyed spending your time with there.
posted on Mar 19, 2008 - View this threadNot The One
You know how sometimes you find yourself in a relationship because everyone thinks you just look so damn good together? Me neither.
posted on Mar 17, 2008 - View this threadSaturday Morning
Because I thought you might need a theme song for your Saturday morning cartoon starring Steven Seagal.
posted on Mar 17, 2008 - View this threadThe Happiness of Not Having to Lift Things
This is a new piece our band, Falex9, is developing. We didn't know what to do with it lyric-wise until after we finally got a permanent rehearsal room in Seattle and realized how happy we were that we didn't have to lug our gear around anymore. The song may have a slightly deeper meaning in the future as we refine the lyrics / music. Either way, it's been a fun playing it.
posted on Mar 12, 2008 - View this threadwednesday afternoon - vampire deer
song 7 of 10 from my rpm 08 album, wolf moon
posted on Mar 7, 2008 - View this threadLife Through Veils
Old recording from 1990. Music Recorded live, with the middle section and ending being written extemporaneously in the studio, vocals are the only overdubs. Originally 24 track, but this was rescued from cassette, hence the crap quality. I wrote the music and the singer wrote the words and melody. I sang backup.
posted on Mar 6, 2008 - View this threadmission has failed reprise (with Video)
I've posted this song here
previously, but I wanted to share the
video I made for it with the help of my lovely and talented assistant Jacob Guza. Hope you enjoy.
NSFW lyrics/youtube
posted on Mar 6, 2008 - View this threadthe collection - vampire deer
song 6 of 10 of the 2008 rpm album, wolf moon
posted on Mar 6, 2008 - View this threadDenver
surrey day by vampire deer
song 5 of 10 of the rpm 08 album wolf moon
posted on Mar 4, 2008 - View this threadUntold Demons
I unearthed the very first song I wrote in 1986 and flinched at all the clueless chord progressions my 14-year-old self used. But I could sense some potential behind a few of the ideas. So I reworked it
extensively and brought out more of the subliminal inspiration that went into: mid-'80s Heart.
posted on Mar 3, 2008 - View this threadStars
I took a second crack at this not-a-love-song from my 2002 collection "Same As It Never Was."
posted on Mar 3, 2008 - View this threaddance in the ruins - vampire deer
song 4 of 10 of the rpm 08 album wolf moon
posted on Mar 3, 2008 - View this threadOne of the Perks of Being a Well-Known, Albeit Ineffective Superhero
This is the fourth (and maybe final) People Will Blink song posted on this page. This one is definitely a prog-rock tune. It's about a day in the life of a superhero who doesn't really.... do anything. But there's an epic battle at the end.
posted on Mar 2, 2008 - View this threadJulianne
Disease
This was my favorite song during my time with Suneral.
posted on Feb 29, 2008 - View this threadcharlemagne and jane - vampire deer
i know a place downtown - vampire deer
1 of 10 for the new rpm album, wolf moon
posted on Feb 28, 2008 - View this threadWasted Hearts
It's Nedroid!!!
Nedroid's unofficial theme-song (with official, Nedroid-penned lyrics!)
About five years ago (in the early stage of my mefi lurking) my good buddy,
TheMadJuggler asked me to throw together a little tune for his net-buddy, Nedroid. Here's a pretty faithful version of the song I came up with.
I post this as the last song recorded in my shitty little
Haverhill apartment, as a fan/love letter to a fine cartoonist.
posted on Feb 27, 2008 - View this threadBeauty of Love
This song is from the band I have been with for the longest, LOX-P, and was recorded at the same studio and under the same conditions as the last song I posted, War Waltz. On this recording I am the bass player, however I wrote the guitar line as well. Hope y'all like it.
posted on Feb 21, 2008 - View this threadAmbient Evil
My husband and I are writing and playing music together. We're just starting to do some recording. Here's one of our first attempts.
posted on Feb 18, 2008 - View this threadJetpack
Ask For Me By Name
A little alterna-power-pop from the 90s.
posted on Feb 17, 2008 - View this threadWar Waltz
"The tribes of war are rising again, they're brutal and raw and lying the same"
That's my favorite line of this song. Warning: turn your volume down it's quite loud ;)
The song was recorded in one day and mixed on the next along with 2 others for the band's first demo Cold Day Waltz.
posted on Feb 16, 2008 - View this threadVenom
This is a southern rock song about starting over, shedding your skin. It's my favorite song that I have ever recorded, and one of the first ones I ever recorded as well.
posted on Feb 13, 2008 - View this thread« Older songs
