May 23
Cider
Traditional oldtime tune, played clawhammer style on an 1896 Bay State banjo, recorded into an Audio Technica AT-2035 mic. [more inside]
May 22
lightning strike
May 18
06 - baloney on dad's lexus - vampire deer
Lower
May 17
05 - hitchhiker - vampire deer
May 16
Audio Tape From Paradise
The source material here is a reel to reel tape from my Uncle in Paradise California recorded in 1971. [more inside]
04 - cherish - vampire deer
May 13
03 - we're watching you - vampire deer
security guards do very little - and the people i worked with didn't even do that well [more inside]
May 12
That Lonesome Road
May 8
02 - dolphin or giraffe - vampire deer
May 5
Counting on you
01 - psychedelic toxicity - vampire deer
April 27
Every Single Last Time
I think I wrote and recorded a Gin Blossoms song? I'm pretty happy with how it came out, but I don't know if I can take any credit. This is just me channeling the 90s. I guess I should ask for advice about how to manage the ceilings when using limiters. (more inside) [more inside]
April 24
Star Dream II
April 13
Little black bird
Just a little song from my weird little indie folk heart. Actually reworking something old and the first thing I've recorded in a while, since I was pretty tired from the whole process of putting out my first EP in January. Also...stuff?...has been happening to my voice because I am trans and recently started testosterone therapy, I really notice the change in how my voice feels and I certainly hope others can hear it too!
April 5
Andante Espressivo by Felix Mendelssohn (flute & piano)
April 1
Aevum
March 30
HWY X - In The Air Tonight
March 29
Mama Fish
My submission for the "A change would do you good" challenge. Cover/translation of La Maman des Poissons by Boby Lapointe. [more inside]
March 28
No Go
Short, rocking song I wrote about an idiot who's in over his head. It's built around a guitar part that was stuck in my head and a surf drum beat. [more inside]
March 26
OH NO FOMO
A poppy, uptempo song about how modern technology abets the struggle with an overwhelming desire not to miss out on being constantly aware of how awful everything is. [more inside]
March 23
Thaw
March 17
Forested
March 16
Dramatic Exit
Post-rock instrumental, guitars, programmed drums, keys and arpeggiator.
March 12
10 - the ghost of toto part 3 - vampire deer
March 10
09 - the ghost of toto part 2
March 8
08 - the ghost of toto part 1 - vampire deer
March 7
07 - on the dark side of gandymede - vampire deer
don't ask me where gandymede is - it was a dream - not a nice one either
it's not that other place you're thinking of [more inside]
March 6
06 - little orion - vampire deer
March 2
05 - bitter ann - vampire deer
March 1
04 - stone the moon - vampire deer
February 28
Our Gold Machine
This is a sad, grim, angry dirge that I wrote out of frustration at my complicity in systemic injustice. 100% Ableton Live software instruments, aside from the percussion in the final chorus, which is a Nord Drum 3P, which is AMAZING btw. [more inside]
February 27
The Eggplant that Ate Chicago (Tim Long)
03 - house by the river - vampire deer
February 25
02 - convenient - vampire deer
February 24
01 - robbie the light bulb changer - vampire deer
February 11
Freddie the Freeloader
Me and my Swedish guitar player friend Gus are working on a jazz guitar/bass duo project. In this rehearsal recording we play one of the easiest jazz songs ever written and still somehow manage to fuck it up (NFSW, some swear words at the beginning). Also, the furnace is running for pretty much the whole take. Sorry about that.
February 9
To the Night
February 5
Disco Band
A simple pop song for synth, drum machine and vocoder. Featuring another cheeky sequence from the Prophet-6! [more inside]
February 4
Level 3
Loud, obnoxious, a bit chiptune-y. A fun palate cleanser in preparation for the upcoming challenge.