Requiem for the Living

The new album is more or less finished, so I thought I'd offer you guys another sneak peek. A shoot-from-the-hip rock song - Let's drink to the things that died too soon.

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posted by goodnewsfortheinsane (16 comments total)

Noise at the end:

- Found vocal/synth recording left on the second-hand tape I bought - it turned out to be wound in reverse so the music is in reverse as well;
- Resonant guitar noise from when the drummer was warming up;
- After that, tape rewinding, and toy piano my friend was absent-mindedly playing while on the phone with me, and which I discreetly recorded using a cell phone.

This is really the lead-in to the next track on the album, but I left it in here anyway.
posted by goodnewsfortheinsane at 5:45 PM on May 24, 2007

Actually, come to think of it, it's the lead-in to this track.
posted by goodnewsfortheinsane at 5:52 PM on May 24, 2007

This is just goddam great, Paul. Fuck.
posted by cortex at 6:36 PM on May 24, 2007

Here, btw.
posted by goodnewsfortheinsane at 6:59 PM on May 24, 2007

That sure starts with a bang.
posted by smackfu at 7:18 PM on May 24, 2007

It is really neat that my five bucks has turned into an ass-kicking source of great music.

Fuck you iTunes!
posted by YoBananaBoy at 9:52 PM on May 24, 2007 [2 favorites]

Yea, I love how it starts off all on fire like that!
posted by snsranch at 4:27 PM on May 25, 2007

Thanks. It might behoove you to know that we recorded a version that started off slow first - I'm glad the retake worked out. :)
posted by goodnewsfortheinsane at 4:32 PM on May 25, 2007

Nice. And the ending rocks.
posted by chococat at 8:07 PM on May 25, 2007

That was awesome. Well done.
posted by Effigy2000 at 6:39 PM on May 26, 2007

You can't see me but I'm giving you two thumbs up right now.
posted by CitrusFreak12 at 11:04 AM on May 27, 2007

Oh, I can see you.
posted by goodnewsfortheinsane at 4:09 PM on May 28, 2007

Please put some pants on.
posted by goodnewsfortheinsane at 4:09 PM on May 28, 2007

God. Fucking. Damn. This is so good that a little bit of wee came out.
posted by Jofus at 5:11 AM on May 29, 2007

Shit, forgot I was listening to HiFi. Was trying to figure out how my laptop started picking up such an awesome radio station. Very professional, well done, and a great listen.
posted by Eideteker at 12:41 PM on February 13, 2008

Hey, this just popped up on my iTunes. I really liked it, and the way it devolved at the ending. I usually get annoyed by newer punkish music, but this seemed to have a kernel of the old punk soul generating heat inside it. Thanks!
posted by not_on_display at 8:56 PM on January 6, 2014