April 2012 Archives (all archives)

April 30

shorty - vampire deer

song 9 of homeland - reality is so negotiable these days [more inside]

posted by pyramid termite at 2:32 PM PST - 0 comments

April 29

friends

Another cover. I'm really sorry about the clipping at the end! [more inside]

posted by topoisomerase at 10:39 PM PST - 4 comments

Prologue/ The Burial of the Dead

Movement/track 1 of my new, MeFiMusic Challenge-inspired concept piece/album based upon The Wasteland. [more inside]

posted by askmeaboutLOOM at 9:28 PM PST - 7 comments

Ancient Hovercraft

More experimentation with "ambient electronic" music. Now with mellotron flutes! [more inside]

posted by Doleful Creature at 8:04 PM PST - 4 comments

We're a Wreck

It's about love, it's about a car crash. [more inside]

posted by djsosharp at 6:50 AM PST - 3 comments

Righteous Lights

Dinosaur Discotech [more inside]

posted by CarrotAdventure at 1:14 AM PST - 3 comments

April 28

wasteland - vampire deer

in which i not only take on t s eliot, but a few other things ... [more inside]

posted by pyramid termite at 9:59 AM PST - 0 comments

April 27

Move On (What you got?)

This is a balls out little rush of a song that I came up with on my iPhone of all places. After I got the first line I realized it was going to have to continue in the same vein so I went over to AskMe for help. I just meant this to be a rough sketch but I ended up liking the feel of it even though it's ridiculously ragged. The song's a sort of statement of intent, I guess. Equal parts Elvis Costello, Cheap Trick and the Stones, more or less. [more inside]

posted by unSane at 7:45 AM PST - 14 comments

April 26

Clean Wave

My attempt at a modern new wave instrumental, and a new way of recording with Ableton. [more inside]

posted by tunewell at 11:28 AM PST - 3 comments

Something Funky

Mostly finished electro/house track that I'm working on, wouldn't mind some feedback...

posted by empath at 7:22 AM PST - 7 comments

those are pearls

April Challenge - lyrics from "The Wasteland" [more inside]

posted by dubold at 5:57 AM PST - 3 comments

"Adelain" by The Sweet Language

another tune from my songwriting circle. enjoy! [more inside]

posted by sarastro at 12:32 AM PST - 5 comments

April 25

Rhythm Circuit

Funky House Track. Download Avaliable [more inside]

posted by djdrue at 7:12 PM PST - 3 comments

wingman - vampire deer

song 8 of homeland [more inside]

posted by pyramid termite at 5:55 PM PST - 0 comments

Resistor -- Lighting and Distance

A new synthpop song from Resistor about all the lies we agree to believe in so we can make it through the day. [more inside]

posted by ludwig_van at 6:08 AM PST - 3 comments

April 24

two crows - vampire deer

song 7 of homeland - a modern, meaning LOUD, interpretation of the old child ballad [more inside]

posted by pyramid termite at 5:25 PM PST - 0 comments

April 23

Lactose

Band: The Next Hundred Years Album: Troppo [more inside]

posted by GordonJennings at 6:31 PM PST - 2 comments

quit stalking me - vampire deer

song 6 of homeland, where the colonization of homeland continues [more inside]

posted by pyramid termite at 4:19 PM PST - 0 comments

I Want it Done

An ode to impatience and frustration. From my new record "Innocent Explanations" [more inside]

posted by fingers_of_fire at 1:52 PM PST - 5 comments

Pucker Your Lips And Blow

Any tips for recording a whistle? posted by InfidelZombie at 9:22 AM PST - 9 comments

April 22

Greenville Parade

St Patrick's Day Party Invitation [more inside]

posted by erikgrande at 1:29 AM PST - 0 comments

April 21

Nocturnal Quest of the Caffeinated Goat-keeper's Wife

My new psychedelic improv trio, Carbon 7. We're making it up as we go along. [more inside]

posted by Devils Rancher at 8:25 PM PST - 0 comments

clock watcher - vampire deer

song 5 of homeland - how do you live in the moment when the moment sucks? [more inside]

posted by pyramid termite at 5:04 AM PST - 0 comments

April 20

MefiMusicDuel

I think we should have some musical duels. [more inside] posted by unSane at 8:12 PM PST - 93 comments

April 19

Give me that dirty processed sound.

Tips on achieving this guitar tone. [more inside] posted by dobie at 10:21 AM PST - 6 comments

Hinder My Love

Little acoustic ditty I wrote a while back. Forlorn love, all that. [more inside]

posted by Doleful Creature at 7:52 AM PST - 6 comments

My Behaviour

Some friends and I do this weekly songwriting thing. Here is my contribution from this week. Enjoy! [more inside]

posted by sarastro at 12:31 AM PST - 4 comments

April 18

You and Me

My band Teen Mom released an album, titled Mean Tom! This is the first single, You and Me. [more inside]

posted by tmcw at 8:33 PM PST - 5 comments

Henry at Home

A Les Paul through a 1965 Fender Deluxe, a cello, a violin, a clarinet, and a flute. Inspired by "Eleanor Rigby". From my new record "Innocent Explanations". [more inside]

posted by fingers_of_fire at 10:09 AM PST - 4 comments

ER sleeping

Casio keyboard, circuitbent Speak&Spell, guitar and chorus pedal.

posted by at the crossroads at 3:25 AM PST - 0 comments

April 17

Error Concerto Mvmt. 01

One of the strangest pieces I've ever written.

posted by Doleful Creature at 11:59 PM PST - 1 comments

Miss Mercury

Big, melodic techno-soul. 2011. [more inside]

posted by balistic at 8:42 PM PST - 9 comments

money badger heart - vampire deer

song 4 of homeland - well, we all know this feeling, don't we? [more inside]

posted by pyramid termite at 5:06 PM PST - 0 comments

April 16

#3

new technique [more inside]

posted by Katine at 7:29 PM PST - 1 comments

riot going on at the mall - vampire deer

song 3 of homeland - this actually happened in grand rapids, although i wasn't there at the time [more inside]

posted by pyramid termite at 4:32 PM PST - 0 comments

April 12

Amp wars.

I sort of feel like I need another guitar amp. But the options are perplexing. [more inside] posted by unSane at 4:23 PM PST - 30 comments

April 11

rabbit hole - vampire deer

song 2 - written in a cheerful mood after reading the news [more inside]

posted by pyramid termite at 4:29 PM PST - 0 comments

I Don't Want to Say Goodbye

Next installment from my record "Innocent Explanations". Written after seeing Paul McCartney at the Garden, where I sat next to Lenny Kravitz. It was late at night, so I had to play quietly as I was writing - hence the acoustic guitar. I hoped to achieve a kind of acoustic-New Wave sound.

posted by fingers_of_fire at 11:00 AM PST - 1 comments

Knock Upon The Door

My submission for April 2012's music challenge: a small, short song based on a small, short portion of T. S. Eliot's poem The Wasteland, without modification. [more inside]

posted by davejay at 9:09 AM PST - 4 comments

Millimeters of Mercury — Drumline

Marching percussion + dueling synthesizers.

posted by dacre at 1:03 AM PST - 2 comments

April 10

occupy - vampire deer

1st song off my new album, homeland [more inside]

posted by pyramid termite at 4:06 PM PST - 0 comments

New Sleep

Fleshing out my drone-y trumpet [more inside]

posted by Katine at 12:22 PM PST - 4 comments

April 9

Avenger

Twitchy hard acid techno. [more inside]

posted by balistic at 3:02 PM PST - 3 comments

April 8

Open Doors

A love song, of sorts, in repose. [more inside]

posted by valrus at 5:53 PM PST - 1 comments

April 7

Lay Down [rough cut]

WIP track for the Doleful Creatures EP. [more inside]

posted by Doleful Creature at 11:43 PM PST - 8 comments

Be My Friend

An anthemic Summer Dance Jam of Friendship! Featuring The Internet's own Blazin Hazen spitting friendly, supportive rhymes, as well as MeFi's own guitar legend Dagosto shredding yet another savage solo. There's even a touching music video featuring a little girl with cancer and a dinosaur playing a keytar. [more inside]

posted by CarrotAdventure at 6:03 PM PST - 2 comments

April 5

Moline

Trumpet, now with more happy [more inside]

posted by Katine at 6:14 AM PST - 3 comments

April 4

Washed Away

From my new record "Innocent Explanations". Inspired by Nirvana, Steely Dan, Stewart Copeland, the Who, and the desire to be freed from any kind of self-conciousness whatsoever. The acoustic guitar is a gorgeous 1963 Martin D-18!

posted by fingers_of_fire at 9:40 AM PST - 1 comments

April 3

I knew nothing

Made in one night and it probably shows. I liked the tacky sound so I kept it.

posted by Khazk at 11:41 PM PST - 4 comments

April 1

Kevin Is Lonely

He told a lady at the mall to fuck off. [more inside]

posted by chococat at 6:22 PM PST - 9 comments

Hollow Pursuits

Kinda moody, kinda sci fi hip hop with a lot of synthesizers and reverb and stuff. [more inside]

posted by chrchr at 12:50 AM PST - 4 comments