June 2014 Archives (all archives)
June 30
Zonder Vorn
Hello - This is my first song post here. It is a somewhat ambient/sound tracky pedal steel guitar piece with some additional contributions from my friends in the world wide Interroclef Lodge of the Immersion Composition Society. Special thanks to my friend Christo for the acoustic piano. Thank you for listening and i hope you enjoy it.
posted by Syngriner at 7:35 PM PST - 5 comments
posted by Syngriner at 7:35 PM PST - 5 comments
Briggs' Reel
Spirit Of '69
I posted a version of this way back when that didn't do the song justice. This version is a bit closer to the original concept. Bitter and reactionary old hippy delivering the lyric does not necessarily reflect the views of the author. WARNING: in-character F-word at around 1:14
posted by Josh Rogan at 12:25 PM PST - 2 comments
posted by Josh Rogan at 12:25 PM PST - 2 comments
June 29
Someone to Love (live)
Live version of a song I posted a demo of a while back, featuring my friend John on the mighty Hammond A100 (a B3 essentially). An interesting moment, in that it's the culmination of a long journey that I lived out here on MeFiMu, originally as unSane, then Sweet Mister, and now Sportswriters. [more inside]
posted by Sportswriters at 6:50 PM PST - 3 comments
posted by Sportswriters at 6:50 PM PST - 3 comments
It's a Quickie
Lawn Mower Times
Another combination of Guitar vs. Keyboards. Guitar gets the first move this time.
posted by cicadaverse at 6:00 AM PST - 0 comments
posted by cicadaverse at 6:00 AM PST - 0 comments
June 27
Why Not
Battery Charger Error
recorded about 7 months back, I thought It'd be nice if Guitar and Keys could share some space and cohabitate. I sort of liked the combination of both here.
posted by cicadaverse at 1:38 AM PST - 1 comments
posted by cicadaverse at 1:38 AM PST - 1 comments
June 26
mmHg - Achtung!
Experimenting with a Cold War "numbers station drop" in an EDM song.
posted by dacre at 9:48 PM PST - 0 comments
posted by dacre at 9:48 PM PST - 0 comments
Micro Budget Music Video
I thought you guys might be interested in this music video I directed for a friend's band, as I think we achieved quite a lot on almost nothing. Details inside. [more inside]
posted by Sportswriters at 5:05 AM PST - 2 comments
June 25
guitar track
just a guitar riff I've been working on. Not sure where to take it exactly.
posted by cicadaverse at 6:51 AM PST - 2 comments
posted by cicadaverse at 6:51 AM PST - 2 comments
(It Gets) Better
This had its genesis a while back in trying to write something to support a movement against discrimination on the grounds of sexual orientation and to encourage young people not to be ashamed of who they are. This version uploaded purely for sportswriters who's been working on and off with the chorus. Clearly the lyric of this version won't work with the original idea and has nothing to do with sexual orientation (although with a bit of alteration it might have some salvageable lines). [more inside]
posted by Josh Rogan at 2:26 AM PST - 0 comments
posted by Josh Rogan at 2:26 AM PST - 0 comments
June 23
leisure for real
this is a bit of a lofi track from 2012. I looped a bass line and then jammed out to it. Then I thought, wow, if any bassist hears this, he's going so think, what a boring pass part! So for those bassist out there, I threw in a bit of a bass solo as an outro.
posted by cicadaverse at 6:05 AM PST - 0 comments
posted by cicadaverse at 6:05 AM PST - 0 comments
June 22
datashock
Without A Trace
Recorded about 9 months ago after a fairly lengthy gestation (pun intended) musically, lyrically and production-wise this one set a new benchmark for me. I know I'm going to struggle to match it and stuff I've done since has been a bit....lacking. Shrugs. Alternative title: "Countries Of The Heart". [more inside]
posted by Josh Rogan at 1:12 PM PST - 6 comments
posted by Josh Rogan at 1:12 PM PST - 6 comments
it would take an hour...
Feeling a bit down tonight so I went looking through my projects and tried to fix up old throw away songs. This is one that's not too bad. An idea I hadn't quite fleshed out instrumentally. But why not throw on some improve vocals to make it feel more whole?
posted by cicadaverse at 5:54 AM PST - 7 comments
posted by cicadaverse at 5:54 AM PST - 7 comments
June 19
michelangelo
patience
I think this may be one of my favorite things I've done guitar-wise. I started out with a very basic chord progression and just played out as many variations of that as I could think of and then took my favorites and combined them into a simple quiet/loud dynamic. [more inside]
posted by cicadaverse at 7:26 AM PST - 3 comments
posted by cicadaverse at 7:26 AM PST - 3 comments
Beautiful Moment
I recall watching John Waters movies in my teenage years and always thinking, THIS is the soundtrack to not only my but millions of people's teenage years. Well, this song is the soundtrack to a peaceful blissful moment, based on the moment when it was created, every time I hear it. Hope you will also enjoy.
posted by Brodyaga at 7:03 AM PST - 3 comments
posted by Brodyaga at 7:03 AM PST - 3 comments
June 17
Tennesseeeee waltz
part of a fun summer jam with my friend Yukon John on vocals
posted by dagosto at 3:41 PM PST - 3 comments
posted by dagosto at 3:41 PM PST - 3 comments
Middle Domino
Sounds a bit like early 00's electronica, e.g., Idioteque + Sigur Ros, with prominent sampling from a traditional Indonesian tune.
posted by ageispolis at 10:19 AM PST - 3 comments
posted by ageispolis at 10:19 AM PST - 3 comments
June 16
J.S. Bach
When the radiant bliss of classical music comes to enter the realm of dream pop ambient downtempo, something serene yet pensive may be the result, as in the case of this track.
Initially when we composed this track, there were lyrics and vocals, but then our computer blew and somehow the vocals didn't survive. Today it is an instrumental.
posted by Brodyaga at 5:08 PM PST - 1 comments
posted by Brodyaga at 5:08 PM PST - 1 comments
Absolutely Cuckoo
The first track of the Magnetic Fields' 69 Love Songs, covered as electronic music. [more inside]
posted by bicyclefish at 11:29 AM PST - 3 comments
posted by bicyclefish at 11:29 AM PST - 3 comments
downshift
So...I didn't think I'd have time to work on a new song but the last 24 hours have freed up so... [more inside]
posted by cicadaverse at 6:17 AM PST - 2 comments
posted by cicadaverse at 6:17 AM PST - 2 comments
June 15
Beat Heroes Die Too Soon
Another acoustic guitar, piano and vocal sample-based song.
posted by ianK at 8:36 PM PST - 1 comments
posted by ianK at 8:36 PM PST - 1 comments
June 14
Thiepval
Me and Al
This is a sketch of a work in progress. It started out as a simple cascade riff on the top three strings of the guitar and morphed into what appears to be an Irish fiddle lament. [more inside]
posted by Johnny Wallflower at 8:58 AM PST - 2 comments
posted by Johnny Wallflower at 8:58 AM PST - 2 comments
June 12
Titry
Since music is a powerful force capable of evoking an endless array of images to one's mind, this represents just the diverse dynamic space, vocal free, to be a canvass for whatever the listener can dream up. This is for dreaming, after all :)
posted by Brodyaga at 1:01 PM PST - 3 comments
posted by Brodyaga at 1:01 PM PST - 3 comments
Just the Fax
Asked for a receipt.
Five minutes pass, still waiting;
Dot matrix printer. [more inside]
posted by TheNegativeInfluence at 4:45 AM PST - 4 comments
posted by TheNegativeInfluence at 4:45 AM PST - 4 comments
June 11
Staying In
The melodies are starting to fade. The references aren't what you think they are. Perhaps it's a deformed cousin of another's previous post.
posted by SafetyPirate at 5:36 PM PST - 3 comments
posted by SafetyPirate at 5:36 PM PST - 3 comments
Heaviest Cannons
ambient/drone // electric guitar/electric cello [more inside]
posted by swoopstake at 12:23 PM PST - 2 comments
posted by swoopstake at 12:23 PM PST - 2 comments
June 10
Upsurd
Fusion confusion. The meshing of musical genres found in this Ummagma track represent a fusion, reflecting the confusion that is so commonplace nowadays in this world - simply absurd and rising. Hence the name Upsurd.
posted by Brodyaga at 2:18 PM PST - 1 comments
posted by Brodyaga at 2:18 PM PST - 1 comments
Smoke & Mirrors
Rolling with the punches.
Kicking over traces
of you and me,
and stories of who deceives.
I know
I know you.
I know
me too…
Spoken under midnight.
Broken into moonlight,
pieces of you and me.
A story - and who believes
I know
I know you?
I know
we two…
So who are we but stories?
And whose truth be told?
I know
I know you?
I know
me too?
posted by Josh Rogan at 12:11 PM PST - 1 comments
posted by Josh Rogan at 12:11 PM PST - 1 comments
Red Cloud Road
Instrumental for synths, bass, tuba quartet, and drum kit. [more inside]
posted by mubba at 8:20 AM PST - 0 comments
posted by mubba at 8:20 AM PST - 0 comments
June 9
Fast Times at the BigWheel
The Road to Lees
Imagine if you could depict a season through music. This track would be somewhere between the blossoming bliss of spring and the hazy threshold of summer, when you are just itching to dance your butt off. This is indietronic.
posted by Brodyaga at 6:13 AM PST - 1 comments
posted by Brodyaga at 6:13 AM PST - 1 comments
battle t
I was going to "throw this one away but instead I spent like 8 hours on trying to make it better and still didn't really get where I was going. It was one of those nights when I just couldn't get inspired or the magic wasn't happening. But struggling as I was, I still felt it was kind of fun and thought I'd go ahead and share. [more inside]
posted by cicadaverse at 5:46 AM PST - 0 comments
posted by cicadaverse at 5:46 AM PST - 0 comments
June 8
Ka Lemah
The Hanging Tree
Arrangement of a song from The Hunger Games novels as a round. [more inside]
posted by capricorn at 9:05 AM PST - 2 comments
posted by capricorn at 9:05 AM PST - 2 comments
June 7
fouryouA
demo - original project file lost.
Like this one though
posted by CarrotAdventure at 7:22 PM PST - 0 comments
posted by CarrotAdventure at 7:22 PM PST - 0 comments
Paperweight
Mining old acoustic songs to deconstruct and add beats to. This song gutted this time.
posted by ianK at 7:54 AM PST - 1 comments
posted by ianK at 7:54 AM PST - 1 comments
June 6
track 7
I moved, and it sort of disrupted everything for a while. I'm easing myself back into music things. This doesn't really go anywhere, but hey. [more inside]
posted by topoisomerase at 10:33 AM PST - 2 comments
posted by topoisomerase at 10:33 AM PST - 2 comments
west life
Another hit!...or not. I moved to the west some time ago and decided to celebrate by writing a song. [more inside]
posted by cicadaverse at 9:19 AM PST - 2 comments
posted by cicadaverse at 9:19 AM PST - 2 comments
June 5
56k
Even more (distorted) pump organ in your electronic music. [more inside]
posted by TheNegativeInfluence at 4:26 PM PST - 6 comments
posted by TheNegativeInfluence at 4:26 PM PST - 6 comments
gr1 vs. 2
kind of unhappy with this one. A bit Grunge and couldn't work in the finesse I wanted to.
posted by cicadaverse at 9:12 AM PST - 2 comments
posted by cicadaverse at 9:12 AM PST - 2 comments
June 4
underwater
asunder - Kent (For T1)
This is the first in a series of songs I've written for or about ex boyfriends. Darkish trance to start, followed by some 4am hands-in-the-air synths. [more inside]
posted by feckless fecal fear mongering at 6:05 PM PST - 1 comments
posted by feckless fecal fear mongering at 6:05 PM PST - 1 comments
The Day Of
Quiet music, but too active and guitar solo-y to properly call ambient. Moody. An argument happened and it sounded nothing like this.
posted by SafetyPirate at 5:00 PM PST - 1 comments
posted by SafetyPirate at 5:00 PM PST - 1 comments
June 3
Changing Me
What's up guys,
This is a new track that I produced and wrote. The singer on the track is Sean Michael Murray, who starred in the American Idiot musical. We're releasing it on June 10. Just in time, as I think this one feels like summer. Hope you enjoy!
Thanks for listening,
Bobby Green
posted by BobbyGreenMusic at 2:25 AM PST - 1 comments
posted by BobbyGreenMusic at 2:25 AM PST - 1 comments
June 2
Where My Mind Goes
The artist formerly known as unSane here, now posting as Sportswriters because that's my band and to a large extent it grew out of my experiences here. I grew disillusioned with MeFi overall but Music will alway have a piece of my heart. We're now recording an album which I'll start posting soon but in the meantime, I sat on the porch and wrote a murder ballad. Here's a very rough demo. Very much influenced by Chuck Jackson, Aaron Neville and Little Anthony and the Imperials, dripping in vibrato guitar and soul chops. I think the final version will have some spooky strings and backing vocals, and not be as out of time as this!
posted by Sportswriters at 9:41 PM PST - 5 comments
posted by Sportswriters at 9:41 PM PST - 5 comments