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first step

An instrumental track that went under the working title "pseudo-eastern." Most prominently features guitars, lap steel, fretless bass and programmed sitar sounds. The subtle percussion is a spinner ring kind of like this one, run through a healthy dose of reverb. [more inside]
posted by edlundart on Aug 23, 2009 - 9 comments

Andrita Street

Demo for a song about my neighborhood here in Los Angeles...with mouth trumpet!
posted by ford and the prefects on Aug 21, 2009 - 2 comments

If I Fell

Beatles cover recorded with my 6 year old daughter a few years back. Voice is a bit pitchy throughout but give me a break, I was only 40 at the time.
posted by gfrobe on Aug 9, 2009 - 12 comments

snake (demo)

Another entry in my recent demo series of posts. I posted a not-quite-done version of the track here, featuring piano and overly heavy drums. It's a song about the old classic video game "Snake". I'm sure I'll revisit the "proper" recording some day, but in the meantime, this is a nice performance. [more inside]
posted by edlundart on Aug 7, 2009 - 3 comments

Runnin'

In a huge creative drought for awhile, I found this old thing I wrote and recorded years ago. When I was new to Garageband. [more inside]
posted by kingbenny on Jul 31, 2009 - 6 comments

Hidden

Very little idea what this is really about....but it sounds like something written by a slightly loopy obsessive. That'll be me then.... [more inside]
posted by MajorDundee on Jul 24, 2009 - 12 comments

come careening (demo)

This is the demo I recorded for this song posted earlier. I slapped some kind of distortion effect over it to approximate the feel I wanted in the final version. Although it's too hazy-sounding and the vocals are nearly unintelligble, I really love a lot of things about this recording. It sounds like some kind of important uncovered secret to me. Anyway, this post is part of an "evolution of my songs" series I started here and here.
posted by edlundart on Jul 21, 2009 - 11 comments

the vase (demo)

As a follow-up to this post, here is the demo I recorded for the song I posted a long time ago here. As before, the idea is to share something about the evolution of my songs for anyone who might care.
posted by edlundart on Jul 19, 2009 - 4 comments

Suenos

Recorded a couple of years back, this was inspired by a visit to the house of the late composer Manuel De Falla in Granada, Spain (a wonderful city). At the risk of immodesty this one has some of the best "lead" acoustic guitar playing I've recorded to date. For those with no Spanish "suenos" translates as "dreams" [more inside]
posted by MajorDundee on Jul 17, 2009 - 18 comments

undulate underling (demo)

A demo that I later recorded and posted here. I'm posting this as a contribution along the lines of what others have done before me -- providing a window into my songwriting. Plus, I wouldn't be surprised if some prefer this version.
posted by edlundart on Jul 15, 2009 - 6 comments

Untitled (a jumble of guitar)

Acoustic Guitar Loops [more inside]
posted by eyeballkid on Jul 11, 2009 - 3 comments

Counsellors Don't Lie

The trials of trying to get prescription medicine through counsellors. [more inside]
posted by lhude sing cuccu on Jun 28, 2009 - 1 comment

Revolutionary

A song i wrote a few months ago and just recently recorded. Again, recorded straight into my Macbook Pro. One take for Guitar and lead Vocals, one take for backup vocals. [more inside]
posted by ichthuz on Jun 27, 2009 - 1 comment

Chill-elujah

I basically put the words to Hallelujah to an acoustic chill rock guitar thing. and this happened. [more inside]
posted by ichthuz on Jun 23, 2009 - 6 comments

Redwood City Blues

An old track that a kid recently digitized off the cassette tape. [more inside]
posted by Danf on Jun 19, 2009 - 3 comments

Hallebritishlujah

my take on the monthly challenge fairly faithful but with some harmonies. One take for guitar and vox, one take for harmony, no level altering (it needs it, it also needs the guitar rerecording, but no time!). Again recorded by singing and playing at my mac. One day I'll set up my recording gear!
posted by nunoidia on Jun 8, 2009 - 23 comments

Gaffer Tape and Glue

I read a friend's blog this morning and she had a line in there about how she felt like her heart was stuck together with gaffer tape and glue. 10 minutes later I had this, another 20 and I had recorded it using Garageband and my mac's internal mic. As I haven't written anything in about two years, I'm pretty happy with this writer's block break. [more inside]
posted by nunoidia on Jun 7, 2009 - 9 comments

Sweet Little Baby

Everybody I know is popping out kids. So for all the parents, I wrote a lullaby. Please experiment with your children and let me know if this puts them to sleep.
posted by chillmost on Jun 6, 2009 - 1 comment

SCNMNR

A new 'episode' of the "Evolution of a Song" series started by chococat a while ago. [more inside]
posted by micayetoca on Jun 3, 2009 - 7 comments

The Company You Keep

A mellow acoustic oldie - worth re-recording? Comments/advice welcome [more inside]
posted by MajorDundee on May 22, 2009 - 8 comments

One Star in a Million

song I wrote about a friend of mine and his girlfriend
posted by eclectitude on May 7, 2009 - 1 comment

Empires Fall

project for senior seminar. Acoustic + vocal. Poorly recorded, poorly written, poor performed :P [more inside]
posted by eclectitude on May 6, 2009 - 2 comments

Hallelukulelejah

Hallelujah, on a ukulele.
posted by jhighmore on May 2, 2009 - 9 comments

Gone Gone Gone

For the April "two chords" Challenge. The two 3-note chords even share a note in common, so we're talking a total of five notes serving as harmonic accompaniment for this song. Played on the strumstick. There's a hoop drum, too, of indeterminate pitch. I posted a lo-fi, live version of this song to YouTube as well, direct from my 6-mat tatami room at home. You can see it here.
posted by flapjax at midnite on Apr 29, 2009 - 12 comments

Cover: One More Time

Acoustic guitar instrumental cover of a very popular song, I won't mention the artist, perhaps a commenter can spill the beans :) Recorded in two parts.
posted by Admira on Apr 29, 2009 - 3 comments

Hey, Hey Rock 'n' Roll

There are times I wish I had an electric guitar . . . [more inside]
posted by quadog on Apr 26, 2009 - 4 comments

Joy In The Morning (Cast Your Stone)

An older recording that I just dug up. One of my friend Hawk Coleman's best vocal performances. A bit of a folky melodramatic march that builds pretty big towards the end. [more inside]
posted by dagosto on Apr 24, 2009 - 2 comments

Estranha Forma de Vida

An old Portuguese song.
posted by micayetoca on Apr 19, 2009 - 11 comments

Fight Test

Part 2 of the drunken covers story rampage (part 1 was pretty angsty), in which our hero borrows from the Flaming Lips as he muses on how to incorporate violence into his law-breaking.
posted by COBRA! on Apr 18, 2009 - 0 comments

Breaking the Law

2 guys drink more than they should while listening to Merle Haggard, decide to assault Judas Priest. [more inside]
posted by COBRA! on Apr 17, 2009 - 3 comments

Low Down Feeling

An accoustic version of a song from my band, Red Tractor Factory [more inside]
posted by Ironmouth on Mar 22, 2009 - 1 comment

The Garden of Forking Paths

Just another folk-rock song about Jorge Luis Borges. [more inside]
posted by ludwig_van on Mar 17, 2009 - 4 comments

Shutterbug

Doo doo doo, doo doo doo, la la la, la la la la. The new hit single from Steve Goldberg and the Arch Enemies. A chamber-pop meditation on time, aging, and death. [more inside]
posted by ludwig_van on Mar 15, 2009 - 4 comments

El aparato

As requested by umbú. [more inside]
posted by micayetoca on Mar 14, 2009 - 13 comments

Misused

An entry to the amnesty challenge, trying out the "wrong" challenge. [more inside]
posted by idiopath on Mar 7, 2009 - 6 comments

The Best War

Believe it or not, this song was not written about the Iraq war. In fact, it was a reaction to something I was sensing in the air back before the first Gulf War, circa 1990. I changed the wording slightly to reflect the times, but the song still works beautifully. The recording is from my new collection 2 O's, 2 E's (a reference to how I spell my last name). You can download the entire album and lots more stuff at johnvoorhees.com.
posted by soundacious on Mar 4, 2009 - 2 comments

Clowning Around

A little upbeat piece I came up with one day mucking around with some friends - not the greatest recording quality, the microphone I used was actually one of those headsets that I clamped over the guitar. Still its one of my favourites, hope everyone gets into it.
posted by Admira on Mar 2, 2009 - 2 comments

Werewolf Night

Ooo! Spooky! Well, it should be pretty obvious that this song has almost nothing to do with literal werewolves, and everything to do with a predatory mindset, but that doesn’t keep it from weirding my mother out every time I play it!
posted by soundacious on Feb 26, 2009 - 1 comment

sidewalk dance

Just imagine strolling down a brick sidewalk, sun streaming down, day full of possibilities.
posted by pwally on Feb 18, 2009 - 5 comments

My Heart Will Give You Up

The third and final installment of my 2009 Valentine's day project. Celine Dion + Rick Astley, as if the internet needed another rickroll. [more inside]
posted by The White Hat on Feb 14, 2009 - 3 comments

Saint V. Massacree

Guitar Rag, with banjo. [more inside]
posted by The White Hat on Feb 12, 2009 - 9 comments

O Superman (cover)

Here's an attempt to cover O Superman without copying it; no synths, no vocoders, no sampling or looping. [more inside]
posted by cortex on Feb 11, 2009 - 24 comments

A Problem

(to your solution)
posted by ageispolis on Feb 11, 2009 - 1 comment

Fiesta Time

This is my great, sweeping ballad … my Piano Man, if you will. Tinged with chili powder. [more inside]
posted by soundacious on Jan 30, 2009 - 3 comments

Undercover Maggie

A simple cautionary tale of how celebrity, glamour, ambition and just-plain inauthenticity can twist a human soul. Also, you can dance to it. [more inside]
posted by soundacious on Jan 28, 2009 - 0 comments

Snowstorm

Stuck inside all day, it fades in.
posted by pwally on Jan 18, 2009 - 1 comment

Pancho & Lefty

Another country song that I recorded for my dad for Christmas. [more inside]
posted by chillmost on Jan 13, 2009 - 1 comment

N.E.R.D. Frontin' (acoustic cover)

tear yo ass up. [more inside]
posted by pwally on Jan 10, 2009 - 1 comment

I Have A Window

Electro-acoustic piece with piano, guitar and synths that started out as an idea to write a "palindromic" song. [more inside]
posted by ianK on Jan 8, 2009 - 5 comments

Dammit: Reprise

A revision of my earlier version of this cover, since I had a night to burn at school. Bigger, a bit less background noise, a little more banjo.
posted by tmcw on Dec 23, 2008 - 0 comments

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