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Texas 89

A song I wrote about a trip to Texas with a girl in 1989. [more inside]
posted by crapples on Oct 28, 2009 - 4 comments

The Bottom Falls Out of the Clouds (demoriffic version)

cortex was kind enough to let me borrow the lyrics from his song "The Bottom Falls Out of the Clouds" (which he wrote for the first ever MeFi Music Challenge), and allow me to set them to new folky/acoustic/lo-fi music for this month's challenge. [more inside]
posted by rangefinder 1.4 on Sep 30, 2009 - 9 comments

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Snowstorm

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

Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas

I recorded this version of the old Christmas standard with the original, depressing-as-hell lyrics. Check out this FPP for the backstory. [more inside]
posted by ludwig_van on Dec 17, 2008 - 5 comments

Silent Night

Silent Night with acoustic guitar, ukulele, and 4 part vocals. [more inside]
posted by ludwig_van on Dec 12, 2008 - 3 comments

alberta winter blues

americans have their desks, canadians have their cold. [more inside]
posted by ageispolis on Dec 10, 2008 - 3 comments

Touching

Instrumental classical guitar, in a laid back pop style. [more inside]
posted by Admira on Nov 28, 2008 - 4 comments

Verging

A moody, layered acoustic number with my wannabe Iron & Wine vocals.
posted by quadog on Nov 20, 2008 - 4 comments

Back To Being Me

Maybe I wrote this song for Aretha Franklin. Maybe I wrote it for Candi Staton. Either way, when I sing it I feel like a large black woman.
posted by quadog on Sep 25, 2008 - 4 comments

'Til We're Dead (EP version)

Rerecorded version of "'Til We're Dead" from my forthcoming EP. [more inside]
posted by inoculatedcities on Sep 15, 2008 - 4 comments

Here

This song has a feel I haven't easily been able to reproduce since recording it. I can barely play the song live. Despite some horrific essing, probably my favorite home recording.
posted by kingbenny on Aug 28, 2008 - 10 comments

P.S. I Am The Cat

Just a song I came up with and then recorded myself.
posted by Paid In Full on Aug 26, 2008 - 6 comments

Morning Anger

I am a morning person. My girlfriend, not so much. [more inside]
posted by dobie on Aug 7, 2008 - 7 comments

she's sleeping

awkward stuff. Same finger pattern as cooloop or lullaby or from the bridge, but different mood.
posted by nicolin on Jul 30, 2008 - 8 comments

Seven Shades of Blue

Another song recorded live at the cabin for the album. [more inside]
posted by kingbenny on Jul 15, 2008 - 3 comments

Whispers

Part of the unofficial internal mic mefi challenge. A song about a car accident outside my apartment building and the people that come to watch. [more inside]
posted by dobie on Jul 10, 2008 - 7 comments

Sift

Kind of a break from recording and re-recording songs to be played live this year, this is kind of a folksy, reverb and acoustic-heavy, simple and short composition. Harmonizing my vocals is such a bummer lately, since it reveals how limited one's range is... [more inside]
posted by tmcw on Jul 6, 2008 - 2 comments

Roads of Plenty

My attempt at the Metafilter lyric challenge [more inside]
posted by Static Vagabond on Jun 28, 2008 - 3 comments

Acoustic Fragment

Fingerpicking on my camping guitar; a song I wrote 30 years ago. Sorry for the lofi recording--I just played it into my laptop. [more inside]
posted by RussHy on Jun 18, 2008 - 3 comments

cc'ed

Another acoustic, instrumental tune. This is the first track I've made in GarageBand (my Ubuntu machine died hard last week).
posted by tmcw on Jun 16, 2008 - 5 comments

Slip or Fade

Acoustic number in the works, just looking for some advice & feedback about this song (see description) [more inside]
posted by Slash_fan on Jun 13, 2008 - 4 comments

Roll Back the Stone

I was in a good mood this week.
posted by quadog on Jun 5, 2008 - 4 comments

Oh! Susanna

Classical banjo and fingerstyle guitar arrangement of the Stephen Foster tune. [more inside]
posted by The White Hat on Jun 3, 2008 - 10 comments

Tonight Hit the Bong With Me

A very dumb cover of Tonight You Belong To Me, written by Lee David, 1926.
posted by frenetic on May 24, 2008 - 3 comments

boing

hubris in E major [more inside]
posted by stubby phillips on May 20, 2008 - 12 comments

Things I Used to Know (demo)

"Our minds are permeable to forgetfulness; I myself am distorting and losing, through the tragic erosion of the years, the features of Beatriz." -- Jorge Luis Borges [more inside]
posted by ludwig_van on May 16, 2008 - 6 comments

Movin' On Up

The lazy cracker, banjo-infused version of the Jeffersons theme song. [more inside]
posted by uncleozzy on May 12, 2008 - 13 comments

This Town

Not so different from anything else I've done, but I'm proud of the production of this one. [more inside]
posted by kingbenny on Apr 15, 2008 - 7 comments

Love More

Title song from my self-produced record last year. [more inside]
posted by kingbenny on Apr 7, 2008 - 5 comments

Blankets and Pillows

Recorded last summer sometime, was on a solo album I produced. [more inside]
posted by kingbenny on Apr 3, 2008 - 14 comments

No Going Back

This is not the happiest song I've ever written. [more inside]
posted by Pecinpah on Apr 1, 2008 - 6 comments

Marie

Song I wrote and recorded recently when thinking about how thankful I am for my friends. [more inside]
posted by kingbenny on Mar 31, 2008 - 8 comments

Sunday Front Porch

Early morning front porch music... [more inside]
posted by Pecinpah on Mar 31, 2008 - 2 comments

Hard Times Come Again No More

Just installed new strings and set up my new 3-mic stand; I figured I'd test drive 'em both. [more inside]
posted by The White Hat on Mar 29, 2008 - 6 comments

Riff tide

Some simple arpeggios and other guitar improvs [more inside]
posted by ibfrog on Mar 10, 2008 - 2 comments

The Last Time I Saw Moscow

A very lo-fi one-take recording by The Grandma Sylvias. Acoustic guitar and vocals only; all apparent distortion is coming from knobs turned very high. [more inside]
posted by escabeche on Mar 4, 2008 - 0 comments

cooloop

after the recent posts from umbu and corduroy, I couldn't resist upping this. I tried... but... Wasn't designed to and isn't specifically related to, but I'd like to dedicate it to the memory of jeff healey.
posted by nicolin on Mar 4, 2008 - 3 comments

My Bones

Recorded at O'Duffy's pub on that infamous night. [more inside]
posted by Baby_Balrog on Feb 29, 2008 - 3 comments

The Punisher

A little acoustic guitar ditty that sounds like something that would be perfectly suited for a front porch. [more inside]
posted by cyphill on Feb 13, 2008 - 5 comments

Engine

This is a cover of Engine by Neutral Milk Hotel. The original was the B-side of Holland, 1945. I made this recording in honor of the tenth anniversary of In the Aeroplane Over the Sea. [more inside]
posted by ludwig_van on Feb 13, 2008 - 6 comments

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