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Let Down
Time for a short break from the creepy. Turns out, all that needed changing was one word, and this was actually a bit of Mississippi Delta Blues in disguise--mostly because nobody in Mississippi has ever heard of the word "drivel." Sit back on your front porch with a cool glass of lemonade for this one. [more inside]
Lucky
From sort of creepy to really creepy. From cover/arrangement/orchestration to abstraction. This is not your Major's Lucky. [more inside]
What the Thunder Said/The Purification Ritual (Epilogue)
After writing/arranging, recording, and mixing the first five sections of The Wasteland, I found myself a bit spent, and struggling with the final movement, so I took a few days off to back away from it. I finally returned to it tonight, and, renewed, even managed to squeeze an extra track from it. Thus concludes the tour. Enjoy! [more inside]
Death by Water
The penultimate movement of The Wasteland, this one keeps it short and sweet. [more inside]
A Game of Chess
The sophomore track/movement in my concept album/piece, built around The Wasteland. Finalizing the mix took a bit longer than expected, so I didn't get it in before the deadline for the challenge. Boo. Nevertheless, Expect some surprises. [more inside]
Prologue/ The Burial of the Dead
Movement/track 1 of my new, MeFiMusic Challenge-inspired concept piece/album based upon The Wasteland. [more inside]
Results: Presence of Double-Labeled Neurons
MeFi Music, I'd like to introduce you to some new friends--the tank drum and waterphone. I believe you already know another companion, the musical saw--or, as I like to call it, the acoustic Theremin. [more inside]
Methods
Track 3 from our new RPM Entry, we dive headfirst into the creepy-as-fuck territory. Special guest Fred on vox. [more inside]
Title>Introduction
Presenting the opening volley from Demons of Gyrophonia's new album, for the 2012 RPM Challenge, Searching for Dual-Projecting Interneurons that May Contribute to Spinal Turtle Behavior. Previously. [more inside]
II - Distribution of single-labeled neurons and Conclusion
Mvt. II of Searching for Dual-Projecting Interneurons That May Contribute to Spinal Turtle Behavior. As with the first movement, this is a studio version/dry run we made before a live performance thereof this past Saturday. Once again, the vocals are from Virginia, via Google Voice. [more inside]
I - Introduction, Methodological Considerations, Presence of double-labeled neurons
Quite possibly the creepiest science paper ever. [more inside]
Island Home (Jersey (Bailiwick of))
In a truly avant-garde move, the last real gyrophoniation on Anthemic is an Anthem which isn't yet officially the anthem for the Crown Dependency it's supposed to represent. Also, does anyone know how such a beautiful island come to be the namesake of the Garbage State? [more inside]
Meda Dau Doka (God Bless Fiji)
Skipping the next track on the album, as it was the first to be posted here, we move to the nonsense version of the Fijian national anthem--the one in English. Mr. Prescott must have thought Fiji to be a much bigger, stronger, less who-gives-a-shit-worthy nation than it really is. [more inside]
Aegukka (The Patriotic Song - Korea (North))
LYRICS:
Well, our country's kind of shitty,
But we love it anyway
(We have no basis of comparison!)
This is Anthemic. [more inside]
Mongol ulsyn töriin duulal (National Anthem of Mongolia)
Kassaman (We Pledge - Algeria)
Changing gears a bit, we go to one of the more fascinating anthems to grace the album. Kassaman's lyrics were written by Algerian poet Mufdi Zakariah while imprisoned by French colonial forces. He wrote the verses on his cell walls using his own blood. They are, by nature, extremely violent, and (far as I know) may comprise the only national anthem which mentions machine guns directly. [more inside]
Dideba (Praise - Georgia)
Next in line comes Georgia (the country, not the awful state). Oh, Georgia...your flag is classy as hell, your language looks like squiggly doom. You're pretty awesome. I'm so sorry. [more inside]
Blessings of the Swazi (Nkulunkulu Mnikati wetibusiso temaSwati - Swaziland)
Next from Anthemic comes a much more abstract interpretation of a much more obscure anthem, from a country many more people are prone to forget exists. It's also, probably, my personal favourite track of the whole album. I'd like to think it very deftly stomps through the full spectrum of brilliance and stupidity, at any and all times. [more inside]
Up Above the Young Rhine (Oben am jungen Rhein - Liechtenstein)
Presenting Anthemic: a collection of abstract interpretations of various obscure, entertaining, odd, or otherwise intriguing national anthems. We start with a fairly harmless country, and a fairly harmless interpretation of a fairly harmless anthem. [more inside]
Tenacity
Hooved animals and plants high in starch or methyl cellulose may want to avert their attention now. Kindergarteners, or any other fans of library paste, do we have a track for you!
from Step Outside, released 20 November 2011 [more inside]
Balanced Inhibition and Excitation Drive Spike Activity in Spinal Half-Centers
I like turtles! [more inside]
Musicians Have Enhanced Subcortical Auditory and Audiovisual Processing of Speech and Music
The goal of this track is twofold: to serve as a field test of my "new" Korg MS-10, and to honour the impending departure of our esteemed string player and friend, Tommy Scheurich. [more inside]
Judgement Day
Let's go grab a pizza.
2010.11.11: Vibes, Basitar, Flaut, Vox
It always comes down to food and/or pants. I don't know why. [more inside]
2010.08.19-05: Rejection
In a thread MajorDundee started a few weeks ago, he poses a query, "What talismans, icons etc do you have in your musical workspace?"
Allow me to expand upon my response... [more inside]
Borderline
Tommy would make a good Dalek. [more inside]
Death and Transcolouration
He died once... [more inside]
Sobachka
VI. Fortnight
Gun control and the wearing of pants are discussed in this, the penultimate selection of our suite, An Evening With... [more inside]
Upon a Bundle of Sticks (Art or Not Art?)
An older bit of spoken-word, written by man vs sun. Part 1 of 2. [more inside]
Auld Lang Syne
Happy New Year, Metafilter. [more inside]
Upon a Plate of Beans (A Meditation)
Qipheyo (The Great Big Mulp adaptation)
Where does he get those wonderful toys? [more inside]
My Own Personal Light Show
Meditations on a thunderstorm. [more inside]
There She Goes Again
I’m Waiting for the Man
An introspective take on a song that’s a lot more relaxed than it probably should be, given the subject matter.
[more inside]
It's a Beautiful Day
Returning to the well of material I wrote almost a decade ago. [more inside]
The Power of Cheese
Femme Fatale (Ambient Take)
If you didn't care for our treatment of Femme Fatale (via askmeaboutloom), may we interest you in something more, possibly femme, or, I don't know, fatale? [more inside]
Groove for Tomatoes (A Prayer)
Chair
Indie rock gone improv and conehead [more inside]
Silver Equine Heart
Dark psychedelia from deep within the Karst topography of the Missouri Ozarks . . . [more inside]
The ConstruKction of Light
King Crimson cover
Jersey (Cruel and Unusual Mix)
If you like New Jersey, don't hit play. [more inside]
Paranoid: A Chant
Taken from Stephen King's short story collection, Skeleton Crew.
Enigma
On one level, it's about the struggle between good and evil. On all levels, it doesn't really make sense. [more inside]
Tao XLVII + XLVIII + XXXVI
Reading from the Tao Te Ching, sections XLVII, XLVIII and XXXVI. [more inside]
Tao XXXI + XIV
Reading from the Tao Te Ching, sections XXXI and XIV.
Auld Lang Syne
A special rendition of an old favorite. [more inside]
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