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Friday, 29 April 1994 1:35pm-3:20pm

Come with Robert Shields on an expedition to the grocery store. Marvel at the landmarks they pass on the way back home. And note the odometer mileage as they pass said landmarks.
posted by man vs sun on Aug 17, 2009 - 1 comment

Wednesday, 20 April 1994 10:25pm-4:35pm

This time, Robert Shields sleeps, urinates several times, reads the 1990 Census Bureau stats, cooks breakfast, looks over the household finances and reads the local paper. [more inside]
posted by man vs sun on Aug 15, 2009 - 0 comments

Tuesday, 19 April 1994 2:50pm-9:55pm

Join the Reverend Shields as he looks over the day's paper, tips his barber 50¢ via check, takes a nap, and fiddles with his hearing aids at dinner with the Richters. [more inside]
posted by man vs sun on Aug 13, 2009 - 1 comment

Monday, 18 April 1994 6:00pm-3:55am

Robert Shields, a retired minister of Dayton, Washington kept a diary from 1972 until 1997, logging every five minutes of his life. Over the next few days I will be posting all nine tracks from my adaptation of his entries from the spring of 1994. [more inside]
posted by man vs sun on Aug 11, 2009 - 4 comments

Megan

A spoken word song written about a girl, friendship, hurt, love, betrayal, growing older, gaining understanding and eventually forgiveness. And perhaps above all else, it's about hope. [more inside]
posted by Effigy2000 on Jul 27, 2009 - 1 comment

There She Goes Again

Enough songs about drugs, here's a little ditty about a prostitute. [more inside]
posted by man vs sun on Jul 14, 2009 - 3 comments

Venus In Furs

Satan? Is that you? [more inside]
posted by man vs sun on Jul 12, 2009 - 5 comments

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]
posted by man vs sun on Jul 11, 2009 - 9 comments

It's a Beautiful Day

Returning to the well of material I wrote almost a decade ago. [more inside]
posted by man vs sun on Jul 5, 2009 - 1 comment

The Power of Cheese

The conclusion of the Epic Cheese Trilogy, written by man vs sun. [more inside]
posted by askmeaboutLOOM on Jul 4, 2009 - 6 comments

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]
posted by man vs sun on Jul 3, 2009 - 12 comments

Groove for Tomatoes (A Prayer)

A sequel, of sorts. [more inside]
posted by askmeaboutLOOM on May 26, 2009 - 1 comment

Chair

Indie rock gone improv and conehead [more inside]
posted by askmeaboutLOOM on May 22, 2009 - 0 comments

Silver Equine Heart

Dark psychedelia from deep within the Karst topography of the Missouri Ozarks . . . [more inside]
posted by barrett caulk on May 21, 2009 - 3 comments

Sensitive Artist

The sad thing is the sheer quantity of people I know who really are this way. [more inside]
posted by askmeaboutLOOM on May 21, 2009 - 3 comments

The ConstruKction of Light

King Crimson cover
posted by man vs sun on May 14, 2009 - 2 comments

Jersey (Cruel and Unusual Mix)

If you like New Jersey, don't hit play. [more inside]
posted by man vs sun on Apr 9, 2009 - 2 comments

Paranoid: A Chant

Taken from Stephen King's short story collection, Skeleton Crew.
posted by man vs sun on Apr 2, 2009 - 2 comments

The Nightmare

I had this dream, woke a wrote his poem. A spoken word piece. The cat in the background was my cat going nuts while I was recording. She hates it when I play this track. It freaks her out. [more inside]
posted by cjorgensen on Mar 31, 2009 - 0 comments

Enigma

On one level, it's about the struggle between good and evil. On all levels, it doesn't really make sense. [more inside]
posted by man vs sun on Mar 26, 2009 - 0 comments

Evening Star (E. A. Poe)

A spoken word piece I did sometime back. I used a tascam audio interface, my edirol pcr-30 keyboard, my mics, Garageband 2 and a lot of bit crunching. [more inside]
posted by cjorgensen on Mar 25, 2009 - 2 comments

Tao XLVII + XLVIII + XXXVI

Reading from the Tao Te Ching, sections XLVII, XLVIII and XXXVI. [more inside]
posted by man vs sun on Mar 19, 2009 - 0 comments

Tao XXXI + XIV

Reading from the Tao Te Ching, sections XXXI and XIV.
posted by man vs sun on Mar 12, 2009 - 5 comments

Auld Lang Syne

A special rendition of an old favorite. [more inside]
posted by man vs sun on Dec 31, 2008 - 1 comment

In Under A Minute

Spoken word w/ geetar for this months challenge. [more inside]
posted by snsranch on Nov 7, 2008 - 8 comments

The Zombie Apocalypse Part 2

Part two of a two-part spoken word tale of terror, telling the horrifying story of some unexpected survivors of a plague battling the undead in the basement of the Guthrie Theater in downtown Minneapolis. [more inside]
posted by Astro Zombie on Oct 21, 2008 - 2 comments

The Zombie Apocalypse Part 1

Part one of a two-part spoken word tale of terror, telling the horrifying story of some unexpected survivors of a plague battling the undead in the basement of the Guthrie Theater in downtown Minneapolis. Part two tomorrow.
posted by Astro Zombie on Oct 20, 2008 - 7 comments

The Legend of Devin Funck

A spoken word piece inspired by ColdChef's post about a Slidell boy who lost his arm battling a monstrous alligator. [more inside]
posted by Astro Zombie on Aug 23, 2008 - 14 comments

Best Laid Plans

Samples come from an interviewee recalling experiences from the great depression.
posted by nthdegx on Apr 13, 2008 - 0 comments

Carl's Coffee

When I saw that the challenge was about "water", I thought about my friend Carl. Spoken word + very mellow bass.
posted by snsranch on Jun 28, 2007 - 18 comments

Worse Than Pop - Foreign Robot Porno Story (extended segue mix)

This is what happens when you give me a microphone. Worse Than Pop was founded on the principle that if you record an album every week for the rest of your life, eventually, something you record will be noteworthy. I haven't actually gotten to that point yet.
posted by Eideteker on Jul 2, 2006 - 7 comments

Take It Easy

It's okay - I was a student when I wrote this. And yeah, I suppose it's spoken word.
posted by armoured-ant on Jul 1, 2006 - 2 comments

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