"The expression that there is nothing to express, nothing with which to express, nothing from which to express, no power to express, no desire to express, together with the obligation to express." (From Samuel Beckett, Three Dialogues, "Tal Coat")
man, words fail... *this is so free & swingin'*
the only way this could get better is to hear it played on real horns & strings.
I just can't click that favorite button enough!
Dead soldiers from the war (pick one) gather together for old times' sake, ideally at the local tavern in Sleepy Eye, Minnesota. Which may or may not put Sleepy Eye on the map ....
This is quite as inspirational as any late period Zappa or Fripp ProjeKCts.... very heady stuff... I don't even know why I'm writing.
*shutting up now*
(OK just read your profile.... awesome list of influences, I will definitely be checking out more of your stuff)
Dead soldiers from the war (pick one) gather together for old times' sake, ideally at the local tavern in Sleepy Eye, Minnesota. Which may or may not put Sleepy Eye on the map ....
your tunes are ridiculously unique. you clearly have a vision. it is well executed and puts me in the weirdest moods.
i think you're on to something, but hell if i understand what. your music is more silly than my 5 year old half-sister after she had just eaten all her hallows-eve candy.
A composition written backwards. I started with the relative harmony/coherence of the final measures and retrogressively dismantled it, concluding with the relative chaos of the opening.
A composition written backwards. I started with the relative harmony/coherence of the final measures and retrogressively dismantled it, concluding with the relative chaos of the opening.
Zappa, to be sure. Also a bit of Stockhausen, vague memories of "Pierrot Lunaire," and the sense of things falling off a shelf in an overcrowded closet.
Frankenstein Sound Lab: You nailed it! The song ("Everyone Says I Love You") is introduced, straight, by Zeppo, mangled by Chico, picked up by Harpo who (if memory serves) plays it as an ode to a horse, then finally falls into Groucho's clutches, who sings:
Everyone says I love you
But just what they say it for I never knew
It's just inviting trouble for the poor sucker who
says I love you
The thought here was that the only thing that could climax this descent into bathos would be for Zeppo, reappearing, to play a final refrain on the trombone. Which, of course, my little pastiche doesn't include among the instrumentation.
A composition written backwards. I started with the relative harmony/coherence of the final measures and retrogressively dismantled it, concluding with the relative chaos of the opening.
Elvis has a few questions but not any answers............................This time Elvis had a little help from the local Japanese band that hang out at the local Chinese restaurant, he frequents and they bought along there instruments,down the…
"I can never be myself in company" -- a sentiment no doubt widely shared.
Cool song; the basic riff (and intro) put me in mind of Gilbert and George watching "Blow Up" in Super-8 ... and I mean this in the best way possible.
Written & Recorded: Feb 26, 2011
GADGAD Capo III, DADGAD Capo III
This is probably my last track for this year's RPM Challenge (leaving it incomplete for 2011). I'm kind of worn out and not feeling super inspired this year and I sort of…
I've been listening to your "Couleurs" sequence with great admiration. Your palette is spot-on; the music is beautiful, evocative, and insinuating, and your playing has the finesse (and occasional conscious ferocity) of a Toulouse-Lautrec, or one of Monet's late self-portraits. Brilliant stuff, which really gets under your skin!
I just decided to upload this one again, as a separate version. It's the same record, but i've re-equalized it and doubled the main guitar an octave up.
A different flavor of the same thing. I hope you like and/or enjoy.
First draft.
Dedicated to my mother on her birthday.
In the outro: Trombone, Horns, Clarinets, Mouthpiece buzz by Andy Hentz (arrsuarez) and organic drum related sounds by Glu.
just finished this one, represents a slightly new direction i am taking i think.
i am particuarly proud of the polyrhythmic sound i achieved. i was worried it mite become too cluttered (at the beginning) but i think i achieved clarity.
Very cool progressions and a really interesting mix of tranquil and more abrasive passages. Loved the sound swells at the beginning and the vox toward the end. Also really cool percussion!
Another one created by bouncing tracks between 2 ordinary cassette recorders. Includes some of my earliest samples [made on cassette], not to mention chanting Buddhist monks and the voice of T.S. Eliot reading from 'Four Quartets'. Tried to fit…
This track and the preceding (Hammer Into Anvil) flow amazingly well into each other. Reminds me, for some reason, of late nights at the Roundhouse in Chalk Farm (which probably dates me more than I'd like). Another pint? oh, why not ....
This, folks, is the very first Frankenstein Sound Lab track, all the way from 2000 - pre-computer days, this was recorded on an ordinary cassette recorder. Listening to it prior to posting, I think it actually stands up quite well today.
Hard to believe this is 11 years old; seems very up-to-the-minute, especially with the Great Tribulation (once again) seemingly upon us. Really cool synth work. Much (all?) of it seemed to be in 7/8, one of my favorite off-kilter time signatures.
2004,Experimental house.
In memory of a very bleak 24 hour journey of disaster traveling back from an even bleaker Turkey in the bitter lonely winter, aged only 22, where I ended up accidentally working for the mafia and had to run away. Fun…
A composition written backwards. I started with the relative harmony/coherence of the final measures and retrogressively dismantled it, concluding with the relative chaos of the opening.
Zappa, to be sure. Also a bit of Stockhausen, vague memories of "Pierrot Lunaire," and the sense of things falling off a shelf in an overcrowded closet.
Frankenstein Sound Lab: You nailed it! The song ("Everyone Says I Love You") is introduced, straight, by Zeppo, mangled by Chico, picked up by Harpo who (if memory serves) plays it as an ode to a horse, then finally falls into Groucho's clutches, who sings:
Everyone says I love you
But just what they say it for I never knew
It's just inviting trouble for the poor sucker who
says I love you
The thought here was that the only thing that could climax this descent into bathos would be for Zeppo, reappearing, to play a final refrain on the trombone. Which, of course, my little pastiche doesn't include among the instrumentation.
Comments on catandcage's stuff
love it......
man, words fail... *this is so free & swingin'* the only way this could get better is to hear it played on real horns & strings. I just can't click that favorite button enough!
This is quite as inspirational as any late period Zappa or Fripp ProjeKCts.... very heady stuff... I don't even know why I'm writing. *shutting up now* (OK just read your profile.... awesome list of influences, I will definitely be checking out more of your stuff)
Truly enjoyable,a nice mix of sounds!
your tunes are ridiculously unique. you clearly have a vision. it is well executed and puts me in the weirdest moods. i think you're on to something, but hell if i understand what. your music is more silly than my 5 year old half-sister after she had just eaten all her hallows-eve candy.
Cool!!!
Zaptashish!!!!!!
you got down the hi-jinxz....
Zappa, to be sure. Also a bit of Stockhausen, vague memories of "Pierrot Lunaire," and the sense of things falling off a shelf in an overcrowded closet.
Frankenstein Sound Lab: You nailed it! The song ("Everyone Says I Love You") is introduced, straight, by Zeppo, mangled by Chico, picked up by Harpo who (if memory serves) plays it as an ode to a horse, then finally falls into Groucho's clutches, who sings: Everyone says I love you But just what they say it for I never knew It's just inviting trouble for the poor sucker who says I love you The thought here was that the only thing that could climax this descent into bathos would be for Zeppo, reappearing, to play a final refrain on the trombone. Which, of course, my little pastiche doesn't include among the instrumentation.
Zappa influenced ?
Hah, yes - Groucho in a boat on the river with his guitar...and the duck. Nice reworking.
Comments made by catandcage
"I can never be myself in company" -- a sentiment no doubt widely shared. Cool song; the basic riff (and intro) put me in mind of Gilbert and George watching "Blow Up" in Super-8 ... and I mean this in the best way possible.
I've been listening to your "Couleurs" sequence with great admiration. Your palette is spot-on; the music is beautiful, evocative, and insinuating, and your playing has the finesse (and occasional conscious ferocity) of a Toulouse-Lautrec, or one of Monet's late self-portraits. Brilliant stuff, which really gets under your skin!
Very tasteful playing, nice moody progressions. Great use of reverb which makes the mix sound huge! Really liked this one ....
Really cool track ... reminds me a little of Ry Cooder hopping a freight train, guitar in hand
Really lovely chord progression with nice piano work and great lyrics. A fine mix and a great tune!
Very cool progressions and a really interesting mix of tranquil and more abrasive passages. Loved the sound swells at the beginning and the vox toward the end. Also really cool percussion!
This track and the preceding (Hammer Into Anvil) flow amazingly well into each other. Reminds me, for some reason, of late nights at the Roundhouse in Chalk Farm (which probably dates me more than I'd like). Another pint? oh, why not ....
Hard to believe this is 11 years old; seems very up-to-the-minute, especially with the Great Tribulation (once again) seemingly upon us. Really cool synth work. Much (all?) of it seemed to be in 7/8, one of my favorite off-kilter time signatures.
Not necessarily fun, but a good listen. Great build, and cool distorted keyboard which really keeps the track moving. Really atmospheric and cool.
Very cool song ... great vocal & really spot-on as to subject matter. Nice!
Zappa, to be sure. Also a bit of Stockhausen, vague memories of "Pierrot Lunaire," and the sense of things falling off a shelf in an overcrowded closet.
Frankenstein Sound Lab: You nailed it! The song ("Everyone Says I Love You") is introduced, straight, by Zeppo, mangled by Chico, picked up by Harpo who (if memory serves) plays it as an ode to a horse, then finally falls into Groucho's clutches, who sings: Everyone says I love you But just what they say it for I never knew It's just inviting trouble for the poor sucker who says I love you The thought here was that the only thing that could climax this descent into bathos would be for Zeppo, reappearing, to play a final refrain on the trombone. Which, of course, my little pastiche doesn't include among the instrumentation.